WRITERS on the history of science are too often addicted to anecdote, ancestor worship, and undue preoccupation with the blind alleys of scientific inquiry and speculation. Dr. Singer's new book has ...

The preeminent biologist, who just turned 100, reflects on his prolific career and the history, philosophy and future of his field Claudio Angelo: What is the book about? Ernst Mayr: What the book is ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The Journal of the History of Biology is devoted to the history of the biological sciences, with additional interest and concern in ...

Preface and acknowledgements -- 1. Equus quagga and Lord Morton's mare -- 2. Passiflora gracilis : inside Darwin's greenhouse -- 3. Homo sapiens : Francis Galton's fairground attraction -- 4.

The Journal of the History of Biology is devoted to the history of the biological sciences, with additional interest and concern in philosophical and social issues confronting biology. While all ...

THIS is a wise and instructive book, such as we have learned to expect from Prof. Miall. It is scholarly but restrained, so that the reader is not overwhelmed with too much learning. It is a model of ...

Some of the most iconic images in biology hold a dark secret. Haeckel’s Embryos: Images, evolution, and fraud delves into their history IT’s embarrassing but true: some of the most influential ...