My Life: A Record of Events and OpinionsCambridge University Press, 16. juuni 2011 - 504 pages Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer and biologist, best remembered as the co-discoverer, with Darwin, of natural selection. His extensive fieldwork and advocacy of the theory of evolution led to him being considered one of the nineteenth century's foremost biologists. He was later moved by a variety of personal experiences to examine the concept of spirituality, but his exploration into the potential for compatibility between spiritualism and natural selection alienated him from the scientific community. He was also a social activist, highly critical of unjust social and economic systems in nineteenth-century Britain, and one of the first prominent scientists to express concern over the environmental impact of human activity. This autobiography was first published in 1905. Volume 1 covers his childhood, his early social activism, and his expeditions to the Amazon and the Malay archipelago, which established his reputation. |
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... LONDON WORKERS , SECULARISTS AND OWENITES ⚫ 79 CHAPTER VII BEDFORDSHIRE : SURVEYING · 106 CHAPTER VIII BEDFORDSHIRE : TURVEY 118 CHAPTER IX BEDFORDSHIRE : SILSOE AND LEIGHTON BUZZARD 129 CHAPTER X KINGTON AND RADNORSHIRE . PAGE · 140 ...
... LONDON WORKERS , SECULARISTS AND OWENITES ⚫ 79 CHAPTER VII BEDFORDSHIRE : SURVEYING · 106 CHAPTER VIII BEDFORDSHIRE : TURVEY 118 CHAPTER IX BEDFORDSHIRE : SILSOE AND LEIGHTON BUZZARD 129 CHAPTER X KINGTON AND RADNORSHIRE . PAGE · 140 ...
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... LONDON AND LEICESTER 229 CHAPTER XVII RESIDENCE AT NEATH 241 CHAPTER XVIII THE JOURNEY TO THE AMAZON 264 CHAPTER XIX " IN MEMORIAM " " 289 CHAPTER XX IN LONDON , AND VOYAGE TO SINGAPORE CHAPTER XXI THE MALAY ARchipelago - SINGAPORE ...
... LONDON AND LEICESTER 229 CHAPTER XVII RESIDENCE AT NEATH 241 CHAPTER XVIII THE JOURNEY TO THE AMAZON 264 CHAPTER XIX " IN MEMORIAM " " 289 CHAPTER XX IN LONDON , AND VOYAGE TO SINGAPORE CHAPTER XXI THE MALAY ARchipelago - SINGAPORE ...
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... 356 CHAPTER XXIII LIFE IN LONDON , 1862-1871 - SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY WORK CHAPTER XXIV HOME LIFE MY FRIENDS And Acquaintances — Sir Charles LYELL 385 • 409 ILLUSTRATIONS ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE . 1902 . MY FATHER . CONTENTS ix.
... 356 CHAPTER XXIII LIFE IN LONDON , 1862-1871 - SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY WORK CHAPTER XXIV HOME LIFE MY FRIENDS And Acquaintances — Sir Charles LYELL 385 • 409 ILLUSTRATIONS ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE . 1902 . MY FATHER . CONTENTS ix.
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Contents
CONTENTS | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 20 |
CHAPTER III | 30 |
CHAPTER IV | 46 |
CHAPTER V | 63 |
CHAPTER VI | 79 |
CHAPTER VII | 106 |
CHAPTER VIII | 118 |
CHAPTER IX | 129 |
KINGTON AND RADNORSHIRE | 140 |
CELEBES THE MOLUCCAS NEW GUINEA TIMOR JAVA | 356 |
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