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80 pp.
| Benchmark |
October, 2000 |
LibraryISBN 0-7614-1151-8$$28.50
(3)
4-6Story of Science series.
These books look at how our picture of the origins of and changes in life forms on earth have become more accurate over the centuries. Both start with early mythical "explanations," which were less comprehensible than the phenomena they purported to explain. The authors discuss the evolution of theories to the present. Diagrams, archival photos, and reproductions illustrate the texts. Bib., glos., ind.