Author : Frank N. Egerton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317243811
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)
Book Synopsis Hewett Cottrell Watson by : Frank N. Egerton
Download or read book Hewett Cottrell Watson written by Frank N. Egerton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 fame, however, is one of the reasons why Watson became almost forgotten. This biography traces both the influences and characteristics that shaped Watson’s outlook and personality, and indeed his science, and the institutional contexts within which he worked. At the same time, it makes evident the extent of his real contributions to the science of the plant ecology and evolution.
