LEADER 03192nam 22006732 450 001 9910449801103321 005 20151005020621.0 010 $a1-107-13398-X 010 $a1-280-43419-8 010 $a9786610434190 010 $a0-511-17793-3 010 $a0-511-02110-0 010 $a0-511-14844-5 010 $a0-511-33034-0 010 $a0-511-54144-9 010 $a0-511-04574-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000001321 035 $a(EBL)202253 035 $a(OCoLC)437063480 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000192166 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11185097 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000192166 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10204559 035 $a(PQKB)10533628 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511541445 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC202253 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL202253 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10063462 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL43419 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000001321 100 $a20090501d2003|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe life of Erasmus Darwin /$fby Charles Darwin ; edited by Desmond King-Hele$b[electronic resource] 205 $a1st unabridged ed. 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (xx, 172 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-29874-1 311 $a0-521-81526-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 144-147) and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Synopsis -- Charles Darwin's preface -- The Life of Erasmus Darwin by Charles Darwin -- Charles Darwin's references -- Notes on the text. 330 $aCharles Darwin's book about his grandfather, The Life of Erasmus Darwin, is curiously fascinating. Before publication in 1879, it was shortened by 16%, with several of the cuts directed at its most provocative parts. The cutter, with Charles's permission, was his daughter Henrietta - an example of the strong hidden hand of meek-seeming Victorian women. Originally published in 2003, this first unabridged edition, edited by Desmond King-Hele, includes all that Charles originally intended, the cuts being restored and printed in italics. Erasmus Darwin was one of the leading intellectuals of the eighteenth century. He was a respected physician, a well-known poet, a keen mechanical inventor, and a founding member of the influential Lunar Society. He also possessed an amazing insight into the many branches of physical and biological science. Most notably, he adopted what we now call biological evolution as his theory of life, 65 years prior to Charles Darwin's Origin of Species. 606 $aNaturalists$zEngland$vBiography 606 $aPhysicians$zEngland$vBiography 615 0$aNaturalists 615 0$aPhysicians 676 $a508/.092 700 $aDarwin$b Charles$f1809-1882,$046083 702 $aKing-Hele$b Desmond$f1927- 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449801103321 996 $aThe life of Erasmus Darwin$92473302 997 $aUNINA