Darwin's Illness [electronic resource] /
Colp, Ralph,1924-
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
c2008.
From 1840 until his death in 1882 Darwin was constantly plagued by chronic illnesses that allowed him to work only a few hours at a time. Expanding on his earlier 'To Be an Invalid: The Illness of Charles Darwin', Ralph Colp paints an intimate portrait of the nature and possible causes of Darwin's illness.
From 1840 until his death in 1882 Darwin was constantly plagued by chronic illnesses that allowed him to work only a few hours at a time. Expanding on his earlier 'To Be an Invalid: The Illness of Charles Darwin', Ralph Colp paints an intimate portrait of the nature and possible causes of Darwin's illness.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-332) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Chronic diseases
Naturalists