Writing tagged: ‘charles darwin’
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Newsletter No. 10: ‘Attending a very little to species’
In which Darwin gets to work on species, and I disappear down a research rabbit-hole. With loads of links to recent Darwin- and evolution-related stories.
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Book review: ‘Darwin: a companion’ by Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe
A monumental reference work, and a must-have for all Darwin scholars.
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Newsletter No. 9: ‘Time flies’
Stolen notebooks • DNA barcoding • butterflies • Mary Anning • flowers • cool videos • insects • snakes • mammalian evolution • book reviews • and more…
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Book review: ‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin (1st ed., 1859)
…or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.
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Newsletter No. 8: ‘Reading for amusement’
Darwin reads Malthus • mass extinctions • earthworms • Gilbert White • Lonesome George • lichen • zebras • Neanderthals • life on Venus? • bats • book reviews • and more…
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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.
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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.
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Newsletter No. 7: ‘Stirring up the mud’
160 years after Darwin ‘stirred up the mud’, the ‘controversy’ over evolution by means of natural selection was settled long ago, as far as the scientific community is concerned.
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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…
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Newsletter No. 6: ‘Building on a theory’
To mark Charles Darwin’s 211th birthday, some thoughts on his 1871 classic, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, an unlikely anecdote about a snail, plus all the usual book reviews and links to Darwin-related news stories.
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Book review: ‘Insectivorous Plants’ by Charles Darwin
Darwin at his most Darwinian.
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Book review: ‘The Development of Darwin’s Theory’ by Dov Ospovat
Natural History, Natural Theology, and Natural Selection, 1838–1859.