Writing tagged: ‘charles darwin’
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185 years ago today…
On 22nd May, 1826, His Majesty’s Ship ‘Beagle’ set sail from Plymouth on a surveying voyage to South America.
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Boring the pants off people about Darwin
In which I respond to John S Wilkins’ post ‘Darwin Day: Enough already’.
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06-Mar-1860: Darwin on how to read ‘On the Origin of Species’
On 6th March 1860, Charles Darwin advised a scientist he correctly believed to be sceptical of his views how to go about reading ‘On the Origin of Species’.
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02-Jan-1860: Whewell sets the right tone
On 2nd January 1860, the mathematician, science historian, polymath, and coiner of the term ‘scientist’, William Whewell, wrote to Charles Darwin to acknowledge receipt of his copy of the first edition of ‘On the Origin of Species’.
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Getting to know Charles Darwin in person
Forget the biographies. Forget the published works. If you really want to get to know Charles Darwin in person, you need to read his correspondence.
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If everyone else is quote-mining Darwin, why shouldn’t I?
Darwin on the delights of English country walks.
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Nothing For any Purpose
Explanation of why the phrase ‘Nothing For any Purpose’ appears on the bottom of the Red Notebook blog’s sidebar.
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Darwin has a go at the Catholic church
Fuelled, perhaps, by his hatred of slavery.
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How to get a large animal into a small boat
Specifically, a cow.
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Darwin performs a blind test… on some condors
…to see how well they can smell.
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The Falklands fox: foolish dog of the south
Concerning Darwin’s dealings with this tragic creature.
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06-Dec-1834: Darwin brains his future eponymous fox
Darwin kills a rare and inquisitive creature, since named after its collector.