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Darwin's Man in Brazil
David A. West
Richard M. Burian
Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis
其他書名
The Evolving Science of Fritz Müller
出版
University Press of Florida
, 2018-11-06
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / General
Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Hispanic & Latino
Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology
Biography & Autobiography / Environmentalists & Naturalists
History / Latin America / General
History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Nature / General
Nature / Regional
Science / Life Sciences / Evolution
Science / History
ISBN
0813064953
9780813064956
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ScDwtAEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
Fritz Müller (1821-1897), though not as well known as his colleague Charles Darwin, belongs in the cohort of great nineteenth-century naturalists. Recovering Müller's legacy, David A. West describes the close intellectual kinship between Müller and Darwin and details a lively correspondence that spanned seventeen years. The two scientists, despite living on separate continents, often discussed new research topics and exchanged groundbreaking ideas that unequivocally moved the field of evolutionary biology forward. Müller was unique among naturalists testing Darwin's theory of natural selection because he investigated an enormous diversity of plants and animals, corresponded with prominent scientists, and published important articles in Germany, England, the United States, and Brazil. Darwin frequently praised Müller's powers of observation and interpretation, counting him among those scientists whose opinions he valued most. Despite the importance and scope of his work, however, Müller is known for relatively few of his discoveries. West remedies this oversight, chronicling the life and work of this remarkable and overlooked man of science.