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

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Record Number 828080
ISBN 9780008333362 (hardback)
Author Gribbin, John, 1946- author.
Title On the origin of evolution : tracing 'Darwin's dangerous idea' from Aristotle to DNA / John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin.
Publisher/Date London : William Collins, 2020.
©2020
Pagination etc. xv, 288 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Note 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 it has changed and been changed by different societies over time. It will put 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea' into its proper context, showing how it built on what went before and how it was developed in the twentieth century, through an understanding of genetics and the biochemical basis evolution. None of this diminishes the achievement of Darwin himself in perceiving the way evolution works at the level of individuals and species, but his contribution was one link in a chain that extends back into antiquity, and is still being forged today.
Subject Evolution (Biology)
Evolution (Biology) -- History
Added Author Gribbin, Mary author.
Shelf Location 576.8 GRIB
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