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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A beautifully illustrated volume follows a lesser-known Victorian naturalist and explorer on his global journeys and reveals how he developed his own theory of evolution. Everyone knows Charles Darwin, the famous naturalist who proposed a theory of evolution. But not everyone knows the story of Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin s friend and rival who simultaneously discovered the process of natural selection. This sumptuously illustrated book tells...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) was perhaps the most famous naturalist in the world by the end of his life-- explorer extraordinaire, co-discoverer with Darwin of the principle of natural selection, collector of thousands of species new to science, and best-selling author. Wallace had fallen into obscurity in the 20th century, largely eclipsed by Darwin, but the 2013 centennial of his death led to renewed interest and Wallace is likely to garner...
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