Darwin's ghosts : the secret history of evolution / Rebecca Stott.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.
Descrizione fisica:
XV, 383 p. : ill., ritr. ; 20 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. 1. Darwin's list: Kent, 1859 2. Aristotle's eyes: Lesbos, 344 BC 3. The worshipful curiosity of Jahiz: Basra and Baghdad, 850 4. Leonardo and the potter: Milan, 1493; Paris, 1570 5. Trembley's polyp: The Hague, 1740 6. The consul of Cairo: Cairo, 1708 7. The Hotel of the philosophers: Paris, 1749 8. Erasmus underground: Derbyshire, 1767 9. The Jardin des plantes: Paris, 1800 10. The sponge philosopher: Edinburgh, 1826 11. The encyclopaedist: Edinburgh, 1844 12. Alfred Wallace's fevered dreams: Malay Archipelago, 1858. Epilogue. Appendix: Darwin's historical sketch. Notes. Bibliography. Acknowledgements. Index
