Memorials of Sir C. J. F. Bunbury, Bart (Paperback)

Sir Charles James Fox Bunbury (1809-86), the distinguished botanist and geologist, corresponded regularly with Lyell, Horner, Darwin and Hooker among others, and helped them in identifying botanical fossils. He was active in the scientific societies of his time, becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1851. This nine-volume edition of his letters and diaries was published privately by his wife Frances Horner and her sister Katherine Lyell between 1890 and 1893. His copious journal and letters give an unparalleled view of the scientific and cultural society of Victorian England, and of the impact of Darwin's theories on his contemporaries. Volume 5 covers the years 1865-8, and shows Bunbury's wide reading, from Latin poetry and military history to new books such as the latest edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology, as well as an interesting correspondence between Bunbury, Lyell, Hooker and Darwin about Agassiz's theories on glaciation.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Memorials of Sir C. J. F. Bunbury, Bart 9 Volume Set, Volume 5
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	November 2011
Authors:	Charles James Fox Bunbury
Editors:	Frances Horner Bunbury • Katharine Horner Lyell
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	526
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-04116-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > General
LSN:	1-108-04116-7
Barcode:	9781108041164

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