Writing tagged: ‘descent of man’
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 26 • 1878’
Plant movement, potato blight, an unexpected inheritance, and much more.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 22 • 1874’
Revising ‘Coral Reefs’ and ‘The Descent of Man’, continuing work on insectivorous plants, and a second dispute with St George Jackson Mivart.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 20 • 1872’
Publication of the final edition of ‘The Origin of Species’, and of ‘The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals’.
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Newsletter No. 18: ‘Unnecessary irreligious deductions’
Darwin versus Mivart, plus Darwin-related links and book recommendations.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 19 • 1871’
A busy year for Darwin: ‘The Descent of Man’ published, with another book on the way, and the final edition of ‘The Origin of Species’.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 18 • 1870’
Putting the finishing touches to ‘The Descent of Man’.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 17 • 1869’
Researching human evolution, human and animal emotions, and sexual selection.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 16, part 2 • 1868’
Researching human evolution and expressions, and revising ‘On the Origin of Species’.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 16, part 1 • 1868’
Researching human evolution and expressions.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 15 • 1867’
Correcting proofs and researching human evolution, sexual selection, and expressions.
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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: ‘The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex’ by Charles Darwin
Darwin finally sets out to enlighten us on our origins.