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100 1 _aWilson, Edmund B.
_q(Edmund Beecher),
_d1856-1939
245 1 0 _aBiology
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-07-26
508 _aProduced by Frank van Drogen, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
520 _a"Biology: A lecture delivered at Columbia University in the series on Science, Philosophy and Art" by Edmund Beecher Wilson is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This lecture serves as an introduction to various biological sciences, emphasizing the importance of understanding the phenomena of life through both a morphological and physiological lens. The book explores the challenges and methodologies of biological research, including the impact of Darwinian evolutionary theory on contemporary biology. In this lecture, Wilson discusses the dual nature of biology, focusing on both the structure (morphology) and function (physiology) of living organisms. He outlines how these aspects are interconnected and stress the importance of evolutionary history in understanding organisms. Wilson also tackles significant philosophical questions regarding the mechanistic interpretation of life, considering both the physical processes involved and the complexities of adaptation and evolution. He presents specific examples from genetics, such as Mendel's law of heredity, while also addressing unresolved questions in biology, such as the mechanisms behind regeneration in certain species. Overall, the lecture emphasizes the ongoing pursuit of knowledge in biology and the necessity of inquiry for future discoveries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBiology
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18911
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