Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the search for the origins of species
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- 9781847247988
- 508 CAR.R .PS
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Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center | Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | 508 CAR.R (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | DCB1239 |
Preface: A Mixture of Spirit and Deed. Introduction: Humboldt's Gifts. Part One - The Making of a Theory: Reverend Darwin's Detour; Drawing a Line between Monkeys and Kangaroos; Life Imitates Life. Part Two - The Loveliest Bones: Java Man; To the Big Bang, on Horseback; Where the Dragon Laid Her Eggs; The Day the Mesozoic Died; Dinosaurs of a Feather; It's a Fishapod! Part Three - The Natural History of Humans: Journey to the Stone Age; Clocks, Trees, and H-Bombs; CSI Neander Valley. Afterword: The Shape of Things to Come. Acknowledgments. Sources and Further Reading. Index.
Remarkable Creatures tells the stories of the most dramatic and important discoveries in two centuries of natural history - starting with Darwin\'s pioneering studies, to Alexander von Humboldt\'s epic journeys in South America and right up to the hi-tech genome-reading projects making headlines today. The book explains how each development has contributed to the evolution revolution.
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