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Shaking the foundation : Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution / Sylvia A. Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Sylvia A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Juvenile literature.
- Darwin, Charles.
- Evolution (Biology)--Juvenile literature.
- Evolution (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (88 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "I cannot think that the world, as we see it, is the result of chance; & yet I cannot look at each separate thing as the result of design." English naturalist Charles Darwin wrote this in 1860, a year after publishing his theory of evolution.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Information
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Enter Charles Darwin
- Chapter Two: Building A Theory
- Chapter Three: On The Origin Of Species
- Chapter Four: The Controversy Begins
- Chapter Five: Witnesses For The Opposition
- Chapter Six: The Decline Of Darwinism
- Chapter Seven: Darwinism And Society
- Chapter Eight: Evolution Under Fire
- Conclusion
- Activity: Constructing A Point Of View
- Glossary
- Source Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Suggested Reading
- Index
- Photo Acknowledgments/About The Author
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-85) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4677-1055-5
- OCLC:
- 1044790366
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