Charles Darwin's Notebooks, 1836-1844: Geology, Transmutation of Species, Metaphysical Enquiries
Cambridge University Press, 3/9/2009
EAN 9780521099752, ISBN10: 0521099757
Paperback, 756 pages, 27.9 x 21.1 x 3.8 cm
Language: English
Darwin's notebooks provide an invaluable record of his scientific thinking and most importantly, the development of his theory of natural selection. This edition of the notebooks, prepared to the highest standard of textual editing, thus affords a unified view of Darwin's professional interests. The Red Notebook, used on the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle and afterwards in England, contains Darwin's first evolutionary statements. In July of 1837, Darwin began his 'Transmutation Notebooks' (B - E) devoted to the solution of the species problem and in the third notebook of this series he first formulated the theory of natural selection. This volume also contains Notebook A and the glen Roy Notebook on geology, Notebooks M and N on man and behaviour and a notebook labelled Questions and Experiments. Fresh transcriptions have been done for all previously published manuscripts, with readings made directly from Notebooks B, C, D and E, presenting them with previously excised pages and restored to their original sequence.
1. Historical preface Sydney Smith
2. Introduction Sandra Herbert and David Kohn
3. Red Notebook 1836–1837
Part I. Geology
4. Notebook A 1837–1839 Sandra Herbert
5. Glen Roy Notebook 1838 Sydney Smith, Paul H. Barrett and Peter J. Gautrey
Part II. Transmutation of Species
6. Notebook B David Kohn
7. Notebook C David Kohn
8. Notebook D David Kohn
9. Notebook E David Kohn
10. Torn apart notebook Sydney Smith and David Kohn
11. Summer 1842 David Kohn
12. Zoology notes, Edinburgh Notebook Paul H. Barrett
13. Questions and Experiments Paul H. Barrett
Part III. Metaphysical Enquiries:14. Notebook M Paul H. Barrett
15. Notebook N Paul H. Barrett
16. Old and Useless Notes Paul H. Barrett
17. Abstract of Macculloch Paul H. Barrett
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