Taking Wing Pat Shipman

Name: Taking Wing By Pat Shipman
SKU: 9780297841562
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Taking Wing by Pat Shipman

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Summary

A scientific detective story on the origins of birds and bird-flight, exploring how thinking about the mysteries of flight developed up to the present day. Shipman pieces together the evolutionary process from First Bird, Achaeopteryx, discovered in the last century and discusses the debate which has ensued on whether birds are living dinosaurs.

Taking Wing Summary

Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight by Pat Shipman

This is a brilliant piece of scientific detective work, deftly exploring how the mysteries of flight developed up to the present day; the story unfolds through the braided tales of the evolutionary process and the scientists who have so painstakingly pieced it together.

About Pat Shipman

Pat Shipman is an anthropologist at Pennsylvania State University.

Additional information

Sku

GOR011085394

ISBN 13

9780297841562

ISBN 10

0297841564

Title

Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight by Pat Shipman

Author

Pat Shipman

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Orion Publishing Co

Year published

19980612

Number of pages

320

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins