Charles Darwin''s Shorter Publications, 18291883

Informationen zum Autor John van Wyhe is an historian of science. He is the founder and Director of Darwin Online (http://darwin-online.org.uk/) - the largest edition of Darwin's publications and manuscripts ever published, and a Bye-Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge (Darwin's own college). He recently led the restoration of Darwin's rooms at Christ's College. Dr van Wyhe's research has challenged the long-held view that Darwin held back or kept his theory secret for 20 years (Darwin's delay). His books include Charles Darwin's Notebooks from the Voyage of the Beagle, with Gordon Chancellor and a foreword by Richard Darwin Keynes (Cambridge University Press, 2009), Darwin in Cambridge (Cambridge, Christ's College, 2009) and Darwin (Andre Deutsch, 2008, and National Geographic, 2009). Klappentext Annotated with original illustrations, this valuable text brings together all known shorter publications, letters and journals written by Charles Darwin. Zusammenfassung Contains a wealth of valuable material! bringing together all known shorter publications by Charles Darwin including the first publication! with A. R. Wallace! of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. With over seventy newly discovered items! fully edited and annotated! this text contains original illustrations and a comprehensive bibliography. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Janet Browne and Jim Secord; Introduction; Acknowledgements; The Shorter Publications 1829-1883; Bibliography; Index.

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• Autori: Charles Darwin, John van Wyhe, John (University of Cambridge) van Wyhe, VAN WYHE JOHN, John van Wyhe
• Con la collaborazione di: John van Wyhe (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 19.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521888097
• ISBN: 978-0-521-88809-7
• Pagine: 556
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Evolution, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, History of Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Evolution / Evolutionary biology