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The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their Habits (sometimes shortened to Worms) is an 1881 book by Charles Darwin on earthworms. It was his last scientific book, and was published shortly before his death (see Darwin from Insectivorous Plants to Worms).
- Charles Darwin
- 1881
In many parts of England a weight of more than ten tons (10,516 kilogrammes) of dry earth annually passes through their bodies and is brought to the surface on each acre of land; so that the whole superficial bed of vegetable mould passes through their bodies in the course of every few years.
Abstract. IF the world were not already accustomed to the unprecedented fertility of Mr. Darwin's genius, it might well be disposed to marvel at the appearance of yet another work, now added to ...
- George J. Romanes
- 1881
FORMATION OF VEGETABLE MOULD, THROUGH THE ACTION OF WORMS, WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THEIR HABITS. INTRODUCTION. THE share which worms have taken in the formation of the layer of vegetable mould, which covers the whole surface of the land in every moderately humid country, is the subject of the present volume.
The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits-by Charles Darwin. 1881. Facsimile edition, 1985, with Foreword by Stephen Jay Gould. xvii, 326 p., 15 b/w engravings. $11.95 (paper). Pub-lished by The University of Chicago Press. If the world were not already accus-tomed to the unprecedented ...
The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms. This book, published in 1881, was the result of many years of experimentation and observation by Darwin in the open-air laboratory of his garden at Down House in Kent.
11 de feb. de 2023 · This book, published in 1881, was the result of many years of experimentation and observation by Darwin in the open-air laboratory of his garden at Down House in Kent. As he wrote in his introduction, the subject of soil disturbance by worms 'may appear an insignificant one, but we shall see that it possesses some interest'.
