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adventure, ambition, and the sin of speculation
Theorizing on the move. Darwin's opportunity -- An amphibious being -- Studying dry land with a maritime perspective -- The making of a eureka moment -- The surveyor-naturalist -- Training in theory. Lyell claims Darwin as a student -- Darwin's audacity, Lyell's choreography -- Burned by success -- A different approach to authorship. The life of a tormented geologist (and enthusiastic evolutionist) -- A finished task: Darwin's treatise on coral reefs -- Writing the Origin with his "fingers burned" -- Atoning for the sin of speculation.
Includes bibliographical references and index.