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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Theodore W Pietsch; University of Washington. |
| ISBN: | 9781421404790 1421404796 |
| OCLC Number: | 730906304 |
| Notes: | "Published with the assistance of the University of Washington"--T.p. verso. |
| Description: | xi, 358 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | Brackets and tables, circles and maps, 1554-1872 -- Early botanical networks and trees, 1766-1815 -- The first evolutionary tree, 1786-1820 -- Diverse and unusual trees of the early nineteenth century, 1817-1834 -- The rule of five, 1819-1854 -- Pre-Darwinian branching diagrams, 1828-1858 -- Evolution and the trees of Charles Darwin, 1837-1868 -- The trees of Ernst Haeckel, 1866-1905 -- Post-Darwinian nonconformists, 1868-1896 -- More late-nineteenth-century trees, 1874-1897 -- Trees of the early twentieth century, 1901-1930 -- The trees of Alfred Sherwood Romer, 1933-1966 -- Additional trees of the mid-twentieth century, 1931-1943 -- The trees of William King Gregory, 1938-1951 -- Hints of new approaches, 1954-1969 -- Phenograms and cladograms, 1958-1966 -- Early molecular trees, 1962-1987 -- Notable trees of the past four decades, 1970-2010 -- Primeval branches and universal trees of life, 1997-2010. |
| Responsibility: | Theodore W. Pietsch. |
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For those with an interest in the history of evolution. Birdbooker Report 2012 Trees of Life is the sort of book that instantly fascinates... This exemplary work is an important contribution to the history of evolution. Taxon 2012 Better than any work before it... Anyone interested in the history of phylogenetics and the study of evolutionary relationships should certainly pick up this wonderful book. In a field advancing as quickly as systematic biology, it is nice to look back at the past once in a while. -- Prosanta Chakrabarty Systematic Biology 2012 Trees of Life is a beautiful book, and the diversity of beautiful images within its pages should be of interest to historians of science, biologists, folks working at the intersection of science and art, and, honestly, anyone with a genuine interest in science and the study of the natural world. This is a taxonomy of trees of life, if you will. -- Michael Barton Dispersal of Darwin Evolution is often visualized as a branching tree, with the format depending on what the author desires to show. Evolutionary biologist Pietsch is more interested in the history of such trees as art. Choice 2012 With the concept of evolution now often iconified to the point of misrepresentation, Trees of Life reminds us that both the idea and its representation were-and are-fluid, debated, and reconstructed. -- Camillia Matuk Science Trees of Life commemorates the tree as a visual representation of life; science buffs will revel in this dazzling forest of transformation. -- Jen Forbus Shelf Awareness 2012 Looking at the ways images of trees have been used to depict the relationships between organisms over the past five centuries, Pietsch explores how the visual history of these 'trees of life' reveals changing human understandings of evolution. ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment 2012 Pietsch, an evolutionary biologist, gathers together and explains more than 200 "tree of life" diagrams going back 450 years. These branch-like drawings-some simple, some incredibly elaborate-were made to illustrate interconnectedness between organisms and the process of evolution. They can be seen as scientific documents, artistic renderings, or both. -- John Lewis Baltimore Magazine 2012 Read more...
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- Evolution (Biology) -- History.
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- Biologists -- Biography.
- Phylogénie -- Méthodes graphiques -- Histoire.
- Évolutionnisme -- Méthodes graphiques -- Histoire.
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