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Janet Browne
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Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Pr
Publication date
March 10, 2007
Pages
174
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780871139535
ISBN-10
0871139537
Dimensions
0.50 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
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Out of Print
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$20.95
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sci/tech
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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? | The Woman Warrior | The Autobiography of Charles Darwin 1809-1882 | Charles Darwin and the Question of Evolution | Laudato Si | Summer for the Gods | Your Inner Fish | The Condition of the Working Class in England | Why We Get Sick
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
An accessible introduction to the classic series describes the genesis of Darwin's theories, from his early university studies and five-year voyage on the Beagle to his debates with contemporaries and his garden experiments, in a scientific and social history that also illuminates historical and modern controversies surrounding the work's publication.
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Charles Darwinâs foremost biographer, Janet Browne, delivers a vivid and accessible introduction to the book that permanently altered our understanding of what it is to be human. A sensation on its publication in 1859, The Origin of the Species profoundly shocked Victorian readers by calling into question the belief in a Creator with its description of evolution through natural selection. And Darwinâs seminal work is nearly as controversial today. In her illuminating study, Browne delves into the long genesis of Darwinâs theories, from his readings as a university student and his five-year voyage on the Beagle , to his debates with contemporaries and experiments in his garden. She explores the shock to Darwin when he read of competing scientistâs similar discoveries and the wide and immediate impact of Darwinâs theories on the world. As one of the launch titles in Atlantic Monthly Pressâ ÂBooks That Changed the Worldâ series, Browneâs history takes readers inside The Origin of the Species and shows why it can fairly claim to be the greatest science book ever published.
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Hardcover
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from Atlantic Monthly Pr (March 10, 2007)
9780871139535 | details & prices | 174 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $20.95
About: Describes the genesis of Darwin's theories, from his university studies and five-year voyage on the Beagle to his debates with contemporaries and his garden experiments, in a history that also illuminates controversies surrounding the work's publication.
About: Describes the genesis of Darwin's theories, from his university studies and five-year voyage on the Beagle to his debates with contemporaries and his garden experiments, in a history that also illuminates controversies surrounding the work's publication.
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