November 2015 – The Friends of Charles Darwin

Book Review: ‘The Invention of Science’ by David Wootton

Review of ‘The Invention of Science: a new history of the Scientific Revolution’.

Book review: ‘The Invention of Science’ by David Wootton

A new history of the Scientific Revolution.

NEWSLETTER

Newsletter 14: ‘The correct way to classify species’
Taxonomic techniques compared • Pterosaurs • plant evolution and mega-herbivores • punctuated equilibrium • chimp vocalisations • giraffes’s necks • whale evolution • giant tortoises • platypus conspiracy • book recommendations
Newsletter No. 13: ‘Some excellent news’
Some great news • How the internet is supposed to work • Darwin plays backgammon • Links and book reviews • a necessary owl

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