Memorials of Sir C. J. F. Bunbury, Bart
Memorials of Sir C. J. F. Bunbury, Bart

Author: Charles James Fox Bunbury

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-12-29

Total Pages: 587

ISBN-13: 1108041183

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A memoir of Victorian botanist and geologist Sir Charles Bunbury (1809-86), published by his wife between 1890 and 1893.

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

Author: Charles Darwin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 726

ISBN-13: 9780521385640

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The letters in this volume cover two of the most momentous years in Darwin's life. Begun in 1856 and the fruit of twenty years of study and reflection, Darwin's manuscript on the species question was a little more than half finished, and at least two years from publication, when in June 1858 Darwin unexpectedly received a letter and a manuscript from Alfred Russel Wallace indicating that he too had independently formulated a theory of natural selection. The letters detail the various stages in the preparation of what was to become one of the world's most famous works: Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, published by John Murray in November 1859. They reveal the first impressions of Darwin's book given by his most trusted confidants, and they relate Darwin's anxious response to the early reception of his theory by friends, family members, and prominent naturalists. This volume provides the capstone to Darwin's remarkable efforts for more than two decades to solve one of nature's greatest riddles - the origin of species.

Routledge Revivals: John Phillips and the Business of Victorian Science (2005)
Routledge Revivals: John Phillips and the Business of Victorian Science (2005)

Author: Jack Morrell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1315445069

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First published in 2005, this book represents the first full length biography of John Phillips, one of the most remarkable and important scientists of the Victorian period. Adopting a broad chronological approach, this book not only traces the development of Phillips’ career but clarifies and highlights his role within Victorian culture, shedding light on many wider themes. It explores how Phillips’ love of science was inseparable from his need to earn a living and develop a career which could sustain him. Hence questions of power, authority, reputation and patronage were central to Phillips’ career and scientific work. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources and a rich body of recent writings on Victorian science, this biography brings together his personal story with the scientific theories and developments of the day, and fixes them firmly within the context of wider society.

An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and Ireland
An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and Ireland

Author: Jens Jakob Asmussen Worsaae

Publisher: Cosimo Classics

Published: 1852

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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"My aim in it has been to convey a juster and less prejudiced notion than prevails at present respecting the Danish and Norwegian conquests." -Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae, An Account of the Danes and the Norwegians (1852) An Account of the Danes and the Norwegians in England, Scotland and Ireland (1852) by Jens Warsaae, was based on his research into the Scandinavian invasions of the European mainland. During the 10th century, the European mainland was invaded by Norse settlers from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, who intermarried with native tribes and came to be known as "Normans." While their influence on the history of France was significant, it was even stronger in England, which the Normans conquered in the 11th century. Warsaae's book, commissioned by the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, was his attempt to revise the impressions that the 19th century British had of the effects of the Norman conquests on England. This replica of the original text is accompanied by numerous woodcuts.