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Title Darwin's first theory : exploring Darwin's quest to find a theory of the Earth / Rob Wesson.
Publisher New York : Pegasus Book, 2017.
Copyright ©2017
Description xxi, 457 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Edition First Pegasus Books edition.


LOCATION CALL NUMBER VOL BARCODE LAST CHECKIN STATUS
 BW-Adult Collection  551 WESSON Nearby on shelf  30615005864722 08-28-17  AVAILABLE
 CS-Lower Level  551 WES Nearby on shelf  30619002291012 (none)  AVAILABLE
 EN-Non-Fiction  551 WES  30602002892104 04-10-18  AVAILABLE
 IS-Lower Stacks  551 WESSON  30634003033305 (none)  AVAILABLE
 NS-Adult Collection  551 WES  30651003471707 06-25-18  AVAILABLE
 RM-Lower Level  551 Wes Nearby on shelf  064791003715255 10-23-17  AVAILABLE
 SC-Adult Collection  551 WESSON  30614003234269 10-17-17  AVAILABLE
 WB-Adult Collection  576.8209 WES Nearby on shelf  3 0672 00301 7563 (none)  AVAILABLE
 WI-Adult Upper Level  551 WESSON  31799004787990 (none)  AVAILABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Everybody knows―or thinks they know―Charles Darwin, the father of evolution and the man who altered the way we view our place in the world. But what most people do not know is that Darwin was on board the HMS Beagle as a geologist―on a mission to examine the land, not flora and fauna. Retracing Darwin’s footsteps in South America and beyond, geologist Rob Wesson treks across the Andes, cruises waters charted by the Beagle, hunts for fossils in Uruguay and Argentina, and explores sites of long vanished glaciers in Scotland and Wales. As he follows Darwin’s path―literally and intellectually―Wesson experiences the land as Darwin did, engages with his observations, and tackles the same questions Darwin had about our ever-changing Earth. Upon his return from his five-year journey aboard the Beagle, after examining the effects of earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and more, Darwin conceived his theory of subsidence and uplift―his first theory. Expertly interweaving science and adventure, Darwin’s First Theory is a riveting and revelatory journey around the world with one of the greatest scientific minds in history.
Subject Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Travel.
Geology.
Genre Travel writing.
ISBN 9781681773162
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