Orchard Invisible

Name: Orchard Invisible
Brand: University of Chicago Press
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A Natural History of Seeds

Autor: Jonathan Silvertown

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Väzba: Brožovaná

Vydavateľ: University of Chicago Press

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The story of seeds, in a nutshell, is a tale of evolution. With "An Orchard Invisible", Jonathan Sil...

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Autor

Jonathan Silvertown

Jazyk

Angličtina

Väzba

Kniha - Brožovaná

Vydalo

2010

Stránok

224

EAN

9780226757742

ISBN

0226757749

Enbook ID

04549391

Vydavateľ

University of Chicago Press

Hmotnosť

295

Rozmery

140 x 216 x 17

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The story of seeds, in a nutshell, is a tale of evolution. With "An Orchard Invisible", Jonathan Silvertown presents the oft-ignored seed with the natural history it deserves, one nearly as varied and surprising as the earth's flora itself. In a clear and engaging style, he delves into the science of seeds: How and why do some lie dormant for years on end? How did seeds evolve? The wide variety of uses that humans have developed for seeds of all sorts also receives a fascinating look, studded with examples, including foods, oils, perfumes, and pharmaceuticals. An able guide with an eye for the unusual, Silver-town is happy to take readers on unexpected - but always interesting - tangents, from Lyme disease to human color vision to the Salem witch trials. But he never lets us forget that the driving force behind the story of seeds - its theme, even - is evolution, with its irrepressible habit of stumbling upon new solutions to the challenges of life.

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