A History of the Life Sciences
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: CRC
Published: August 13, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780824708245
Subjects: History of science; Life sciences: general issues; Science; Biology (General); Science/Mathematics; General; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Life Sciences - Evolution; Science / Evolution; Biology; History; Life sciences
First sentence: Modern biology encompasses both the oldest and newest scientific disciplines, but the term biology was first introduced at the beginning of the nineteenth century to signify a departure from the ancient conventions of natural philosophy.
Notes: Third Edition, Revised and Expanded