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Darwin, Charles: Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life.(Brief article)(Book review)

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From: Biography
Date: 20060101
Author:Ruse, Michael

Darwin, Charles Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life. Niles Eldredge. New York: Norton, 2005. 256 pp. $49.00.

A book written by the curator of the American Museum of Natural History's Darwin exhibit "especially as a commentary and accompaniment" to the exhibit, "Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life is a good, basic introduction to the man and to his work. It is clearly written, it covers the major points, and it is extremely well illustrated. In line with the exhibition itself, the emphasis is on Charles Darwin, using him and his life as a way to get to the theory of ...

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