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Author Van Wyhe, John, 1971-

Title Dispelling the darkness : voyage in the malay archipelago and the discovery of evolution by Wallace and Darwin / John van Wyhe, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Publication Info. [Hackensack] New Jersey : World Scientific, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (pages cm)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- ch. 1. Great expectations -- ch. 2. Empires of steam -- ch. 3. Singapore -- ch. 4. Malacca and Borneo -- ch. 5. Testing the waters -- ch. 6. Crossing the line -- ch. 7. In search of paradise -- ch. 8. Struggle and spice -- ch. 9. The longest day -- ch. 10. Darwin's delay -- ch. 11. Crossing back -- ch. 12. Counting up.
Summary "The facts of variability, of the struggle for existence, of adaptation to conditions, were notorious enough; but none of us had suspected that the road to the heart of the species problem lay through them, until Darwin and Wallace dispelled the darkness."--T.H. Huxley (1887). Darwin is one of the most famous scientists in history. But he was not alone. Comparatively forgotten, Wallace independently discovered evolution by natural selection in Southeast Asia. This book is based on the most thorough research ever conducted on Wallace's voyage. Closely connected, but worlds apart, Darwin and Wallace's stories hold many surprises. Did Darwin really keep his theory a secret for twenty years? Did he plagiarise Wallace? Were their theories really the same? How did Wallace hit on the solution, and on which island? This book reveals for the first time the true story of Darwin, Wallace and the discovery that would change our understanding of life on Earth forever.
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Subject Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913.
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913.
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913.
Naturalists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Naturalists.
Great Britain.
Natural selection.
Natural selection.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Other Form: Print version: Van Wyhe, John, 1971- Dispelling the darkness. [Hackensack] New Jersey : World Scientific, 2013 9789814458795 (DLC) 2012051671 (OCoLC)826997410
ISBN 9789814458818 (electronic book)
9814458813 (electronic book)
9789814458795
9814458791