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A Naturalist in the Amazon: The Journals & Writings of Henry Walter Bates by Hen
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- ISBN-13
- 9781588346872
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- ISBN
- 9781588346872
- Book Title
- Naturalist in the Amazon : the Journals and Writings of Henry Walter Bates
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Nature, Science, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Animals / Insects & Spiders, Natural History, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Latin America / South America, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
- Item Width
- 7.1 in
- Item Weight
- 22.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 160 Pages
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Beautifully presented facsimile reproductions of the drawings and notes of pioneering entomologist Henry Walter Bates documenting his 11-year-long travels in the Amazon in the mid-1850s. This charming book showcases the two journals produced by entomologist Henry Walter Bates during his groundbreaking travels and discoveries in the Amazon from 1848 to 1859, on which his classic work The Naturalist on the River Amazon , was based. It includes facsimile reproductions of stunning illustrated pages taken from his Amazon journals, as well as an essay describing his travels. The journals reveal how a self-taught naturalist and butterfly enthusiast had a profound impact on the science of evolution. Bates, a trusted companion of Alfred Russel Wallace, traveled with him to the Amazon in 1848. There he became fascinated by close similarities in appearance between unrelated butterflies, and discovered a scientific phenomenon we now refer to as Batesian mimicry: species that are highly desirable to predators began evolving to look more like other, more toxic species in order to avoid predation. Bates spent a total of 11 years in the Amazon; when he returned to England, he had collected, by his own estimate, some 14,000 species of insects, of which no less than 8,000 were previously unknown. This beautiful book offers valuable new insight into the scientific implications and findings of Henry Walter Bates's rich and fruitful time in the Amazon, and it is the ideal book for anyone interested in science, scientific history, and science illustrations.
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Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
ISBN-10
1588346870
ISBN-13
9781588346872
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23038390471
Product Key Features
Book Title
Naturalist in the Amazon : the Journals and Writings of Henry Walter Bates
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Animals / Insects & Spiders, Natural History, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Latin America / South America, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
Publication Year
2020
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
7.1 in
Item Weight
22.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Qh112.B368 2020
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THE WELL-READ NATURALIST "This new book presents full-color, life-sized images form the pages of Bates' first and second Amazon journals, combined with selections from his The Naturalist on the River Amazon; A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature under the Equator, during Eleven Years of Travel. This new Smithsonian volume offers a vivid introduction into Bates' explorations, discoveries, and theories, and - as with similar but in-person natural history exhibitions - it is hoped that it will serve to inspire curiosity in many who read it to learn more about one of the Nineteenth Century's most significant writers in evolutionary biology." - Johannes E. Riutta
Copyright Date
2020
Target Audience
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Lccn
2019-044276
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