Darwin's "Historical Sketch"
Darwin's

Author: Curtis N. Johnson

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 473

ISBN-13: 019088293X

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Curtis Johnson examines Charles Darwin's "Historical Sketch," creating profiles of the great thinkers writing before and during Darwin's lifetime.

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 24, 1876
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 24, 1876

Author: Charles Darwin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-12-01

Total Pages: 913

ISBN-13: 1316851737

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This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ideas with scientific colleagues, many of whom he never met in person. The letters are published chronologically: volume 24 includes letters from 1876, the year in which Darwin published Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom, and started writing Forms of Flowers. In 1876, Darwin's daughter-in-law, Amy, died shortly after giving birth to a son, Bernard Darwin, an event that devastated the family. The volume includes a supplement of 182 letters from earlier years, including a newly discovered collection of letters from William Darwin, Darwin's eldest son.

Catalogue of the Library of Charles Darwin Now in the Botany School, Cambridge
Catalogue of the Library of Charles Darwin Now in the Botany School, Cambridge

Author: Henry William Rutherford

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-25

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9781695683754

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For those engaged in research on Darwin or his circle, the Darwin Library is an invaluable resource. Originally donated by Darwin's son Francis to the library of the Botany School and now deposited in Cambridge University Library, it contains handwritten scribbles on book pages, note-filled scraps of paper pinned to back covers and personal inscriptions from mentors such as J. S. Henslow. First published in 1908, this catalogue to the Darwin Library collection, with an introduction by Francis Darwin, provides a gateway into Darwin's thought, research and intellectual context via his personal books and pamphlets. The book lists works in English and other languages, and contains bibliographic information, including the original publisher and date of publication, together with details of translations.

Charles Darwin In Cambridge: The Most Joyful Years
Charles Darwin In Cambridge: The Most Joyful Years

Author: John Van Wyhe

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2014-05-27

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9814583995

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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.