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The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time Paperback - 1995
by Jonathan Weiner
On a remote outpost of the Galapagos, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent 20 years measuring the beaks of generations of finches--to prove that Darwin did not know the strength of this own theory. "Spark(s) not just the intellect, but the imagination".--Washington Post Book World. 50 illustrations. Map.
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Half past seven on Daphne Major.
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
On a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent twenty years proving that Darwin did not know the strength of his own theory. For among the finches of Daphne Major, natural selection is neither rare nor slow: it is taking place by the hour, and we can watch.
In this dramatic story of groundbreaking scientific research, Jonathan Weiner follows these scientists as they watch Darwin's finches and come up with a new understanding of life itself. The Beak of the Finch is an elegantly written and compelling masterpiece of theory and explication in the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould.
On a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent twenty years proving that Darwin did not know the strength of his own theory. For among the finches of Daphne Major, natural selection is neither rare nor slow: it is taking place by the hour, and we can watch.
In this dramatic story of groundbreaking scientific research, Jonathan Weiner follows these scientists as they watch Darwin's finches and come up with a new understanding of life itself. The Beak of the Finch is an elegantly written and compelling masterpiece of theory and explication in the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould.
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- Title The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
- Author Jonathan Weiner
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date May 30, 1995
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780679733379 / 067973337X
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.7 in (20.83 x 12.95 x 1.78 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Latin America
- Library of Congress subjects Grant, Peter R., Grant, B. Rosemary
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93036755
- Dewey Decimal Code 598.883
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- New York Times, 12/03/1995, Page 86
- Publishers Weekly, 05/29/1995, Page 0
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