| Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough Contributor(s): Stott, Rebecca (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393325717 ISBN-13: 9780393325713 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: Pairing Charles Darwin and a rare species of barnacle as her unlikely protagonists, Stott has written an absorbing work of history that guides readers through the treacherous shoals of 19th century biology. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Science | Life Sciences - Biology - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution |
| Dewey: 576.82 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A scientific detective story that illuminates the remarkable saga of Darwin's greatest achievement. Pairing Charles Darwin and a rare species of barnacle as her unlikely protagonists, Rebecca Stott has written an absorbing work of history that guides readers through the treacherous shoals of nineteenth-century biology. Beginning her scientific detective story in the 1820s, even before Darwin's Beagle voyage, Stott examines the mystery of why Darwin waited over two decades between formulating his pivotal theory of natural selection and publishing it. Lavishly illustrated, filled with riddles and concepts that challenge our notion of Victorian science, Darwin and the Barnacle is a thrilling account of how genius proceeds through indirection--and how one small item of curiosity contributed to history's most spectacular scientific breakthrough. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stott, Rebecca: - Rebecca Stott is a writer, academic, and radio broadcaster. She is an affiliated scholar in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University. |
