Download or read book The Works of Charles Darwin: Vol 17: The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects written by Paul H Barrett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-03 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventeenth volume in a 29-volume set which contain all Charles Darwin's published works. Darwin was one of the most influential figures of the 19th century. His work remains a central subject of study in the history of ideas, the history of science, zoology, botany, geology and evolution.