Project Gutenberg 2005-06-07 Public domain in the USA. 86 Wallace, Alfred Russel 1823 1913 Wallace, A. R. (Alfred Russel) Wallace, Russell Wallace, Alfred R. Marchant, James, Sir 1867 1956 Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries., Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Josephine Paolucci, Joshua Hutchinson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2" by James Marchant is a collection of letters and personal reflections written during the late 19th to early 20th century. This work offers insights into the life and thoughts of Alfred Russel Wallace, co-discoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection, and details his correspondence with other prominent figures in science, including Charles Darwin. The collection primarily explores Wallace's scientific endeavors, personal correspondences, and broader views on biology and natural phenomena. The opening of this volume sets the stage by introducing Wallace's significant contributions to biological sciences, particularly his work on geographical distribution and natural selection. It reflects on his productive exchanges with contemporaries like Darwin and details the evolution of their ideas and respective projects. This section emphasizes Wallace's unique position in the scientific community, showcasing his dedication to science alongside complex social and philosophical reflections. As readers delve into the collection, they witness a vivid portrait of a pivotal figure in natural history and the camaraderie and intellectual debates that shaped modern evolutionary thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913 Naturalists -- Correspondence QH Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Science - General 892916 2024-10-07T08:18:22.542984 2023-09-07T09:20:36.357408 text/html text/html 891322 2020-12-14T13:55:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 628667 2020-12-14T13:55:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 740787 2024-10-07T08:18:43.786937 application/epub+zip 756259 2024-10-07T08:18:28.829971 application/epub+zip 324341 2024-10-07T08:18:26.103989 application/epub+zip 1247722 2024-10-07T08:18:52.079861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1217915 2024-10-07T08:18:41.335895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598139 2022-09-08T00:48:36.965308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596914 596692 2024-10-07T08:18:19.201010 2023-09-07T09:20:33.496359 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 596657 2020-12-14T13:55:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 215284 2020-12-14T13:55:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 596708 2020-12-14T13:55:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215203 2020-12-14T13:55:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22193 2024-10-07T08:18:52.275826 application/rdf+xml 23435 2024-10-07T08:18:26.791977 image/jpeg 4635 2024-10-07T08:18:26.450989 image/jpeg 728107 2024-10-07T08:18:22.613018 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia