Synopses & Reviews
Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-272) and index.
Review
Perfect reading for your next beach holiday; you'll never look at a barnacle, or at Darwin, the same way again. (James A. Secord, author of Victorian Sensation)
Review
A spellbinding story, intricate and beautifully told. (James Moore, co-author of Darwin)
Synopsis
A scientific detective story that illuminates the remarkable saga of Darwin's greatest achievement. Pairing Charles Darwin and a rare species of barnacle as her unlikely protagonists, Rebecca Stott has written an absorbing work of history, a book that guides readers through the treacherous shoals of nineteenth-century biology. Beginning her narrative in the 1820s even before Darwin's Beagle voyage, Stott examines the mystery of why Darwin waited over two decades between formulating his pivotal theory of natural selection and publishing it. Lavishly illustrated, filled with riddles and concepts that challenge our notion of Victorian science, Darwin and the Barnade is a thrilling account of how genius proceeds through indirection--and how one small item of curiosity contributed to one of science's greatest achievements.
Synopsis
Pairing Charles Darwin and a rare species of barnacle as her unlikely protagonists, Stott has written an absorbing work of history, a book that guides readers through the treacherous shoals of 19th-century biology. 32 illustrations.
About the Author
Rebecca Stott is an affiliated scholar in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University.