On Growth and Form: The Complete Revised Edition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Thompson (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486671356 ISBN-13: 9780486671352 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1992 Annotation: Classic of biology and modern science sets forth seminal "theory of transformation" -- that one species evolves into another not by successive minor changes in individual body parts but by large-scale transformations involving the body as a whole. Rich literary style. Over 500 photographs and drawings. Index. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biology |
Dewey: 571.8 |
LCCN: 92000741 |
Series: Dover Books on Biology |
Physical Information: 2.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (2.85 lbs) 1136 pages |
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Publisher Description: In this classic of biology and modern science, Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860-1948), one of the most distinguished scientists of the modern era, sets forth his seminal theory of transformation - that one species evolves into another not by successive minor changes in individual body parts but by large-scale transformations involving the body as a whole. |