Charles Darwin, Imperium Britannicum a Evropa : k Darwinovu dvojitému výročí = Charles Darwin, Imperium Britannicum and Europe : the Darwin Bicentenary, 1809-2009
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The authors took part of the “Darwin Colloquium” (Christ’s College, Cambridge, UK), which was one of the many celebrations of the “Darwin Bicentenary” (1809-2009) worldwide and as well a presentation of the recently published double-volumed collective monograph The Reception of Charles Darwin in Europe (Continuum: London - New York 2008). The authors
report about the conference in general, while having a closer look on particular presentations: Eve-Marie Engel’s paper about the early reception of Darwin in Germany, John Hodges’ about the international reception of Darwin’s two great theories, namely evolution through natural selection and pangenesis, Helmut Pulte’s about the relationship of Darwinism and the exact sciences such as physics, Thomas Glick’s about the reception of Darwinism by the Holy See in Vatican. The note includes information about other events and expositions dealing with Darwin and Darwinism, such as the exposition “Darwin - Big Idea - Big Exhibition” at NHM London. The article continues with an attempt to put the “Darwin turmoil” of 2009 and the scientific contribution of Charles Darwin in the framework of the history of science and its popularisation. His greatest contributions to English science as well as culture not only stem from his notoriously well-known evolutionary theory - Darwin’s life and work can as well be understood as monument of cultural history and of the social values of the Victorian Englan
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Marco Stella, 1982-
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Tomáš Hermann, 1974-
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- Dějiny věd a techniky. -- ISSN 0300-4414. -- Roč. 42, č. 2 (2009), s. 103-111
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