Biology in the Nineteenth Century: Problems of Form, Function and Transformation (Cambridge Studies in the History of Science)
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (735 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 052129293X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Silo 51 said A good book.. This book gives you a very complete overview of how people two centuries ago discovered the Cell theory, natural selection theory, many aspects biochemistry and a lot of other very fascinating things. I was amazed that what we are learning within A good book. Silo 51 This book gives you a very complete overview of how people two centuries ago discovered the Cell theory, natural selection theory, many aspects biochemistry and a lot of other very fascinating things. I was amazed that what we are learning within 45 minutes today costed a cent. 5 minutes today costed a cent. book Melody L Very useful and very detail in each chapter as I would needed just for my class and my own knowledge
The term 'biology' first appeared in a footnote in an obscure German medical publication of 1800, but a century of subsequent activity was needed to create a thriving science. A second group concentrated on the vital processes diversely exhibited by all living creatures. Form, function, and transformation thus offer useful vantage points from which to observe the development of the life sciences during the nineteenth century, and it is on a discussion of these themes and their interactions that Professor Coleman's account is based.. This book offers a concise yet comprehensive examination of essential themes in this development. To a third group of workers the greatest concern was the relationship, past and present, between the various kinds of plants and animals and between living thin
The term 'biology' first appeared in a footnote in an obscure German medical publication of 1800, but a century of activity was needed to create a thriving science. . From the Back Cover Biology was introduced with the nineteenth century. A second group concentrated on the vital processes diversely exhibited by all living creatures. In studying the transformations of life over vast spans of time, they largely recast the scientific objectives of natural history. Form, function, and transformation thus offer useful vantage points from which to obse