The lying stones of Marrakech : penultimate reflections in natural history
"In his latest collection of essays, bestselling scientist Stephen Jay Gould once again offers his unmistakable perspective on natural history and the people who have tried to make sense of it. Gould is planning to bring down the curtain on his nearly thirty-year stint as a monthly essayist for Natural History magazine, the longest-running series of scientific essays in history. This, then, is the next-to-last essay collection from one of the most acclaimed and widely read scientists of our time. In this work of twenty-three essays, selected by Booklist as one of the top ten science and technology books of 2000, Gould covers topics as diverse as episodes in the birth of paleontology to lessons from Britain's four greatest Victorian naturalists. The Lying Stones of Marrakech presents the richness and fascination of the various lives that have fueled the enterprise of science and opened our eyes to a world of unexpected wonders. Book jacket."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2000
1st pbk. ed View all formats and editions
Three Rivers Press, New York, ©2000
371 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780609807552, 0609807552
46932243
Episodes in the birth of paleontology: the nature of fossils and the history of the earth
Present at creation: how France's three finest scientists established natural history in an age of revolution
Darwin's century
and ours: lessons from Britain's four greatest Victorian naturalists
Six little pieces on the meaning and location of excellence
Science in society
Evolution at all scales
Includes index