Bones of Contention by Chambers, Paul ISBN 0719560543
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Just when the fuss over Darwin's 'Origin of the Species' was getting really heated, an extraordinary fossil was found in Germany. Apparenly half bird half reptile, it was christened Archaeopteryx and hailed as the 'missing link' which proved the species could change as Darwin had claimed. 'Bones of Contention' tells a story not just about a fossil
Just when the fuss over Darwin's Origin of Species was getting really heated, an extraordinary fossil was found in Germany. Apparently half bird half reptile, it was christened Archaeopteryx and hailed as the 'missing link' which proved that species could change as Darwin had claimed. The reaction was furious and immediate and has remained so to the present day. Since its discovery the Archaeopteryx has caused more trouble than any other scientific icon. It has been used not just to support dozens of differing views on evolution but to start feuds, destroy reputations, further personal ambition and promote nationalism. Bones of Contention tells a story not just about a fossil but about the lengths to which people will go to prove themselves right. Sometimes the consequences are funny, often they are disastrous or tragic, but they are never dull. This is the first book to look not only at the life and times of Archaeopteryx but also at the chaotic scientific world into which it emerged. From Victorian bravado to the modern-day media, the meaning and relevance of this humble fossil have changed continually with the times, holding up a mirror to ideals of science, and attitudes to natural history and the material world. It offers rare insight into the way scientists can really behave in public and behind closed doors.
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[edit] Title
Bones of Contention
[edit] Author
Chambers, Paul
[edit] ISBN
0719560543
[edit] Published
27/06/2002
[edit] Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
[edit] Binding
HARDBACK
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17.99 (GBP)
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