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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451246903321

Autore

Huxley Thomas Henry

Titolo

Man's Place in Nature, 1863

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-134-43985-7

1-280-31334-X

9786610313341

0-203-50317-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 p.)

Collana

The evolution debate, 1813-1870 ; ; v. 7

Disciplina

576.82

Soggetti

Human beings - Origin

Evolution (Biology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Published in association with the Natural History Museum.

Facsim. of ed. published by Williams and Norgate, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1863.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Introduction to volume VII; I. On the natural history of the man-like apes.; II On the relations of man to the lower animals.; III On some fossil remains of man.

Sommario/riassunto

Huxley was one of the first adherents to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection and advanced its acceptance by scientists and the public.