Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries visited by H. M. S. Beagle (Cambridge Library Collection - Darwin, Evolution and Genetics) - Softcover

Darwin, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108002102 ISBN 13: 9781108002103

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Even before Charles Darwin changed the world with his theory of natural selection, he was recognised as an eminent scientist and natural historian. Published in 1840, his Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle reveals him as a writer of formidable intelligence and a keen observer of natural and human life. Darwin's journal encompasses every observable detail of the animals, birds and plants he encountered on the five-year voyage. It includes minute descriptions and even sketches of the movements and habits of hitherto unfamiliar species. Accompanying the entries are his own conclusions, analyses and classificatory notes that demonstrate his skill and talent as a naturalist. Darwin's entries on natural phenomena are interspersed with anecdotes of the indigenous peoples he encountered, transforming his journal from an impersonal scientific record to a book of true human interest.

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Book Description:

Charles Darwin, eminent scientist and natural historian, published this journal of his famous five-year research voyage in 1840. Filled with entries describing the places he visited, their inhabitants, and every observable detail of the animals, birds, and plants he encountered, the journal is a captivating read.

About the Author:

Charles Darwin was an English naturalist and author best-known for his revolutionary theories on the origin of species, human evolution, and natural selection. A life-long interest in the natural world led Darwin to neglect his medical studies and instead embark on a five-year scientific voyage on the HMS Beagle, where he established his reputation as a geologist and gathered much of the evidence that fuelled his later theories.A prolific writer, Darwin s most famous published works include The Voyage of the Beagle, On the Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, and The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals. Darwin died in 1882, and in recognition of his contributions to science, is buried in Westminster Abbey along with John Herschel and Isaac Newton.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1108002102
• ISBN 13: 9781108002103
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 652