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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution is a 2009 book by British biologist Richard Dawkins, which was released on 3 September 2009 in the UK and on 22 September 2009 in the US.
- Richard Dawkins
- 470 pp.
- 2009
- 3 September 2009 (UK), 22 September 2009 (US)
Feb 5, 2021 · In 'The Greatest Show on Earth' Richard Dawkins takes on creationists, including followers of Intelligent Design and all those who question the fact of evolution through natural selection. Originally published: London: Bantam, 2009. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Aug 24, 2010 · Dawkins argues that the earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old (p. 81). As evidence he discusses the age of trees through counting tree rings, the known rate of decay of radioactive isotopes, carbon decay, and the molecular clock.
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In Richard Dawkins Further publications included The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (2009), a tribute to, and vehement defense of, the theory of evolution by natural selection; The Magic of Reality: How We Know What’s Really True (2011), a book for young readers that juxtaposes the scientific understanding…
Jan 1, 2009 · In this brilliant tour de force, Richard Dawkins pulls together the incontrovertible evidence that underpins it: from living examples of natural selection to clues in the fossil record; from plate tectonics to molecular genetics.
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Oct 8, 2009 · Evolution All Around. Share full article. The dancing sifaka lemur of Madagascar, which Richard Dawkins calls “possibly my favorite species in all the world.” From “The Greatest Show on Earth” By...
The Greatest Show on Earth | Richard Dawkins. Year published: 2009. Publisher: Free Press. ISBN: 978-0-593-06173-2. "Richard Dawkins is so much more than just the world's most famous atheist, this smart and engaging "evidence for evolution" is required reading for those who want a grounding in the facts.
