Darwin's pictures : views of evolutionary theory, 1837-1874 / Julia Voss ; translated by Lori Lantz.
""This attractive and readable book makes a valuable contribution to Darwin studies---precise, historically accurate, provided here in an excellent translation, and on a subject that is bound to fascinate." Janet Browne, author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging and Charles Darwin: The Power of Place" ""Ea...
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Uniform Title: | Darwins Bilder. English |
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Language: | English |
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German |
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New Haven [Conn.] :
Yale University Press,
[2010], ©2010.
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Physical Description: | viii, 340 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- The Galápagos finches : John Gould, Darwin's invisible craftsman, and the visual discipline of ornithology
- Darwin's diagrams : images of the discovery of disorder
- The picture series : on the evolution of imperfection
- The laughing monkey : the human animal.