The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 28, 1880

Letters from 1880, when Darwin published On The Power of Movement in Plants.

Charles Darwin (Author), Frederick Burkhardt (Edited by), James A. Secord (Edited by), The Editors of the Darwin Correspondence Project (Author)

9781108839600, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 1 April 2021

950 pages
24.1 x 16.7 x 5.1 cm, 1.4 kg

'How much one learns about Charles Darwin the man, and not just the scientist, as one reads through these volumes. We are all hugely indebted to the editors of the Darwin Correspondence Project.' Michael Ruse, Quarterly Review of Biology

This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ideas with scientific colleagues, many of whom he never met in person. The letters are published chronologically. In 1880, Darwin published On The Power of Movement in Plants, and began writing his final book, The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms. He was engaged in controversy with Samuel Butler, following publication of his last book, Erasmus Darwin. At the end of the year, he succeeded in raising support for a Civil List pension for Alfred Russel Wallace, co-discoverer of the theory of natural selection.

List of Illustrations
List of Letters
Introduction
Acknowledgments
List of Provenances
Note on Editorial Policy
Darwin/Wedgwood Genealogy
Abbreviations and Symbols
The Correspondence
Appendixes: I. Translations
II. Chronology
III. Diplomas and Testimonials
IV. Presentation List for Movement in Plants
V. Reviews of Movement in Plants
VI. Alfred Russel Wallace Memorial
Manuscript Alterations and Comments
Biographical Register and Index to Correspondents
Bibliography
Notes on Manuscript Sources
Index.

Subject Areas: Evolution [PSAJ], Biology, life sciences [PS], History of science [PDX]