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Shaking the foundation : Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution / Sylvia A. Johnson.

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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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