The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-Utan, and the Bird of Paradise - Couverture souple

Wallace, Alfred Russel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 019588955X ISBN 13 : 9780195889550

Editeur : OUP Australia and New Zealand, 1989

Synopsis

Book by Wallace Alfred Russel

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Alfred russel Wallace (1823-1913) was a british naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. He was born on 8 January 1823 in the small village of Usk, Monmouthshire. Shortly after finishing school, Wallace's father passed away and he joined his brother to do work surveying countries for four years. Through this, he acquired the talent for observation and detailed recordings.

He is best known for his theory of natural selection. From 1854 to 1862 he explored the Amazon river with his mentor Henry Walter bates. During this expedition, he saw differences between the animals in Asia and the animals in Australia. Out of this experience came his theory of natural selection.

He wrote a manuscript called On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart indefinitely from the Original Type. He sent it to Charles Darwin who decided to publish his theory right away. To this day, Wallace's greatest accomplishment was to get Charles Darwin to publish his own theory.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Malay Archipelago is a book by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace that chronicles his scientific exploration, during the eight-year period 1854 to 1862, of the southern portion of the Malay Archipelago including Malaysia, Singapore, the islands of Indonesia, then known as the Dutch East Indies, and the island of New Guinea. Its full title was The Malay Archipelago: The land of the orang-utan, and the bird of paradise. A narrative of travel, with sketches of man and nature. It was first published in 1869 in two volumes by Macmillan and Company (London) and the same year in one volume by Harper & Brothers (New York). It was revised through 10 editions with the last published in 1890. It is considered to be one of the most influential books ever written about the Indonesian islands. Alfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS (1823–1913) was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: OUP Australia and New Zealand
• Date d'édition: 1989
• ISBN 10: 019588955X
• ISBN 13: 9780195889550
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 648