BIBLIO is the largest independent book marketplace in the world, with over 100 million books.

Skip to content

Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most
Stock photo: cover may vary

Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough Paperback - 2004

by Rebecca Stott

Add to wish list

Pairing Charles Darwin and a rare species of barnacle as her unlikely protagonists, Stott has written an absorbing work of history that guides readers through the treacherous shoals of 19th century biology.

Reader reviews for Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough

From the publisher

A scientific detective story that illuminates the remarkable saga of Darwin's greatest achievement. Pairing Charles Darwin and a rare species of barnacle as her unlikely protagonists, Rebecca Stott has written an absorbing work of history that guides readers through the treacherous shoals of nineteenth-century biology. Beginning her scientific detective story in the 1820s, even before Darwin's Beagle voyage, Stott examines the mystery of why Darwin waited over two decades between formulating his pivotal theory of natural selection and publishing it. Lavishly illustrated, filled with riddles and concepts that challenge our notion of Victorian science, Darwin and the Barnacle is a thrilling account of how genius proceeds through indirection--and how one small item of curiosity contributed to history's most spectacular scientific breakthrough.

First line

January 1822. Leith, the harbour town of Edinburgh.

Details

  • Title Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough
  • Author Rebecca Stott
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publication date 2004-06-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780393325713 / 0393325717
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.9 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 2.29 cm)
  • Category Science
  • Library of Congress subjects Barnacles, Darwin, Charles
  • Dewey Decimal Code 576.82

More Copies for Sale

Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular...
Stock photo: cover may vary

Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780393325713 / 0393325717
Quantity available
1
Seller
Item price
NZ$7.12
NZ$7.12 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
W. W. Norton & Company. Used - Good. ATTN: EX-LIBRARY COPY>>>> Former Library book. paperback 100% of proceeds go to charity! Good condition with all pages in tact. Item shows signs of use and may have cosmetic defects.
Add to wish list
Item price
NZ$7.12
NZ$7.12 Delivery to USA
Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific...
Stock photo: cover may vary

Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough

by Stott, Rebecca

  • Used
  • Good
  • Paperback
Condition
Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780393325713 / 0393325717
Quantity available
2
Seller
Item price
NZ$11.99
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Add to wish list
Item price
NZ$11.99
Free Delivery to USA
Darwin and the Barnacle : The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular...

Darwin and the Barnacle : The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough

by Rebecca Stott

  • Used
  • Very good
  • Paperback
Condition
Very good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780393325713 / 0393325717
Quantity available
2
Seller
Item price
NZ$11.99
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W., 2004. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Add to wish list
Item price
NZ$11.99
Free Delivery to USA
Darwin and the Barnacle: ; The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular...
Stock photo: cover may vary

Darwin and the Barnacle: ; The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough

by Stott, Rebecca

  • New
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
New
Edition
1st Trade pb; First Printing
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780393325713 / 0393325717
Quantity available
1
Seller
Item price
NZ$22.29
NZ$11.59 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
W. W. Norton & Company. 2004. 1st Trade pb; First Printing. Trade Paperback, illus. . New. 309 pages . 0393325717 .
Add to wish list
Item price
NZ$22.29
NZ$11.59 Delivery to USA
Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular...
Stock photo: cover may vary

Show details

Description:
New.
Add to wish list
Item price
NZ$30.12
NZ$7.12 Delivery to USA
Darwin and The Barnacle
Stock photo: cover may vary

Darwin and The Barnacle

by Stott, Rebecca,

  • New
Condition
New
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780393325713 / 0393325717
Quantity available
5
Seller
Item price
NZ$36.37
NZ$7.12 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
new.
Add to wish list
Item price
NZ$36.37
NZ$7.12 Delivery to USA
Darwin and The Barnacle
Stock photo: cover may vary

Darwin and The Barnacle

by Stott, Rebecca,

  • Used
Condition
New
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780393325713 / 0393325717
Quantity available
5
Seller
Item price
NZ$36.37
NZ$7.12 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
like new.
Add to wish list
Item price
NZ$36.37
NZ$7.12 Delivery to USA
Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular...
Stock photo: cover may vary

Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough

by Stott, Rebecca

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780393325713 / 0393325717
Quantity available
1
Seller
Item price
NZ$38.61
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004-06-17. paperback. New. 5.50x1.00x8.20. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy.
Add to wish list
Item price
NZ$38.61
Free Delivery to USA
Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular...
Stock photo: cover may vary

Show details

Description:
Like New. 0x0x0.
Add to wish list
Item price
NZ$39.22
NZ$7.12 Delivery to USA
Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific...
Stock photo: cover may vary

Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough

by Stott, Rebecca

  • Used
  • Good
  • Paperback
Condition
Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780393325713 / 0393325717
Quantity available
1
Seller
Item price
NZ$55.91
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
Add to wish list
Item price
NZ$55.91
Free Delivery to USA