Edward Larson takes us from the first stirrings of interest in the idea of transmutation, that is, the idea that species change over time, to how Darwin, from his contemplations on the voyage of the Beagle, and later from his readings of Malthus, finally arrived at his theory of evolution by natural selection, which took [...]
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“Evolution - The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory”, by Edward J. Larson
April 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Biology · Philosophy · Social history