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The restless clock, a history of the centuries-long argument over what makes living things tick, Jessica Riskin

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The restless clock, a history of the centuries-long argument over what makes living things tick, Jessica Riskin

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-531) and index

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illustrationsplates

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The restless clock

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bibliography

Oclc number

907147512

Responsibility statement

Jessica Riskin

Sub title

a history of the centuries-long argument over what makes living things tick

Table Of Contents

Huxley's joke, or the problem of agency in nature and science -- Machines in the garden -- Descartes among the machines -- The passive telescope or the restless clock -- The first androids -- The adventures of Mr. Machine -- Dilemmas of a self-organizing machine -- Darwin between the machines -- The mechanical egg and the intelligent egg -- Outside in -- History matters

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