The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 10, 1862

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Main Details

Title The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 10, 1862
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Charles Darwin
Edited by Frederick Burkhardt
Edited by Joy Harvey
Edited by Duncan M. Porter
Edited by Jonathan R. Topham
SeriesThe Correspondence of Charles Darwin
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:980
Dimensions(mm): Height 242,Width 165
Category/GenreHistory of science
ISBN/Barcode 9780521590327
ClassificationsDewey:576.82092
Audience
General
Illustrations 16 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 12 June 1997
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

As the sheer volume of his correspondence indicates, 1862 was a very productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments he carried out. The promotion of his theory of natural selection also continued: Darwin's own work on it expanded, Thomas Henry Huxley gave lectures about it, and Henry Walter Bates invoked it to explain mimicry in butterflies. As well as monitoring the progress of his scientific work, the correspondence also records the continuing effects of Darwin's ill-health. Serious illness in two of his children also disrupts his work.

Reviews

'Latest volume in this authoritative work - a model of its kind - which covers a particularly busy and productive year in Darwin's life.' Naturalist ' ... a fitting tribute to this remarkable man.' M. R. D. Seaward, The Naturalist 'With all of its detail, its ferreting out of the minutiae of biographical and institutional detail, its superb appendices and informative supplementary essays, its exhaustive indexing, multiple bibliographies and biographical registers, its elegant style, the project deserves the highest of praise. This is a love of scholarship that easily matches Darwin's own performance. ... These volumes are indeed details - the level of scholarship that goes into each and every letter is truly astonishing. The research is exemplary.' Gordon McOuat, Annals of Science