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This landmark book is the first full appraisal of Vladimir Nabokovs long-neglected contributions as a scientist. Although his liter ary achievements are renowned, until recently his scientific discoveries were ignored or dismissed by many. Nabokov created well ove r 1,000 technical illustrations of the anatomical structures of butterflies, seeking to understand the evolutionary diversity of sma ll butterflies called Blues. But only lately have scientists confirmed his meticulous research and vindicated his surprising hypothe ses. This...[Llegir més]