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Writing tagged: ‘sport’

Golf: the Darwin connection

Bernard Darwin on Golf

As we all know, absolutely everything has a Charles Darwin connection. As golf's 143rd Open Championship tees off in my native Wirral, I find evidence of its Darwin connection on display.

Published 17-Jul-2014
Filed under: Blog Tags: bernard darwin, charles darwin, sport

25-Dec-1833: The HMS Beagle Olympics

Slinging the Monkey
‘Slinging the Monkey, Port Desire’, by Conrad Martens (1833).

On Christmas Day 1833, the crew of HMS Beagle held their own ’Olympic Games’ at Port Desire in Patagonia.

Published 27-Jul-2012
Filed under: Articles Tags: beagle voyage, charles darwin, conrad martens, hms beagle, sport

01-Mar-1853: Darwin on ice!

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On 1st March 1853, Charles Darwin wrote to his son William about, erm… playing ice-hockey!

Published 05-Jan-2009
Filed under: Articles Tags: charles darwin, darwin correspondence, sport

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