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The Lying Stones of Marrakech (2000) is the ninth volume of collected essays by the Harvard paleontologist, Stephen Jay Gould. The essays were culled from his monthly column "The View of Life" in Natural History magazine, to which Gould contributed for 27 years.
- Stephen Jay Gould
- 2000
11 apr 2000 · Eighteenth-century scholar Johann Beringer wrote a treatise on the wondrous "lying stones" (Lugensteine) of Wurzburg, a hoax cruel colleagues planted to make him look dumb: "Beringer could not have been more wrong about the Lugensteine, but he couldn't have been more right about the power of paleontology."
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- Stephen Jay Gould
1 gen 2000 · 3.96. 661 ratings36 reviews. In his latest collection of essays, bestselling scientist Stephen Jay Gould once again offers his unmistakable perspective on natural history and the people who have tried to make sense of it.
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2 feb 2021 · The lying stones of Marrakech : penultimate reflections in natural history. by. Gould, Stephen Jay. Publication date. 2000. Topics. Natural history -- Popular works, Biology -- Popular works, Biology, Natural history, Natuurlijke historie. Publisher. London : Jonathan Cape.
29 nov 2011 · Overview. Contents. Overview. About this book. Gould covers topics as diverse as episodes in the birth of paleontology to lessons from Britain’s four greatest Victorian naturalists.
- Stephen Jay Gould
- November 29, 2011
- 2000
17 apr 2001 · In this work of twenty-three essays, selected by Booklist as one of the top ten science and technology books of 2000, Gould covers topics as diverse as episodes in the birth of paleontology to lessons from Britain’s four greatest Victorian naturalists.
- Paperback
- Stephen Jay Gould
In his latest collection of essays, bestselling scientist Stephen Jay Gould once again offers his unmistakable perspective on natural history and the people who have tried to make sense...
