Darwin, His Daughter, and Human Evolution  -  Randal Keynes (achter-achter-kleinzoon van Charles Darwin)

KORTE INHOUD

In this intimate portrait of the great naturalist as devoted family man, Keynes describes how Charles Darwin's "life and his science were all of a piece." The great-great-grandson of the scientist, Keynes uses published documents as well as family papers and artifacts to show how Darwin's thinking on evolution was influenced by his deep attachment to his wife and children. In particular, his anguish over his 10-year-old daughter Annie's death sharpened his conviction that the operation of natural laws had n...
2002 Taal: Engels zie alle details...

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2002 Uitgever: Riverhead 384 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1573221929 ISBN-13: 9781573221924