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Collecting evolution : the Galapagos expedition that vindicated Darwin

text Collecting evolution : the Galapagos expedition that vindicated Darwin

Summary
In 1905, eight men from the California Academy of Sciences set sail from San Francisco for a scientific collection expedition in the Galapagos Islands, and by the time they were finished in 1906, they had completed one of the most important expedi... Read more
Contents
1. Halfway to the stars -- 2. Walking in Darwin's footsteps -- 3. Setting sail from San Francisco -- 4. Before it is too late -- 5. Collecting evolution -- 6. Galápagos at last -- 7. Confluence : where geography and ideas meet -- 8. On death, and ... Read more
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xix, 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Publisher
Oxford University Press 2017

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 508 JAM in Adult Non-fiction Available

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