The Young Charles Darwin
Download or Read eBook The Young Charles Darwin PDF written by Keith Stewart Thomson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Keith Stewart Thomson |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2009-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300136081 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300136080 |
Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Young Charles Darwin by : Keith Stewart Thomson
Book excerpt: This book is the first to inquire into the range of influences and ideas, the mentors and rivals, and the formal and informal education that shaped Charles Darwin and prepared him for his remarkable career of scientific achievement. Keith Thomson concentrates on Darwin's early life as a schoolboy, a medical student at Edinburgh, a theology student at Cambridge, and a naturalist aboard the Beagle on its famous five-year voyage