Henslow's importance as Darwin's mentor is well established. He
recommended Darwin for the post of naturalist on the Beagle and
also encouraged him to read Lyell's pivotal geology text (also
reissued in this series). While professor of botany at Cambridge,
Henslow nurtured independent inquiry and acute observation in his
students. These attributes are evident in this liberally
illustrated 1835 book, which also reveals the influence of
Candolle's Th orie El mentaire de la Botanique (1813) and
Physiologie V g tale (1832). Henslow's book, like his meticulous
research papers and his innovative lectures, included focussed
investigations on the nature and stability of 'species'. Charles
Darwin paid such close attention that he became known as 'the man
who walks with Henslow', and Henslow's teachings were to echo
through Darwin's writings, from his jottings in notebooks on the
Beagle onward. This reissue gives modern readers easy access to the
work of this inspirational scientist.
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