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Darwin for beginners

Darwin for beginners

by Jonathan Miller, M. Miller, V. Van Loon

1982BiographyNaturalistsEvolution (Biology)BiografíaPopular works
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WHEN DARWIN'S FRIEND & COLLEAGUE T.H. HUXLEY FIRST READ THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES IN 1859 HE SAID TO HIMSELF . . . . . . . . ."HOW STUPID NOT TO HAVE THOUGHT OF IT BEFORE!"

About this book

Looks at previous theories about the nature of life, summarizes arguments supporting the theory of evolution, and discusses more recent discoveries in genetics.

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BiographyNaturalistsEvolution (Biology)BiografíaPopular worksNaturalistas
First published 1982

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Setting

EnglandInglaterra

About the author

Jonathan Miller

21 July1934 – 27 November 2019

Authors

Jonathan Miller, M. Miller, V. Van Loon

First published

1982

Pages

176

Read time

≈ 4h

Editions

12

Languages

English, Spanish

Publisher

Pantheon Books

ISBN

9781874166016

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