Darwin's evolving identity : adventure, ambition, and the sin of speculation / Alistair Sponsel.

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"Why--against his mentor's exhortations to publish--did Charles Darwin take twenty years to reveal his theory of evolution by natural selection? In Darwin's Evolving Identity, Alistair Sponsel argues that Darwin adopted this cautious approach to atone for his provocative theorizing as a young author...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sponsel, Alistair William, 1978- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Authorship.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Knowledge and learning.
Lyell, Charles, > Sir, > 1797-1875.
Geology > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Authorship.
Geology.
Great Britain.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:x, 358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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