Charles Darwin
An Anthology
1st Edition
Published on 15. March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
486 pages
978-1-4128-0994-8 (ISBN)
Description
Although his name has become a household word after he published Th e Origin of Species, a one-volume edition of his writings that covers the full gamut of his theoretical as well as scientific writings has not been available for many years. Charles Darwin: An Anthology, covers the heart of the five books for which the author is best known. This readable volume includes The Autobiography, The Voyage of the Beagle, The Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, and The Expression of the Emotions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
785 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4128-0994-8 (9781412809948)
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Persons
Marston Bates, Philip S. Humphrey, Lionel Tiger
Content
I: The Autobiography; 1: Recollections of the Development of My Mind and Character; II: The Voyage of the Beagle; 2: Tierra del Fuego; 3: Galapagos Archipelago; 4: Coral Formations; 5: Reflections on the Voyage; III: The Origin of Species; 6: The Darwin-Wallace Essays of 1858; 7: The Variation of Organisms; 8: Natural Selection; 9: Difficulties of the Theory; 10: Geology and Geography; 11: Recapitulation and Conclusion; IV: The Descent of Man; 12: Outline of the Evidence; 13: The Races of Man; 14: Principles of Sexual Selection; 15: Secondary Sexual Characters of Birds; 16: Secondary Sexual Characters of Man; 17: General Summary and Conclusion; V: The Expression of the E1notions; 18: The Expression of the Emotions in Monkeys; 19: Special Expressions of Man: Blushing; 20: Concluding Remarks on Emotions; 21: Biographical Sketch of an Infant; VI: Plants and Worms; 22: The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants; 23: Insectivorous Plants; 24: The Formation of Vegetable Mould