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Birds, beasts, and men; a humanist history of zoology
- Title
- Birds, beasts, and men; a humanist history of zoology, by H.R. Hays.
- Author
- Hays, H. R. (Hoffman Reynolds), 1904-1980.
- Publication
- New York, Putnam [1972]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QL15 .H38 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 383 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- A detailed and lucid account of the history of zoological studies, from Aristotle to Jane Goodall and from Pliny to Watson and Crick. -- from an Amazon review.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Humanistic history.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 361-372.
- Contents
- The invention of science -- A world of wonder -- Emperor and two saints -- The assault on the establishment -- Doctors and picture books -- Inside the animal body -- The animal as machine -- Who sees what no one saw -- The book of nature -- Method is the soul of science -- Gentleman amateur -- Giraffe in the hallway -- The elegant popularizer -- The great debate -- The breath of life -- Revolution and evolution -- Contemplation of the universe -- Everything alive has cellular origin -- The triumph of the atom -- A living laboratory -- "It's dogged as does it" -- Darwin's champions -- The deep sea floor -- Paleontology and the wild West -- The reign of the fruit fly -- Inside the giant molecule -- Insect homers -- Only human -- Man's nearest relatives -- Fellow citizens of the planet.
- LCCN
- 73174639
- OCLC
- ocm00292977
- 292977
- SCSB-9603983
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library