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Rebecca Stott

Forfatter af Ghostwalk

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Rebecca Stott is an affiliated scholar in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University.

Omfatter også følgende navne: R. Stott, Rebecca Stott (Author)

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The Joy of Secularism: 11 Essays for How We Live Now (2011) — Bidragyder — 41 eksemplarer

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Loved it. Primary sources throughout,letters used to provide humanizing details so that the great scientist can be seen as the husband and father as well. Enough detail on the barnacles to help a layman understand how they shaped Darwin’s thinking, without being too dry or technical for the non-specialist
 
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cspiwak | 4 andre anmeldelser | Mar 6, 2024 |
Great read, detailing the trials and tribulations of others who explored the idea of evolution pre-Darwin ( or in Wallace’s case, contemporaneously.) I’ve read of Aristotle and Da Vinci many times before, but never in a way that really made me feel I could see them walking the streets, living their day to day lives. that is the strength of this book. The science is there, clearly laying out how the idea of evolution occurred, what experiences contributed to the speculations, but so is the humanity. I was struck in particular by the story of Bory,pre- re olution France, being allowed on the roof to spy the giraffes through the telescope.excellent read… (mere)
 
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cspiwak | 25 andre anmeldelser | Mar 6, 2024 |
liked it but heroine so unlikable that it failed to be as enjoyable as it could be
 
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cspiwak | 79 andre anmeldelser | Mar 6, 2024 |
The concept is quite interesting, but the book seems to have a lot of subtle malapropisms, and so I took a break.
 
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themulhern | 25 andre anmeldelser | Nov 22, 2023 |

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