Evolution Before Darwin: Theories of the Transmutation of Species in Edinburgh, 1804-1834

by Bill Jenkins

Book Overview

It was long believed that evolutionary theories received an almost universally cold reception in British natural history circles in the first half of the nineteenth century. However, a relatively recently serious doubt has been cast on this assumption. This book shows that Edinburgh in the late 1820s and early 1830s was witness to a ferment of radical new ideas on the natural world, including speculation on the origin and evolution of life, at...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474445799
• ISBN13: 9781474445795
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"