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Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters from the Malay Archipelago
John Van Wyhe
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Description for Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters from the Malay Archipelago
Paperback. This volume of newly transcribed letters documents the travels of the Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace in the Malay Archipelago, during which he famously discovered natural selection independently of Darwin. Vivid with detail, the letters are fully annotated and accompanied by an introduction with a newly reconstructed itinerary. Editor(s): Van Wyhe, John; Rookmaaker, Kees. Num Pages: 352 pages, A number of black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JH; BJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
This volume brings together the letters of the great Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) during his famous travels of 1854-62 in the Malay Archipelago (now Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia). it was these travels which led him to come independently to the same conclusion as Charles Darwin: that evolution occurs through natural selection. Beautifully written, the letters are filled with lavish descriptions of the remote regions he explored, the peoples, and fascinating details of the many new species of mammals, birds, and insects he discovered during his time there. John van Wyhe and Kees ... Read more
This volume brings together the letters of the great Victorian naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) during his famous travels of 1854-62 in the Malay Archipelago (now Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia). it was these travels which led him to come independently to the same conclusion as Charles Darwin: that evolution occurs through natural selection. Beautifully written, the letters are filled with lavish descriptions of the remote regions he explored, the peoples, and fascinating details of the many new species of mammals, birds, and insects he discovered during his time there. John van Wyhe and Kees ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199684007
SKU
V9780199684007
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Ref
99-34
About John Van Wyhe
John van Wyhe is a historian of science, Senior Lecturer in the Departments of Biological Sciences & History, and a Fellow of Tembusu College at the National University of Singapore. He is the founder and Director of Darwin Online and Wallace Online, Professorial Fellow of Charles Darwin University, Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and a Scientific Associate of ... Read more
Reviews for Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters from the Malay Archipelago
This heartwarming anthology regales us with the day-to-day adventures that led to his independent arrival at the theory of evolution by natural selection, in missives so fresh they could come from Facebook... If Wallace has been overlooked by history, these letters suggest he wouldn't give a damn.
BBC Wildlife Magazine, Amy-Jane Beer
The letters give a unique insight ... Read more
BBC Wildlife Magazine, Amy-Jane Beer
The letters give a unique insight ... Read more