On the origin of evolution : Tracing 'Darwin's dangerous idea' from Aristotle to DNA (Record no. 297436)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780008333362
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 576.8
Item number GRI-O
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Gribbin, John & Gribbin, Mary
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title On the origin of evolution : Tracing 'Darwin's dangerous idea' from Aristotle to DNA
Statement of responsibility, etc. By John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. London:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. William Collins,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2020.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent i-xi+288P.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note A Waterstones Best Book of 2020 The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been examined and debated by philosophers the world over for thousands of years.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Part one. Ancient times --<br/>1. Through a glass, darkly --<br/>2. A false dawn --<br/>3. The gift of time --<br/>Part two. The Middle Ages --<br/>4. From Darwin to Darwin --<br/>5. Wallace and Darwin --<br/>6. Darwin and Wallace --<br/>Part three. Modern time --<br/>7. From wrinkly peas to chromosomes --<br/>8. Crystallising the role of DNA --<br/>9. The new Lamarckism.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been examined and debated by philosophers the world over for thousands of years. This lively history traces the evolution of the idea of evolution, showing how it has changed and been changed by different societies over time. It will put 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea' into its proper context, showing how it built on what went before and how it was developed in the twentieth century, through an understanding of genetics and the biochemical basis evolution. None of this diminishes the achievement of Darwin himself in perceiving the way evolution works at the level of individuals and species, but his contribution was one link in a chain that extends back into antiquity, and is still being forged today.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Evolution (Biology) -- History.
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        Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center 23/09/2021   576.8 GRI-O DCB3953 30/09/2021 30/09/2021 Book