Record Number: 11263
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'The logic of this book [Paley's Evidences] and as I may add of his Natural Theology gave me as much delight as did Euclid.' [Darwin's Autobiography]
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1831 and 30 Jun 1831
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Cambridge
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:12 Feb 1809
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Cambridge undergraduate, or recentgraduate (later, naturalist, geologist etc.)
Religion:Probably still Anglican
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Natural Theology
Genre:Other religious, Science
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:11263
Source:F. Darwin
Editor:n/a
Title:Life and letters of Charles Darwin
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:3rd ed.1887
Vol:1
Page:47
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
F. Darwin, Life and letters of Charles Darwin, (London, 3rd ed.1887), 1, p. 47, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11263, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
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