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The Theory of Evolution - Simple Guides

The Theory of Evolution - Simple Guides - Simple Guides

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Publisher's Synopsis

Today the theory of evolution by natural selection and the science of genetics are the twin keys to our understanding of how life on earth came about. Yet when an English naturalist called Charles Darwin first published his ideas in 1859 in a book called On the Origin of Species the world was horrified at the notion of a changing creation without the intervention a Creator. By contrast, when a few years later an obscure Moravian monk, Gregor Mendel, published the results of his experiments in genetics the world failed to notice. John Scotney's new book explains just what these two great men had discovered and follows the amazing development of this seminal idea from the decade when it turned the world on its head to the present time and the unravelling of the human genome. It describes how the first dinosaur fossils were believed to be the bones of giants and how little by little the ongoing story of living creatures has been assembled until we can see the thread of life running from single-cell microorganisms to primates like ourselves, and why most ancient creatures died out and some survive to this day.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781857334951
Publisher: Kuperard
Imprint: Kuperard
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 168
Weight: 174g
Height: 114mm
Width: 170mm
Spine width: 13mm