Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History - Hardcover

Gould, Stephen Jay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393027058 ISBN 13: 9780393027051

Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company, 1990

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Texto en inglés. Tapa dura de editorial ilustrada. Sin subrayados ni anotaciones. Muy Buen estado de conservación. A study of the Burgess Shale, a sea bed 530 million years old, and attempts to tackle what the findings are and what it means

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"Gould at his best... The message of history is superbly conveyed... Recommended reading for scientists and nonscientists of all persuasions." -- Walter C. Sweet "Luminous... Filled with profound and upsetting ideas like the Burgess Shale itself and just as solid. It is surely one of nature's best stories, told with a light touch by a master of the field." -- Lewis Thomas, M.D. "There is no question about the historical importance of the Burgess Shale, and Gould is right when he says that it deserves a place in the public consciousness along with big bangs and black holes... A compelling story, told with characteristic verve." -- Richard A. Fortey

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High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived-a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history.

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• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0393027058
• ISBN 13: 9780393027051
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 350