A history of biology
"This book presents a complete, global history of the biological sciences from ancient times to today-introducing a long-term perspective to the history of biological thought, while showing its fractures and upheavals through the ages. The history of biology often neglects certain areas, such a...
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| Формат: | Электронная книга |
| Язык: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton University Press,
[2021]
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| Online-ссылка: | https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/2698466.pdf |
| Итог: | "This book presents a complete, global history of the biological sciences from ancient times to today-introducing a long-term perspective to the history of biological thought, while showing its fractures and upheavals through the ages. The history of biology often neglects certain areas, such as ecology, ethology (the study of non-human animal behavior), and plant biology-areas which are covered in this work. The broad, global perspective offered here will allow the reader to better appreciate the nature of the interdisciplinary exchanges that have shaped the biological sciences, perhaps more than any other discipline. Much attention is also given to the contribution of technology, the role of experimentation, and, more generally, the social and technological environment within which scientific transformations develop"-- |
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| Примечание: | Translated from French into English. Originally published in French as Une histoire de la biologie by Éditions du Seuil, 2016. |
| Объем: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 418 pages) |
| Библиография: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780691188782 0691188785 |