On the Organic Law of Change: A Facsimile Edition and Annotated Transcription of Alfred Russel Wallaces Species Notebook of 1855-1859
- Publisher : Harvard University Press
- Illustrations : b/w drawings
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Marking the centennial of Alfred Russel Wallace's death, James Costa presents an elegant edition of the 'Species Notebook' of 1855-1859, which Wallace kept during his Malay Archipelago expedition. Presented in facsimile with text transcription and annotations, this never-before-published document provides a window into the travels, trials, and genius of the co-discoverer of natural selection. On the Organic Law of Change realizes in spirit Wallace's unfinished project, and asserts his stature as not only a founder of biogeography and the preeminent tropical biologist of his day but as Darwin's equal.