The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 27, 1879 Hardback
by Charles Darwin
Edited by Frederick (American Council of Learned Societies) Burkhardt, James A. Secord, The Editors of the Darwin Correspondence Project
Part of the The Correspondence of Charles Darwin series
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This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century.
Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers.
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.
The letters are published chronologically: volume 27 includes letters from 1879, the year in which Darwin completed his manuscript on movement in plants.
He also researched and published a biography of his grandfather Erasmus.
The Darwins spent most of August on holiday in the Lake District.
In October, Darwin's youngest son, Horace, became officially engaged to Ida Farrer, after some initial resistance from her father, who, although an admirer of Charles Darwin, thought Horace a poor prospect for his daughter.
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- Pages:298 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 12 Halftones, black and white; 18 Line drawings, black and
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:21/11/2019
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- ISBN:9781108493758
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:298 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 12 Halftones, black and white; 18 Line drawings, black and
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:21/11/2019
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- ISBN:9781108493758
