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Darwin takes a look at the life of this incredible man, from his
birth, his ground-breaking publications and far-flung travels,
Darwinism and his theories on evolution, all the way to his final
days. Over 160 stunning images and illustrations are included
within Darwin, ranging from personal diary entries (such as those
he made when deciding whether to marry or not), letters and
handwritten notes, as well as sketches from Darwin's famous works.
Revealing the famous scientist's life in compelling detail, Darwin
covers not only his scientific career and On the Origin of Species
but his personal struggles also, allowing us to see what truly made
the man.
A new, deluxe hardcover edition of one of the most important
scientific works ever written In December 1831, Charles Darwin
boarded the HMS Beagle, accompanying her crew on a five-year
journey that crossed the Atlantic Ocean to survey the coasts of
South America. As the expedition's geologist and naturalist, Darwin
collected evidence from the Galapagos Islands and other locations
which prompted him to speculate that species evolve over
generations through a process of natural selection. In 1859, Darwin
published On the Origin of Species, a work of scientific literature
considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. His
revolutionary work presented evidence from the Beagle expedition as
well as from years of subsequent research and experimentation.
Written for non-specialists, Darwin's book gained widespread
interest from the scientific community, religious leaders,
politicians and the general public. The theory Darwin presented in
his book quickly became the subject of heated debate and
discussion. Now accepted by the scientific community, Darwin's
concepts of evolutionary adaptation via natural selection are
central to modern evolutionary theory and form the foundation of
modern life sciences. Perhaps the most transformative scientific
volume ever published, this volume of the first edition of On the
Origin of Species Outlines Darwin's ideas, scientific influences
and the core of his theory Details natural selection and address
possible objections to the theory Examines the fossil record and
biogeography to support evolutionary adaptation Features a
"Recapitulation and Conclusion" which reviews key concepts and
considers the future relevance of Darwin's theory On the Origin of
Species: The Science Classic is an important addition to the
bestselling Capstone Classics series edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon.
It includes an insightful Introduction from leading Darwin scholar
Dr John van Wyhe of the University of Singapore, which presents new
research and an offers an original perspective on Darwin and his
famous work. This high-quality, hardcover volume is a must-have for
readers interested in science and scientific literature,
particularly evolutionary theory and life sciences.
Through a reassessment of phrenology, Phrenology and the Origins of
Victorian Scientific Naturalism sheds light on all kinds of works
in Victorian Britain and America which have previously been
unnoticed or were simply referred to with a vague 'naturalism of
the times' explanation. It is often assumed that the scientific
naturalism familiar in late nineteenth century writers such as T.H.
Huxley and John Tyndall are the effects of a 'Darwinian revolution'
unleashed in 1859 on an unsuspecting world following the
publication of The Origin of Species. Yet it can be misleading to
view Darwin's work in isolation, without locating it in the context
of a well established and vigorous debate concerning scientific
naturalism. Throughout the nineteenth century intellectuals and
societies had been discussing the relationship between nature and
man, and the scientific and religious implications thereof. At the
forefront of these debates were the advocates of phrenology, who
sought to apply their theories to a wide range of subjects, from
medicine and the treatment of the insane, to education, theology
and even economic theories. Showing how ideas about naturalism and
the doctrine of natural laws were born in the early phrenology
controversies in the 1820s, this book charts the spread of such
views. It argues that one book in particular, The Constitution of
Man in Relation to External Objects (1828) by George Combe, had an
enormous influence on scientific thinking and the popularity of the
'naturalistic movement'. The Constitution was one of the
best-selling books of the nineteenth century, being published
continuously from 1828 to 1899, and selling more than 350,000
copies throughout the world, many times more than Dawin's The
Origin of Species. By restoring Combe and his work to centre stage
it provides modern scholars with a more accurate picture of the
Victorians' view of their place in Nature.
Through a reassessment of phrenology, Phrenology and the Origins of
Victorian Scientific Naturalism sheds light on all kinds of works
in Victorian Britain and America which have previously been
unnoticed or were simply referred to with a vague 'naturalism of
the times' explanation. It is often assumed that the scientific
naturalism familiar in late nineteenth century writers such as T.H.
