Charles Darwin in Cambridge : the most joyful years / John van Wyhe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Wyhe, John, 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Knowledge and learning.

Darwin, Charles.

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Homes and haunts.

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Childhood and youth.

University of Cambridge.

Naturalists--England--Biography.

Naturalists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Other Title:

Darwin in Cambridge

Place of Publication:

Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 2014.

Language Note:

English

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 pu

Contents:

2009: The Second Darwin Centenary in CambridgeDarwin's "Most Snug & Comfortable Rooms"; Acknowledgements; Appendix 1; DARWIN'S COLLEGE BILLS; 'Tutors' Accounts' 1822-1829 (T.11.26); 'Study Rent' 1828-1831 (T.9.5); 1828-1829 'Residents Book' (T.17.A); 'Lecturer's Book' 1831-1836 (T.8.2); Appendix 2; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789814583985

9814583987