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The formation of vegetable mould, through the action of worms, with observations on their habits

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  • Description

    This was Darwin's last book, and reverts to his earliest geological interests. It was remarkably successful, selling faster than the ORIGIN OF SPECIES. Darwin had commented that he corrected the sixth and seventh thousand.

    While it was a return to Darwin's earlier interests on geology, ecology and animal behavior it nonetheless continued the theme common throughout his most famous and controversial works that gradual changes over long periods of time can lead to large and sometimes surprising consequences.

  • Place
    London, England, United Kingdom
  • Other Id

    QL391.A6 DAR (Library of Congress Call Number)

    54537 (Cat ID)

    122260 (DBTextworks system ID)

    49470 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    The formation of vegetable mould, through the action of worms, with observations on their habits
  • Primary Maker

     Charles Darwin (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    John Murray, Albemarle Street
  • Place
    London, England, United Kingdom
  • Date
    1881
  • Physical Description

    vii, 326, [2] pages (pages [327] advertisements) : illustrations ; 20 cm.

  • Language
    English
  • Collection
    Johannes C. Andersen Collection
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Edition/State/Version
    [1st edition], Fourth thousand
  • Subject Category

    Earthworms

    Humus

    Soils

    Haplotaxida

    Soil formation

  • Provenance Details
    'H.D. Crawford, 1882' handwritten in ink on the page before the title page.
  • Public Access Text

    Spine title : Vegetable mould and earth-worms. Includes bibliographical references and index. Digitised and available via the Internet Archive, see link in this record.

  • Associated Notes

    https://archive.org/details/b21901818

  • Collection Type
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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