Darwin and the Barnacle by Rebecca Stott

Darwin and the Barnacle by Rebecca Stott

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This is the story of a barnacle, nick-named Mr Arthrobalanus, found in South America during Darwin's voyage of the Beagle. It tells of how genius sometimes proceeds through indirection - and how one small creature contributed to history's most spectacular scientific breakthrough.

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Darwin and the Barnacle by Rebecca Stott

This is the story of a barnacle, nick-named Mr Arthrobalanus, found in South America during Darwin's voyage of the Beagle. It tells of how genius sometimes proceeds through indirection - and how one small creature contributed to history's most spectacular scientific breakthrough.
Rebecca Stott is a writer, academic and radio broadcaster. She teaches in the English Literature Department of APU in Cambridge, has no aquarium and enjoys seafood. She no longer dreams of barnacles.
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ISBN 13 9780571209668
ISBN 10 0571209661
Title Darwin and the Barnacle
Author Rebecca Stott
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2003-03-17
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.