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The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 4, 1847–1850
Charles Darwin
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hardcover. Editor(s): Burkhardt, Frederick H.; Smith, Sydney. Series: The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. Num Pages: 752 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1292.
This is the fourth volume of the complete edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. For the first time full authoritative texts of Darwin's letters are available, edited according to modern textual editorial principles and practice. This volume covers the first years of Darwin's study of the structure and systematics of barnacles: work that involved a worldwide search for specimens, detailed microscopic investigations, a consideration of the theoretical assumptions underlying classification schemes, and the solution of practical problems of zoological nomenclature. Darwin's convictions about the nature and origin of species influenced his observations and conclusions and provided insights that led ... Read more
This is the fourth volume of the complete edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin. For the first time full authoritative texts of Darwin's letters are available, edited according to modern textual editorial principles and practice. This volume covers the first years of Darwin's study of the structure and systematics of barnacles: work that involved a worldwide search for specimens, detailed microscopic investigations, a consideration of the theoretical assumptions underlying classification schemes, and the solution of practical problems of zoological nomenclature. Darwin's convictions about the nature and origin of species influenced his observations and conclusions and provided insights that led ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
Series
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin
Number of Pages
752
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521255905
SKU
V9780521255905
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