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How Zoologists Organize Things
- The art of classification
Engelsk
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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
256
ISBN-13:
9781836006503
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1836006500
Udg. Dato:
24 jul 2025
Længde:
25mm
Bredde:
180mm
Højde:
241mm
Forlag:
Quarto Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
24 jul 2025
Forfatter(e):

How Zoologists Organize Things

- The art of classification
Engelsk
Paperback
Format:

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Humankind’s fascination with the animal kingdom began as a matter of survival – differentiating the edible from the toxic, the ferocious from the tractable. Since then, our compulsion to catalogue wildlife has played a key role in growing our understanding of the planet and ourselves, inspiring religious beliefs and evolving scientific theories. The book unveils wild truths and even wilder myths about animals, as perpetuated by zoologists – revealing how much more there is to learn, and unlearn.

Long before Darwin, our ancestors were obsessed with the visual similarities and differences between the animals. Early scientists could sense there was an order that unified all life and formulated a variety of schemes to help illustrate this. This human quest to classify living beings has left us with a rich artistic legacy, from the folklore and religiosity of the ancient and Medieval world through the naturalistic cataloging of the Enlightenment to the modern, computer-generated classificatory labyrinth.

This book tells the fascinating, visual story of this process. The wonderful zoological charts reflect prevailing artistic trends and scientific discoveries, as well as telling us as much about ourselves as they do about the creatures depicted.




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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
256
ISBN-13:
9781836006503
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1836006500
Udg. Dato:
24 jul 2025
Længde:
25mm
Bredde:
180mm
Højde:
241mm
Forlag:
Quarto Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
24 jul 2025
Forfatter(e):
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