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Darwin´s Universe: Evolution from A to Z
Richard Milner
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Description for Darwin´s Universe: Evolution from A to Z
Hardback. Offers an overview of the life and thought of Charles Darwin and his wide sphere of influence. This title illuminates the ways in which ideas of evolutionary biology have leapt the boundaries of science to influence philosophy, law, religion, literature, cinema, art, and popular culture. It contains more than a hundred essays. Num Pages: 496 pages, 378 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: GBC; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1670.
This alphabetically arranged reference, an immensely entertaining browser's delight, offers a dazzling overview of the life and thought of Charles Darwin and his incredibly wide sphere of influence. Authoritative and abundantly illustrated, it illuminates the ways in which ideas of evolutionary biology have leapt the boundaries of science to influence philosophy, law, religion, literature, cinema, art, and popular culture."Darwin's Universe", a thoroughly revised and updated successor to Richard Milner's acclaimed "Encyclopedia of Evolution", contains more than a hundred new essays, including entries on animal behavior (Alex the parrot, Kanzi the bonobo, and Digit the gorilla), on women in science (Mary ... Read more
This alphabetically arranged reference, an immensely entertaining browser's delight, offers a dazzling overview of the life and thought of Charles Darwin and his incredibly wide sphere of influence. Authoritative and abundantly illustrated, it illuminates the ways in which ideas of evolutionary biology have leapt the boundaries of science to influence philosophy, law, religion, literature, cinema, art, and popular culture."Darwin's Universe", a thoroughly revised and updated successor to Richard Milner's acclaimed "Encyclopedia of Evolution", contains more than a hundred new essays, including entries on animal behavior (Alex the parrot, Kanzi the bonobo, and Digit the gorilla), on women in science (Mary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520243767
SKU
V9780520243767
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About Richard Milner
Richard Milner is an Associate in Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History, contributing editor at Natural History magazine, and Fellow of the Linnean Society of London. Author of three award-winning books on evolution, he has published articles in Scientific American and other science magazines and has been featured on the History, Discovery, and Animal Planet channels, as well ... Read more
Reviews for Darwin´s Universe: Evolution from A to Z
"All things Darwin, authoritative, amusing, abundantly illustrated, including some rare finds." Scientific American "A browsers delight... Offers an immensely entertaining overview of the history of natural science." The Lady (Uk)