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Archetypes and Ancestors: Palaeontology in Victorian London, 1850-1875 paperba
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “Very Good Text is clean. Cover shows light wear, lower corner bumped. Spine lighty sunfaded .”
- Book Title
- Archetypes and Ancestors: Palaeontology in Victorian London, 1850
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780226143446
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226143449
ISBN-13
9780226143446
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87655
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Archetypes and Ancestors : Palaeontology in Victorian London, 1850-1875
Publication Year
1986
Subject
Paleontology
Features
Reprint
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
7.2 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
83-018104
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
560/.9421
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Huxley, Owen, and the Archetype 2. Creative Continuity: Fossils & Theology 3. Huxley's 'Persistence' 4. Social Function and Fossil Form 5. "Phylogeny" 6. Groves of Trees & Grades of Life Notes and References Bibliography Index
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
"The social construction of scientific knowledge, clearly one of the most exciting trends in the history of science in the 1890's, has made a solid stride forward with the publication of "Archetypes and Ancestors." . . . Adrian Desmond set out to determine how much light might be shed on the mid-Victorian controversies over fossil reconstruction by an investigation of the ideological commitments and political programs of London paleontologists. The answer is: a great deal of light. The resulting book is thoroughly fascinating." Philip Rehbock, "American Historical Review" "A sophisticated study of the colonization of scientific territory specifically of rival attempts to design the dinosaur and of the constructive (not just obstructive) role of social pressures in the making of 'lasting contributions' to science. Not least it is a joy to read, perkily irreverent at times and full of nice vignettes and memorable turns of phrase." Roy Porter, "Times Higher Education Supplement "", "The social construction of scientific knowledge, clearly one of the most exciting trends in the history of science in the 1890's, has made a solid stride forward with the publication of Archetypes and Ancestors . . . . Adrian Desmond set out to determine how much light might be shed on the mid-Victorian controversies over fossil reconstruction by an investigation of the ideological commitments and political programs of London paleontologists. The answer is: a great deal of light. The resulting book is thoroughly fascinating."--Philip Rehbock, American Historical Review "A sophisticated study of the colonization of scientific territory--specifically of rival attempts to design the dinosaur--and of the constructive (not just obstructive) role of social pressures in the making of 'lasting contributions' to science. Not least it is a joy to read, perkily irreverent at times and full of nice vignettes and memorable turns of phrase."--Roy Porter, Times Higher Education Supplement
LC Classification Number
QE705.G7 D47 1984
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