The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 28, 1880

ISBN-13: 9781108839600 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 950 str.

Charles Darwin;The Editors of the Darwin Correspondence Project (University;Frederick Burkhardt (American Council of Learned Societies)

Opis

This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ideas with scientific colleagues, many of whom he never met in person. The letters are published chronologically. In 1880, Darwin published On The Power of Movement in Plants, and began writing his final book, The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms. He was engaged in controversy with Samuel Butler, following publication of his last book, Erasmus Darwin. At the end of the year, he succeeded in raising support for a Civil List pension for Alfred Russel Wallace, co-discoverer of the theory of natural selection.

Letters from 1880, when Darwin published On The Power of Movement in Plants.

Recenzje

'How much one learns about Charles Darwin the man, and not just the scientist, as one reads through these volumes. We are all hugely indebted to the editors of the Darwin Correspondence Project.' Michael Ruse, Quarterly Review of Biology

Spis treści

List of Illustrations; List of Letters; Introduction; Acknowledgments; List of Provenances; Note on Editorial Policy; Darwin/Wedgwood Genealogy; Abbreviations and Symbols; The Correspondence; Appendixes: I. Translations; II. Chronology; III. Diplomas and Testimonials; IV. Presentation List for Movement in Plants; V. Reviews of Movement in Plants; VI. Alfred Russel Wallace Memorial; Manuscript Alterations and Comments; Biographical Register and Index to Correspondents; Bibliography; Notes on Manuscript Sources; Index.