商品簡介
White (1720-93) is thought of today as more of a literary figure than a scientist, and his research tends to be either ignored entirely or denigrated. British historian Dadswell sets out to correct the impression by showing that he was in fact a careful, systematic, and thoughtful naturalist who stood out from others of his time. He culls from his writings information about nature as an economy, the disappearing swallows, the problem of adaptation, and other matters. He appends five relevant papers and extracts. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Ted Dadswell was educated at Collyer's School, Horsham and Durham University. After a period of teaching in the North East he moved to London in 1975, since when he has worked as a freelance historian and editor. He now lives in East Oxford.
