Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species

Autori

• Sean B. Carroll

Parametri

• 352 pagine
• 13 ore di lettura

• Animali
• Natura, animali
• Saggistica
• Scienze Naturali
• Storia

Maggiori informazioni sul libro

A mixture of spirit and deed -- Introduction: Humboldt's gifts -- Part 1: The making of a theory. Reverend Darwin's detour ; Drawing a line between monkeys and kangaroos ; Life imitates life -- Part 2: 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 3: 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

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2009

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