Evolutionary Writings: Including the Autobiographies Darwin Charles, Secord James A.

Автор: Darwin Charles, Secord James A.
Название: Evolutionary Writings: Including the Autobiographies (Эволюция письма)
Издательство: Oxford Academ
Классификация:
Биография и автобиография
Биография и автобиография: Историческая, политическая и военная
Биография и автобиография: Наука,техника и машиностроение
История науки
Биологические науки: общие вопросы
ISBN: 0199580146
ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199580149
ISBN: 0-19-958014-6
ISBN-13(EAN): 978-0-19-958014-9
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 544
Вес: 0.368 кг.
Дата издания: 31.07.2010
Серия: Oxford world`s classics
Язык: ENG
Иллюстрации: Map, 8 line drawings
Размер: 19.30 x 12.70 x 2.79 cm
Читательская аудитория: Postgraduate, research & scholarly
Подзаголовок: Including the autobiographies
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: This unique anthology brings together a marvelous collection of Darwins most accessible and significant writings, providing the most fully rounded picture of his ideas to be found in a single volume. This marvelous book presents readers with the key chapters of his most important books, including excerpts from the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1859), and the Descent of Man (1871), along with the full, authoritative text of Darwins delightful autobiography Recollections. These writings are accompanied by generous selections of responses from Darwins nineteenth-century readers, providing a keen sense of the original controversy sparked by his ideas. The wide-ranging Introduction by James A. Secord explores the global impact and origins of Darwins work and the reasons for its unparalleled significance today. The book also includes a map of the Beagles voyage, a biographical appendix identifying everyone mentioned in the texts, illustrations from the Journal of Researches, and an index. This generous collection of Darwins finest writings will make a superb introduction to ideas that truly changed the world.
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