Reef Madness
by David Dobbs
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0375421610
- ISBN 13
- 9780375421617
- Seller
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Missoula, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Reef Madness describes a 35-year argument that took place in the late 1800s between Charles Darwin and a younger scientist, Alexander Agassiz, over how coral reefs formed. That's the issue at its simplest — a scientific conflict. But it's also a story of intense personal and philosophical conflicts: of a son trying to deal with the huge legacy of a very famous, brilliant, but maddeningly flawed father, and a wider dispute among scientists about the rules of science. It was both a blood feud and a philosophical debate of the most elemental kind. And though it was forgotten for most of the last 50 years, it was at the time one of the hottest controversies in science.
Synopsis
David Dobbs was born in Texas and attended Oberlin College. His articles have appeared in Audubon, Popular Science , and Outside . His previous books include The Northern Forest (with Richard Ober) and The Great Gulf . He lives in Vermont.
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Details
- Seller
- The Vespiary Book Restoration & Bindery (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- SQ7286100
- Title
- Reef Madness
- Author
- David Dobbs
- Format/Binding
- Ex-library
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0375421610
- ISBN 13
- 9780375421617
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- January 4, 2005
- Keywords
- coral
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science/Nature Writing;