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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. These Concepts And Attitudes--the Vastness Of Time; The Enormous Cumulative Impact Of Almost Imperceptibly Slow Change; Change As A Constant Feature Of The Environment--underlie Darwin's Subsequent Discoveries In Evolution. And This

Author

Wesson, R. L. (Robert L.)

Publisher

Pegasus Books Ltd

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781681777504

Subjects

Travel, Biology, Science

Rating

4.13 / 5 (21 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14