The Annotated Old Fourlegs
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1775844994 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The new book features insights and discussion about the personalitites behind the original discovery, and the era in which they operated, along with exciting finds and advances made in the field since the first book was published. Mike Bruton’s book offers the original publication, but now with extensive annotations in both margins, modelled on Martin Gardener's The Annotated Alice. JLB Smith's famous Old Fourlegs (on the discovery of the first and second coelacanths) was a best-selling South African natural history classic that was translated into 16 languages and published in many editions. With a new foreword, detailed introduction and conclusion, it brings the coelacanth story right up to date.
Although he is best known for his research on the coelacanth, he has also worked extensively on the life-history strategies of freshwater fishes. About the Author Mike Bruton has had an adventurous career as an ichthyologist and science educator in Africa and beyond. Recent experiences saw him working as an informal science educator in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. . He headed the Ichthyology Institute (Grahamstown), worked at the Natural History Museum (London) and headed the Two Oceans Aquarium
Recent experiences saw him working as an informal science educator in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. He headed the Ichthyology Institute (Grahamstown), worked at the Natural History Museum (London) and headed the Two Oceans Aquarium. Mike Bruton has had an adventurous career as an ichthyologist and science educator in Africa and beyond. Although