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Charles Darwin in Australia

Charles Darwin in Australia

by F . W . Nicholas (Author), J.M.Nicholas (Author)

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    Hardcover 1989

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Synopsis

Early in 1836 Charles Darwin spent two months in Australia as part of his voyage around the world on the Beagle. During this time he visited the town of Sydney, travelled on horseback across the Blue Mountains to Bathurst, visited Hobart in Tasmania, and called in to King George Sound in Western Australia. Darwin met with several of the leading figures of the Australian colonies, including members of the King and Macarthur families in Sydney, and Alfred Stephen and George Frankland in Hobart. This illustrated book is based on the entire Australian section of Darwin's diary. This is supplemented by extracts from the notebook that he carried on the trip to Bathurst, together with extracts from his geological and zoological field notes.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 192
 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12 Jun 1989
ISBN 10: 0521343585
ISBN 13: 9780521343589
Book Overview: Drawing upon Darwin's diary, this book traces Darwin's travels in Australia in 1836.

Media Reviews
`This is far from a coffee-table book. It brings to the educated general public an awareness about a young Charles Darwin in Australia never before available.' Ross Fitzgerald, The Sydney Morning Herald
`Darwin in Australia manages to be both an invaluable reference work and a good read, and you can't do much better than that.' Gavin Gatenby, Australian Natural History
`The Nicholas' have produced a delectable volume on this period ... It is a necessary purchase for all Australians and all Darwin-freaks, but well worth some of the rest of us having on our shelves.' R. J. Berry, The Biologist
`For a beginner to Darwinian studies this book has a good introduction to the Australia leg of the Beagle voyage. To those more familiar with Australia a little over 30 years before Darwin it is interesting to read of developments over this formative period ... In conclusion this is an excellent paperback book for a general readership, and all the better for being at a reasonable price.' Archives of Natural History
Author Bio
Frank Nicholas is an animal geneticist at the University of Sydney.