John W. Judd

The Coming of Evolution

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A concise and accessible review of the development of evolutionary theory, placing Lyell and Darwin clearly in context.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9781108004367
• ISBN-10: 1108004369
• Artikelnr.: 26969551

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introductory
2. Origin of the idea of evolution
3. The development of the idea of evolution to the inorganic world
4. The triumph of catastrophism over evolution
5. The revolt of Scrope and Lyell against catastrophism
6. The Principles of Geology
7. The influence of Lyell's works
8. Early attempts to establish the doctrine of evolution for the organic world
9. Darwin and Wallace
10. The Origin of Species
11. The influence of Darwin's works
12. The place of Lyell and Darwin in history.