Writing tagged: ‘geology’
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Newsletter No. 21: ‘A large body of facts’
How Darwin politely encouraged sceptics to consider the merits of his theory—and how he was right • plus the usual recommended books and links
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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 Ice Age’ by Jamie Woodward
A very short introduction.
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20-Feb-1835: Darwin witnesses an earthquake
On 20th February 1835, while taking a rest in a wood in Valvidia, Southern Chile, Charles Darwin experienced a major earthquake.
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Book review: ‘Charles Darwin, Geologist’ by Sandra Herbert
What Charles Darwin did for geology.
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Geological Society opens archives (temporarily)
Why not permanently?
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Mountain formation
A continental crash that raised one of the biggest mountain chains in the Earth’s history may be responsible for the explosive diversification of animals more than 500 million years ago.