An Encyclopedia of Darwin's World
Patrick H. ArmstrongISBN: 0-313-33492-7 ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33492-4
DOI: 10.1336/0313334927
600 pages
Greenwood Press Publication: 10/30/2007
List Price: $149.95 (UK Sterling Price: £103.95)
Availability: In Stock Media Type: Hardcover Trim Size: 7 x 10
Reviews:
"Darwin scholar Patrick Armstrong provides an intriguing view of a scientific mind at work, and an excellent tool for understanding the pioneering concepts in evolutionary theory. This guide will serve interested readers from high school to adult."
—Lawrence Looks at Books March 2008
"[U]nique in that it is a reference work devoted to Darwin, his life, and his times. An excellent source to understand the impact of Darwin's work."
—Booklist May 1, 2008
"All Things Darwin, with its list of disparate places, ideas, and people, serves to remind us how profoundly unifying Darwin's mind was and how broad the materials on which he drew....as the Darwin bicentenary approaches, this encyclopedia will be a valuable resource for those seeking to understand the place in his life of peppered moths, coral, or Karl Marx."
—Times Literary Supplement May 9, 2008
"[N]ot only about the man but also about his work and its far reaching effects. The almost 200 cross-referenced entries are arranged in alphabetical order from 'Anemones, Sea' to 'Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle.' Front matter includes an alphabetical entry list, a thematic guide, and a Darwin family tree....[U]seful additions for libraries building their science collections in anticipation of the 2009 bicentennial of Darwin's birth. (Reviewed with Evolution: A Historical Perspective)"
—School Library Journal June 2008
"[T]his new two-volume work provides a perspective as different as it is excellent, striving to reveal Darwin as he was by way of more than 180 entries in an encyclopedic format; entries begin with Anemones, Sea and end with Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle. References and photographs taken by the author accompany many of these entries. In this way, Armstrong reveals something of Darwin's relations with others, including other scientists; his travels and discoveries; his research; and his world....Bibliography and index complete a work whose conception and execution is admirable. An excellent reference work. Essential. All Libraries."
—Choice 8/1/2008
"Information about the man, his work, his contemporaries, his theory, and his impact is arranged aphabetically in a two-volume encyclopedia... Extensive excerpts from the scientist's three most influential books appear in an appendix. A helpful resource for researchers."
—School Library Journal 3/1/2009
Description:
Nearly 200 years after his birth in 1809, and nearly 150 years after the publication of his groundbreaking book The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin remains a controversial figure in science and society. But how much does today's student really know about Darwin and his times? This A-to-Z reference work provides users with an understanding of the intellectual, social, and material world in which Darwin lived. This culture profoundly influenced Darwin's work in biology and geology, in general, and his theory of natural selection, in particular. Understanding this period and Darwin's life and times is essential for understanding the development of evolution and biology. In essence, this encyclopedia will cover everything that made Darwin one of the most influential figures of the last 150 years.
All Things Darwin covers all the important ideas, voyages, people, and things that influenced the life and work of Charles Darwin and, through him, the subsequent history of science and society. In addition, the volume includes entries on people and ideas that Darwin's work influenced.
About the Author:
Patrick H. Armstrong taught Geography and Ecology at the University of Western Australia. He has written extensively on the life and work of Charles Darwin. Brought up in the university city of Cambridge, among Armstrong's earliest recollections was seeing Darwin's granddaughter painting pictures of the River Cam.
Source/Fonte: Greenwood Press
