Evolution from Lems Bookshop

The author follows the story of Peter Nicholson who as a fifteen year old crawled into wombat burrows and then embarks on his own journey to uncover the true nature of wombats. 229 pages with 8 pages of colour photographs and black and white illustrations throughout. Book in vey good condition.

A tour of all of the best and most interesting things that science has to offer - the cosmos, origins of life on Earth, and the particles that make up everything. 256 pages with illustrative drawings throughout. Book in as new condition.

The story of the origins and evolution of humankind, set against a backdrop of dramatic climate change. 199 pages. Book in very good condition ex library with sticker on title page, stamps on back endpaper, and reference inside back cover. Dust jacket in good+ condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back, ?water creases on back.

History on the broadest scale of life's evolution during 3.5 billion years told in a series of essays. 479 pages with illustrations throughout the text. Book in very good condition.

Translated from the German. The author tales Darwin's ideas and applies them to molecules - the result is a fresh insight to the origins of life. 173 pages with colour and black and white figures in the text. Book in near fine condition ex library with stamp on title page and inside back cover and borrowing sleeve remnants on back… Saber más sobre este artículo

The 4 billion year journey of the Australian continent - its landscape, plants and animals and the arrival of man. 334 pages with numerous colour illustrations throughout. Book in near fine condition with previous owners small sticker on title and last page. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

The processes that bring about evolutionary changes in organisms and the principle factors that affect those processes. 418 pages with 36 figures and 38 tables in the text. Book in near fine condition with top corner of front endpaper cut off otherwise fine. No dust jacket.

The life and evolution of vertebrates - a combined account of the embryology, physiology, biochemistry, palaeontology, and ecology of all vertebrates. 820 pages with 514 Figures in the text. Book in very good condition with previous owners name inside front cover. Cover has some wear (see photos).

Organisms of the animal world are dynamic living entities, manifesting in various ways the fundamental life phenomena common to all living animals including Man - a balance is sought between zoology and the practical aspects of the animal kingdom. 569 pages with 16 colour plates and 295 Figures. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name and address on… Saber más sobre este artículo

The origin of life remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of science - what are the latest theories of biogenesis and discoveries that seem set to transform our understanding of life's role in the unfolding drama of the cosmos. 260 pages. Book in very good condition with light tanning.

A Symposium to mark the Centenary of Darwin's 'Origin of Species' and of the Royal Society of Victoria held in Melbourne, December 1959. Divided into two parts; Part 1 - Evolution and Selection (20 contributions). Part 2 - The Evolution of Australasian Fauna and Flora (16 contributions). 459 pages with tables, figures and plates throughout. Book in very good+ condition… Saber más sobre este artículo

The incontrovertible evidence that underpins evolution - layers of scientific facts and disciplines, living examples, time clocks of trees and radioactive dating, the fossil record, confirmation of molecular biology and genetics. 470 pages with 32 pages of colour illustrations and drawings throughout. Book in very good+ condition.

An introductory astronomy text for non-science students excluding mathematics with emphasis on the relationship of life to the universe, the involvement of astronomy in the context of knowledge, and to [portray astronomy as a living subject. 496 pages with 11 colour plates, numerous photographs and figures throughout. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners details on front endpaper.

How such a seemingly fragile world formed and developed - astonishing leaps and near catastrophes that have occurred along the way, intermingled with inexorable but slow change - the extraordinary story of the Earth's evolution. 409 pages with numerous figures throughout. Book in very good+ condition ex library with stamps on front and back endpapers and reference inside back cover.… Saber más sobre este artículo

A history of science. 334 pages with 14 illustrations. Book in good+ condition with light foxing on some pages, three margin notes and some light pencil underlining, and small booksellers sticker inside front cover, fading to spine and some cover wear (see photos). No dust jacket. .

An illustrated resource for students of Earth and Environmental Science and Biology, as well as those interested in Australia's matchless record of geological and biological evolution. 33 pages with colour photographs and illustrations throughout. Book in as new condition.

Examines the two great mysteries - the riddle of life and the riddle of creation - and explains the meaning of discoveries in astronomy, space exploration, and the origin of life, evolution and the creation of human intelligence. 172 pages with 30 illustrations in the text and and endpapers . Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

At the end of the nineteenth century in China, amateur fossil hunters knew that a ready supply of fossils could be found in Chinese backstreets sold as dragon bones to be ground down to be made into powerful medicines. When the sources of these fossils were tracked down sites rich with fossil remains were found including the ancestors of mankind… Saber más sobre este artículo

The crucial episodes in Earth's vast history linked to theories of evolution and extinction, and the advent of man. 246 pages with 85 Figures throughout the text. Book in very good condition with light tanning and price crossed out on cover.

The evolution of the idea of evolution - all we have learned about the shaping of life on earth in the decades since Darwin, recounting the personal battles, sacrifices, and triumphs. 418 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs and figures in the text. Book in good+ condition ex library with reference on first and last pages, stamp… Saber más sobre este artículo