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Evolution in Action: Natural History through Spectacular Skeletons
Jean-B de Panafieu
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Description for Evolution in Action: Natural History through Spectacular Skeletons
Hardback. Spectacular, mysterious, elegant, or grotesque, the vertebrate skeletons of Earth's fossil record carry within them the traces of several billion years of life. This book provides a map of those billion years in time. It presents the undeniable truth of Darwin's theory, showing through 200 photographs of skeletons both obscure and commonplace. Num Pages: 424 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 181 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1516.
Spectacular, mysterious, elegant, or grotesque, the vertebrate skeletons of Earth's fossil record carry within them the traces of several billion years of life. Evolution in Action, a resounding success on its initial publication in 2007, is a unique and beautiful attempt to provide a map of those billion years in time. Now updated and presented in a smaller format with seventeen new utterly distinctive photographs, this book steps beyond the debate and presents the undeniable truth of Darwin's theory, showing through 200 photographs of skeletons both obscure and commonplace, but always intriguing, the process by which life has transformed itself, ... Read more
Spectacular, mysterious, elegant, or grotesque, the vertebrate skeletons of Earth's fossil record carry within them the traces of several billion years of life. Evolution in Action, a resounding success on its initial publication in 2007, is a unique and beautiful attempt to provide a map of those billion years in time. Now updated and presented in a smaller format with seventeen new utterly distinctive photographs, this book steps beyond the debate and presents the undeniable truth of Darwin's theory, showing through 200 photographs of skeletons both obscure and commonplace, but always intriguing, the process by which life has transformed itself, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500515983
SKU
V9780500515983
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About Jean-B de Panafieu
Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu is a Professor of Natural Sciences and a Doctor of Biological Oceanography. Patrick Gries is a photographer. Among his most notable projects is his collaboration with the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris.
Reviews for Evolution in Action: Natural History through Spectacular Skeletons
'So beautiful ... so dramatic ... so evocative of life' - New Scientist 'Fascinating … the restored skeletons of animals from natural history museums are lit to highlight their beauty and grace … compelling' - Financial Times 'Exquisite' - Sunday Telegraph