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Evolution: The First Four Billion Years (edition 2009)

by Michael Ruse (Editor), Joseph Travis (Editor), Edward O. Wilson (Foreword)

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An introduction to evolutionary biology, with sixteen essays about the history and philosophy of the field, related empirical and theoretical questions about topics such as speciation, adaptation, and development, and articles on important figures, social and political issues, and related religious topics.… (more)

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Title:	Evolution: The First Four Billion Years
Authors:	Michael Ruse
Other authors:	Joseph Travis (Editor), Edward O. Wilson (Foreword)
Info:	Belknap Press of Harvard University Press (2009), Hardcover, 1008 pages
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Ruse, Michael	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Travis, Joseph	Editor	main author	all editions	confirmed
Wilson, Edward O.	Foreword	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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An introduction to evolutionary biology, with sixteen essays about the history and philosophy of the field, related empirical and theoretical questions about topics such as speciation, adaptation, and development, and articles on important figures, social and political issues, and related religious topics.

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