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Infinite Tropics: An Alfred Russel Wallace Anthology
Alfred Russel Wallace's reputation has been based on the fact that, at age thirty-five and stricken with malaria in the Moluccan Islands, he stumbled independently upon on the theory of natural selection. Andrew Berry's anthology rescue's Wallace's legacy, showing Wallace to be far more than just the co-discoverer of natural selection. Wallace was a brilliant and wide-rang...more
Paperback, 432 pages
Published
December 17th 2003
by Verso
(first published 2002)
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Dec 18, 2008
Nurul
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Buku ini hadiah dari Profesor saya. Sebagai satu2nya student di department saya yang berasal dari Malay archipelago pada saat itu, ternyata tak salah buku ini kini berada pada rak buku saya.
Hingga saat ini, buku ini memang saya baca sepotong2 dan berulang kali. The origin of species memang diungkapkan oleh Darwin. Namun, publikasi Darwin ini nyatanya didorong oleh surat Wallace kepada Darwin saat ia berada di Ternate tahun 1859 yang saat terserang malaria, sempat2nya berpikir tentang fenomena va...more
Hingga saat ini, buku ini memang saya baca sepotong2 dan berulang kali. The origin of species memang diungkapkan oleh Darwin. Namun, publikasi Darwin ini nyatanya didorong oleh surat Wallace kepada Darwin saat ia berada di Ternate tahun 1859 yang saat terserang malaria, sempat2nya berpikir tentang fenomena va...more
Aug 02, 2007
Kay
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Those with an interest in natural history and exploration
Excellent introduction to Wallace's work. Wallace, who independently came up with the theory of natural selection before Darwin published his Origin of Species, was a fascinating man. He earned his living traveling around the world (South America, Asia) collecting specimens for wealthy British collectors. Along the way, his natural intelligence and curiosity led him to make certain deductions, such as the aforementioned theory. He's also known as the father of biogeography -- the pattern of spec...more
Wallace is usually remembered as a footnote in discussions of Darwin. However, where Darwin was timid, Wallace was bold. His life is just as interesting as his scientific contributions, and this anthology of his writing features excellent historical context and weaves his personal letters together with his published works to present a biography that is informative and compelling. This serves as excellent reading for biology students interested in the development of evolutionary thought, as well...more
great collection of wallace's readings. the guy was really amazing. wallace was an unparalleled naturalist as well as pretty far ahead of his time in terms of theoretical ponderings. often remembered only for "co-discovering" evolution via natural selection, this book does a good job of giving insight into his other contributions to evolution / ecology / biogeography. the commentary is also very useful in contextualizing his work and thinking.
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