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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 8, 1860’

‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 8, 1860’

Letters to and from Darwin in the immediate aftermath of the publication of ‘On the Origin of Species’.

Published 31-Jan-2019
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Books by Darwin, Science/History Books Tags: darwin correspondence, reviews

20-Feb-1835: Darwin witnesses an earthquake

Remains of the Cathedral in Concepción
Drawing of the remains of the Cathedral in Concepción by John Clements Wickham (1798–1864); Engraving: S. Bull fl. 1838–1846. Source: Wikipedia

On 20th February 1835, while taking a rest in a wood in Valvidia, Southern Chile, Charles Darwin experienced a major earthquake.

Published 20-Feb-2015
Filed under: Articles Tags: beagle voyage, charles lyell, chile, darwin correspondence, earthquakes, geology, voyage of the beagle (book)

10-Jan-1860: Darwin to Lyell

Charles Lyell
Charles Lyell (1797–1875)

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

Published 10-Jan-2013
Filed under: Articles Tags: charles darwin, charles lyell, darwin correspondence, human evolution

I have seriously cool friends (part 3)

My wonderful, long-suffering partner, Jen, filled a gaping hole in my Darwin-groupie library this Christmas.

Published 07-Jan-2013
Filed under: Blog Tags: books, darwin correspondence

Two triumphant predictions for science

In which one of Darwin's correspondents compares Darwin's famous moth prediction with the prediction of the orbit of the planet Neptune.

Published 11-Jul-2011
Filed under: Blog Tags: angraecum sesquipedale, astronomy, charles darwin, darwin correspondence, darwin's predictions, xanthopan morgani

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