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Biology : an illustrated history of life science / edited by Tom Jackson ; contributors, Richard Beatty [and five others].

Biology : an illustrated history of life science / edited by Tom Jackson ; contributors, Richard Beatty [and five others].
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ISBN 9781627950930 (hardback)
Title Biology : an illustrated history of life science / edited by Tom Jackson ; contributors, Richard Beatty [and five others].
Published New York : Shelter Harbor Press, [2017]
©2017
Description 144 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits (some colour) ; 29 cm. + +1 fold-out timeline.
Notes "Includes: foldout timeline with over 1,000 milestone facts" -- Cover.
"100 discoveries that changed history. Who did what when."
Includes bibliographical references (page 140) and index.
Summary Here is the essential guide to biology, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines how we have uncovered the secrets of life - the most complex process in the Universe. From the workings of molecules to the way entire oceans or continents of lifeforms interact, biology seeks to understand how it is that something can be alive, how it fends off death and how it leaves more life in its wake. We follow the journey through the history of life science to find out why the dolphin got its name (it is the 'womb fish'), how a seven-foot strand of DNA is able to build your body, and what gives a lobster its blue blood. The great names, such as Darwin and Linnaeus, are joined by lesser known discoverers, such as Karl von Frisch who discovered that bees dance, and Jan Baptist van Helmont who found a plant uses air and water to grow. Biology today is still very much a live science, finding a purpose in robot design and helping us to understand non-living complex systems like the Internet. Biology has changed the way we understand ourselves. What will it tell us next? - Contains 100 chronological articles that tell the story of biology from the dawn of history to the present day.
Subjects Biology
Biology -- History
Genre Illustrated works
Other Names Jackson, Tom, 1972- editor.
Beatty, Richard contributor.
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