Author: Michel Anctil
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773554106
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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Naturalists in antiquity worked hard to dispel fanciful ideas about the meaning of living lights, but remained bewildered by them. Even Charles Darwin was perplexed by the chaotic diversity of luminous organisms, which he found difficult to reconcile with his evolutionary theory. It fell to naturalists and scientists to make sense of the dazzling displays of fireflies and other organisms. In Luminous Creatures Michel Anctil shows how mythical perceptions of bioluminescence gradually gave way to a scientific understanding of its mechanisms, functions, and evolution, and to the recognition of its usefulness for biomedical and other applied fields. Following the rise of the modern scientific method and the circumnavigations and oceanographic expeditions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, biologists began to realize the diversity of bioluminescence's expressions in light organs and ecological imprints, and how widespread it is on the planet. By the end of the nineteenth century an understanding of the chemical nature and physiological control of the phenomenon was at hand. Technological developments led to an explosion of knowledge on the ecology, evolution, and molecular biology of bioluminescence. Luminous Creatures tracks these historical events and illuminates the lives and the trail-blazing accomplishments of the scientists involved. It offers a unique window into the awe-inspiring, phantasmagorical world of light-producing organisms, viewed from the perspectives of casual observers and scientists alike.
Author: Zoë Armstrong
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1838740007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Focusing on extraordinary stories from nature, making links with the human world and readers' own experiences this series will capture children's imaginations with lyrical prose, astonishing facts and wonderful illustrations. "It does an incredible job at explaining how things in nature actually glow despite all the different environments they may live in." —Oh The Books We Love Aimed at younger readers who are just starting to engage in non-fiction, these books will not only teach amazing animal facts but will relate them back to everyday scenarios so children can really connect with the content they're learning about. With more emphasis on topic specific children's non-fiction, and the popularity of more lyrical prose intertwined with stunning illustrations, this series of books is sure to be a hit with younger children who are just starting to learn about the world we live in and its amazing - and sometimes bizarre - plants and creatures.
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Languages : en
Pages : 634
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 502
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Monthly magazine devoted to topics of general scientific interest.
Author: Edward Thomas Stevens
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Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Author: Edward Thomas Stevens
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Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Author: Edward Thomas Stevens
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Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Author: Various
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108054889
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 741
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The 1868 Nautical Magazine includes coverage of the Pacific region, a tsunami and possible climate impacts of deforestation and pollution.
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Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 746
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