|
|
Books : The Voyage of the Beagle: Charles Darwin's Journal of Researches (Penguin Classics)In association with Amazon.comby: Charles Darwin  List Price: $14.00 Amazon.com's Price: $11.20 You Save: $2.80 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 508.8 EAN: 9780140432688 ISBN: 014043268X Label: Penguin Classics Manufacturer: Penguin Classics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: November 07, 1989 Publisher: Penguin Classics Studio: Penguin Classics Sales Rank: 18813 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: This richly readable book is the product of Charles Darwin's amazing journey aboard the Beagle where he made observations that led to his revolutionary theory of natural selection. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Amazingly EXCITING!!!I got it and read it in less than a month over Mexico and US while traveling birding.... even big small-letters book, the history and stories of Sir. Darwin in South America are awesome... inspiring!!.... a must read book!!!... saludos, Diego www.colombiabirding.com Rating: - An incredible adventure and a most enjoyable readOne of the amazing things about the voyage of the Beagle is that Darwin survived it! On the voyage south along the eastern coast of South America and then later on the western coast he would frequently take to the land and meet the Beagle at its next port of call further south or north. He would travel the land hiring gauchos or other guides and horses and mules so that he could study the geology and the flora and fauna. The hardships and dangers he encountered and survived would in some ways ... Read More Rating: - One of the best travel books written by one of the best scientistsForget the image of Darwin as an old white-beard scholar. In The Voyage of The Beagle, written in 1839, we have the discoverer of the theory of evolution as an energetic young man in his early twenties travelling aroung the world in a three-mast ship. After a brief stop in Cape Verde, he travels to then slaveholding Brazil (where he visits for the first time a tropical jungle), to the Plata region (he visits both Buenos Aires and Montevideo and travels on horseback on the surroundings), to the Patagonia ... Read More Rating: - Another Handy Penguin Edition of DarwinMuch as is the case with the Penguin edition of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," this relatively inexpensive edition is packed with helpful features that add to the reader's understanding of what Darwin was about on his prolonged scientific voyage. First among these features is an excellent introduction by Janet Browne and Michael Neve, both of that wonderful Wellcome Institute in London. Dr. Browne is the author of what many consider to be the finest biography of Darwin ever written; Dr. Neve also has ... Read More Rating:  - For the Serious Darwin Fan OnlyDarwin's Voyage of the Beagle is an interesting, but often tedious detail of his journey around the world. With this in mind, I would have to recommend this book to the Darwin enthusiast and to those who are just looking for a deeper grasp of Darwin, the man. It's not for anyone looking for a quick, easy, or particularly exciting or sensationalist read. If that's what you're looking for, I recommend Cyril Aydon's biography. With this disclaimer, the book really does offer insight into Darwin ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
|
||