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Every living thing : man's obsessive quest to catalog life, from nanobacteria to new monkeys / Rob R. Dunn ; preface by E. O. Wilson
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Every living thing : man's obsessive quest to catalog life, from nanobacteria to new monkeys / Rob R. Dunn ; preface by E. O. Wilson

by Rob Dunn, Edward O. Wilson

An exploration of the history of biological discovery from the eighteenth century to the present day. This work examines the scientific quest to identify and organise the natural world, highlighting efforts to document biodiversity in diverse environments.

Accession 22079 ISBN 9780061430305 Publisher Collins
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