The Resource Darwin's ghosts : the secret history of evolution, Rebecca Stott
Darwin's ghosts : the secret history of evolution, Rebecca Stott
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- Summary
- Evolution was not discovered single-handedly, Rebecca Stott argues, contrary to what has become standard lore, but is an idea that emerged over many centuries, advanced by daring individuals across the globe who had the imagination to speculate on nature's extraordinary ways, and who had the courage to articulate such speculations at a time when to do so was often considered heresy
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xviii, 396 pages
- Contents
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- Darwin's list, Kent : 1859
- Aristotle's eyes : Lesbos, 344 BC
- The worshipful curiosity of Jahiz : Basra and Baghdad, 850
- Leonardo and the potter : Milan, 1493, Paris, 1570
- Trembley's polyp : The Hague, 1740
- The Consul of Cairo : Cairo, 1708
- The Hotel of the Philosophers : Paris, 1749
- Erasmus underground : Derbyshire, 1767
- The Jardin des Plantes : Paris, 1800
- The sponge philosopher : Edinburgh, 1826
- The Encyclopedist : Edinburgh, 1844
- Alfred Wallace's fevered dreams : Malay Archipelago, 1858
- Appendix. "An historical sketch of the recent progress of opinion on the origin of species" by Charles Darwin
- Isbn
- 9781400069378
- Label
- Darwin's ghosts : the secret history of evolution
- Title
- Darwin's ghosts
- Title remainder
- the secret history of evolution
- Statement of responsibility
- Rebecca Stott
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Evolution was not discovered single-handedly, Rebecca Stott argues, contrary to what has become standard lore, but is an idea that emerged over many centuries, advanced by daring individuals across the globe who had the imagination to speculate on nature's extraordinary ways, and who had the courage to articulate such speculations at a time when to do so was often considered heresy
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stott, Rebecca
- Dewey number
- 576.8/2
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QH361
- LC item number
- .S76 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Evolution (Biology)
- Darwin, Charles
- Darwin, Charles
- Scientists
- Naturalists
- Label
- Darwin's ghosts : the secret history of evolution, Rebecca Stott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Darwin's list, Kent : 1859 -- Aristotle's eyes : Lesbos, 344 BC -- The worshipful curiosity of Jahiz : Basra and Baghdad, 850 -- Leonardo and the potter : Milan, 1493, Paris, 1570 -- Trembley's polyp : The Hague, 1740 -- The Consul of Cairo : Cairo, 1708 -- The Hotel of the Philosophers : Paris, 1749 -- Erasmus underground : Derbyshire, 1767 -- The Jardin des Plantes : Paris, 1800 -- The sponge philosopher : Edinburgh, 1826 -- The Encyclopedist : Edinburgh, 1844 -- Alfred Wallace's fevered dreams : Malay Archipelago, 1858 -- Appendix. "An historical sketch of the recent progress of opinion on the origin of species" by Charles Darwin
- Control code
- 1327515
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xviii, 396 pages
- Isbn
- 9781400069378
- Isbn Type
- (acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 2011041951
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1327515
- (OCoLC)754714047
- Label
- Darwin's ghosts : the secret history of evolution, Rebecca Stott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Darwin's list, Kent : 1859 -- Aristotle's eyes : Lesbos, 344 BC -- The worshipful curiosity of Jahiz : Basra and Baghdad, 850 -- Leonardo and the potter : Milan, 1493, Paris, 1570 -- Trembley's polyp : The Hague, 1740 -- The Consul of Cairo : Cairo, 1708 -- The Hotel of the Philosophers : Paris, 1749 -- Erasmus underground : Derbyshire, 1767 -- The Jardin des Plantes : Paris, 1800 -- The sponge philosopher : Edinburgh, 1826 -- The Encyclopedist : Edinburgh, 1844 -- Alfred Wallace's fevered dreams : Malay Archipelago, 1858 -- Appendix. "An historical sketch of the recent progress of opinion on the origin of species" by Charles Darwin
- Control code
- 1327515
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xviii, 396 pages
- Isbn
- 9781400069378
- Isbn Type
- (acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 2011041951
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1327515
- (OCoLC)754714047
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