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Charles Darwin stands as a towering figure in the history of science, who changed the direction of modern thought in establishing the basis of evolutionary biology. These letters offer a fascinating window onto his daily experience, scientific observations, personal concerns and friendships, affording a unique glimpse of Darwin as both naturalist and family man. From his early years at Edinburgh University up to the publication of The Origin of Species in 1859, the letters in this volume chart the most exciting years of Darwin's life, including the voyage of the Beagle and the subsequent...

It seems obvious that the practical training of Theoretical Chemistry is linked to the development of Computer Science. Actually, this particular science is everywhere, in all fields of knowledge, and this is relevant in Chemistry, because Theoretical Chemistry has been able to display its possibilities thanks to modern computers.

La presente edición del "Herbarium Mutisianum" recoge el catálogo actualizado de un herbario colectado en el siglo XVIII en el Virreinato de Nueva Granada y que forma parte del Patrimonio Histórico Científico y Cultural de la Humanidad. Versa sobre las plantas que José Celestino Mutis (1732-1808) reunió desde su llegada a América en 1760 y, sobre todo, durante la expedición científica que dirigió en aquellos territorios entonces españoles (hoy Colombia) y que, a su muerte, su sobrino Sinforoso Mutis continuó dirigiendo hasta 1816.

Charles Darwin spent the majority of his 1832-1833 voyage around the world in southern South America, and his early experiences in the Cape Horn region may have triggered his first ideas on human evolution. Darwin was not only a field naturalist, but also a scholar of the observations of the European explorers who preceded him. This book illuminates the foundations of Cape Horn’s natural history records as they oriented Darwin’s own explorations and his ideas on natural selection. Richly illustrated with maps and color photographs, this book also offers a guide to the sites visited by...