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Drawing from his long experience as a naturalist, the author responds to the unexpected and symbolic aspects of a wide spectrum of phenomena throughout the universe. Scrupulous scholarship and magical prose are brought to bear on such diverse topics as seeds, the hieroglyphs on shells, lost tombs, the goddess Circe, city dumps, and Neanderthal man.
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A naturalist explores the mystical symbolism of nature as he reflects upon ma evolution and scientific endeavor.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1973
- ISBN 10 0140035575
- ISBN 13 9780140035575
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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