Charles Darwin : evolution by natural selection /

Excerpt from Charles Darwin: Evolution by Natural Selection My introduction to the name of Darwin took place nearly sixty years ago in Paris, where I used to be taken from i'ny home in the Rue de la Paix to play in the Gardens of the Tuileries. On the way, in the Rue saint-honor near the corner...

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Main Author: De Beer, Gavin, Sir, 1899-1972
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1976, c1963
Westport, Conn. : 1976, c1963
Series:British men of science
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Table of Contents:
  • Biology before the Beagle
  • Enter Darwin
  • The voyage of the Beagle
  • Geological results of the voyage of the Beagle
  • Biological results of the voyage of the Beagle
  • Marriage, down, and the Essay on Species
  • Barnacles and the Origin of Species
  • The reception of the Origin
  • Modern views on natural selection
  • Variation, man, and emotions
  • Plants, vegetable mould, and earthworms
  • The way to Westminster Abbey
  • Chronology of Darwin's life