This Thing Of Darkness, 9780755302819
Paperback
Epic voyage, clashing beliefs, a friendship shattered by scientific revolution.

This Thing Of Darkness

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  • Paperback

    768 pages

  • Release Date

    8 March 2006

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Summary

When Science and Faith Collide: The Voyage That Divided

In 1831, Charles Darwin embarked on a journey aboard HMS Beagle, captained by Robert Fitzroy, a voyage destined to reshape the world. Fitzroy, a devout Christian and Tory aristocrat, held firm to his belief in a divinely created world. Darwin, a liberal cleric and natural historian, would later challenge this foundation with his revolutionary theory of evolution.

Bound by adventure, their friendship blossomed a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780755302819
ISBN-10:0755302818
Author:Harry Thompson
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Tinder Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:768
Release Date:8 March 2006
Weight:608g
Dimensions:197mm x 163mm x 50mm
About The Author

Harry Thompson

Harry Thompson was a highly successful television producer ‘Have I Got News for You, They Think It’s All Over, Never Mind the Buzzcocks’ and the author of a number of non-fiction bestsellers ‘Peter Cook, The Biography’. He wrote for most of the national newspapers, especially on travel, and was nominated for Travel Journalist of the Year. He died in November 2005.

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