On growth and form / D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson.

By:

Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth, 1860-1948

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; Cambridge University Press, 1992.Edition: Complete rev. edDescription: 1116 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780486671352 (pbk.)
0486671356 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

591.1 THO 23 002863

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Summary: In this classic of biology and modern science, Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860-1948),one of the most distinguished scientists of the modern era, sets forth his seminal "theory of transformation" - that one species evolves into another not by successive minor changes in individual body parts but by large-scale transformations involving the body as a whole. The book begins with studies of organic magnitude, the rate of growth, cellular form and structure, adsorption, and the forms of tissues, then examines a vast spectrum of life forms, and concludes with a comparison of related forms that leads to the theory of transformations.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	591.1 THO 002863 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		002863

Reprint. Originally published: Cambridge [Eng.] : University Press, 1942 under the title "On Growth and Form : A New Edition".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In this classic of biology and modern science, Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860-1948),one of the most distinguished scientists of the modern era, sets forth his seminal "theory of transformation" - that one species evolves into another not by successive minor changes in individual body parts but by large-scale transformations involving the body as a whole. The book begins with studies of organic magnitude, the rate of growth, cellular form and structure, adsorption, and the forms of tissues, then examines a vast spectrum of life forms, and concludes with a comparison of related forms that leads to the theory of transformations.

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