Writing tagged: ‘earthworms’
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10-Oct-1881: Darwin’s magnificent swan-song
On 10th October 1881, Charles Darwin’s final book was published. It concerned earthworms, and was a magnificent swan-song.
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Newsletter No. 23: ‘It’s not all cheetahs versus gazelles’
Darwin the botanist • UNESCO recognition • Darwin’s address book • Charles Lyell • Leonard Jenyns • punctuated equilibria • what the heck are chins for? • and lots more…
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 30 • 1882’
The end of a magnificent era.
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 29 • 1881’
Publishing on earthworms • a pension for Wallace • death of a brother • feeling his age • and lots more…
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 28 • 1880’
Publishing on plant movement • researching earthworms • trying to get a civil pension for a friend • turning down an invitation from the Archbishop of Canterbury • and lots more…
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Book review: ‘The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, volume 25 • 1877’
Plant movement, earthworms, waxy blooms, an honorary doctorate, and much more.
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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. 16: ‘Pilgrimages and plans’
A bumper Christmas edition of Darwin-related goodies.
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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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Book review: ‘The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms’ by Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin’s wonderful final book.
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Making a Mountain out of a Bioturbation
How Darwin’s work on earthworms is still relevant today.