Evolution before Darwin : theories of the transmutation of species in Edinburgh, 1804-1834.

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Evolutionary theories are believed to have received a cold reception in British natural history circles in the early 19th century, but recently serious doubt has been cast on this assumption. This book is a major study of what was the most important centre of pre-Darwinian evolutionary thought in th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jenkins, Bill, 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2019.
Temas:
1800-1899
Evolution (Biology) > History > 19th century.
Transmutation of animals.
Transmutation of plants.
Evolution (Biology)
Biological Evolution
Natural History > history
Education > history
History, 19th Century
Évolution (Biologie)
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
evolution.
Intellectual life
Transmutation of animals
Transmutation of plants
Edinburgh (Scotland) > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Scotland
Scotland > Edinburgh
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Edinburgh's university and medical schools in the early nineteenth century
  • 3. Natural history in Edinburgh, 1779-1832
  • 4. Geology and evolution
  • 5. Edinburgh and Paris
  • 6. The legacy of the 'Edinburgh Lamarckians'
  • 7. Conclusion.

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