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Patrick Matthew and natural selection : nineteenth century gentleman-farmer, naturalist and writer / W J Dempster

An examination of the life and scientific contributions of Patrick Matthew, focusing on his early articulation of the principle of natural selection. The text analyses Matthew's work as a nineteenth-century naturalist, writer, and gentleman-farmer.

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