{"product_id":"on-growth-and-form-the-complete-revised-edition-9780486671352","title":"On Growth and Form: The Complete Revised Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this classic of biology and modern science  Sir DArcy Wentworth Thompson (18601948)  one of the most distinguished scientists of the modern era  sets forth his seminal \"theory of transformation\" - that one species evolves into another not by successive minor changes in individual body parts but by large-scale transformations involving the body as a whole. First written in 1917  the book was revised by Thompson in 1942  the revision reprinted here. The esteem in which this monumental  lavishly illustrated work is universally held derives not only from its scholarship and creativity  but also from the rich literary style that exemplifies Thompsons great erudition in the physical and natural sciences  ancient and modern languages and the humanities. The book begins with studies of organic magnitude  the rate of growth  cellular form and structure  adsorption  and the forms of tissues  then examines a vast spectrum of life forms  and concludes with a comparison of related forms that leads to the theory of transformations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45960684994613,"sku":"ByrdShop_0486671356","price":59.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780486671352.jpg?v=1788292339","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/on-growth-and-form-the-complete-revised-edition-9780486671352","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}