The Sociable Sciences: Darwin and His Contemporaries in Chile

By Patience A. Schell

Book Overview

This beautifully written history traces the fortunes of Charles Darwin and his contemporaries in Chile. It explains how they showed Chileans a new way to see their own natural environment, teaching a younger generation of scientists there and forging international networks that helped to shape the modern world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134944913X
• ISBN13: 9781349449132
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"