Alfred Russel Wallace

Broschiertes Buch

The Malay Archipelago

Beschreibung

Of all the Victorian travelogues, this book offers an account of some eight years' travel across the entire Malay world - from Singapore to the western edges of New Guinea - and as the record of a great mind.

Autor

Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) was one of the most important and likeable British scientists of the 19th century. A field researcher of genius, he spent many years in Brazil and southeast Asia, identifying many new species and, independently of Darwin, before developing - in parallel to Darwin - the theory of evolution through natural selection. He effectively created the whole field of 'bio-geography', with the great split between Eurasian and Australasian flora and fauna, which runs through the Malay archipelago, now named the Wallace Line. His research on warning colouration and speciation continues to shape modern research.

Produktdetails

• Penguin Classics
• Verlag: Penguin Books UK
• Seitenzahl: 736
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9780141394404
• ISBN-10: 0141394404
• Artikelnr.: 41038068

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One of the most adventurous, observant and honourable scientists of his time Sir David Attenborough