New book review

Over in our Reviews section, there is a new book review of:

Darwin's On the Origin of Species: a Modern Rendition
by Daniel Duzdevich

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14-May-1856: Darwin starts writing his ‘big species book’
On 14 May 1856, Charles Darwin recorded in his journal that, on the advice of his friend Charles Lyell, after almost 20 years exploring the subject, he had finally begun writing a ‘sketch’ of his ideas on species.
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