Writing tagged: ‘thomas malthus’
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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.