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On Growth and Form: The Complete Revised Edition (Paperback)

by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (Author) "Of the chemistry of his day and generation, Kant declared that it was a science, but not Science-eine Wissenschaft, aber nicht Wissenschaft-for that the criterion..." (more)

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Paperback: 1116 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.; Revised edition (Jun 1992)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0486671356
ISBN-13: 978-0486671352
Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 5.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars simply a marvellous exposition of ideas, 21 April 2007

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I heard about this marvellous book as I was reading in the typical popular science literature years ago now but its almost impossible to avoid contact with this tome of the archetypal polymath D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson. A remarkable man with a wonderful open view of science and the, what's now called, interdisciplinarian approach to the world. Refreshingly full of new ideas especially for his day and even now where conservatism as usual is the norm in scientific circles. I hope many scientists read this book and see not just a curiosity but a representation of a whole approach to the world of nature. I will never forget the first time I read the chapter on coordinate transformations in animal shapes, today's schools simply do not inspire in this way and its time this changed. The prescence of this book, well read, on any person's bookshelf is a must.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A science classic. The meaning of form. Invention of chaos, 13 May 1999

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A science masterpiece. Written during WWI, revised during WW2. An amazing amount of knowledge, viewed through the eyes of an incredibly perceptive scholar and scientist. Early 20th century writing style. Greek, Latin, French and German citations. From the prefatory note: "an easy introduction to the study of organic Form, by methods which are the common places of physical science, which are by no means novel in their application to natural history, but which nevertheless naturalists are little accustomed to employ." Thompson's theory of transformations is covered in the last chapter.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An accessible version of a classic, 23 Mar 2007

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Peter Medawar called Growth and Form a classic of biological literature. This new edition makes it an accessible classic. Originally it was two volumes and over 1000 pages this edited volume and it was a challenging read. This new edition has kept Thompsons fantastic illustrations and removed some of the failings of the original text updating what is sure to become a classic of "systems biology"

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