Darwin and the Barnacle - The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough (Paperback, New Ed)

A scientific detective story that illuminates the remarkable saga of Darwin's greatest achievement. Pairing Charles Darwin and a rare species of barnacle as her unlikely protagonists, Rebecca Stott has written an absorbing work of history that guides readers through the treacherous shoals of nineteenth-century biology. Beginning her scientific detective story in the 1820s, even before Darwin's Beagle voyage, Stott examines the mystery of why Darwin waited over two decades between formulating his pivotal theory of natural selection and publishing it. Lavishly illustrated, filled with riddles and concepts that challenge our notion of Victorian science, Darwin and the Barnacle is a thrilling account of how genius proceeds through indirection and how one small item of curiosity contributed to history's most spectacular scientific breakthrough."

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2004
First published:	June 2004
Authors:	Rebecca Stott
Dimensions:	208 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-32571-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
LSN:	0-393-32571-7
Barcode:	9780393325713

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