{"title":"Math and Science","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"contributions-to-the-theory-of-natural-selection-a-series-of-essays","title":"Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAlfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear: \u003c\/b\u003e1870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eMacMillan and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlace: \u003c\/b\u003eLondon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003exvi+384+[43 ad] pages with index. Small octavo (7 1\/2\" x 5 1\/2\") bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind-stamped ruled edges to covers. First edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eContributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays\u003c\/em\u003e is a 1870 book by British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. It compiles scientific essays written over fifteen years. The book explains evolution, animal mimicry, and how organisms adapt to their environment. Explains how physical traits help species survive; Shows how animals use color and shape to hide; Discusses where animals live and why; and Notes that human intelligence may involve non-physical forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlfred Russel Wallace was a groundbreaking British naturalist, explorer, and geographer who is best remembered for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection. His letter to Charles Darwin in 1858 prompting the joint publication of their ideas revolutionized biology. Despite his monumental contributions, Wallace frequently took a backseat to Darwin in popular historical memory. In 1858, while suffering from a bout of malaria in the East Indies, Wallace had a sudden realization about how the \"struggle for existence\" drives species change. He quickly drafted his ideas and sent them to Charles Darwin. Unbeknownst to Wallace, Darwin had spent two decades working on an identical theory. This forced a joint presentation of their papers at the Linnean Society of London later that year, paving the way for Darwin's publication of \u003cem\u003eOn the Origin of Species\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoards and joints worn, edges rubbed, corners exposed, spine leaning; ownership inscriptions and stamp at title page, foxing and toning throughout else good to very good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Collector, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45964015698111,"sku":null,"price":1300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0530\/5614\/3551\/files\/wallace.jpg?v=1785950339"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcollectorshop.com\/collections\/math-and-science.oembed","provider":"The Book Collector, Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}