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On Growth and Form: The Complete Revised Edition
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Author/Editor: D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson
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Classic of biology and modern science sets forth seminal "theory of transformation" — that one species evolves into another not by successive minor changes in individual body parts but by large-scale transformations involving the body as a whole. Rich literary style. Over 500 photographs and dr...  read more
 


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Classic of biology and modern science sets forth seminal "theory of transformation" — that one species evolves into another not by successive minor changes in individual body parts but by large-scale transformations involving the body as a whole. Rich literary style. Over 500 photographs and drawings. Index.

Product Details:

ISBN 10: 0486671356
ISBN 13: 9780486671352
Author/Editor: D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson
Format: Book
Page Count: 1116
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
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Publication date: June 1992
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