Animals (Discovering the Earth)

Animals begins the story in ancient Greece, at a time when thinkers were trying to construct a coherent image of the universe. They needed to make sense of the world around them and the earliest theories explaining the origins of animals were drawn from the experiences of hunters. Greek philosophers eventually came to realize that careful observation of the animal kingdom is the only basis for a true understanding of the natural world. With this realization in mind, they laid the foundation of what would become a scientific approach to phenomena.Allaby, Michael is the author of 'Animals (Discovering the Earth)', published 2010 under ISBN 9780816061013 and ISBN 0816061017.