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Charles Darwin in Cambridge : the most joyful years /

Charles Darwin's years as a student at the University of Cambridge were some of the most important and formative of his life. Thereafter he always felt a particular affection for Cambridge. For a time he even considered a Cambridge professorship as a career and sent three of his sons there to b...

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Main Authors: Van Wyhe, John, 1971- (Author)
Corporate Authors: World Scientific (Firm)
Published: World Scientific Pub. Co.,
Publisher Address: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Knowledge and learning.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Homes and haunts.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Childhood and youth.
University of Cambridge.
Naturalists > England > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/9096#t=toc
Summary: Charles Darwin's years as a student at the University of Cambridge were some of the most important and formative of his life. Thereafter he always felt a particular affection for Cambridge. For a time he even considered a Cambridge professorship as a career and sent three of his sons there to be educated. Unfortunately the remaining traces of what Darwin actually did and experienced in Cambridge have long remained undiscovered. Consequently his day-to-day life there has remained unknown and misunderstood. This book is based on new research, including newly discovered manuscripts and Darwin publications, and gathers together recollections of those who knew Darwin as a student. This book therefore reveals Darwin's time in Cambridge in unprecedented detail.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xii,193pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190) and index.
ISBN: 9789814583985
Index Number: QH31
CLC: K835.616.15
Contents: Early life 1809-1825 -- Edinburgh University 1825-1827 -- Coming up to Cambridge -- First year at Cambridge -- Second year at Cambridge -- Third year at Cambridge -- Last terms at Cambridge -- Voyage of the Beagle - and return to Cambridge -- The Origin of Species and honorary Cambridge degree -- 1909: The first Darwin centenary in Cambridge -- 2009: The second Darwin centenary in Cambridge.

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