The Sociable Sciences

Darwin and His Contemporaries in Chile

  • Authors
  • Patience A. Schell
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Part of the Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology book series (PSHST)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction
    Patience A. Schell
    Pages 1-12
  3. The Making of a Naturalist
    Patience A. Schell
    Pages 13-31
  4. Chile and the Scientific Imagination
    Patience A. Schell
    Pages 33-57
  5. Making Friends in Chile
    Patience A. Schell
    Pages 59-86
  6. Darwin, Gay, and the Utility of Chile
    Patience A. Schell
    Pages 87-111
  7. The Prussian Connection
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    Pages 113-145
  8. A New Naturalist in Town
    Patience A. Schell
    Pages 147-179
  9. Expanding the Web
    Patience A. Schell
    Pages 181-204
  10. At the End of Their Days
    Patience A. Schell
    Pages 205-225
  11. Conclusion
    Patience A. Schell
    Pages 227-229
  12. Back Matter
    Pages 231-297
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About this book

Introduction

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.

Keywords

Charles Darwin environment history history of literature imagination nature Russia

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137286062
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2013
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, New York
  • eBook Packages Palgrave History Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-1-349-44913-2
  • Online ISBN 978-1-137-28606-2
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