by Adrian Desmond, James Moore, Janet Browne · Oxford University Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780199213542
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«Charles Darwin» is the biography by Adrian Desmond, James Moore and Janet Browne, published by Oxford University Press in paperback (152 pages, in English).
A brief, rigorous work that traces the life of Charles Darwin, from his youth and the Beagle voyage to the formulation of his theory of evolution and the impact of his works. The biography places the naturalist in the scientific and social context of Victorian England and examines how his ideas transformed the understanding of natural history. It is based on the entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, which guarantees its documentary soundness.
It is part of the Very Interesting People series, of which it is volume number 4.
Recommended for those seeking an accessible and well-documented introduction to the figure of Charles Darwin and the history of science.
