Darwin's ghosts : the secret history of evolution / Rebecca Stott.

1st ed.

New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2012.

xviii, 396 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Evolution was not discovered single-handedly, Rebecca Stott argues, contrary to what has become standard lore, but is an idea that emerged over many centuries, advanced by daring individuals across the globe who had the imagination to speculate on nature's extraordinary ways, and who had the courage to articulate such speculations at a time when to do so was often considered heresy.

English

July 27, 2012

Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-376) and index.