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The Resource The evolution of Charles Darwin : the epic voyage of the Beagle that forever changed our view of life on earth, Diana Preston

The evolution of Charles Darwin : the epic voyage of the Beagle that forever changed our view of life on earth, Diana Preston

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"When twenty-two-year-old aspiring geologist Charles Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle in 1831 with his microscopes and specimen bottles-invited by ship's captain Robert FitzRoy who wanted a travel companion at least as much as a ship's naturalist-he hardly thought he was embarking on what would become perhaps the most important and epoch-changing voyage in scientific history. Nonetheless, over the course of the five-year journey around the globe in often hard and hazardous conditions, Darwin would make observations and gather samples that would form the basis of his revolutionary theories about the origin of species and natural selection. Drawing on a rich range of revealing letters, diary entries, recollections of those who encountered him, and Darwin's and FitzRoy's own accounts of what transpired, Diana Preston chronicles the epic voyage as it unfolded, tracing Darwin's growth from untested young man to accomplished adventurer and natural scientist in his own right. Darwin often left the ship to climb mountains or ride hundreds of miles, accompanied by local guides whose languages he barely understood, across pampas and through rainforests in search of further unique specimens. From the wilds of Patagonia to the Galápagos and other Atlantic and Pacific islands, as Preston vibrantly relates, he collected and contrasted giant fossils and volcanic rocks, observed the Argentinian rhea, Falklands fox, and Galápagos finch, through which he began to discern connections between deep past and present. Darwin never left Britain again after his return in 1836, though his mind journeyed far and wide to develop the theories that were first revealed, after great delay and with trepidation about their reception, in 1859 with the publication of his epochal book On the Origin of Species. Offering a unique portrait of one of history's most consequential figures, The Evolution of Charles Darwin is a vital contribution to our understanding of life on Earth"--
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
  • First edition.
  • First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Extent
vii, 501 pages
Note
Map on endpapers
Contents
  • PART ONE PRELUDE
  • The Selection of Darwin
  • "A Birthday for the Rest of My Life"
  • PART TWO THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE
  • "Like Giving a Blind Man Eyes"
  • "Red-Hot with Spiders"
  • "Gigantic Land Animals"
  • Land of Fire
  • "Truly Savage Inhabitants"
  • Res Nullius
  • El Naturalista Don Carlos
  • "Great Monsters"
  • The Furies
  • "The Very Highest Pleasures"
  • "Skating on Very Thin Ice"
  • "Eternal Rambling"
  • The Enchanted Islands
  • Aphrodite's Island
  • "Not a Pleasant Place"
  • "A Rising Infant"
  • "Myriads of Tiny Architects"
  • "A Great Name among the Naturalists of Europe"
  • PART THREE AFTER THE BEAGLE
  • "A Peacock Admiring His Tail"
  • "It Is Like Confessing a Murder"
  • "Most Hasty and Extraordinary Things"
  • "I Shall Be Forestalled"
  • Natural Selection
  • "The Clerk of the Weather"
  • "We Are All Soon to Go"
  • Darwin's Legacy
  • POSTSCRIPT "Weep for Patagonia."
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9780802160188
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The evolution of Charles Darwin : the epic voyage of the Beagle that forever changed our view of life on earth
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The evolution of Charles Darwin
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the epic voyage of the Beagle that forever changed our view of life on earth
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Diana Preston
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Epic voyage of the Beagle that forever changed our view of life on earth
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Language
eng
Summary
