Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 8, 1860

Informationen zum Autor Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) was born in Shropshire, England. His first text chronicling his five-year voyage on the HMS Beagle, which included his notable visit to the Galapagos Islands, earned him success as an author in 1839. His observations from the Galapagos, alongside an interest in natural history from an early age and studies over the consequent years, informed the development of his biological theories, culminating the ground-breaking text 'On the Origin of Species' for which he is best known. Klappentext The correspondence in this volume is dominated by the response to the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species. Zusammenfassung This volume is dominated by the response to the publication of Darwin's Origin of Species. The volume presents a wealth of detailed information! revealing how the Victorians coped with a theory that would revolutionise thinking about the organic world and human ancestry. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of letters; Introduction; Acknowledgements; List of provenances; Note on editorial policy; Darwin/Wedgwood genealogy; Abbreviations and symbols; The Correspondence, 1860; Appendixes; Manuscript alterations and comments; Bibliography; Bibliographical register and index to correspondents; Index.

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• Authors: Darwin Charles, Charles Darwin
• Assisted by: Janet Browne (Editor), Janet (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) Browne (Editor), Frederick Burkhardt (Editor), Frederick H. Burkhardt (Editor), Duncan M. Porter (Editor), Duncan M. (University of Cambridge Library) Porter (Editor), Marsha (University of Cambridge Library) Richmond (Editor), Richmond Marsha (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.03.1993
• EAN: 9780521442411
• ISBN: 978-0-521-44241-1
• No. of pages: 824
• Series: The Correspondence of Charles Darwin; Correspondence; The Correspondence of Charles Darwin
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Evolution, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, History of Science, Evolution / Evolutionary biology