The Panda's Thumb

Name: The Panda's Thumb
Author: Stephen Jay Gould
ISBN: 9780393340839

by Stephen Jay Gould

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Originally published by W. W. Norton & Company

"Gould is a natural writer; he has something to say and the inclination and skill with which to say it." —P. B. Medawar, New York Review of Books With sales of well over one million copies in North America alone, the commercial success of Gould's books now matches their critical acclaim. The Panda's Thumb will introduce a new generation of readers to this unique writer, who has taken the art of the scientific essay to new heights. Were dinosaurs really dumber than lizards? Why, after all, are ro...

First published 1980356 pages

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Category: Science
Priority: Recommended
Author works: 3
Editions known: 19

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 575575.0162
Library of Congress (LCC): QH0361.G66 1980QH0366.20000000QH0361 G6414

Subjects

Biological EvolutionBiologyEvolutietheorieEvolutionEvolution (Biology)EvolutionstheorieGenetic SelectionHistoireHistoryHommeHomme (Origine de l')Human evolution

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ISBN 9780393340839English

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First published1980

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