| The Correspondence of Charles Darwin Parts 1 and 2 Hardback: Volume 16, 1868: Parts 1 and 2 Contributor(s): Darwin, Charles (Author), Burkhardt, Frederick (Editor), Secord, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521518369 ISBN-13: 9780521518369 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $334.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2008 Annotation: Over 850 letters between Darwin and worldwide correspondents, as he gathered information on human origins and the expression of emotion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biology - Science | History - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 84045347 |
| Series: Correspondence of Charles Darwin |
| Physical Information: 2.9" H x 6.6" W x 9.4" (4.60 lbs) 1312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Charles Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ideas with scientific colleagues, many of whom he never met in person. In January of 1868, Darwin's Variation under Domestication was published. The first printing of 1,500 copies rapidly sold out so that the publisher, John Murray, ordered a second printing. Responses to this new book, added to Darwin's continuing research into sexual selection and the expression of the emotions, increased the quantity of Darwin's correspondence to such an extent that that we present the letters he wrote and received during this period in chronological order across two volumes. Notes and appendices put them into context, explain references, and provide information on related works. For information on the Charles Darwin Correspondence Project, founded by Frederick Burkhardt, the editor of this set, visit http: //www.darwinproject.ac.uk. |
Contributor Bio(s): Darwin, Charles: - 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- ). 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. |
