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Book review: ‘Darwin's Mentor: John Stevens Henslow 1796–1861’ by S.M. Walters & E.A. Stow

The biography of John Stephens Henslow, Charles Darwin's tutor at university, and an all-round, thoroughly good chap.

Published 18-Dec-2011
Filed under: Reviews Genres: Biographies, Science/History Books Tags: books, john stevens henslow, reviews

Darwin's octopus

Photo of an octopus collected by Charles Darwin in the Cape Verde Islands.

Published 16-Jul-2009
Filed under: Blog Tags: beagle voyage, cephalopods, charles darwin, darwin correspondence, john stevens henslow, octopuses, photographs

Happy Henslow Day!

Today is the 213th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin's great friend and mentor, John Stevens Henslow.

Published 06-Feb-2009
Filed under: Blog Tags: anniversaries, john stevens henslow

Henslow Day!

Happy Birthday, John Stevens Henslow.

Published 06-Feb-2008
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Our first Henslow

John Stephens Henslow's great, great granddaughter joins the Friends of Charles Darwin.

Published 08-Apr-2007
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