Memorials of Sir C. J. F. Bunbury, Bart

ISBN-13: 9781108041171 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 520 str.

Charles James Fox Bunbury;Frances Horner Bunbury;Katharine Horner Lyell

Opis

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 6 covers the years 1869 72. Bunbury was less active in scientific matters than before, but still reading copiously, carrying on a busy social life, and developing the gardens of his home in Suffolk. There are many comments on current affairs and politics."