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Darwin : a life in science

by Michael White, John Gribbin

This biography analyses the development of the theory of evolution by natural selection and its impact on modern science. It explores the scientist's personal life alongside nineteenth-century religious and scientific opposition to his work.

Accession 30214 ISBN 0671713531 Publisher Simon & Schuster
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