Dispelling the Darkness: Voyage in the Malay Archipelago and the Discovery of Evolution by Wallace and Darwin
John Van Wyhe recounts the voyages of Alfred Russel Wallace in the Malay Archipelago and explores how Wallace and Charles Darwin contributed to the discovery of evolution. Combining travel history with the history of science, this accessible work illuminates the observations and ideas behind a transformative scientific development.
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Dispelling the Darkness examines the voyages of Alfred Russel Wallace through the Malay Archipelago and their significance in the history of evolutionary thought.
John Van Wyhe places Wallace and Charles Darwin within the story of the discovery and development of evolution by natural selection.
The book connects travel, observation, and scientific ideas, offering a focused account of a major episode in nineteenth-century science.
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