"When twenty-two-year-old aspiring geologist Charles Darwin boarded the HMS Beagle in 1831 with his microscopes and specimen bottles-invited by ship's captain Robert FitzRoy who wanted a travel companion at least as much as a ship's naturalist-he hardly thought he was embarking on what would become perhaps the most important and epoch-changing voyage in scientific history. Nonetheless, over the course of the five-year journey around the globe in often hard and hazardous conditions, Darwin would make observations and gather samples that would form the basis of his revolutionary theories about the origin of species and natural selection. Drawing on a rich range of revealing letters, diary entries, recollections of those who encountered him, and Darwin's and FitzRoy's own accounts of what transpired, Diana Preston chronicles the epic voyage as it unfolded, tracing Darwin's growth from untested young man to accomplished adventurer and natural scientist in his own right. Darwin often left the ship to climb mountains or ride hundreds of miles, accompanied by local guides whose languages he barely understood, across pampas and through rainforests in search of further unique specimens. From the wilds of Patagonia to the Galápagos and other Atlantic and Pacific islands, as Preston vibrantly relates, he collected and contrasted giant fossils and volcanic rocks, observed the Argentinian rhea, Falklands fox, and Galápagos finch, through which he began to discern connections between deep past and present. Darwin never left Britain again after his return in 1836, though his mind journeyed far and wide to develop the theories that were first revealed, after great delay and with trepidation about their reception, in 1859 with the publication of his epochal book On the Origin of Species. Offering a unique portrait of one of history's most consequential figures, The Evolution of Charles Darwin is a vital contribution to our understanding of life on Earth"--
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1952-
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Preston, Diana
Dewey number
  • 508.092
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
QH31.D2
LC item number
P88 2022
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography
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  • Darwin, Charles
  • Darwin, Charles
  • Beagle Expedition
  • Evolution (Biology)
  • Natural history
  • Naturalist
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The evolution of Charles Darwin : the epic voyage of the Beagle that forever changed our view of life on earth, Diana Preston
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Publication
Note
Map on endpapers
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index;
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  • nc
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  • txt
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Contents
PART ONE PRELUDE -- The Selection of Darwin -- "A Birthday for the Rest of My Life" -- PART TWO THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE -- "Like Giving a Blind Man Eyes" -- "Red-Hot with Spiders" -- "Gigantic Land Animals" -- Land of Fire -- "Truly Savage Inhabitants" -- Res Nullius -- El Naturalista Don Carlos -- "Great Monsters" -- The Furies -- "The Very Highest Pleasures" -- "Skating on Very Thin Ice" -- "Eternal Rambling" -- The Enchanted Islands -- Aphrodite's Island -- "Not a Pleasant Place" -- "A Rising Infant" -- "Myriads of Tiny Architects" -- "A Great Name among the Naturalists of Europe" -- PART THREE AFTER THE BEAGLE -- "A Peacock Admiring His Tail" -- "It Is Like Confessing a Murder" -- "Most Hasty and Extraordinary Things" -- "I Shall Be Forestalled" -- Natural Selection -- "The Clerk of the Weather" -- "We Are All Soon to Go" -- Darwin's Legacy -- POSTSCRIPT "Weep for Patagonia."
Control code
on1321819004
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
  • First edition.
  • First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Extent
vii, 501 pages
Isbn
9780802160188
Lccn
2022024449
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
(OCoLC)1321819004
Label
The evolution of Charles Darwin : the epic voyage of the Beagle that forever changed our view of life on earth, Diana Preston
Publication
Note
Map on endpapers
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index;
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
PART ONE PRELUDE -- The Selection of Darwin -- "A Birthday for the Rest of My Life" -- PART TWO THE VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE -- "Like Giving a Blind Man Eyes" -- "Red-Hot with Spiders" -- "Gigantic Land Animals" -- Land of Fire -- "Truly Savage Inhabitants" -- Res Nullius -- El Naturalista Don Carlos -- "Great Monsters" -- The Furies -- "The Very Highest Pleasures" -- "Skating on Very Thin Ice" -- "Eternal Rambling" -- The Enchanted Islands -- Aphrodite's Island -- "Not a Pleasant Place" -- "A Rising Infant" -- "Myriads of Tiny Architects" -- "A Great Name among the Naturalists of Europe" -- PART THREE AFTER THE BEAGLE -- "A Peacock Admiring His Tail" -- "It Is Like Confessing a Murder" -- "Most Hasty and Extraordinary Things" -- "I Shall Be Forestalled" -- Natural Selection -- "The Clerk of the Weather" -- "We Are All Soon to Go" -- Darwin's Legacy -- POSTSCRIPT "Weep for Patagonia."
Control code
on1321819004
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
  • First edition.
  • First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Extent
vii, 501 pages
Isbn
9780802160188
Lccn
2022024449
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
(OCoLC)1321819004

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