Alfred Russel Wallace

Is Mars Habitable?

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Alfred Russel Wallace



In 1907 Wallace wrote the short book Is Mars Habitable? to criticize the claims made by Percival Lowell that there were Martian canals built…

The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2

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Alfred Russel Wallace



The Malay Archipelago is a pioneering exploration of Southeast Asia, penned by Alfred Russel Wallace, a contemporary of Charles Darwin and c…

The Malay Archipelago, Volume 1

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Alfred Russel Wallace



The Malay Archipelago is a classical Victorian work combining natural history, biogeography and ethnology while describing Wallace's travels…

narrative of travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, with an account of the native tribes, and observations on the climate, geology, and natural history of the Amazon valley


Alfred Russel Wallace



From 1848 - 1852, Alfred Russell Wallace travelled in Brazil, exploring the Amazon and Rio Negro rivers and tributaries. During these travel…