On 15th June 1829, the young Charles Darwin was cited in Stephens’ ‘Illustrations of British Insects’.
Writing tagged: ‘anniversaries’
16-Apr-1834: Inspecting the Beagle’s bottom (‘a rather ticklish operation’)
On 16th April 1834, HMS Beagle was laid ashore on the banks of the Santa Cruz River to allow her keel to be inspected. The event resulted in one of the most iconic images of the famous ship. Read the story of the operation.
Happy Henslow Day!
Today is the 213th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin's great friend and mentor, John Stevens Henslow.
11-Jan-1844: Darwin confesses murder!
Darwin comes clean about his heretical views to Joseph Dalton Hooker, humorously likening admitting believing in evolution to ‘confessing a murder’.
Darwin Year
So, it's finally here: 2009. Darwin Year.
D-minus-100
Wow! There are only 100 days to go until Charles Darwin's 200th birthday.
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.
09-Mar-1833: FitzRoy buys a Unicorn!
On 9th March 1833, Capt. Robert FitzRoy bought a schooner to accompany HMS Beagle.
Natural curiosity
On this Darwin Day, celebrate the curiosity of youth.
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’.