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The autobiography of Charles Darwin

Title
The autobiography of Charles Darwin / edited by Francis Darwin ; introduction by H. James Birx.
Author
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Publication
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Darwin, Francis, Sir, 1848-1925.
  • Birx, H. James.
Description
xxiv, 365 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
Summary
  • "In his Autobiography written in 1876 but published posthumously, the naturalist Charles Darwin reflects on those crucial events that resulted in his discovering the scientific theory of organic evolution by means of natural selection. He examines his five-year voyage on the HMS Beagle and subsequent preparation of a manuscript for his pivotal work, On the Origin of Species (1859). Also included are many of Darwin's important letters, edited by his son, Francis. They reveal the freethinking geobiologist's thoughts on religious beliefs, scientific research, and the bitter controversy surrounding the far-reaching ramifications of evolutionary theory for life on Earth (including our own species).
  • The reissue of this volume is a major contribution to the history and philosophy of evolutionary thought."--Jacket.
Series Statement
Great minds series
Uniform Title
  • Charles Darwin
  • Great minds series
Alternative Title
Charles Darwin
Subject
  • Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
  • Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
  • Darwin, Charles
  • On the origin of species (Darwin, Charles)
  • Naturalists > Great Britain > Biography
  • Naturalists
  • Great Britain
Genre/Form
  • Biography
  • Biographies.
Note
  • Originally published: Charles Darwin. New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1893.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. The Darwins -- 2. Autobiography -- 3. Religion -- 4. Reminiscences -- 5. Cambridge life : the appointment to the Beagle, 1828-1831 -- 6. The voyage, 1831-1836 -- 7. London and Cambridge, 1836-1842 -- 8. Life at Down, 1842-1854 -- 9. The foundations of the Origin of species, 1831-1844 -- 10. The growth of the Origin of species, 1843-1858 -- 11. The writing of the Origin of species, June 1958 to November 1959 -- 12. The publication of the Origin of species, October to December 1859 -- 13. The Origin of species : reviews and criticisms, adhesions and attacks, 1860 -- 14. The spread of evolution, 1861-1871 -- 15. Miscellanea, revival of geological work, the vivisection question, honours -- 16. The fertilisation of flowers -- 17. Climbing plants, power of movement in plants, insectivorous plants, Kew index of plant names -- 18. Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 1573928348
  • 9781573928342
LCCN
00056521
OCLC
  • ocm44467491
  • 44467491
  • SCSB-1200889
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library