Systme des animaux sans vertbres by Jean Baptiste Pierre An... - 9781108038058

Systme des animaux sans vertbresOu tableau gnral des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux\nAuthor(s): Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de Lamarck\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108038058, 978-1108038058\nSynopsis\nThe great French zoologist Lamarck [tel] was best known for his theory of evolution, called 'soft inheritance', whereby organisms pass down acquired characteristics to their offspring. Originally a soldier, Lamarck later studied medicine and biology, becoming particularly interested in botany; his distinguished career included admission to the French Academy of Sciences [tel], and appointments as Royal Botanist [tel] and as professor of zoology at the Muse Nationale d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793. Acknowledged as the premier authority on invertebrate zoology, he is credited with coining the term 'invertebrates'. This work, published in Paris in 1801, expands on Linna.