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《达尔文之后——自然史沉思录》(Euer Since Darwin——Reflections in Natural History,1977)是部科技小品汇编;这些小品文在1974—1977年先后发表于《自然史杂志》的“生命之窗”专栏,而后作者重新整理,分为八大部分,各自成篇,前后呼应,以“进化学说为线索”贯穿全书。 作者叙述了达尔文名著《物种起源》的成书经过,对世界科学所作出的巨大贡献,以及时人的评论;说明了达尔文学说是怎样被用以研究人类进化:描述了生物进化的种种趣闻;概述了生命史的格局;回顾了人类赖以繁衍生息的地球的历史;探讨了物体大小对其形状的影响;揭示了社会和政治观点对所谓“客观”科学的影响;指出了错误地运用进化学说指导制定社会政策的一些现象。从书中可看出作者匠心独运,颇有见地,虽则某些观点不足为训。 作品文笔生动,意趣盎然,科学与文学结合,浑然一体,实为科普作品之上乘。
The essays in Darwin - Reflections in Natural History (1977) are a compilation of scientific sketches; these essays were published in the Journal of Natural History in Window of Life in 1974-1977, Column, and then the author rearranged, divided into eight parts, each into a chapter, echoed back and forth, “evolutionary theory as a clue” throughout the book. The author describes Darwin’s famous book The Origin of Species, its contribution to the world science, and his comments on humanity in the past. It explains how Darwin’s theory was used to study human evolution: a description of the anecdotes of biological evolution. Reviewed the history of the earth upon which mankind relies; explored the influence of object size on its shape; revealed the influence of social and political views on the so-called “objective” science; and pointed out that the mistaken application of advances in chemistry Say some of the phenomena that guide the development of social policies. From the book can be seen that the author imaginative, quite insightful, although some of the ideas inadequate training. Works writing vivid, full of interest, combining science and literature, seamless, in fact, superior science works.