Review: Haeckel's Embryos: Images, Evolution, and Fraud, by Nick Hopwood

IF 0.3 4区教育学 Q4 BIOLOGY

American Biology Teacher Pub Date : 2015-11-01 DOI:10.1525/ABT.2015.77.9.12

K. Wellner

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Haeckel's Embryos: Images, Evolution, and Fraud . By Nick Hopwood. 2015. University of Chicago Press. (ISBN 978-0-226-04694-5). 388 pp. Hardcover. $45.00. Flip through biology textbooks, old or new, and chances are that you will find an illustration of vertebrate embryos arranged in rows and columns (see cover). This particular image, an embryo grid, is traced back to the work of Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919) and remains the single most published illustration in biology texts; no other diagram has proved so prevalent and resilient. Nick Hopwood's Haeckel's Embryos: Images, Evolution, and Fraud takes us on a journey of rich historical insight surrounding the origin and evolution of Haeckel's embryo grid. Hopwood is a professor at the University of Cambridge, where he studies embryonic development, the history of biology, and the visual culture of science. Having written a variety of scholarly articles about the history of embryology, Hopwood is no stranger to Haeckel's intriguing story, and Haeckel's Embryos presents a culmination (but not simply a repeat) of his previous publications. Hopwood provides the context for us to understand how Haeckel designed his drawings to mediate between a general …

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回顾:海克尔的《胚胎:图像、进化和欺诈》，作者:尼克·霍普伍德

海克尔的《胚胎:图像、进化和欺诈》2015年，尼克·霍普伍德著。芝加哥大学出版社。(ISBN 978-0-226-04694-5)。388页，精装版。45.00美元。翻翻新旧的生物教科书，你很可能会发现脊椎动物胚胎一排排排列的插图(见封面)。这张特殊的胚胎网格图可以追溯到恩斯特·海克尔(Ernst Haeckel, 1834-1919)的作品，至今仍是生物学教科书中发表最多的插图;没有其他图表被证明如此普遍和有弹性。尼克·霍普伍德(Nick Hopwood)的《海克尔的胚胎:图像、进化和欺诈》(Haeckel’s embryo: Images, Evolution, and Fraud)带我们踏上了一段围绕海克尔胚胎网格起源和演化的丰富历史见解之旅。霍普伍德是剑桥大学的教授，在那里他研究胚胎发育、生物学历史和科学的视觉文化。霍普伍德写过许多关于胚胎学历史的学术文章，对海克尔的有趣故事并不陌生，而《海克尔的胚胎》是他以前出版物的高潮(但不仅仅是重复)。霍普伍德为我们提供了理解海克尔如何设计他的绘画来调解一般……

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American Biology Teacher BIOLOGY-EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

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0.80

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108

期刊介绍： The American Biology Teacher is an award winning and peer-refereed professional journal for K-16 biology teachers. Articles include topics such as modern biology content, biology teaching strategies for both the classroom and laboratory, field activities, and a wide range of assistance for application and professional development. Each issue features reviews of books, classroom technology products, and "Biology Today." Published 9 times a year, the journal also covers the social and ethical implications of biology and ways to incorporate such concerns into instructional programs.