Alfred Russel Wallace
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"Reflecting their owner's taste and serving as an impressive exhibition space for visitors, cabinets of curiosities were a place of interest in the houses of the wealthy in the 16th an 17th centuries.Displaying rare vegetable and animal species and fossils, these cabinets were always dedicated to science and knowledge. By collecting uncommon and beautiful objects in nature, rich noblemen were able to build a microcosm expressing the diversity of God's...
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À la fois repère de leur original propriétaire et salle d'exposition savante pour leurs visiteurs, les cabinets de curiosités, espaces incontournables des demeures du XVIe au XVIIIe siècle, furent de véritables lieux d'expression pour les collectionneurs hétéroclites. Entre espèces végétales ou animales rares et autres vestiges géologiques fossilisés, ces cabinets furent toujours dédiés à la connaissance et au savoir. Microcosmes extraordinaires,...
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1895 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'Natural Selection and Tropical Nature Essays on Descriptive and Theoretical Biology' is a collection of essays that detail Wallace's observations of various bird species and outlines some of his ideas relating to evolutionary theory.
7) The Malayan Papilionidæ or Swallow-tailed Butterflies, as Illustrative of the Theory of Natural S
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1870 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Malayan Papilionidæ or Swallow-tailed Butterflies, as Illustrative of the Theory of Natural Selection' is an article describing Wallace's evidence for the processes of natural selection.
10) Monkeys
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'Monkeys' is an article that appeared in Popular Science Monthly and details the characteristics and geographical distribution of many species of monkey.
13) Human Selection
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1890 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'Human Selection' is an essay on the future of human evolution in relation to Darwin's suggestion that natural selection was having a reduced or non-existent effect on modern humanity.
14) The Origin of Human Races and the Antiquity of Man Deduced From the Theory of "Natural Selection"
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1864 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Origin of Human Races and the Antiquity of Man Deduced From the Theory of "Natural Selection"' is an essay on the development of humans and the evolutionary evidence for natural selection.
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This work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1916 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1.' is a collection of correspondence between Wallace and other scientists, including Charles Darwin.
18) Mr. Wallace on the Phenomena of Variation and Geographical Distribution as Illustrated by the Mal
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'Mr. Wallace on the Phenomena of Variation and Geographical Distribution as Illustrated by the Malayan Papilionidæ' is an article detailing Wallace's observations of a particular genus of butterfly he studied whilst travelling in Asia.
19) Land Nationalisation its Necessity and its Aims Being a Comparison of the System of Landlord and
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'Land Nationalisation its Necessity and its Aims Being a Comparison of the System of Landlord and Tenant with that of Occupying Ownership in their Influence on the Well-being of the People' is an essay on social policy and its effects on the general population.