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Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection, 1825-1859

By Charles Darwin , Frederick Burkhardt , Stephen Jay Gould

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1996
ISBN
0521562120, 9780521562126
LCC
QH31.D2 A4 1996
Open Library ID
OL21570019M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (2750863 bytes)
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
280\280
Topic
Biology
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Charles Darwin stands as a towering figure in science, who changed the direction of modern thought in establishing the basis of evolutionary biology. These letters offer a fascinating window onto his daily experience, scientific observations, personal concerns and friendships, affording a unique glimpse of Darwin as both naturalist and family man. From his early years at Edinburgh University up to the publication of The Origin of Species in 1859, the letters in this volume chart the most exciting years of Darwin's life, including the voyage of the Beagle and the subsequent findings which led to his theory of natural selection. The Cambridge Edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (winner of the first Morton N. Cohen Award for a Distinguished Edition of Letters) has been hailed as a monumental edition and a triumph of post-war publishing. This selected edition, introduced by Stephen Jay Gould, makes these engaging letters newly available.

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