The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 4, 1847-1850

by Charles Darwin, Frederick Burkhardt (Editor), Sydney Smith (Editor)

Overview

This volume covers the first years of Darwin's study of the structure and systematics of barnacles: work that involved a worldwide search for specimens, detailed microscopic investigations, a consideration of the theoretical assumptions underlying classification schemes, and the solution of practical problems of zoological nomenclature. Darwin's convictions about the nature and origin of species influenced his observations and conclusions and provided insights that led to some remarkable discoveries. Throughout this period Darwin also maintained his involvement in major geological debates, as shown by important exchanges with Charles Lyell, Robert Chambers, James Dwight Dana, Bernhard Studer, and others. The letters to Darwin include Joseph Dalton Hooker's descriptions of his dramatic and frequently dangerous travels through previously closed regions of Sikkim and Tibet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521255905
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/27/1989
Series:	The Correspondence of Charles Darwin , #4
Pages:	752
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.53(h) x 1.77(d)

About the Author

Date of Birth:

February 12, 1809

Date of Death:

April 19, 1882

Place of Birth:

Shrewsbury, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

B.A. in Theology, Christ¿s College, Cambridge University, 1831

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; List of letters; Introduction; Acknowledgments; List of provenances; Note on editorial policy; Darwin/Wedgwood genealogy; Abbreviations and symbols; The correspondence, 1847–1850; Appendixes; Manuscript alterations and comments; Bibliography; Biography; Biographical register and index to correspondents; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"What a profound gift to scholarship in general, and to history of science in particular, these magnificent volumes are making." Quarterly Review of Biology

From the Publisher

Full authoritative texts of Darwin's letters, edited according to modern textual editorial principles and practice. This volume covers the first years of Darwin's study of the structure and systematics of barnacles: work that involved a worldwide search for specimens. Other topics include microscopic investigations and solving the practical problems of zoological terms. Biographical register and bibliography included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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