malay archipelago
- n a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia
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- 100 Years After Death, Evolution's Other Discoverer Gains Recognition
I had a headache the rest of the day, so great was the excitement produced by what will appear to most people a very inadequate cause." (The Malay Archipelago, 1869) Imagine if you could get that excited about anything, let alone insect collecting, as Alfred Russel Wallace, who died 100 years ago today (Nov. 7), did in this journal entry made during the eminent, if overlooked, field biologist's ...
Nov. 7, 2013 - LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News