Moa

The intriguing story of the controversy and personality clashes behind the discovery of the moa in the nineteenth century. In 1839, on the basis of a single fragment of bone from the other side of the world, the great English anatomist Richard Owen reached the conclusion that it came from an unknown gigantic flightless bird. Many initially thought Owens claim preposterous. Owens piece of bone is the starting point for Richard Wolfes fascinating story behind one of the nineteenth centurys great natural history discoveries.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard Wolfe
• Editore: Penguin Books USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.12.2004
• EAN: 9780143018735
• ISBN: 978-0-14-301873-5
• Pagine: 250
• Dimensioni: 127 mm x 197 mm x 25 mm
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Paleontologia