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The ancestor's tale : a pilgrimage to the dawn of life, Richard Dawkins ; with additional research by Yan Wong
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- Summary
- "The Ancestor's Tale takes us from our immediate human ancestors back through what [the author] calls 'concestors', those shared with the apes, monkeys and other mammals and other vertebrates and beyond to the dim and distant microbial beginnings of life some 4 billion years ago. It is a remarkable story which is still very much in the process of being uncovered. And, of course from a scientist of Dawkins stature and reputation we get an insider's knowledge of the most up-to-date science and many of those involved in the research. And, as we have come to expect of Dawkins, it is told with a passionate commitment to scientific veracity and a nose for a good story. Dawkins's knowledge of the vast and wonderful sweep of life's diversity is admirable. Not only does it encompass the most interesting living representatives of so many groups of organisms but also the important and informative fossil ones, many of which have only been found in recent years." -Amazon.com
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xv, 685 p., [32] p. of plates
- Note
-
- "Yan's [Yan Wong] contribution has been so great that, for certain tales, I have insisted on adding his name as joint author."--Acknowledgements
- First published in Great Britain in 2004 by Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Isbn
- 9780753819968
- Label
- The ancestor's tale : a pilgrimage to the dawn of life
- Title
- The ancestor's tale
- Title remainder
- a pilgrimage to the dawn of life
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Dawkins ; with additional research by Yan Wong
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The Ancestor's Tale takes us from our immediate human ancestors back through what [the author] calls 'concestors', those shared with the apes, monkeys and other mammals and other vertebrates and beyond to the dim and distant microbial beginnings of life some 4 billion years ago. It is a remarkable story which is still very much in the process of being uncovered. And, of course from a scientist of Dawkins stature and reputation we get an insider's knowledge of the most up-to-date science and many of those involved in the research. And, as we have come to expect of Dawkins, it is told with a passionate commitment to scientific veracity and a nose for a good story. Dawkins's knowledge of the vast and wonderful sweep of life's diversity is admirable. Not only does it encompass the most interesting living representatives of so many groups of organisms but also the important and informative fossil ones, many of which have only been found in recent years." -Amazon.com
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1941-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dawkins, Richard
- Dewey number
- 576.83
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Wong, Yan
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Animals, Fossil
- Evolution (Biology)
- Life
- Label
- The ancestor's tale : a pilgrimage to the dawn of life, Richard Dawkins ; with additional research by Yan Wong
- Note
-
- "Yan's [Yan Wong] contribution has been so great that, for certain tales, I have insisted on adding his name as joint author."--Acknowledgements
- First published in Great Britain in 2004 by Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- 000040000123
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xv, 685 p., [32] p. of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780753819968
- Other physical details
- ill. (some col. ), maps.
- Label
- The ancestor's tale : a pilgrimage to the dawn of life, Richard Dawkins ; with additional research by Yan Wong
- Note
-
- "Yan's [Yan Wong] contribution has been so great that, for certain tales, I have insisted on adding his name as joint author."--Acknowledgements
- First published in Great Britain in 2004 by Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- 000040000123
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xv, 685 p., [32] p. of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780753819968
- Other physical details
- ill. (some col. ), maps.
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