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MAUPERTUIS (Pierre-Louis Moreau de)] - Dissertation physique…
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MAUPERTUIS (Pierre-Louis Moreau de)] - Dissertation physique…
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MAUPERTUIS (Pierre-Louis Moreau de)] - Dissertation physique à l'occasion du nègre blanc - Leiden ; Sans nom, 1744 - 1 volume In-12° - Last white endpaper almost detached - Title page with the armillary sphere - Contemporary binding spotted havana calf - Smooth spine decorated (small tear at top head, missing title page) - Red edges - A good copy of the first edition of Maupertuis' genetic theories on biparental heredity, which preceded the discoveries of Darwin and Mendel by 150 years. He was given the opportunity to tackle these problems, as he explains in his preface, when 1 black albino child made a spectacular appearance in Paris.
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