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Format:
Book (regular print)
Title:
Charles and Emma : the Darwins' leap of faith
ISBN:
9780805087215
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2009.
Physical Description:
268 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Better than a dog -- Rat catching -- Conceal your doubts -- Where doors and windows stand open -- Little Miss Slip-Slop -- The next world -- The sensation of fear -- A leap -- A busy man -- Melancholy thoughts -- A whirl of noise and motion -- Heavy baggage, blazing fires -- Definition of happiness -- Pregnant thoughts -- Little animalcules -- Down in the country -- Sudden deaths -- Barnacles and babies -- Doing custards -- A fretful child -- God only know the issue -- A dear and good child -- Against the rules -- Terrible suffering -- the origins of "The Origin." -- Dependent on each other in so complex a manner -- What the Lord hath delivered -- Feeling, not reasoning -- Such a noise -- Mere trickery -- Warmth to the end -- Happy is the man -- Unasked questions -- So much to worship -- Acknowledgments -- Family tree -- Source notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
Summary:
"Charles Darwin published 'The origin of species, ' his revolutionary treatise on evolution, in 1859. Even today, the theory of evolution creates tension between the scientific and religious communities. This same debate raged within Darwin himself and played an important part in his marriage: Emma's faith gave Charles a lot to think about as he worked on his controversial theory. His wife's religious convictions made him rethink how the world would receive his ideas"--Publisher description.
Reading Level:
1020 Lexile.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning UG 7.6 11.
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