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Darwin's orchestra : an almanac of nature in history and the arts / Michael Sims.
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- ISBN: 0805042202 (alk. paper) :
- Physical Description: xv, 508 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt, 1997.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-484) and index. |
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| Subject: | Animals in literature. Animals in art. |
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Darwin's Orchestra : An Almanac of Nature in History and the Arts
An amusing volume of anecdotes in which every day of the year lists a historical event relating to some aspect of natural history--from an eclipse that halted a battle in 585 BC to the original connection between St. Valentine's Day and bird's mating habits. Bandw illustrations. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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