janet browne – The Friends of Charles Darwin

Newsletter No. 9: Time flies

Stolen notebooks · DNA barcoding · butterflies · Mary Anning · flowers · cool videos · insects · snakes · mammalian evolution · book reviews

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A cat among the pigeons

Could Charles Darwin really have been a moggy murderer?

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Book reviews: ‘Charles Darwin: Voyaging’ • ‘Charles Darwin: The Power of Place’ by Janet Browne

Darwin by Janet Browne

A magnificent two-volume biography.

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Book review: ‘Charles Darwin: Vol.2: The Power of Place’ by Janet Browne

Charles Darwin: The Power of Place

Part 2 of an entertaining two-part biography of Charles Darwin.

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Book review: ‘Charles Darwin: Vol.1: Voyaging’ by Janet Browne

Part 1 of an entertaining two-part biography of Charles Darwin.

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28-Sep-1838: Darwin brainstorms Malthus
On 28 September 1838, Charles Darwin made some notes inspired by the writings of Rev. Thomas Malthus, and a famous simile was born.
Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin
To mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, a brief account of Rev. Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin.
26-Apr-1882: Charles Darwin buried in Westminster Abbey
On 26th April 1882, Charles Darwin was buried in Westminster Abbey. How this honour came about is described by his son Francis Darwin in The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin…
03-Dec-1831: Darwin’s first night aboard HMS Beagle
Darwin records his experimentations with a hammock.