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Douglas Palmer

Autor(a) de Atlas of the Prehistoric World

42+ Works 858 Membros 10 Críticas

About the Author

Douglas Palmer is a Lecturer for the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education and Supervisor in Natural Sciences (Geology) for Robinson College.

Obras por Douglas Palmer

Atlas of the Prehistoric World (1999) 99 exemplares
Evolution: The Story of Life (2009) 80 exemplares
Fossils (DK Pockets) (1996) 79 exemplares
Origins: Human Evolution Revealed (1734) 30 exemplares
The Origins of Man (2007) 25 exemplares
The Neanderthal (2000) 22 exemplares
Ultimate Dinosaurs (2013) — Autor — 21 exemplares
Dinosaur Treks Magnificent Mazes (2005) 17 exemplares
Encyclopedia of Prehistoric World (2006) 15 exemplares
Viewfinder: Fossils (2010) 13 exemplares
Dinosaurs (Collins Gem) (2006) 5 exemplares
Fossils (Collins Gem) (2006) 5 exemplares
DK Pockets Fossils 1 exemplar
Collins Gem - Fossils (2008) 1 exemplar
Dinosaurs and Fossils (2015) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Earth: The Definitive Visual Guide (2003) — Contribuidor, algumas edições558 exemplares
Mysteries of the Ancient World (1979) — Contribuidor, algumas edições522 exemplares
The Science Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (2014) — Contribuidor — 495 exemplares

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Great reference book with structured layout for building connections from a foundation. Includes headings, subtitles, necessary vocabulary, and summaries of background knowledge. High level scientific learning is broken down for easier understanding. Good reference book, so I recommend the printed version for your real life bookshelf.
 
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WiserWisegirl | 1 outra crítica | Dec 2, 2022 |
Great reference book with structured layout for building connections from a foundation. Includes headings, subtitles, necessary vocabulary, and summaries of background knowledge. High level scientific learning is broken down for easier understanding. Good reference book, so I recommend the printed version for your real life bookshelf.
 
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WiserWisegirl | 1 outra crítica | Dec 2, 2022 |
Finally a solid, comprehensible and above all scientifically correct survey of the earliest human history. Douglas Palmer writes very vulgarising, but based on excellent documentation. He presents the successive steps of the transition from mammals to our homo sapiens species, not a linear movement as formerly molded into the simple model of a family tree, but an ever more erratic shrub: “Every now and then large bunches of twigs develop (species), with most coming to nothing and dying out. But every now and then there is a twig that manages to hold on and then diverges into new forms (…); the entire grove eventually becomes a shrub-like three-dimensional shape with countless twigs, which will continue to grow over time”.

What particularly pleased me is Palmer's continued emphasis on the preliminary nature of the findings. Because if there is one scientific sector where views are constantly changing, it is that of palaeontology: with almost every new discovery and with almost every new technique that is applied, the picture of human origin has to be adjusted (and unfortunately this is partly due to the widespread unscientific approach by many palaeontologists themselves, see my review in my History-account on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3490430895). And Palmer explains that very well. In the end, he also zooms in on the revolutionary new insights that advances in genetic research are yielding. The only downside is that this book was published in 2005, already 15 years ago, and thus in the early stage of that genetic research. Fortunately, Palmer also warns against exaggerated expectations in this field, because even that genetic research has its limitations. Engaging and Fascinating.
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bookomaniac | Aug 20, 2020 |
This book is very well done but it's awfully slim for the subject. It really only offers a cursory summation of the state of knowledge on the origins of man at the time it was published. I think this would be a very good book to get someone interested in the topic but it's certainly not for anyone who wants to explore it in any depth.
 
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Obras
42
Also by
3
Membros
858
Popularidade
#29,814
Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
10
ISBN
82
Línguas
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