Collecting Evolution
The Galapagos Expedition that Vindicated Darwin
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 8 June 2017
- ISBN 9780199354597
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages304 pages
- Size 236x163x27 mm
- Weight 567 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 47 0
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Short description:
The story of the 1905-1906 voyage by the California Academy of Sciences to the Galapagos Islands, during which over 78,000 species were collected.
MoreLong description:
In 1905, eight men from the California Academy of Sciences set sail from San Francisco for a scientific collection expedition in the Galapagos Islands, and by the time they were finished in 1906, they had completed one of the most important expeditions in the history of both evolutionary and conservation science. These scientists collected over 78,000 species during their time on the islands, validating the work of Charles Darwin and laying the groundwork for foundational evolution texts like Darwin's Finches. Despite its significance, almost nothing has been written on this voyage, lost amongst discussion of Darwin's trip on the Beagle and the writing of David Lack.
In Collecting Evolution, Matthew James finally tells the story of the 1905 Galapagos expedition. James follows these eight young men aboard the Academy to the Galapagos and back, and reveals why they were able to have the groundbreaking success they had. A current Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, James uses his access to unpublished writings and photographs to provide unprecedented insight into the expedition. We learn the voyagers' personal stories, and how, for all the scientific progress that was made, just as much intense personal drama unfolded on the trip. This is a watershed moment in scientific history, crossed with a maritime adventure: there are suicides, controversies over credit and fame, and the tragic killing of now-extinct species. The book discusses how these men thought of themselves as "collectors" before they thought of themselves as scientists, and the implications this had on their approach and their results.
In the end, the voyage of the Academy proved to be crucial in the development of evolutionary science as we know it. It is the longest expedition in Galapagos history, and played a critical role in cementing Darwin's legacy. Collecting Evolution brings this extraordinary story to light, bringing its scientists and their journey to life.
The author's focus upon the activities of the young collectors lends an attractive sense of concreteness to his narrative. He leaves no reason to doubt that collecting in the field can be difficult, dangerous, and exhausting work, amid vomit, bed bugs, and swamping boats.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgements
Note to the Reader
Prologue
Halfway to the Stars
Walking in Darwin's Footsteps
Setting Sail from San Francisco
Before It Is Too Late
Collecting Evolution
Gal??pagos at Last
Confluence: Where Geography and Ideas Meet
On Death, and Life, in Gal??pagos
Down to the Sea in Ships: Ship's Log, 1905
Rising from the Ashes
Ship's Log, 1906
That Sinking Feeling
Darwin's Islands Meet the Plant Wizard of Santa Rosa
The Voyage Home: Ship's Log
Vindicating Darwin
Epilogue -- Legacy: Recent Use of California Academy of Sciences Specimens
Chronology of the 1905 -- 1906 Gal??pagos Expedition
Bibliography
Index
