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Voyage of the Beagle

Charles Darwin

  • Bindwijze: Pocket
  • Taal: en
  • Categorie: Wetenschap & Natuur
  • ISBN: 9780760348130
The Definitive Illustrated History Of Charles Darwin'S Travel Memoir And Field Journal
Inhoud
Taal:en
Bindwijze:Pocket
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum:25 september 2015
Aantal pagina's:528
Illustraties:Nee
Betrokkenen
Hoofdauteur:Charles Darwin
Tweede Auteur:Charles Darwin
Co Auteur:Professor Charles (University Of Sussex) Darwin
Hoofdillustrator:Anthony Ravielli
Hoofdredacteur:Charles W Eliot
Tweede Redacteur:The Perfect Library
Tweede Redacteur:The Perfect Library
Vertaling
Eerste Vertaler:David Quammen
Originele titel:The Voyage of the Beagle
Overige kenmerken
Extra groot lettertype:Nee
Product breedte:234 mm
Product hoogte:4.80 cm
Product lengte:285 mm
Studieboek:Nee
Verpakking breedte:243 mm
Verpakking hoogte:38 mm
Verpakking lengte:287 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:2141 g
Overige kenmerken
Extra groot lettertype:Nee
Product breedte:234 mm
Product hoogte:4.80 cm
Product lengte:285 mm
Studieboek:Nee
Verpakking breedte:243 mm
Verpakking hoogte:38 mm
Verpakking lengte:287 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:2141 g

Samenvatting

Enjoy the best-selling memoir of Charles Darwin's journey of discovery aboard the HMS Beagle--now fully illustrated for the first time. The Voyage of the Beagle is Darwin's fascinating account of his groundbreaking sea voyage that led to his writing On the Origin of Species. When the HMS Beagle sailed out of Devonport on December 27, 1831, Charles Darwin was only twenty-two and setting off on the voyage of a lifetime. His journal reveals him to be a naturalist making patient observations concerning geology and natural history as well as people, places, and events. He witnessed and visited volcanoes in the Galapagos, saw the Gossamer spider of Patagonia, sailed through the Australasian coral reefs, and recorded the brilliance of the firefly--these recollections are found in these extraordinary writings. The insights made on the five-year voyage set in motion the intellectual currents that led to the most controversial book of the Victorian age: On the Origin of Species. An introduction on the background to Darwin's work, as well as notes, maps, appendices, and an essay on scientific geology and the Bible by Robert FitzRoy, Darwin's friend and captain of the Beagle, provide context for this incredible story. This volume is the first fully illustrated edition of Darwin's journal and includes excerpts of On the Origin of Species so the reader can connect the author's journey with his discovery that made him famous.