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Autobiography of Charles Darwin by His Son Sir Francis Darwin c1929
a compelling account of the renowned scientist's life. Spanning from his childhood to his groundbreaking work on evolution, Darwin's autobiography provides insight into his intellectual journey, personal struggles, and scientific discoveries. This book, part of the Thinkers Library series, offers readers a concise and engaging narrative that unveils the life of one of history's most influential figures.
Part of the Thinkers Library No: 7 with two appendices comprising a chapter of reminiscences and a statement of Charles Darwin’s Religious views
Title: Autobiography of Charles Darwin
Author: (by his son) Sir Francis Darwin
Publisher: Watt & Co
Publication Date:1929
Format: HardbackCondition: Brown covers with black lettering and picture-some light bumping and little raised spots to front cover. No dust jacket. The pages are fairly clean but do have some ink and pencil marks where the previous owner has highlighted passages. Some dog eared and creased pages. Title page has a
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Known to his family as 'Frank', Charles Darwin's seventh child himself became a distinguished scientist. He was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, initially studying mathematics, but then transferring to natural sciences.
Francis completed his studies at Cambridge, taking third place in first-class honours in the natural sciences tripos in December 1870. The small amount of surviving correspondence with his father while he was a student is largely about money. He had fallen into debt and had kept the matter secret for some months. Darwin was very stern in his advice: 'I have never known a man who was too idle to attend to his affairs & accounts, who did not get into difficulties; & he who habitually is in money difficulties, very rarely keeps scrupulously honourable. . . . My father, who was the wisest man I ever knew, thought it the duty of every man, young & old, to keep an account of his money; & I very unwillingly obeyed him; for I was not always so bothersome an old fellow as I daresay I appear to you' (letter to Francis Darwin, 18 October [1870
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