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基本説明
This is the first book to recreate Darwin's historic visit to Galápagos, following in his footsteps day by day and island by island as he records all that he observes around him.
Full Description
In 1835, during his voyage on HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin spent several weeks in Galapagos exploring the islands and making extensive notes on their natural history. Darwin in Galapagos is the first book to recreate Darwin's historic visit to the islands, following in his footsteps day by day and island by island as he records all that he observes around him. Thalia Grant and Gregory Estes meticulously retrace Darwin's island expeditions, taking you on an unforgettable guided tour. Drawing from Darwin's original notebooks and logs from the Beagle, the latest findings by Darwin scholars and modern science, and their own intimate knowledge of the archipelago, Grant and Estes offer rare insights into Darwin's thinking about evolution in the context of the actual locales that inspired him. They introduce Darwin as a young naturalist in England and onboard the Beagle and then put you in his shoes as he explores remote places in the islands. They identify the unique animals and plants he observed and collected, and describe dramatic changes to the islands since Darwin's time.They also explore the importance of Darwin's observations and collections to the development of his thinking after the voyage. Ideal for visitors to Galapagos and a delight for armchair travelers, Darwin in Galapagos is generously illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs and line drawings, as well as detailed maps of Darwin's island itinerary and informative box features on the archipelago's natural history.
Contents
P>Introduction. Darwin's Islands 1 Part 1. Before Galapagos CHAPTER I. Curious Beginnings 25 Born to Science 25 Shrewsbury 30 Edinburgh 32 Cambridge 33 CHAPTER II. Voyage of the Beagle 39 Offer of a Lifetime 39 The Beagle 43 Captain and Crew 45 Life on Board 49 CHAPTER III. Gearing for Galapagos 52 First Stop, Paradise 53 A Massive Discovery 56 A Change of Perspective 58 The Proof of the Pudding 62 A Bump in the Road 64 Uplifting Andes 66 Bound for "Novel Ground" 67 Part 2. Galapagos CHAPTER IV. Chatham Island (Isla San Cristobal) 75 Surveying Galapagos 76 Fit for Pandemonium 80 Golden Age of Whaling 81 Strangers to Man 91 A League from the Coast 96 "Waterfalls!" 99 Land of Craters 101 CHAPTER V. Charles Island (Isla Floreana) 111 An Oasis in the Desert 111 Early Human Colonization 114 Darwin's "Mocking-thrush" 118 Tortoise Tales 122 Post Office Collections 131 Alien Invaders: The Human Factor 133 Views from the Top 140 A Confusion of Finches 143 CHAPTER VI. Albemarle Island (Isla Isabela) 155 Vulcan's Playground 155 A Little World within Itself 158 CHAPTER VII. James Island (Isla Santiago) 175 The Sky for a Roof, the Ground for a Table 175 A Highland Marathon 179 Igneous Ingenuity 187 Darwin's Snails 191 Salt and Sugar 195 A Gathering of Giants 202 Wandering about Bird Collecting 204 Halley's Comet 209 Part 3. After Galapagos CHAPTER VIII. Homeward Bound 217 Looking Back, Leaping Forward 217 Dis-Belief 222 CHAPTER IX. A New Voyage 226 A Theory by Which to Work 230 "A Wonderful Spot" 231 Seeds across the Sea 235 The Book That Shook the World 238 "The Origin of'The Origin' " 240 At Home, at Work 242 Appendixes Island and Site Names in Galapagos 245 Bearing Darwin's Name in Galapagos 248 HMS Beagle's Complement 251 Acknowledgments 253 Notes 257 Further Reading 335 Index 337 Vertebrate Species Collected in Galapagos 349 Illustration Credits 353
