On Growth and Form: The Complete Revised Edition
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A classic of biology and modern science
First written in 1917, this book was revised by the author in 1942
Over 500 photographs & drawings
Reprint of the University Press, Cambridge (Cambridge University Press), 1942 edition.
About The Author
Sir D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson was one of the last Victorian polymaths, possessing an aptitude not only for biology but also for classics, botany, mathematics and physics. He was appointed a professor at Dundee at the remarkably young age of 25. Whilst in Dundee he helped to found the Dundee Social Union and the Medical School, as well as the Zoological Museum which now bears his name.
About The Book
Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860–1948), one of the most distinguished scientists of the modern era, sets forth his 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.
The book begins with studies of organic magnitude, the rate of growth, cellular form and structure, adsorption, and the forms of tissues, then examines a vast spectrum of life forms, and concludes with a comparison of related forms that leads to the theory of transformations.
Product details
| Main Specification | |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 1992 or June 23 |
| Brand | by DArcy Wentworth Thompson (Author) Format: Paperback |
| Item Weight | 2.85 Pounds |
| Product information | |
| Language | English |
| Others | |
| Product Type | Biostatistics |
| Edition | Revised |
| Publisher | Dover Publications |
| Print length | 1116 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0486671356 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0486671352 |
| Dimensions | 5.5 x 2.25 x 8.75 inches |
| ISBN10 | 0486671356 |
| ISBN13 | 978-0486671352 |