Darwin

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Darwin

John Van Wyhe

Andre Deutsch, 2008

  • : hard

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In slip case

Contains 17 loose folded items inserted in pockets, and 9 folded manuscripts fixed into the pages

Formerly CIP Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"Darwin" provides an unparalleled overview of the great scientist's life and theory of evolution. The story opens with the little-known discoveries before Darwin and then traces Darwin's life from his childhood in Shrewsbury through his education before his life-changing voyage on board HMS Beagle as a naturalist. His great work, "On the Origin of Species" is clearly explained, as well as Darwin's many other revolutionary works. This book is lavishly illustrated with original illustrations and features over 27 illuminating items of facsimile memorabilia, including: handwritten notebooks, diary entries and letters, drafts, notes, sketches and maps that reveal the very fabric of Darwin's life and work.

Table of Contents

  • Imprint
  • Contents and Introduction
  • The Abyss of Time
  • The Abundance of Nature
  • Charles Darwin - Born a naturalist: 1809-25
  • Edinburgh University: 1825-27
  • University of Cambridge: 1827-31
  • The Voyage of the Beagle: 1831-36
  • Eastern South America: 1831
  • Don Carlos, So Much of a Gaucho: 1832
  • Fossil Discoveries: 1832
  • Tierra del Fuego and the Shock of the Savage: 1832
  • Western South America: 1833-34
  • The Galapagos Islands - the True Story: 1835
  • Across the Pacific and Around the World: 1835-36
  • To Marry or not to Marry?: 1837-39
  • Journal of Researches: 1838-43
  • Zoology of the Beagle: 1838-43
  • Geology of the Beagle: 1838-43
  • At home with the Darwins: 1839-53
  • Putting the Puzzle Together: 1853-59
  • Barnacles: 1853
  • On the Origin of Species: 1859
  • The Reception of Darwin's Theory of Evolution: 1859-64
  • Orchids: 1862
  • Variation: 1868
  • The Powers of Plants: 1868
  • The Descent of Man and The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals: 1871-1872
  • The Sage of Downe and the Study of Worms: 1881-82
  • Darwin's Death and Legacy: 1882 - present
  • Index
  • Credits
  • Further Reading.

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