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Evolution : selected letters of Charles Darwin 1860-1870

by Charles Darwin, Frederick Burkhardt, Samantha Evans, Alison Pearn, David Attenborough

A collection of correspondence from 1860 to 1871 documenting the development of evolutionary biology and its impact on religious belief. It includes previously unpublished letters to and from colleagues following the publication of On the Origin of Species.

Accession 4193 ISBN 9780521874120 Publisher Cambridge University Press
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