Forfatter fødeår: 1809-1882
Named by Sigmund Freud as 'one of the ten most significant books' ever written, Darwin's "Descent of Man" continues to shape the way we think about what... Læs mere
Provides a glimpse into the mind of one of the world's intellectual giants - Charles Darwin . Honest and illuminating, these memoirs reveal a man who was isolated by his controversial... Læs mere
Presents the author's landmark theory of evolution of species by a process of natural selection, the Origin of Species which is the basis of modern biology and the concept of biodiversity.
Before the "Origin of Species", accepted thinking held that life was the static and perfect creation of God. By a single, systematic argument Darwin called this view into... Læs mere
Brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.
This volume brings together key chapters from Darwin's most important books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the... Læs mere
When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the H.M.S Beagle in 1836, he brought with him the notes and evidence which would form the basis of his landmark theory of evolution of species by a process of natural selection.
This volume of the definitive edition of Charles Darwin's letters provides texts of more than 450 letters Darwin wrote and received in 1876, the year... Læs mere
This volume of the definitive edition of Charles Darwin's letters provides texts of more than 600 letters Darwin wrote and received in 1877, the year... Læs mere
This volume of the definitive edition of Charles Darwin's letters provides texts of more than 650 letters Darwin wrote and received in 1879. Darwin researched and published a biography of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin, and continued working on On the Power of Movement in Plants.
This volume of the definitive edition of Charles Darwin's letters provides texts of more than 600 letters Darwin wrote and received in 1880. Darwin... Læs mere