Umfang:
476 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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24 cm
ISBN:
9780226332871
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9780226332734
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022633273X
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-453) and index
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Correlation crosses the Channel -- Fragments of design -- Discovering the dinornis -- Paleontology in parts -- Correlation at the Crystal Palace -- Correlation under siege -- The problems of popularization -- Unfortunate allies -- Evolutionary modifications -- Prophecies of the past.
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Introduction: Cuvier's law of correlation
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Part I. Arrival, 1795-1839 : translations and appropriations. Correlation crosses the Channel ; Fragments of design
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Part II. Triumph, 1839-54 : bones, serials, and models. Discovering the dinornis ; Paleontology in parts ; Correlation at the Crystal Palace
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Part III. Overthrow, 1854-62 : scientific naturalists, popularizers, and cannibals. Correlation under siege ; The problems of popularization ; Unfortunate allies
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Part IV. Afterlife, 1862-1917 : missing links and hidden clues. Evolutionary modifications ; Prophecies of the past
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Epilogue: Ghosts of correlation
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780226332871
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Dawson, Gowan, 19XX - Show me the bone Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2016 ISBN 9780226332871
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Geowissenschaften
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Biologie
Schlagwort(e):
USA
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Großbritannien
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Paläozoologie
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Geschichte 1795-1917
Mehr zum Autor:
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