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100			_a Gribbin, John & Gribbin, Mary
245			_aOn the origin of evolution : Tracing 'Darwin's dangerous idea' from Aristotle to DNA _cBy John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin.
260			_aLondon: _bWilliam Collins, _c2020.
300			_ai-xi+288P.
500			_aA 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			_aPart one. Ancient times -- 1. Through a glass, darkly -- 2. A false dawn -- 3. The gift of time -- Part two. The Middle Ages -- 4. From Darwin to Darwin -- 5. Wallace and Darwin -- 6. Darwin and Wallace -- Part three. Modern time -- 7. From wrinkly peas to chromosomes -- 8. Crystallising the role of DNA -- 9. The new Lamarckism.
520			_aThe 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			_aEvolution (Biology) -- History.
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