It takes the average reader 8 hours and 56 minutes to read The Politics of Evolution by Adrian Desmond
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Looking for the first time at the cut-price anatomy schools rather than genteel Oxbridge, Desmond winkles out pre-Darwinian evolutionary ideas in reform-minded and politically charged early nineteenth-century London. In the process, he reveals the underside of London intellectual and social life in the generation before Darwin as it has never been seen before. "The Politics of Evolution is intellectual dynamite, and certainly one of the most important books in the history of science published during the past decade."—Jim Secord, Times Literary Supplement "One of those rare books that not only...
The Politics of Evolution by Adrian Desmond is 532 pages long, and a total of 134,064 words.
This makes it 180% the length of the average book. It also has 164% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 12 minutes to read The Politics of Evolution aloud.
The Politics of Evolution is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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