Aristotle's ladder, Darwin's tree : the evolution of visual metaphors for biological order / J. David Archibald.

Author/creator Archibald, J. David author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Descriptionxii, 242 pages ; 29 cm
Subjects

Contents Blaming Aristotle -- The roots of the tree of life -- Competing visual metaphors -- Deciphering Darwin's trees -- The gilded age of evolutionary trees -- The waning and waxing of Darwinian trees -- Three revolutions in tree building -- The paragon of animals.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013050622
ISBN9780231164122 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231164122 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks QH315 .A723 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold