Alfred Russel Wallace
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"Reflecting their owner's taste and serving as an impressive exhibition space for visitors, cabinets of curiosities were a place of interest in the houses of the wealthy in the 16th an 17th centuries.Displaying rare vegetable and animal species and fossils, these cabinets were always dedicated to science and knowledge. By collecting uncommon and beautiful objects in nature, rich noblemen were able to build a microcosm expressing the diversity of God's...
5) Is Mars Habitable?: A Critical Examination of Professor Percival Lowell's Book "Mars and its Canal
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'Is Mars Habitable?' is an essay on the possibilities of organic life surviving on the red planet.
7) A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro: With an Account of the Native Tribes, and Obs
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'A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro' is a detailed description of Wallace's observations of the human inhabitants, animal life, and environment of the Amazon and Rio Negra.
9) On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by
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'On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties' is a landmark article on Wallace's ideas of natural selection in relation to evolutionary theory.
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In his 1910 preface Alfred Russel Wallace writes that his book, subtitled "A Manifestation of Creative Power, Directive Mind and Ultimate Purpose," is a half-century of thought on evolution, covering plant life, geological formations, natural selection and, finally (going a step further than Darwin), the idea that evolution might suggest that the universe had a purpose or a "Life Principle"-the ultimate purpose of that life-development being Man.
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À la fois repère de leur original propriétaire et salle d'exposition savante pour leurs visiteurs, les cabinets de curiosités, espaces incontournables des demeures du XVIe au XVIIIe siècle, furent de véritables lieux d'expression pour les collectionneurs hétéroclites. Entre espèces végétales ou animales rares et autres vestiges géologiques fossilisés, ces cabinets furent toujours dédiés à la connaissance et au savoir. Microcosmes extraordinaires,...
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1878 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'Tropical Nature, and Other Essays' is a collection of essays including Wallace's observations on equatorial vegetation, animal life, and sexuality.
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1895 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'Natural Selection and Tropical Nature Essays on Descriptive and Theoretical Biology' is a collection of essays that detail Wallace's observations of various bird species and outlines some of his ideas relating to evolutionary theory.
15) The Malayan Papilionidæ or Swallow-tailed Butterflies, as Illustrative of the Theory of Natural S
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1870 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Malayan Papilionidæ or Swallow-tailed Butterflies, as Illustrative of the Theory of Natural Selection' is an article describing Wallace's evidence for the processes of natural selection.
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1916 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1.' is a collection of correspondence between Wallace and other scientists, including Charles Darwin.
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This is one the first and most important books about 18th century Malaysia and covers a wide array of topics from Malaysian culture and history to nature and wildlife. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Malaysia. A century and a half after it was first published, this book remains one of the great classics of natural history and travel-perhaps the greatest. Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) deserves equal billing with Charles Darwin...