Darwin's Garden: Down House and the Origin of Species Год выпуска: 2010Автор: Michael BoulterИздательство: Страниц: 272ISBN: 1582435588Описание On the Origin of Species was built upon the young Charles Darwina??s observations of the natural world when he circumnavigated the globe as a "gentleman naturalist" on the HMS Beagle. But work on his masterpiece did not begin until five years after his return when he moved into Down House with his family in Kent, England, where he would live for the rest of his life. For almost twenty years, the garden at Down House was both an inspiration and a laboratory to Darwin. In the orchard, he conducted experiments on pollination. He built a dovecote where he could breed new strains of pigeons that helped him understand the intricacies of generation. On his daily walk along the sandbank, he observed how plants competed for survival. In solitude, he also struggled with the ideas of evolution that had haunted him since his voyage. Bringing Darwina??s garden to the present day, Boulter unfolds a shining portrait of the formation of one of Englanda??s greatest thinkers and his relationship with...
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Анастасия Спасибо вам за помощь! :) Меня в работе все устраивает, надеюсь преподавателя тоже. ;) Теперь знаю куда обращаться. Еще раз спасибо!
