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Infinite tropics
an Alfred Russel Wallace anthology
By Wallace, Alfred Russel & Gould, Stephen Jay & Berry, Andrew
- ISBN
- 978-1-85984-652-0
- Publisher
- London ; Verso, 2002.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 12, 2002
This anthology of excerpts from the basic writings of Alfred Russel Wallace (l823-l913) introduces the reader to his pioneering explorations in natural science and his critical insights into social issues. He is best remembered for codiscovering, independently of Charles Darwin, the mechanism of natural selection to explain the process of organic evolution. Yet as an extensive traveler, astute observer, and avid collector, Wallace also made valuable contributio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
