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Principles Of Zoology: Touching The Structure, Development, Distribution, And Natural Arrangement Of The Races Of Animals, Living And Extinct: (Part I

Principles Of Zoology: Touching The Structure, Development, Distribution, And Natural Arrangement Of The Races Of Animals, Living And Extinct: (Part I

Agassiz, Louis

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Gifts & Stationery GeneralGeneral World HistoryZoology

ISBN10: 935450471X
ISBN13: 9789354504716
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 254
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.58 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before evolution became a battleground, zoology was a map of wonder and order. See animals with new eyes. Louis Agassiz's Principles of Zoology (Part I) brings the discipline back to its foundations, combining the clarity of a zoology course textbook with the reach of a comparative physiology textbook. Written for a schools and colleges textbook audience, it guides you through animal structure and development, the logic of animal classification and taxonomy, and the distribution of animal life across climates and continents. Agassiz writes with the exacting, specimen-led confidence of nineteenth century zoology: anatomy, function, and form set side by side, with a constant eye on how living and extinct races fit into a coherent natural arrangement. Part treatise, part classroom companion, it distils lectures into a workable system, inviting you to trace relationships between groups and connect physiology with habitat. Rigorous yet readable, it bridges the museum cabinet and the modern desk. For curious naturalists. As a landmark of Victorian science education and pre-Darwin natural history, the book sits in conversation with Cuvier comparative anatomy and the broader traditions of the classic natural history reference. It remains a sharp undergraduate biology study aid for anyone revising comparative principles, and a rewarding historical document for readers who want to feel how science was taught, debated, and made persuasive in the lecture room. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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