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Infinite Tropics: An Alfred Russell Wallace Anthology

Infinite Tropics: An Alfred Russell Wallace Anthology
By Alfred Russel Wallace

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Alfred Russel Wallace was 35 and stricken with malaria in the Moluccan Islands when, in a feverish flash of light, he stumbled on the theory of natural selection. It was his letter to Darwin about the discovery that panicked Darwin into rushing out "On The Origin of Species"

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #867517 in Books
  • Published on: 2002-04-09
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 320 pages

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Berry tells this story, "one of the most celebrated in the history of science, " beautifully.