Description: The story of life's splendid drama has intrigued the public and scientists since the publication of Darwin's ORIGIN OF SPECIES in 1859. Yet historians have continued to focus on theory more than actual science. Here historian Peter Bowler recovers the fascinating lost history of morphology and its relationships with paleontology and bio-geography. 35 photos. 20 line drawings.
Brief description: Peter J. Bowler is professor emeritus of the history of science at Queen's University Belfast. He has written many books, including Darwin Deleted: Imagining a World Without Darwin, also published by the University of Chicago Press, and A History of the Future: Prophets of Progress from H. G. Wells to Isaac Asimov.