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Origins: Selected Letters of Charles Darwin, 1822-1859. Anniversary edition. Charles Darwin changed the direction of modern thought by establishing the basis of evolutionary biology. This fascinating selection of letters, offers a glimpse of his daily experiences, scientific o
Title | : | Origins: Selected Letters of Charles Darwin, 1822-1859. Anniversary edition. |
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.60 (727 Votes) |
Id Book | : | 0521898625 |
Format Type | : | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | : | 286 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2008-06-16 |
Type File | : | PDF, DOC, RTF, ePub |
Charles Darwin changed the direction of modern thought by establishing the basis of evolutionary biology. This fascinating selection of letters, offers a glimpse of his daily experiences, scientific observations, personal concerns and friendships. Beginning with a charming set of letters at the age of twelve, through his university years in Edinburgh and Cambridge up to the publication of his most famous work, On the Origin of Species in 1859, these letters chart one of the most exciting periods of Darwin's life, including the voyage of the Beagle and subsequent studies which led him to develop his theory of natural selection. Darwin's vivid writing style enables the reader to see the world through his own eyes, as he matures from grubby schoolboy in Shropshire to one of the most controversial thinkers of modern times. This is a special Anniversary Edition of the best-selling Burkhardt: Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection, 1825-1859
Frederick Burkhardt (1912-2007) was the founder of the Charles Darwin Correspondence Project, and the associated high profile book series The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Press, 1985- ). He was President of the American Council of Learned Societies from 1957 to 1974, and in 2003 was awarded the American Philosophical Society Thomas Jefferson Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences.
This is a fascinating selection of letters written by Charles Darwin, a man who is summed up by Stephen Jay Gould in the Foreword as being "radical in his scientific ideas, liberal in his political and social views, and conservative in personal lifestyle"
The letters in this volume cover the period stretching from his childhood up to the publication of "On the Origin of Species" in 1859, including letters sent while on his voyage round the world on the Beagle. The inside of the book was just like new, but the back of the dust jacket was more gouged-looking than I had expected. In fact, however, Darwin is known to have exchanged at least 14500 letters with around 2000 different correspondents, and although the whole collection is a supremely valuable resource for the serious scholar it is hardly digestible for the more casual reader, who needs some preselection to whet the appetite for a more detailed examination.
This first collection covers the years from 1822, w
The letters in this volume cover the period stretching from his childhood up to the publication of "On the Origin of Species" in 1859, including letters sent while on his voyage round the world on the Beagle. The inside of the book was just like new, but the back of the dust jacket was more gouged-looking than I had expected. In fact, however, Darwin is known to have exchanged at least 14500 letters with around 2000 different correspondents, and although the whole collection is a supremely valuable resource for the serious scholar it is hardly digestible for the more casual reader, who needs some preselection to whet the appetite for a more detailed examination.
This first collection covers the years from 1822, w
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