عنوان

Introduction to the study of natural history

(Number (ISBN

3319660799

(Number (ISBN

9783319660790

Number

b389681

Title Proper

Introduction to the study of natural history

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Louis Agassiz ; edited and annotated by Christoph Irmscher.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cham, Switzerland

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Birkhäuser,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2017] ©2017

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

ix, 126 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 325 cm

Series Title

Classic texts in the sciences.

Text of Note

Includes facsimile of work originally published: New York : Greeley & McElrath, Tribune Buildings, 1847.

Text of Note

This book features Louis Agassiz's seminal lecture course in which the Swiss-American scientist, a self-styled "American Humboldt," summarized the state of zoological knowledge in his time. Though Darwin's theory of evolution would soon dismantle his idealist science, Agassiz's lectures are nonetheless modern in their insistence on the social and cultural importance of the scientific enterprise. An extensive,This book features Louis Agassiz's seminal lecture course in which the Swiss-American scientist, a self-styled "American Humboldt," summarized the state of zoological knowledge in his time. Though Darwin's theory of evolution would soon dismantle his idealist science, Agassiz's lectures are nonetheless modern in their insistence on the social and cultural importance of the scientific enterprise. An extensive,This book features Louis Agassiz's seminal lecture course in which the Swiss-American scientist, a self-styled "American Humboldt," summarized the state of zoological knowledge in his time. Though Darwin's theory of evolution would soon dismantle his idealist science, Agassiz's lectures are nonetheless modern in their insistence on the social and cultural importance of the scientific enterprise. An extensive,",,,,,"This book features Louis Agassiz's seminal lecture course in which the Swiss-American scientist, a self-styled "American Humboldt," summarized the state of zoological knowledge in his time. Though Darwin's theory of evolution would soon dismantle his idealist science, Agassiz's lectures are nonetheless modern in their insistence on the social and cultural importance of the scientific enterprise. An extensive, well-illustrated introduction by Agassiz's biographer, Christoph Irmscher, situates Agassiz's lectures in the context of his life and nineteenth-century science, while also confronting the deeply problematic aspects of his legacy. Profusely annotated, this edition offers fascinating insights into the history of science and appeals to anyone with an interest in zoology and natural history. "Christoph Irmscher provides a scholarly and insightful analysis of the intentions and beliefs of Louis Agassiz, a larger-than-life scientist of the mid-19th century and fierce opponent of Charles Darwin. One of the foremost naturalists of his time, Agassiz's encyclopedic knowledge and brash confidence sustained bold and often controversial theories, which contributed to extreme intellectual ferment at the dawn of contemporary evolutionary biology." James Hanken, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, Harvard University, USA.

Parallel Title

Study of natural history

Louis Agassiz

Christoph Irmscher

Electronic name

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