| Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution: His Life and Work (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Packard, Alpheus Spring (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406541583 ISBN-13: 9781406541588 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $25.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: A book by Alpheus Spring Packard, LL.D. who was an American entomologist and palaeontologist. He was the son of Alpheus Spring Packard (1798 -1884) and the brother of William Alfred Packard. He was born in Brunswick, Maine and was Professor of Zoology and Geology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island from 1878 until his death. He was a vocal proponent of the Neo-Lamarckian theory of evolution. His chief work was the classification and anatomy of arthropod animals, and contributions to economic entomology, zogeography, and the phylogeny and metamorphoses of insects. He wrote school textbooks, such as Zology for High Schools and Colleges (1904). |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6" W x 9" (1.33 lbs) 412 pages |
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| Publisher Description: A book by Alpheus Spring Packard, LL.D. who was an American entomologist and palaeontologist. He was the son of Alpheus Spring Packard (1798 -1884) and the brother of William Alfred Packard. He was born in Brunswick, Maine and was Professor of Zoology and Geology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island from 1878 until his death. He was a vocal proponent of the Neo-Lamarckian theory of evolution. His chief work was the classification and anatomy of arthropod animals, and contributions to economic entomology, zo geography, and the phylogeny and metamorphoses of insects. He wrote school textbooks, such as Zo logy for High Schools and Colleges (1904). |
