Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants A Tour of His Botanical Legacy

Name: Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants
Author: Ken Thompson

Auteur: Ken Thompson

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Ken Thompson

Engels
Hardcover
9780226675671
07 oktober 2019
256 pagina's

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For many people, the story of Charles Darwin goes like this: he ventured to the Galapagos Islands on The Beagle, was inspired by the biodiversity of the birds he saw there, and immediately returned home to write his theory of evolution. But this simplified narrative is inaccurate and lacking: it leaves out a major part of Darwin's legacy. He published On the Origin of Species nearly thirty years after his voyages. And much of his life was spent experimenting with and observing plants. Darwin was a brilliant and revolutionary botanist whose observations and theories were far ahead of his time. With Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants, biologist and gardening expert Ken Thompson wants to restore this important aspect of Darwin's biography while also delighting in the botanical discoveries that captivated the famous scientist. Thompson traces how well Darwin's discoveries have held up, revealing that many are remarkably long-lasting. Some findings are only now being confirmed and extended by high-tech modern research, while some have been corrected through recent analysis. We learn from Thompson how Darwin used plants to shape his most famous theory and then later how Darwin used that theory to further push the boundaries of botanical knowledge. We also get to experience looking over Darwin's shoulder as he works, learning more about his approach to research and his astonishing capacity for hard work. Darwin's genius was to see the wonder and the significance in the ordinary and mundane, in the things that most people wouldn't look at twice. Both Thompson and Darwin share a love for the botanical world and the remarkable secrets it can unlock. This book will instill that same joy in casual gardeners and botany aficionados alike.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 07 oktober 2019
Aantal pagina's: 256
Illustraties: Nee

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Hoofdauteur: Ken Thompson
Hoofduitgeverij: The University Of Chicago Press

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Editie: Main
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 132 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 201 mm
Verpakking lengte: 201 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 363 g

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EAN: 9780226675671

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Categorieën: Kunst & Fotografie

Wetenschap & Natuur

Biologie

Planten

Bloemen, Bomen & Planten

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Taal: Engels
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