Helen Scales

11 Explorations into Life on Earth

Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 02/11/2017

ISBN: 9781782438403

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Science - History - Philosophy

Binding: Hardback

Size: 178 x 111 mm

Extent: 224 pages

Illustration: b/w photos, scans of Lecture notes and letters etc

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

The second in a series of books in association with the Royal Institution on their world-renowned Christmas Lectures, this time exploring the secrets of the natural world – with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough.

Following on from the success of 13 Journeys Through Space and Time, which took us on a voyage of astronomical discovery through past Christmas Lectures given at the Royal Institution on space and space exploration, this book turns our attention to our own planet and the animals, plants, fish, insects and all the other living things that inhabit it – how they’ve evolved and the vital roles they play in the intricate webs of life on earth.

Taking eleven of the most exciting and revealing Christmas Lectures on the natural world given at the Royal Institution, including Sir David Attenborough’s animal-packed Lectures from 1977 and Richard Dawkins’s explosive series on the evolution of life, we take an illuminating look at more than a hundred years of scientific exploration to discover the origins of life on our planet and the mysteries so far uncovered.

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  • With a foreword by veteran broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough

  • Including the famous Christmas Lectures given by Sir David Attenborough ('The Language of Animals'), Richard Dawkins ('Growing Up in the Universe'), Desmond Morris ('Animal Behaviour') and Julian Huxley ('Rare Animals and the Disappearance of Wildlife')

  • Following on from 13 Journeys Through Space and Time, which has sold over 12,000 copies since publication in November 2016

  • Dr Helen Scales is an articulate and very promotable writer and marine biologist. As well as teaching marine biology at Cambridge University, she regularly writes features for magazines and newspapers, appears on radio and has written a number of books. Helen is available for PR

  • If you enjoyed the hugely successful Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli then you will love this too

About the Author:

Helen Scales

Dr Helen Scales is a marine biologist, broadcaster and writer, appearing regularly on BBC Radio 4, Sky News and the BBC World Service. She is also scientific advisor to the charity Sea Changers, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a tutor at the University of Cambridge. Her most recent book, Spirals in Time, was chosen as a book of the year by the Guardian, The Times and the Economist, and as Book of the Week on Radio 4.

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