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Hewett Cottrell Watson: Victorian Plant Ecologist and Evolutionist book cover

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Hewett Cottrell Watson Victorian Plant Ecologist and Evolutionist

By Frank N. Egerton Copyright 2003
310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge
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First published in 2003. Hewett Cottrell Watson was a pioneer in a new science not yet defined in Victorian times – ecology – and was practically the first naturalist to conduct research on plant evolution, beginning in 1834. The correspondence between Watson and Darwin, analysed for the first time in this book, reveals the extent to which Darwin profited from Watson’s data. Darwin’s subsequent... Read more

List of Figures and Tables;  Foreword by David L. Hull;  Preface;  Acknowledgements;  Introduction;  Part One: Finding a Place in the World;  1. ‘As The Twig Is Bent, So grows the Tree’, 1804-28  2. Edinburgh and Career Possibilities, 1828-32;  Part Two: The Life of a Gentleman Scientist;  3. Relationships and Social Perspectives, 1833-59  4. Phrenological Struggles, 1833-40  5. Outlook and Social Responsibilities, 1835-60  6. Continuing Plant Geography Studies, 1833-48  7. Relationship with William Hooker, 1834-50  8. Seeking Employment, 1842-48  9. Professional Relationships with Forbes, Babington and Balfour, 1833-59  10. History Not Quite Repeated: Watson, the Botanical Society of London and The Phytologist, 1840-58  11. The Origin of Transmutation of Species, 1832-47  12. Darwinian Parallels and Contrasts, 1809-58  13. Stonecutter for Darwin’s Edifice, 1847-59;  Part Three: Later Life, Work, and Influences;  14. Later Life, Work and Influences, 1860-81;  Conclusions;  Bibliography;  Index

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Frank N. Egerton

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