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Christmas, 1859. Just one month after the publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin received an unsettling letter. He had expected criticism; in fact, letters were arriving daily, most expressing outrage and accusations of heresy. But this letter was different. It accused him... read more
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First Sentence edit
Just before Christmas in 1859, only a month after he had finally published On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection, Charles Darwin found himself disturbed, even haunted, by the thought of his intellectual predecessors.
Table of Contents edit
Preface
1. Darwin's List--Kent, 1859
2. Aristotle's Eyes--Lesbos, 344 BC
3. The Worshipful Curiosity of Jahiz--Basra and Baghdad, 850
4. Leonardo and the Potter--Milan, 1493; Paris, 1570
5. Trembley's Polyp--The Hague, 1740
6. The Consul of Cairo--Cairo, 1708
7. The Hotel of the Philosophers--Paris, 1749
8. Erasmus Underground--Derbyshire, 1767
9. The Jardin des Plantes--Paris, 1800
10. The Sponge Philosopher--Edinburgh, 1826
11. The Encyclopedist--Edinburgh, 1844
12. Alfred Wallace's Fevered Dreams--Malay Archipelago, 1858
Epilogue
Appendix: "An Historical Sketch of the Recent Progress of Opinion on the Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Rebecca Stott (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Pic
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4000-6937-8
Page Count: 396
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Pic
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4000-6937-8
Page Count: 396
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: QH361 S76 2012
- Dewey: 576.8'2
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