On Growth and Form | Themes
Instruction and Learning
Thompson’s text is instructional by its very nature. From the outset of the work, his purpose is solely as he himself describes it:
To correlate with mathematical statement and physical law certain of the simpler outward phenomena of organic growth and structure or form, while all the while regarding the fabric of the organism, ex hypothesi, as a material and mechanical configuration.
The entire text is then divided by topic, each one an important aspect pertaining to the study of morphology. Chapter 9, for...
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