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Book by Alfred Russel Wallace
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Much as Charles Darwin's name is inextricably associated with the Galapagos, Alfred Russel Wallace's is deeply associated with Indonesia. A British biologist and explorer--and a contemporary of Darwin who developed his own theory of evolution in parallel--Wallace spent eight years in the region, covering 14,000 square miles in his expeditions, amassing an unparalleled collection of 125,000 specimens of local insects and animals, and becoming the first European to set foot in many of the exotic places in which he tarried to study.
Considered one of the 19th century's greatest scientific and travel books, this classic volume details his journeys and intellectual endeavors, from his friendships with the natives to his startlement at the strange creatures who lived there.
This replica of the 1890 tenth edition, complete with all the beautiful original line drawings and maps, will thrill students of natural history, armchair travelers, and anyone fascinated by the human urge to explore.
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Jane R. Camerini is a faculty associate in the department of the History of Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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- PublisherG. Brash
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 9971947501
- ISBN 13 9789971947507
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages515
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Paperback. repair to top corner of spine The Malay Archipelago. Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) occupies a unique position in 19th-century science. A remarkable observer and a prolific creator of ideas, he provided as much of the groundwork of later biology as any man, with only the possible exceptions of Darwin and Mendel. He developed the concept of evolution by natural selection independently of Darwin, and also adapted the new theories of evolution to genetic discoveries that occurred after Darwin's time. His work also provides the foundation for the scientific study of botany and zoology in many parts of the world.This book is still one of the great classics of natural history and travel. It contains Wallace's observations on the different native peoples inhabiting the islands: descriptions of the island groupings, such as the Indo-Malays, the Timors, the Celebes, the Moluccas, and the Papuan Islands, and his accounts of the abundant and strange animals, startling birds, and varied insects, theat flourished there. His basic thesis that the western half of the archipelago is Indian in animal life, whereas the eastern is Australian, is still accepted, and the line separating the two is called the Wallace Line in his honour. Unabridged reprint of thje 1922 edition, with 62 drawings and maps. There are three appendices, one on cranial measurements and the other two on native languages and vocabularly. 515 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). Seller Inventory # 096770
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