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19-Apr-1882: The death of a hero

After decades of mysterious ailments, and a short, final illness, Charles Darwin died at 4 o’clock in the afternoon of Wednesday 19th April 1882, at Down House, Downe, in Kent.

Charles Lyell (1797–1875)

10-Jan-1860: Darwin to Lyell

On 10th January 1860, Charles Darwin wrote to his good friend the geologist Charles Lyell, humorously describing mankind’s ancestor.

WB Tegetmeier (1816–1912).

W.B. Tegetmeier

For every giant that strides the scientific world like a colossus, there are many thousands more mini-heroes of science whose contributions are sometimes overlooked or forgotten. William Bernhardt Tegetmeier is an excellent example.

‘Slinging the Monkey, Port Desire’, by Conrad Martens (1833).

25-Dec-1833: The HMS Beagle Olympics

On Christmas Day 1833, the crew of HMS Beagle held their own ’Olympic Games’ at Port Desire in Patagonia.