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Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution

Darwin's Ghosts Stott tells the story of the collective discovery of evolution, from Aristotle walking the shores of Lesbos with his pupils to Al-Jahiz, an Arab writer in the first century; from Leonardo da Vinci searching for fossils in the mine shafts of the Tuscan hills to Denis Diderot in Paris exploring the origins of species while under the surveillance of the secret police; and the brilliant naturalists of Full description

Important places

Lesbos (18)

Regions

Voreio Aigaio (25)

Countries

Greece (1,635)

Other geographical areas

Southern Europe (7,123)