Introducing Darwin

2015-03-14
Introducing Darwin

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  • Author: Jonathan Miller
  • Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 1848319703
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 332

Progress in genetics today would not be possible without Darwin's revolution, but the mysterious man who laid the rational basis for undermining belief in God's creation was remarkable timid. He spent most of his life in seclusion; a semi-invalid, riddled with doubts, fearing the controversy his theories might unleash. In this brilliantly lucid book - a classic originally published in 1982 - Jonathan Miller unravels Darwin's life and his contribution to biology, and traces the path from his scientific predecessors to the later modifications that his own evolutionary theories required. Introducing Darwin brings alive the difficult progress from pre-Darwinian thinking to modern genetics and the devastatingly important impact of one man on our fundamental understanding of biology, life and ourselves.

Darwin for Beginners

1982
Darwin for Beginners

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  • Author: Jonathan Miller
  • Publisher: El Ateneo
  • ISBN: 9781874166016
  • Category : England
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 175

Unravelling Darwin's life and contribution to biology, this book traces the path from his scientific predecessors to the later modifications that his own evolutionary theories required. It provides a clear historical perspective on the progress from pre-Darwinian biology to modern genetics.

Darwin

2009
Darwin

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  • Author: Alice B. McGinty
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • ISBN: 9780618995318
  • Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 56

Highly respected in the field, Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Dog and Cat is the complete resource for developing the knowledge and skills you need for clinical laboratory diagnostics. Detailed illustrations and descriptions of cytologic and hematologic samples allow you to diagnose both common and uncommon diseases in dogs and cats. Microscopic evaluation techniques and interpretation guidelines for organ tissue, blood, and other body fluid specimens give you a basic understanding of sample collection and specimen preparation. In addition, algorithms are generously distributed throughout the text, helping you evaluate various cytologic preparations.

Darwin: A Very Short Introduction

2001-02-22
Darwin: A Very Short Introduction

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  • Author: Jonathan Howard
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford
  • ISBN: 0191622427
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 144

Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when The Origin of Species was published in 1859. Arguments still rage about the implications of his evolutionary theory, and scepticism about the value of Darwin's contribution to knowledge is widespread. In this analysis of Darwin's major insights and arguments, Jonathan Howard reasserts the importance of Darwin's work for the development of modern biology. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution (Great Discoveries)

2007-07-17
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution (Great Discoveries)

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  • Author: David Quammen
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • ISBN: 0393076342
  • Category : Biography & Autobiography
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 320

"Quammen brilliantly and powerfully re-creates the 19th century naturalist's intellectual and spiritual journey."--Los Angeles Times Book Review Twenty-one years passed between Charles Darwin's epiphany that "natural selection" formed the basis of evolution and the scientist's publication of On the Origin of Species. Why did Darwin delay, and what happened during the course of those two decades? The human drama and scientific basis of these years constitute a fascinating, tangled tale that elucidates the character of a cautious naturalist who initiated an intellectual revolution.

Introduction to DITA

2006-04-01
Introduction to DITA

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  • Author: Jennifer Linton
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9780977863402
  • Category : DITA (Document markup language)
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 321

Human Nature After Darwin

2005-07-05
Human Nature After Darwin

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  • Author: Janet Radcliffe Richards
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1134615825
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 340

Human Nature After Darwin is an original investigation of the implications of Darwinism for our understanding of ourselves and our situation. It casts new light on current Darwinian controversies, also providing an introduction to philosophical reasoning and a range of philosophical problems. Janet Radcliffe Richards claims that many current battles about Darwinism are based on mistaken assumptions about the implications of the rival views. Her analysis of these implications provides a much-needed guide to the fundamentals of Darwinism and the so-called Darwin wars, as well as providing a set of philosophical techniques relevant to wide areas of moral and political debate. The lucid presentation makes the book an ideal introduction to both philosophy and Darwinism as well as a substantive contribution to topics of intense current controversy. It will be of interest to students of philosophy, science and the social sciences, and critical thinking.

From So Simple a Beginning

2010-08-31
From So Simple a Beginning

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  • Author: Charles Darwin
  • Publisher: National Geographic Books
  • ISBN: 0393061345
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Hailed as "superior" by Nature, this landmark volume is available in a collectible, boxed edition. Never before have the four great works of Charles Darwin—Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle (1845), The Origin of Species (1859), The Descent of Man (1871), and The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals (1872)—been collected under one cover. Undertaking this challenging endeavor 123 years after Darwin's death, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson has written an introductory essay for the occasion, while providing new, insightful introductions to each of the four volumes and an afterword that examines the fate of evolutionary theory in an era of religious resistance. In addition, Wilson has crafted a creative new index to accompany these four texts, which links the nineteenth-century, Darwinian evolutionary concepts to contemporary biological thought. Beautifully slipcased, and including restored versions of the original illustrations, From So Simple a Beginning turns our attention to the astounding power of the natural creative process and the magnificence of its products.

Introducing Darwin and Evolution

2006
Introducing Darwin and Evolution

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  • Author: Jonathan Miller
  • Publisher: Icon Books Company
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Biography & Autobiography
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 184

In this guide, Jonathan Miller unravels Darwin's life and contribution to biology, and traces the path from his scientific predecessors to the later modifications that his own evolutionary theories required.

Darwin's DNA: A Brief Introduction to Evolutionary Philosophy

Darwin's DNA: A Brief Introduction to Evolutionary Philosophy

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  • Publisher: MSAC Philosophy Group
  • ISBN:
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages :