Front cover image for Charles Darwin's notebooks, 1836-1844 : geology, transmutation of species, metaphysical enquiries

Charles Darwin's notebooks, 1836-1844 : geology, transmutation of species, metaphysical enquiries

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.
Print Book, English, 1987
British Museum (Natural History) ; Cornell University Press, [London], Ithaca, N.Y., 1987
viii, 747 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
9780521350556, 9780801416606, 0521350557, 0801416604
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Red notebook, 1836-1837 / transcribed and edited by Sandra Herbert
Geology. Notebook A, 1837-1839 / transcribed and edited by Sandra Herbert. Glen Roy notebook, 1838 / transcribed and edited by Sydney Smith, Paul H. Barrett, & Peter J. Gautrey
Transmutation of species. Notebook B, 1837-1838. Notebook C, 1838. Notebook D, 1838. Notebook E, 1838-1839 / [all] transcribed and edited by David Kohn. Torn apart notebook, 1839-1841 / transcribed and edited by Sydney Smith & David Kohn. Summer 1842 / transcribed and edited by David Kohn. Zoology notes, Edinburgh notebook, 1837-1839. Questions & experiments, 1839-1844 / [both] transcribed and edited by Paul H. Barrett
Metaphysical enquiries. Notebook M, 1838. Notebook N, 1838-1839. Old & useless notes, 1838-1840. Abstract of Macculloch, 1838 / [all] transcribed and edited by Paul H. Barrett
Includes indexes