Edition |
1st Harper pbk. |
Description |
xiv, 272 p. ; 21 cm. |
Note |
"A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2009 by Collins."--T.p. verso. |
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"Smithsonian Books." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-264) and index. |
Contents |
Beginnings. What we all used to know ; Common names ; The invisible world -- Fogging (the tree of life). The apostles ; Finding everything ; Finding an ant-riding beetle -- Roots. Dividing the cell ; Grafting the tree of life ; Symbiotic cells o |
Summary |
Traces the history of human discovery, from the establishment of classification in the eighteenth century to today's attempts to find life in space. |
Subject |
Biology -- Classification.
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Life sciences.
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Science -- History.
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Added Author |
Wilson, Edward O.
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ISBN |
9780061430312 |
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0061430315 |
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