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The Various Contrivances
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ISBN13: 9781019869932
Publisher: Legare Street Pr
Published: Jul 18 2023
Pages: 316
Weight: 1.36
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This is one of Darwin's lesser-known works, which explores the ways in which nature has solved problems through the process of natural selection. It covers topics such as the structure of flowers, instinct in animals, and the evolution of language. Anyone interested in evolutionary biology or natural history would appreciate this book.
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