On the nature of limbs : a discourse / Richard Owen ; with a preface by Brian K. Hall ; with introductory essays by Ron Amundson [and others].

The most prominent naturalist in Britain before Charles Darwin, Richard Owen made empirical discoveries and offered theoretical innovations that were crucial to the proof of evolution. Among his many lasting contributions to science was the first clear definition of the term homology--"the same...

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Main Author: Owen, Richard, 1804-1892
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
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