The Autobiography of Charles Darwin (cloth)
This gentle self-portrait provides a unique insight into the beliefs and principles of the moral man whose theories on evolution shook the foundations of traditional religion and whose legacy courts both controversy and the accolade of being part of scientific orthodoxy in equal measure to this day.
This gentle self-portrait provides a unique insight into the beliefs and principles of the moral man whose theories on evolution shook the foundations of traditional religion and whose legacy courts both controversy and the accolade of being part of scientific orthodoxy in equal measure to this day.
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Format: cloth
ISBN:
9781840465037 (1840465034)
Publish date: October 7th 1999
Publisher: Icon Books
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
Reading this feels a bit voyeuristic, in that it was intended as a family document rather than a public one. It's short and not a very good biography; it talks in little detail about Darwin's life or character, whilst rambling about the personalities of various other contemporary scientists, Darwin'...
Revealed short periods of his lift but gives good insight into Darwin's thinking.
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