What Evolution Is (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

George Howard Parker

 
9780266590064: What Evolution Is (Classic Reprint)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0266590063 ISBN 13: 9780266590064
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how plants and animals change over time and why they differ from nonliving matter.

This book explains what evolution is and separates cosmic change from the evolution of living things. It surveys the main ideas that have shaped biology, from early guesses to the modern debates about descent with modification and the forces behind it.

  • Learn how Darwinian natural selection fits into the larger story of evolution.
  • See how Lamarckism and other theories have been tested, debated, and reassessed.
  • Understand the distinction between germinal (inherited) traits and social inheritance like language and habits.
  • Find a historical path from ancient ideas to contemporary biology.
Ideal for readers seeking a clear, foundational view of evolutionary ideas and their development through history.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0266590063
ISBN 13 
9780266590064
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
191

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