"It is a wonder what Mr. Gould can do with the most unlikely phenomena: a tiny organism's use of the earth's magnetic field as a guide to food and comfort, for instance, or the panda's thumbwhich isn't one. . . . Science writing at its best."The New Yorker
"Stephen Jay Gould is a serious and gifted interpreter of biological theory, of the history of ideas and of the cultural context of scientific discovery. . . . The Panda's Thumb is fresh and mind-stretching. Above all, it is exultant. So should its readers be."H. Jack Geiger, New York Times Book Review
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"It is a wonder what Mr. Gould can do with the most unlikely phenomena: a tiny organism's use of the earth's magnetic field as a guide to food and comfort, for instance, or the panda's thumbwhich isn't one. . . . Science writing at its best."The New Yorker
"Stephen Jay Gould is a serious and gifted interpreter of biological theory, of the history of ideas and of the cultural context of scientific discovery. . . . The Panda's Thumb is fresh and mind-stretching. Above all, it is exultant. So should its readers be."H. Jack Geiger, New York Times Book Review
Imprint | W W Norton & Co Inc |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | November 1992 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days |
First published | August 1992 |
Authors | Stephen Jay Gould |
Dimensions | 210 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 343 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-393-30819-8 |
Barcode | 9780393308198 |
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LSN | 0-393-30819-7 |