Charles Darwin and the Question of Evolution: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) - Softcover

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Herbert, Sandra

 
9780312475178: Charles Darwin and the Question of Evolution: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0312475179 ISBN 13: 9780312475178
Verlag: Bedford, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

The publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species in 1859 is widely regarded as a turning point in knowledge of the natural world. But Darwin's theory of natural selection was not developed in a vacuum; rather, it represents the culmination of an enormous shift in scientific and popular opinion on the subject of species mutability from the late eighteenth century onward. Through her insightful introduction and engaging collection of documents, Sandra Herbert examines this era of scientific thought and the startling discoveries that led Darwin and others to the conclusion that life has evolved. A wide range of documents from over a dozen authors, and excerpts from Darwin's own notebooks and On the Origin of Species -- offer a fascinating glimpse into this crucial era of scientific thought. 

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SANDRA HERBERT is Professor Emerita of History at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA. Herbert edited The Red Notebook of Charles Darwin (1980) and co-edited Charles Darwin's Notebooks, 1836-1844 (1987).

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Verlag
Bedford
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0312475179
ISBN 13 
9780312475178
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1
Anzahl der Seiten
160
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