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How long does it take to read Developmental Biology?

Scott F. Gilbert

Developmental Biology by Scott F. Gilbert takes about 15 hours 22 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 15 hours 22 minutes

A long haul

First published 1985. 838 pages, about 230,450 words.

31 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 25 hours 36 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 15 hours 22 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 9 hours 36 minutes

The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Written primarily for undergraduate biology majors but also useful for introducing graduate students and medical students to developmental biology. In addition to exploring and synthesizing the organismal, cellular, and molecular aspects of animal development, the Seventh Edition expands its coverage of the medical, environmental, and evolutionary aspects of developmental biology.

Subjects: Developmental Biology, Biologia geral, Biologie du développement, Embryologie, Embriologia humana, Embryology

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