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A history of biology / Michel Morange ; translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan and Joseph Muise.

Author/creator Morange, Michel author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Descriptionxxiii, 418 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Uniform titlehistoire de la biologie. English
Abstract "This book presents a complete, global history of the biological sciences from ancient times to today-introducing a long-term perspective to the history of biological thought, while showing its fractures and upheavals through the ages. The history of biology often neglects certain areas, such as ecology, ethology (the study of non-human animal behavior), and plant biology-areas which are covered in this work. The broad, global perspective offered here will allow the reader to better appreciate the nature of the interdisciplinary exchanges that have shaped the biological sciences, perhaps more than any other discipline. Much attention is also given to the contribution of technology, the role of experimentation, and, more generally, the social and technological environment within which scientific transformations develop"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteOriginally published in French as Une histoire de la biologie by Éditions du Seuil, 2016.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Morange, Michel, 1950- A history of biology Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021. 9780691188782
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2020035292
ISBN9780691175409 (hardcover)
ISBN0691175403
ISBN(ebook)

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Joyner General Stacks QH305 .M6713 2021 ✔ Available Place Hold