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Travels on the Amazon

This book offers an in-depth look at the diverse ecosystems, cultures, and natural wonders of the Amazon River basin, providing readers with a detailed account of the region's unique flora, fauna, and human history. more

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Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace was a British naturalist renowned for his contributions to the theory of evolution. He independently proposed the theory of natural selection during his explorations in South America, sharing the honor of evolutionary theory with Charles Darwin. Wallace also conducted extensive research in entomology, botany, and geography. more

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“Branches or types are characterized by the plan of their structure, Classes, by the manner in which that plan is executed, as far as ways and means are concerned, Orders, by the degrees of complication of that structure, Families, by their form, as far as determined by structure, Genera, by the details of the execution in special parts, and Species, by the relations of individuals to one another and to the world in which they live, as well as by the proportions of their parts, their ornamentation, etc.”

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Book:Contributions to the Natural History of the United States of America: pt. I. Essay on classification. pt. II. North American Testudinata. 1857
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