Naturalists in Paradise

Name: Naturalists in Paradise
Brand: Thames & Hudson Ltd
SKU: 9780500252109
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Wallace, Bates and Spruce in the Amazon

Autor: John Hemming

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Editura: Thames & Hudson Ltd

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One hundred and fifty years ago, the young naturalists Alfred Wallace, Henry Walter Bates, and Richa...

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Autor

John Hemming

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2015

Pagini

368

EAN

9780500252109

ISBN

0500252106

Enbook ID

05341956

Editura

Thames & Hudson Ltd

Greutate

986

Dimensiuni

183 x 246 x 43

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One hundred and fifty years ago, the young naturalists Alfred Wallace, Henry Walter Bates, and Richard Spruce were on a journey. Their destination, Amazonia the world s largest tropical forest with the greatest river system and richest ecosystem was then an almost-undiscovered environment to Western explorers and scientists. In Naturalists in Paradise, Amazon expert John Hemming weaves the riveting stories of these three men s experiences in the Amazon and assesses their valuable research that drastically changed our conception of the natural world. Each of the three naturalists is famous for a particular discovery: Wallace is credited, along with Charles Darwin, for developing the theory of evolution; Bates uncovered the phenomenon of protective mimicry among insects; and Spruce transported the quinine-bearing Cinchona tree to India, saving countless lives from malaria. Drawing on the letters and books of the three naturalists, Hemming reaches beyond the well-known narratives, offering unrivaled insight into the often lawless frontier life in South America as seen through the lives of the great pioneers of modern disciplines: anthropology, tribal linguistics, archaeology, and every branch of natural science."

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