Memorials of Sir C. J. F. Bunbury: Volume 2: Middle Life Part 1 - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1108041132 ISBN 13: 9781108041133

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011

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Sir Charles James Fox Bunbury (1809–86), the distinguished botanist and geologist, corresponded regularly with Lyell, Horner, Darwin and Hooker among others, and helped them in identifying botanical fossils. He was active in the scientific societies of his time, becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1851. This nine-volume edition of his letters and diaries was published privately by his wife Frances Horner and her sister Katherine Lyell between 1890 and 1893. His copious journal and letters give an unparalleled view of the scientific and cultural society of Victorian England, and of the impact of Darwin's theories on his contemporaries. Volume 2 covers the years 1844–8, and shows how Bunbury's marriage brought him into close contact with the geologist Charles Lyell, whom he greatly admired, and who became his brother-in-law. His diaries mention attending lectures by Sedgwick and Owen, and socialising with Babbage and Henslow among others.

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Sir Charles Bunbury (1809–86) was a distinguished botanist and geologist. He corresponded copiously with Lyell, Horner, Darwin and Hooker among others. This nine-volume edition of his letters and diaries was published privately by his wife Frances Horner and her sister Katherine Lyell between 1890 and 1893.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1108041132
• ISBN 13: 9781108041133
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 460
• Redattore: Bunbury Frances Horner