The Quotable Darwin
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (526 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691169357 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The Quotable Darwin enables readers to see and understand Darwin in a new way, through his own words and those of his contemporaries. Through Darwin's own words, we learn how the aspiring naturalist matured with experience into the scientist whose revolutionary theory on evolution has been described as the greatest intellectual contribution to the nineteenth century. His humor, humility, frustrations, exultations, and more come through nicely in these well-selected quotes."--James T. This book of
We see Darwin as an innovative botanist and geologist, an affectionate husband and father, and a lively correspondent who once told his cousin that he liked to play billiards because “it drives the horrid species out of my head.” This book gives us an intimate look at Darwin at work, at home, as a public figure, and on his travels.Complete with a chronology of Darwin’s life by Browne, The Quotable Darwin provides an engagingly fresh perspective on a remarkable man who was always thinking deeply about the natural world.. A treasure trove of illuminating and entertaining quotations from the legendary naturalistHere is Charles Darwin in his own wordsthe naturalist, travele
. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her books include the acclaimed two-volume biography of Darwin, Charles Darwin: Voyaging and Charles Darwin: The Power of Place (both Princeton). Janet Browne is the Aramont Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University