Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes
Collection of essays by Stephen Jay Gould
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Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes (1983) is Stephen Jay Gould's third volume of collected essays reprinted from his monthly columns for Natural History magazine titled "This View of Life".[1]
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| Author | Stephen Jay Gould |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Norton |
| Publication date | 1983 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| Pages | 413 |
| ISBN | 0393017168 |
| LC Class | QH366.2 .G66 1983 |
| Preceded by | The Panda's Thumb |
| Followed by | The Flamingo's Smile |
Three essays appeared elsewhere. "Evolution as Fact and Theory" first appeared in Discover magazine in May 1981; "Phyletic size decrease in Hershey bars" appeared in C. J. Rubins's Junk Food, 1980; and his "Reply to Critics", was written specifically for this volume as a commentary upon criticism of essay 16, "The Piltdown Conspiracy".[citation needed]
Awards
The book was awarded the 1983 Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science from the Phi Beta Kappa Society.