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Wallace, Darwin and the Origin of Species 9780674729698
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Charles Darwin is often credited with discovering evolution through natural selection, but the idea was not his alone. The naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, working independently, saw the same process at work in the natural world and elaborated much the same theory. Their important scientific contributions made both men famous in their lifetimes, but Wallace slipped into obscurity after his death, while Darwin\'s renown grew. Dispelling the misperceptions that continue to paint Wallace as a secondary figure, James Costa reveals the two naturalists as true equals in advancing one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time.Analyzing Wallace\'s \"Species Notebook,\" Costa shows how Wallace\'s methods and thought processes paralleled Darwin\'s, yet inspired insights uniquely his own. Kept during his Southeast Asian expeditions of the 1850s, the notebook is a window into Wallace\'s early evolutionary ideas. It records his evidence-gathering, critiques of anti-evolutionary arguments, and plans for a book on \"trans
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Charles Darwin is often credited with discovering evolution through natural selection, but the idea was not his alone. The naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, working independently, saw the same process at work in the natural world and elaborated much the same theory. Their important scientific contributions made both men famous in their lifetimes, but Wallace slipped into obscurity after his death, while Darwin\'s renown grew. Dispelling the misperceptions that continue to paint Wallace as a secondary figure, James Costa reveals the two naturalists as true equals in advancing one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time.Analyzing Wallace\'s \"Species Notebook,\" Costa shows how Wallace\'s methods and thought processes paralleled Darwin\'s, yet inspired insights uniquely his own. Kept during his Southeast Asian expeditions of the 1850s, the notebook is a window into Wallace\'s early evolutionary ideas. It records his evidence-gathering, critiques of anti-evolutionary arguments, and plans for a book on \"trans
Dit artikel bestel je voordelig 2e hands op studystore.nlIn goede staat, snel in huis én gratis thuisbezorgd. Toelichting:De prijs in deze advertentie is gebaseerd op onze laagste 2e hands prijs (OP=OP).Zodra een 2e hands boek op is, kan het voorkomen dat je op Studystore het boek alleen nog nieuw kunt bestellen.