Archetypes and ancestors : palaeontology in Victorian London, 1850-1875 / Adrian Desmond
by Desmond, Adrian J
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1984. University of Chicago Press Edition. Softcover. Fine paperback copy. Cover tanned lightly as with age. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-271) and index. Contents; Huxley, Owen, and the archetype -- Creative continuity: Fossils & Theology -- Huxley's 'Persistence' -- Social function and fossil form -- ""Phylogeny"" -- Groves of trees & grades of life. Subjects; Paleontology England London History. LONDON (England): palaeontology: nineteenth century: history of science. PALEONTOLOGY: nineteenth century: history of science. England London.
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- Archetypes and ancestors : palaeontology in Victorian London, 1850-1875 / Adrian Desmond
- Author
- Desmond, Adrian J
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- Softcover
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- University of Chicago Press Edition
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0226143449
- ISBN 13
- 9780226143446
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- Chicago : University of Chicago Press
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- Chicago, Illinois, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1984
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