Böcker av Patrick H. Armstrong

A biography of the provocative nineteenth-century English naturalist. Brilliant, hard-working, and immensely productive, the naturalist Richard Owen was a great ambassador for science and played an outsized role in shaping London's Natural History Museum. Still, Owen was a provocative bully, accused of plagiarism, and the only man Charles Darwin claimed to hate since Owen staunchly opposed his ideas about natural selection despite sharing similar views himself. This biography gives an account of Owen's life and work and offers some speculation about the reasons behind his controversial behavior and strained relationships.

This is a collection of studies on individuals who have made contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought. In this work subjects are drawn from all periods and from all parts of the world, and it includes the life and work of explorers, independent thinkers, and scholars.

Just how far did Charles Darwin's luck - both good and bad - affect his life and scientific discoveries? This book investigates a school of thought that although Darwin came to the right conclusions, he did not actually follow the right path in getting there.