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Palaeontology or A systematic summary of extinct animals and their geological relations
by Richard Owen
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24 editions published between 1846 and 2009 in English and held by 441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the anatomy of vertebrates
by Richard Owen
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14 editions published between 1866 and 1984 in English and held by 376 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A history of British fossil mammals, and birds
by Richard Owen
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12 editions published between 1846 and 2011 in English and held by 298 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the nature of limbs a discourse
by Richard Owen
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6 editions published between 1849 and 2007 in English and held by 289 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The most prominent naturalist in Britain before Charles Darwin, Richard Owen made empirical discoveries and offered theoretical innovations that were crucial to the proof of evolution. Among his many lasting contributions to science was the first clear definition of the term homology--"the same organ in different animals under every variety of form and function." He also graphically demonstrated that all vertebrate species were built on the same skeletal plan and devised the vertebrate archetype as a representation of the simplest common form of all vertebrates. Just as Darwin's ideas continue
The Hunterian lectures in comparative anatomy, May and June 1837
by Richard Owen
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4 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in English and held by 241 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essays and observations on natural history, anatomy, physiology, psychology, and geology
by John Hunter
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9 editions published between 1861 and 1969 in English and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A journey to Ashango-Land : and further penetration into equatorial Africa
by Paul Chaillu
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12 editions published between 1867 and 1871 in English and French and held by 206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Odontography; or, A treatise on the comparative anatomy of the teeth; their physiological relations, mode of development, and microscopic structure, in the vertebrate animals
by Richard Owen
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in English and held by 176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Description of the skeleton of an extinct gigantic sloth, Mylodon robustus, Owen, with observations on the osteology, natural affinities, and probable habits of the megatherioid quadrupeds in general
by Richard Owen
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4 editions published in 1842 in English and held by 175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lectures on the comparative anatomy and physiology of the invertebrate animals, delivered at the Royal college of surgeons, in 1843
by Richard Owen
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5 editions published in 1843 in English and held by 169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The principal forms of the skeleton and of the teeth
by Richard Owen
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21 editions published between 1854 and 2000 in English and held by 163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lectures on the comparative anatomy and physiology of the invertebrate animals
by Richard Owen
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14 editions published between 1843 and 1855 in English and Undetermined and held by 159 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A history of British fossil reptiles
by Richard Owen
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12 editions published in 1884 in English and held by 146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the archetype and homologies of the vertebrate skeleton
by Richard Owen
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7 editions published in 1848 in English and held by 136 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, during the years 1832-1836
by Charles Darwin
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3 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Memoir on the gorilla (Troglodytes Gorilla, Savage)
by Richard Owen
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6 editions published in 1865 in English and held by 112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Observations on certain parts of the animal oeconomy : inclusive of several papers from the Philosophical transactions, etc.
by John Hunter
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8 editions published between 1837 and 1841 in English and held by 111 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the classification and geographical distribution of the Mammalia, being a lecture on Sir Robert Reade's foundation, delivered before the University of Cambridge ... May 10, 1859. To which is added an appendix "On the gorilla," and "On the extinction and transmutation of species."
by Richard Owen
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2 editions published in 1859 in English and held by 103 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On the classification and geographical distribution of the mammalia being the lecture on Sir Robert Reade's foundation, delivered before the University of Cambridge, in the Senate-House, May 10, 1859 : to which is added an appendix, "On the gorilla," and "On the extinction and transmutation of species"
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11 editions published between 1859 and 2009 in English and held by 102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide English anatomist and biologist Richard Owen (1804-92), who in 1842 coined the word 'dinosaur', published this book in 1859, the year of On the Origin of Species. He reviews ancient and recent studies of mammals in Western science before going on to present his own updated categorisation of the class. Owen's eye for detail and range of scholarship are evident in this work, which is an extensive catalogue of mammals based on biological, geographical and anatomical characteristics. It incorporates, among other things, detailed classifications and sub-classifications of genus based on dental structures, food habits and cerebra. Owen's prose is lucid and precise and his investigations scrupulous, demonstrating the commitment that led him to become one of the foremost anatomists of his time. An appendix reveals Owen's views on the hotly debated theories of transmutation and extinction proposed by scientists such as Lamarck, Lyell and Darwin
The industrial colleges the nature of the education to be given in them, their several kinds and courses of instruction considered
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2 editions published in 1864 in English and held by 102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide more
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