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A treasure trove of illuminating and entertaining "ations from the legendary naturalistHere is Charles Darwin in his own words-the naturalist, traveler, scientific thinker, and controversial author of On the Origin of Species, the book that shook the Victorian world. Featuring hundreds of "ations carefully selected by world-renowned Darwin biographer Janet Browne, The Quotable Darwin draws from Darwin's writings, letters to friends and family, autobiographical reminiscences, and private scientific notebooks. It offers a multifaceted portrait that takes readers through his youth, the famous voyage of the Beagle, the development of his thoughts about evolution, his gradual loss of religious faith, and the time spent turning his ideas into a well-articulated theory about the natural origin of all living beings-a theory that dangerously included the origin of humans.The Quotable Darwin also includes many of the key responses to Darwin's ideas from figures across the social spectrum, scientists and nonscientists alike-and criticism too. We see Darwin as an innovative botanist and geologist, an affectionate husband and father, and a lively correspondent who once told his cousin that he liked to play billiards because "it drives the horrid species out of my head." This book gives us an intimate look at Darwin at work, at home, as a public figure, and on his travels.Complete with a chronology of Darwin's life by Browne, The Quotable Darwin provides an engagingly fresh perspective on a remarkable man who was always thinking deeply about the natural world.

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Das Naturschöne und das Kunstschöne berühren sich vielfach. Die mit dem Nobelpreis ausgezeichnete Biologin Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard zeigt, welche Funktionen visuelle Attraktion bei Tieren besitzt. Natürliche 'standards of beauty' sind, im Anschluss an Darwin, Resultat und Motor zweigeschlechtlicher Fortpflanzung, wobei die relativ schmucklose Oberfläche des Menschen enorme Gestaltungsspielräume ermöglicht. Körperliche Signale - Farben, Töne, Gerüche - besitzen zugleich eine umfassendere kommunikative Funktion im interspezifischen Zusammenleben von Tier- und Pflanzenarten. Wie kommt es aber zur Ausbildung von Farben und Mustern an der Körperoberfläche ? Erst in jüngster Zeit ist es gelungen, die molekulargenetischen Mechanismen zu entschlüsseln, die zur Farbproduktion und -verteilung führen. Im zweiten Teil ihres Essays zeichnet Nüsslein-Volhard die wissenschaftsgeschichtliche Entwicklung der letzten Jahrzehnte nach und fasst ihre bahnbrechenden Studien zum Zebrafisch - ihrem Modellorganismus - zusammen.

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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: volume 25 includes letters from 1877, the year in which Darwin published Forms of Flowers and with his son Francis carried out experiments on plant movement and bloom on plants. Darwin was awarded an honorary LL.D. by Cambridge University, and appeared in person to receive it. The volume contains a number of appendixes, including two on the albums of photograph sent to Darwin by his Dutch, German, and Austrian admirers.

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Charles Darwin is één van de bekendste wetenschappers en onderzoekers. De publicatie van ‘On the origin of species' (1859) veroorzaakte door zijn opvattingen over evolutie zoveel opschudding, dat zijn latere uitgebreide onderzoek gedurende twintig jaar naar allerlei eigenschappen van planten weinig bekendheid kreeg. En dat is onterecht, zoals ook uit dit boek blijkt. Darwin keek o.a. naar overlevingsstrategieën (dezelfde survival als bij dieren), soortgrenzen, bestuivingsmechanismen en hun doelmatigheid (o.a. bij orchideeën), vleesetende planten en reacties op prikkels, groeibewegingen (licht, zwaartekracht, groeistoffen), samenwerking. Met op de achtergrond de elders gevoerde theologische discussies. Een zeer breed terrein, dat terecht in de schijnwerpers gezet wordt. Voorzien van allerlei illustraties en zeer uitgebreide noten, bibliografie en index (respectievelijk 39, 15 en 8 blz.). De auteur is botanisch filosoof (bekend van 'Plantaardig : vegetatieve filosofie' (2014)*). Aanbevolen om de duidelijke manier waarop de soms moeilijke gegevens worden verteld, in goed leesbaar, maar wetenschappelijk jargon. Zeer de moeite waard, ook omdat het gaat over een weinig bekend terrein van onderzoek van Darwin. Een ode aan een groot, maar vaak zeer bekritiseerde wetenschapper. © NBD Biblion - Drs. Jan Beelen

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Evolution (Biology) --- Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy --- Human evolution --- Darwin, Charles, - 1809-1882 - Influence --- Darwin, Charles, - 1809-1882