The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Volume 7: 1858-1859

Biography / Memoir

Series: The Correspondence of Charles Darwin Volume: 7

By: Charles Darwin(Author)

700 pages, B/w illus

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Volume 7: 1858-1859

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Covers the period leading up to and immediately after the publication of The Origin of Species.

List of illustrations; List of letters; Introduction; Acknowledgements; List of provenances; Note on editorial policy; Darwin/Wedgwood genealogy; Abbreviations; The Correspondence 1858 9; Appendixes; Manuscript alterations and comments; Bibliography; Biographical register and index to correspondents; Index.

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Biography / Memoir

Series: The Correspondence of Charles Darwin Volume: 7

By: Charles Darwin(Author)

700 pages, B/w illus

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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"Surely destined to stand as one of the triumphs in scope and excellence of post-war publishing in England."
– The Sunday Times

"The Correspondence in its totality is a treasure house for scientists, sociologists, historians and geographers alike. It also makes fascinating general reading."
– New Scientist

"The Calendar of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin is [...] one of the most important reference books to be published in the twentieth century."
– Isis

"A veritable reference guide to early Victorian natural science."
– Nature

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