Huxley and John Tyndall are the effects of a 'Darwinian revolution'
unleashed in 1859 on an unsuspecting world following the
publication of The Origin of Species. Yet it can be misleading to
view Darwin's work in isolation, without locating it in the context
of a well established and vigorous debate concerning scientific
naturalism. Throughout the nineteenth century intellectuals and
societies had been discussing the relationship between nature and
man, and the scientific and religious implications thereof. At the
forefront of these debates were the advocates of phrenology, who
sought to apply their theories to a wide range of subjects, from
medicine and the treatment of the insane, to education, theology
and even economic theories. Showing how ideas about naturalism and
the doctrine of natural laws were born in the early phrenology
controversies in the 1820s, this book charts the spread of such
views. It argues that one book in particular, The Constitution of
Man in Relation to External Objects (1828) by George Combe, had an
enormous influence on scientific thinking and the popularity of the
'naturalistic movement'. The Constitution was one of the
best-selling books of the nineteenth century, being published
continuously from 1828 to 1899, and selling more than 350,000
copies throughout the world, many times more than Dawin's The
Origin of Species. By restoring Combe and his work to centre stage
it provides modern scholars with a more accurate picture of the
Victorians' view of their place in Nature.
This is the first full edition of the notebooks used by Darwin
during his epic voyage in the Beagle. It contains transcriptions of
all fifteen notebooks, which now survive as some of the most
precious documents in the history of science. The notebooks record
the entire range of Darwin s interests and activities during the
Beagle journey, with observations on geology, zoology, botany,
ecology, barometer and thermometer readings, ethnography,
anthropology, archaeology and linguistics, along with maps,
drawings, financial records, shopping lists, reading notes, essays
and personal diary entries. Some of Darwin s critical discoveries
and experiences, made famous through his own publications, are
recorded in their most immediate form in the notebooks, and
published here for the first time. The notebook texts are
accompanied by full editorial apparatus and introductions
explaining Darwin s actions at each stage, focussing on discoveries
that were pivotal to convincing him that life on Earth had evolved.
The Compact Guide: Charles Darwin reveals the famous scientist's
life in compelling detail. From his expedition aboard the Beagle
and his legendary research in the Galapagos Islands, to his
marriage and illness and the publication of his groundbreaking
works, this book sheds fascinating light on the most remarkable
aspects of Darwin's life - the extraordinary adventure of discovery
that led Darwin to some of his greatest breakthroughs; the
controversy with Alfred Russel Wallace on who first originated the
idea of evolution by natural selection; and the Darwin family's
prosperous but often tragic home life, and how Charles became one
of the first Victorians to reject religion and God.
Wallace's Malay Archipelago is a classic account of the travels of
a Victorian naturalist through island Southeast Asia. It has been
loved by readers ever since its publication in 1869. Despite
numerous modern reprints with appreciative introductions, this is
the first - and long overdue - annotated edition in English. This
edition explains, updates and corrects the original text with an
historical introduction and hundreds of explanatory notes. Wallace
left hundreds of people, places, publications and species
unidentified. He referred to most species only with the scientific
name current at the time. Whenever available, the common names for
species have been provided, and scientific names updated. The
content of the book has never been thoroughly analysed and compared
against other contemporary sources. It turns out that the book
contains many errors. This includes not just incorrect dates and
place names but some of the most remarkable anecdotes; for example,
the dramatic claim that tigers "kill on an average a Chinaman every
day" in Singapore or that a Dutch Governor General committed
suicide by leaping from a waterfall on Celebes. By correcting the
text of the Malay Archipelago against Wallace's letters and
notebooks and other contemporary sources and by enriching it with
modern identifications this edition reveals Wallace's work as never
before.
'This is a book that required a great many research hours, the kind
of volume you may be glad someone took the time to compile.'The
Quarterly Review of Biology This is the ultimate guide to the life
and work of Charles Darwin. The result of decades of research
through a vast and daunting literature which is hard for beginners
and experts alike to navigate, it brings together widely scattered
facts including very many unknown to even the most ardent Darwin
aficionados. It includes hundreds of new discoveries and
corrections to the existing literature. It provides the most
complete summaries of his publications, manuscripts, lifetime
itinerary, finances, personal library, friends and colleagues,
opponents, visitors to his home, anniversaries, hundreds of flora,
fauna, monuments and places named after him and a host of other
topics. Also included are the most complete lists (iconographies)
ever created of illustrations of the Beagle, over 1000 portraits of
Darwin, his wife and home as well as all known Darwin photographs,
stamps and caricatures. The book is richly illustrated with 350
images, most previously unknown.
Charles Darwin's words first appeared in print as a student at
Christ's College, Cambridge in 1829, and in almost every subsequent
year of his life he published essays, articles, letters to editors,
or other brief works. These shorter publications contain a wealth
of valuable material. They represent an important part of the
Darwin visible to the Victorian public, alongside his ever present
sense of humour, and reveal an even wider variety of his scientific
interests and abilities, which continued to his final days. This
book brings together all known shorter publications and printed
items Darwin wrote during his lifetime, including his first and his
last publications, and the first publication, with A. R. Wallace,
of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. With over
seventy newly discovered items, the book is fully edited and
annotated, and contains original illustrations and a comprehensive
bibliography.
