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Author : Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004539297
Author : Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 1330585771
Excerpt from Natural Selection and Tropical Nature: Essays on Descriptive and Theoretical Biology The present volume consists mainly of a reprint of two volumes of essays - Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection, which appeared in 1870, with a second edition in 1871, and has now been many years out of print; and, Tropical Nature and Other Essays, which appeared in 1878. In preparing a new edition of these works to appear as a single volume I have thought it advisable to omit two essays - that on "The Malayan Papilionidæ" as being too technical for general readers, and that on "The Distribution of Animals as indicating Geographical Changes," which contains nothing that is not more fully treated in my other works. Another essay - "By - Paths in the Domain of Biology" - has also been partly omitted, one portion of it forming a short chapter on "The Antiquity and Origin of Man," while another portion has been incorporated in the chapter on "The Colours of Animals and Sexual Selection." More than compensating for these omissions are two new chapters - "The Antiquity of Man in North America" and 'The Debt of Science to Darwin." Many corrections and some important additions have been made to the text, the chief of which are indicated in the table given below; and to facilitate reference the two original works have separate headings, and form Parts I. and II. of the present volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:780265706
Author : Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0259758450
Excerpt from Natural Selection and Tropical Nature: Essays on Descriptive and Theoretical Biology Additional facts as to birds acquiring the song of other species Mr. Spruce s remarks on young birds pairing with old ouchets observations on a change in the nests of swallows. Assage omitted about nest of Golden Crested Warbler, which had been in serted on Rennie's authority, but has not been confirmed by any later oh servers. Daines Barrington, on importance of pro tection to the female bird Note A. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1295972042
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290260702
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : Alfred Russel Wallace,Charles Hyde Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:176700757
Author : Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 761 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781473362482
This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1895 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Natural Selection and Tropical Nature Essays on Descriptive and Theoretical Biology' is a collection of essays that detail Wallace's observations of various bird species and outlines some of his ideas relating to evolutionary theory. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired by the travelling naturalists of the day and decided to begin his exploration career collecting specimens in the Amazon rainforest. He explored the Rio Negra for four years, making notes on the peoples and languages he encountered as well as the geography, flora, and fauna. While travelling, Wallace refined his thoughts about evolution and in 1858 he outlined his theory of natural selection in an article he sent to Charles Darwin. Wallace made a huge contribution to the natural sciences and he will continue to be remembered as one of the key figures in the development of evolutionary theory.
Author : Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Evolution
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024614682
Author : Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108053136
First published in 1878, this is a study of tropical flora and fauna, and their often remarkable evolutionary adaptations.
Author : Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Evolution
ISBN : BSB:BSB11006860
Author : Helena Cronin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521457653
This book is a success story. It explains two long-running puzzles of the theory of natural selection. How can natural selection favour those, like the ant, that renounce tooth and claw in favour of the public-spirited ways of the commune? How can it explain the peacock's tail, flamboyant and a burden to its bearer; surely selection would act against useless ornamentation? Helena Cronin's enthralling account blends history, science and philosophy in a gripping tale that is scholarly, entertaining and eminently readable. The hardback edition was selected by Nature as one of the best scientific books in 1992. Also the New York Times chose it as one of their best books of 1992. The author divides her time between the Philosophy Department at the London School of Economics and the Zoology Department at Oxford.
Author : Ross A. Slotten
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0231130112
During their lifetimes, Wallace and Darwin shared credit and fame for the independent and near-simultaneous discovery of natural selection. Their rivalry, usually amicable but occasionally acrimonious, forged modern evolutionary theory. Yet today, few people today know much about Wallace. This book explores the controversial life and scientific contributions of the Victorian traveler, scientist and spiritualist. His twelve years of often harrowing travels in the western and eastern tropics place him in the pantheon of the greatest explorer-naturalists of the nineteenth century. Tracing his discovery of natural selection, the book then follows the remaining fifty years of Wallace's eccentric and entertaining life. In addition to his divergence from Darwin on two fundamental issues--sexual selection and the origin of the human mind--he pursued topics that most scientific figures of his day conspicuously avoided, including spiritualism, phrenology, mesmerism, environmentalism, and life on Mars.--From publisher description.
Author : Peter Morton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317629252
In this title, first published in 1984, Peter Morton argues that in late Victorian Britain a group of novelists and essayists quite consciously sought and found ideas in post-Darwinian biology that were susceptible to imaginative transformation. The period between 1860 and 1900 was a time of great confusion in biology; the natural selection hypothesis was in retreat before its acute critics, and no extension of evolutionary theory to human affairs was too bizarre to attract its quota of enthusiasts. Writers capitalised on this prevailing uncertainty and used it to their own artistic or polemic ends. A fascinating and interdisciplinary title, this reissue will interest students of late Victorian literature, as well as historians of biological theory between The Origin of Species and Mendel.