Author

Publication

2004-06-01 - W. W. Norton & Company

Language

English

Word Count

84,000 words, Guess

Page Count

336 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100393325717
  • ISBN-139780393325713
  • Goodreads144845
  • LibraryThing37762
  • OCLC Control Number55950963
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  • Better World Books9780393325713
  • Open LibraryOL7454106M

Description

Tells the story of the part played by Darwin's eight-year study of barnacles and how the examination of this tiny marine organism contributed to the development of his theory of evolution.

First Sentence

January 1822. Leith, the harbour town of Edinburgh.

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Other Editions

  • Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific BreakthroughW. W. Norton & Company2004-06-01
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