'This is a book that required a great many research hours, the kind
of volume you may be glad someone took the time to compile.'The
Quarterly Review of Biology This is the ultimate guide to the life
and work of Charles Darwin. The result of decades of research
through a vast and daunting literature which is hard for beginners
and experts alike to navigate, it brings together widely scattered
facts including very many unknown to even the most ardent Darwin
aficionados. It includes hundreds of new discoveries and
corrections to the existing literature. It provides the most
complete summaries of his publications, manuscripts, lifetime
itinerary, finances, personal library, friends and colleagues,
opponents, visitors to his home, anniversaries, hundreds of flora,
fauna, monuments and places named after him and a host of other
topics. Also included are the most complete lists (iconographies)
ever created of illustrations of the Beagle, over 1000 portraits of
Darwin, his wife and home as well as all known Darwin photographs,
stamps and caricatures. The book is richly illustrated with 350
images, most previously unknown.
Charles Darwin's years as a student at the University of Cambridge
were some of the most important and formative of his life.
Thereafter he always felt a particular affection for Cambridge. For
a time he even considered a Cambridge professorship as a career and
sent three of his sons there to be educated. Unfortunately the
remaining traces of what Darwin actually did and experienced in
Cambridge have long remained undiscovered. Consequently his
day-to-day life there has remained unknown and misunderstood. This
book is based on new research, including newly discovered
manuscripts and Darwin publications, and gathers together
recollections of those who knew Darwin as a student. This book
therefore reveals Darwin's time in Cambridge in unprecedented
detail.
Charles Darwin's years as a student at the University of Cambridge
were some of the most important and formative of his life.
Thereafter he always felt a particular affection for Cambridge. For
a time he even considered a Cambridge professorship as a career and
sent three of his sons there to be educated. Unfortunately the
remaining traces of what Darwin actually did and experienced in
Cambridge have long remained undiscovered. Consequently his
day-to-day life there has remained unknown and misunderstood. This
book is based on new research, including newly discovered
manuscripts and Darwin publications, and gathers together
recollections of those who knew Darwin as a student. This book
therefore reveals Darwin's time in Cambridge in unprecedented
detail.
"The facts of variability, of the struggle for existence, of
adaptation to conditions, were notorious enough; but none of us had
suspected that the road to the heart of the species problem lay
through them, until Darwin and Wallace dispelled the darkness."T H
Huxley (1887)Darwin is one of the most famous scientists in
history. But he was not alone. Comparatively forgotten, Wallace
independently discovered evolution by natural selection in
Southeast Asia. This book is based on the most thorough research
ever conducted on Wallace's voyage. Closely connected, but worlds
apart, Darwin and Wallace's stories hold many surprises. Did Darwin
really keep his theory a secret for twenty years? Did he plagiarise
Wallace? Were their theories really the same? How did Wallace hit
on the solution, and on which island? This book reveals for the
first time the true story of Darwin, Wallace and the discovery that
would change our understanding of life on Earth forever.
"The facts of variability, of the struggle for existence, of
adaptation to conditions, were notorious enough; but none of us had
suspected that the road to the heart of the species problem lay
through them, until Darwin and Wallace dispelled the darkness."T H
Huxley (1887)Darwin is one of the most famous scientists in
history. But he was not alone. Comparatively forgotten, Wallace
independently discovered evolution by natural selection in
Southeast Asia. This book is based on the most thorough research
ever conducted on Wallace's voyage. Closely connected, but worlds
apart, Darwin and Wallace's stories hold many surprises. Did Darwin
really keep his theory a secret for twenty years? Did he plagiarise
Wallace? Were their theories really the same? How did Wallace hit
on the solution, and on which island? This book reveals for the
first time the true story of Darwin, Wallace and the discovery that
would change our understanding of life on Earth forever.
Wanderlust is the true story of Ida Pfeiffer (1797-1858), one of
the most remarkable female travellers who ever lived - a housewife
who decided to follow her dreams despite the strong disapproval of
society. At a time when it was considered utterly impossible,
Pfeiffer set off alone to travel the world. Along the way, she
survived storms at sea, parched deserts, plague, malaria, drowning,
earthquakes, robbers, murderers, head hunters and cannibals. She
became the first woman to circle the globe alone - and then the
first to do so twice. As a result of her incredible exploits and
her best-selling travel books, Pfeiffer became one of the most
famous women in the world in the nineteenth century. Hers is a tale
that culminates in spies, intrigue, a botched revolution and a
remarkable career cut tragically short by one voyage too many.
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