Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. Earthworms and their Allies, written in 1912 by Frank E. Beddard, offers both an introduction to the principal facts about earthworms and an analysis of their distribution across the world.
'I thought I knew quite a bit about earthworms o until I picked up this charming little book' Nick Baker'Many wonderful wormy tales unearthed by Coulthard' BBC Countryfile Magazine'A gem of a book'...
As one of the pioneers of modern embryology, Edmund Beecher Wilson's groundbreaking research on the development of the earthworm remains a foundational text in the field. Compellingly written and...
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