Bully for Brontosaurus. Reflections in Natural History.

Gould, Stephen Jay.

ISBN 10: 0091747627 / ISBN 13: 9780091747626

Published by Hutchinson Radius, London, 1991

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540pp, index, bibliography, bw ills. Papered boards in dust-jacket. Essays on the issues and controversies in evolution. From the blurb, The themes of this work are the nature of the changes that arise in bodily forms during the great sweep of evolutionary time and the endless tragicomic story of our attempts to understand nature. The interplay between human history and culture and the development of science forms another major strand of this work. Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bully for Brontosaurus. Reflections in Natural History.
• Publisher: Hutchinson Radius, London
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091747627
• ISBN 13: 9780091747626
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First UK Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Natural History & Environment

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Synopsis

Publisher: Hutchinson
Date of Publication: 1991
Binding: hard cover
Edition:
Condition: Good +/Good
Description: 0091747627

Synopsis

Lord Castlereagh, the early 19th century Tory Foreign Secretary, was a depressive. He committed suicide, and his nephew's fear of inheriting his madness led him to take a world cruise for the British Admiralty. He sought a companion to guard against his black moods and Charles Darwin got the job. Darwin's theory of evolution, argues the author, may never have developed if this series of events had not occured. This book is a metaphor for the way individuals and unpredictable events influence history. In response history, suggests the author, is the best model for evolution. The author explores the science of improbable outcomes in this wide ranging book written on the evolutionary theme. Stephen Jay Gould also wrote "Wonderful Life".