The Sociable Sciences [electronic resource] : Darwin and His Contemporaries in Chile /
Schell, P.author.
This beautifully written history traces the fortunes of Charles Darwin and his contemporaries in Chile. It explains how they showed Chileans a new way to see their own natural environment, teaching a younger generation of scientists there and forging international networks that helped to shape the modern world.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This beautifully written history traces the fortunes of Charles Darwin and his contemporaries in Chile. It explains how they showed Chileans a new way to see their own natural environment, teaching a younger generation of scientists there and forging international networks that helped to shape the modern world.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Gay, Claudio, 1800-1873.
Social history.
History.
America—History.
Civilization—History.
Europe—History.
History, Modern.
Social History.
History of Science.
History of the Americas.
Cultural History.
European History.
Modern History.