On the origin of evolution : tracing 'Darwin's dangerous idea' from Aristotle to DNA / John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin.

The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been examined and debated by philosophers the world over for thousands of years. This lively history traces the evolution of the idea of evolution, showing how i...

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Main Authors: Gribbin, John, 1946- (Author)
Gribbin, Mary (Author)
Language:English
Published: London : William Collins, 2020.
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Physical Description:xv, 288 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Part one. Ancient times -- 1. Through a glass, darkly -- 2. A false dawn -- 3. The gift of time -- Part two. The Middle Ages -- 4. From Darwin to Darwin -- 5. Wallace and Darwin -- 6. Darwin and Wallace -- Part three. Modern time -- 7. From wrinkly peas to chromosomes -- 8. Crystallising the role of DNA -- 9. The new Lamarckism. 
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