The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 10, 1862

by Charles Darwin, Frederick Burkhardt, Joy Harvey, Duncan M. Porter, Jonathan R. Topham

Overview

As the sheer volume of his correspondence indicates, 1862 was a very productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments he carried out. The promotion of his theory of natural selection also continued: Darwin's own work expanded on it, Thomas Henry Huxley gave lectures about it and Henry Walter Bates invoked it to explain mimicry in butterflies. This volume concentrates on the progress of his scientific work, but also records the effects of Darwin's continuing ill health and the serious illness of two of his children.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521590327
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/12/1997
Series:	The Correspondence of Charles Darwin , #10
Pages:	980
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.53(h) x 2.13(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, 1862; Appendixes; Manuscript alterations and comments; Bibliography; Notes on manuscript sources; Biographical register and index to correspondents; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Darwin's 1862 correspondence is valuable for researchers and others interested in Victorian studies, providing a coherent picture of his activites during a productive time...Every time a new volume in this series appears, researchers have further reason to rejoice." Joel S. Schwartz, Isis

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