steve jones – The Friends of Charles Darwin

Book review: Darwin's Island

New in the Friends of Charles Darwin Reviews section: a review of 'Darwin's Island: the Galapagos in the Garden of England' by Steve Jones.

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Steve Jones gets it wrong

"Can we please forget about Charles Darwin?" says the geneticist.

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Setting the record straight

About the Darwin tenner.

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A rare conjunction of taxonomy with gastronomy

Steve Jones reviews 'The Voyage of the Beagle'.

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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.