…who wrote the anonymous, scathing review of ‘On the Origin of Species’?
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01-Jul-1858: Darwin goes public
Charles Darwin finally went public with his theory of evolution by means of Natural Selection on 1st July 1858.
03-May-1859: The first review of ‘On the Origin of Species’…
On 3rd May 1859, the first reviewer of ‘On the Origin of Species’, Whitwell Elwin, politely suggested Darwin might do better writing a book about pigeons.
What I would tell Darwin
...were he miraculously to return to the Land of the Living.
09-Mar-1833: FitzRoy buys a Unicorn!
On 9th March 1833, Capt. Robert FitzRoy bought a schooner to accompany HMS Beagle.
27-Dec-1831: HMS Beagle sets sail
On 27 December 1831, HMS Beagle set sail on her second voyage with a young Charles Darwin on board.
100 Kelvin
Article to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Lord Kelvin.
23-Sep-1832: Darwin discovers a ‘rhinoceros’
…for which, read ‘giant ground sloth’ or ‘Megatherium’.
16-Sep-1835: Darwin sets foot on the Galápagos Islands
Darwin first sets foot on the Galápagos Islands.
08-Sep-1832: Darwin encounters bolas
On 8th September 1832, Charles Darwin observed gauchos using bolas. He later tried them out for himself, and managed to ensnare his own horse in the process.
05-Sep-1831: Darwin meets his ‘beau ideal of a Captain’
Darwin meets Fitzroy.
05-Aug-1832: Darwin under fire (get used to it, Charles!)
On 5th August 1832, in what he described as ‘an eventful day’, Charles Darwin and his HMS Beagle colleagues helped put down an armed insurrection in Argentina.