Darwin's Mentor

Darwin's Mentor
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : 0521591465
ISBN-13 : 9780521591461
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Darwin's Mentor by : S. M. Walters

John Stevens Henslow is known for his formative influence on Charles Darwin, who described their meeting as the one circumstance 'which influenced my career more than any other'. As Professor of Botany at Cambridge University, Henslow was Darwin's teacher and eventual lifelong friend, but what of the man himself? In this biography, much previously unpublished material has been carefully sifted and selected to produce a rounded picture of a remarkable and unusually likeable academic. The time in 1829-31 when Darwin 'walked with Henslow' in and around Cambridge was followed directly by Darwin's voyage around the world. The gradually changing relationship between teacher and pupil over the course of time is revealed through their correspondence, illuminating a remarkable friendship which persisted, in spite of Darwin's eventual atheism and Henslow's never-failing liberal Christian belief, to the end of Henslow's life.

Darwin and Henslow

Darwin and Henslow
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 276
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Synopsis Darwin and Henslow by : Charles Darwin

The Voyage of the Beagle

The Voyage of the Beagle
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Publisher : Hayes Barton Press
Total Pages : 520
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000138312800
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Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis The Voyage of the Beagle by : Charles Darwin

OpmƄlingsskibet "Beagle"s togt til Sydamerika og videre jorden rundt

Charles Darwin's Zoology Notes and Specimen Lists from H. M. S. Beagle

Charles Darwin's Zoology Notes and Specimen Lists from H. M. S. Beagle
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 472
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ISBN-10 : 052167350X
ISBN-13 : 9780521673501
Rating : 4/5 (0X Downloads)

Synopsis Charles Darwin's Zoology Notes and Specimen Lists from H. M. S. Beagle by : Charles Darwin

For the first time, Darwin's notes and logs from his voyage are published. Included are analyses, pencil drawings, and technical notes.

Charles Darwin In Cambridge: The Most Joyful Years

Charles Darwin In Cambridge: The Most Joyful Years
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Publisher : World Scientific
Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : 9789814583992
ISBN-13 : 9814583995
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Charles Darwin In Cambridge: The Most Joyful Years by : John Van Wyhe

Charles Darwin's years as a student at the University of Cambridge were some of the most important and formative of his life. Thereafter he always felt a particular affection for Cambridge. For a time he even considered a Cambridge professorship as a career and sent three of his sons there to be educated. Unfortunately the remaining traces of what Darwin actually did and experienced in Cambridge have long remained undiscovered. Consequently his day-to-day life there has remained unknown and misunderstood. This book is based on new research, including newly discovered manuscripts and Darwin publications, and gathers together recollections of those who knew Darwin as a student. This book therefore reveals Darwin's time in Cambridge in unprecedented detail.

A Catalogue of British Plants Arranged According to the Natural System

A Catalogue of British Plants Arranged According to the Natural System
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 81
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ISBN-10 : 9781108061728
ISBN-13 : 1108061729
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis A Catalogue of British Plants Arranged According to the Natural System by : John Stevens Henslow

Originally published between 1829 and 1851, these papers represent some of the supporting material from Henslow's Cambridge botanical lectures.

Insectivorous Plants

Insectivorous Plants
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Total Pages : 484
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433007351830
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Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Insectivorous Plants by : Charles Darwin

Darwin

Darwin
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Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages : 484
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ISBN-10 : 9811229279
ISBN-13 : 9789811229275
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Darwin by : Paul Van Helvert

"This is the ultimate guide to the life and work of Charles Darwin. The result of decades of research through a vast and daunting literature which is hard for beginners and experts alike to navigate, it brings together widely scattered facts including very many unknown to even the most ardent Darwin aficionados. It includes hundreds of new discoveries and corrections to the existing literature. It provides the most complete summaries of his publications, manuscripts, lifetime itinerary, finances, personal library, friends and colleagues, opponents, visitors to his home, anniversaries, hundreds of flora, fauna, monuments and places named after him and a host of other topics. Also included are the most complete lists (iconographies) ever created of illustrations of the Beagle, over 1000 portraits of Darwin, his wife and home as well as all known Darwin photographs, stamps and caricatures. The book is richly illustrated with 340 images, most previously unknown"--

Le Bouquet Des Souvenirs

Le Bouquet Des Souvenirs
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Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : BNC:1001931389
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Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis Le Bouquet Des Souvenirs by : John Stevens Henslow

Charles and Emma

Charles and Emma
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Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages : 281
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ISBN-10 : 9781429934954
ISBN-13 : 1429934956
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Charles and Emma by : Deborah Heiligman

Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species, his revolutionary tract on evolution and the fundamental ideas involved, in 1859. Nearly 150 years later, the theory of evolution continues to create tension between the scientific and religious communities. Challenges about teaching the theory of evolution in schools occur annually all over the country. This same debate raged within Darwin himself, and played an important part in his marriage: his wife, Emma, was quite religious, and her faith gave Charles a lot to think about as he worked on a theory that continues to spark intense debates. Deborah Heiligman's new biography of Charles Darwin is a thought-provoking account of the man behind evolutionary theory: how his personal life affected his work and vice versa. The end result is an engaging exploration of history, science, and religion for young readers. Charles and Emma is a 2009 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature.