Origins: Selected Letters of Charles Darwin, 1822-1859. Anniversary edition. (Selected Letters of C. Darwin) | 
| Creator: Frederick Burkhardt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 361413
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Anniversary
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 286
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0521898625
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780521898621
ASIN: 0521898625
Publication Date: June 16, 2008
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Product Description
Charles Darwin changed the direction of modern thought by establishing the basis of evolutionary biology. This fascinating selection of letters, offers a glimpse of his daily experiences, scientific observations, personal concerns and friendships. Beginning with a charming set of letters at the age of twelve, through his university years in Edinburgh and Cambridge up to the publication of his most famous work, On the Origin of Species in 1859, these letters chart one of the most exciting periods of Darwin's life, including the voyage of the Beagle and subsequent studies which led him to develop his theory of natural selection. Darwin's vivid writing style enables the reader to see the world through his own eyes, as he matures from grubby schoolboy in Shropshire to one of the most controversial thinkers of modern times. This is a special Anniversary Edition of the best-selling Burkhardt: Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection, 1825-1859
Book Description
Special Anniversary Edition of the best-selling Burkhardt: Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection 1825-1859 now with new, previously unpublished letters. This fascinating selection of the actual letters written to and from Darwin charts some of the most exciting periods in the life of one of the most controversial thinkers of modern times.
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