The Correspondence of Charles Darwin

Volume 14, 1866
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-521-84459-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 706 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1212 g

Reihe: The Correspondence of Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin's health improved substantially in 1866 under a dietary and exercise regime prescribed by his physician Henry Bence Jones. With renewed vigour, he worked steadily on his manuscript of Variation of Plants and Animals under Domestication, submitting all but the final chapter to his publisher in December. He also worked on the fourth, and much revised, edition of Origin which was delivered to printers in July, and preparations were begun for a third German edition of Origin. His improved health allowed him a more active social life. At Down, Darwin entertained a number of scientific colleagues whom he had known previously only through correspondence. He also made his first appearance in London scientific society in many years, touring the Zoological Gardens at Regent's Park, and appearing at a soirée at the Royal Society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Darwin, Charles

Porter, Duncan M.

Burkhardt, Frederick

Dean, Sheila Ann

Evans, Samantha

Innes, Shelley

Pearn, Alison M.

Sclater, Andrew

White, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of illustrations
List of letters
Introduction
Acknowledgements
List of provenances
Note on editorial policy
Darwin/Wedgwood genealogy
Abbrevations and symbols
The Correspondence, 1866
Appendix I. Translations
Appendix II. Chronology
Appendix III. Diploma
Appendix IV. Presentation list for the fourth edition of Origin
Manuscript alterations and comments
Biographical register and index to correspondents
Bibliography
Notes on manuscript sources
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Burkhardt, Frederick
Frederick Burkhardt (1912-2007) was the founder of the Charles Darwin Correspondence Project, and the associated high profile book series The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Press, 1985-the present). He was President of the American Council of Learned Societies from 1957 to 1974, and in 2003 was awarded the American Philosophical Society Thomas Jefferson Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement in the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences.