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The rise of chance in evolutionary theory : a pompous parade of arithmetic /

The Rise of Chance in Evolutionary Theory: A Pompous Parade of Arithmetic explores a pivotal conceptual moment in the history of evolutionary theory: the development of its extensive reliance on a wide array of concepts of chance. It tells the history of a methodological and conceptual development t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pence, Charles H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA : Elsevier Academic Press, [2022]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Chance governs the descent of a farthing: Charles Darwin
  • The wonderful form of cosmic order: Francis Galton
  • The only ultimate test of the theory of natural selection: The early years of biometry
  • Here is the true gospel: Biometry after Mendelism
  • Reconciling the biometrical conclusions: Evolution from 1906 to 1918
  • What natural selection must be doing: R.A. Fisher's early synthesis
  • Conclusions, histriographical and philosophical.