The final chapter of The Origin of Species — Darwin’s ‘Recapitulation and Conclusion’ — states the case for evolution as well as any short account I have ever read. It’s tightly written, it argues a case, it summarises all the different kinds of evidence and shows clearly why they are important. It’s pithy, confident: great stuff.
Which [...]
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‘The Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin
27 August 2008 – 1:23 pm
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11 August 2008 – 11:00 am
THE ORWELL PRIZE
'The Orwell Prize, Britain’s pre-eminent prize for political writing, is publishing George Orwell’s diaries as a blog. From 9th August 2008, Orwell’s domestic and political diaries (from 9th August 1938 until October 1942) will be posted in real-time, exactly 70 years after the entries were written.'
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Charles Darwin’s Beagle [...]
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2 July 2008 – 11:00 pm
The Royal Society - Article
Interesting. 'It is widely believed that Charles Darwin avoided publishing his theory of evolution for many years… This essay demonstrates that Darwin's delay is… overwhelmingly contradicted by the historical evidence.' via Carl Zimmer
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9 May 2008 – 10:00 am
Charles Darwin’s Beagle Diary: 9th May 1833
After a period of being a bit dull, Darwin's Beagle diary livens up as he goes ashore and meets some gauchos. "I here found out I possessed two or three things which created unbounded astonishment. — Principally a small pocket compass."
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Darwin waxing lyrical
24 October 2007 – 10:58 am
Charles Darwin was in an unusually poetical mood 175 years ago today:
The night was pitch dark, with a fresh breeze. — The sea from its extreme luminousness presented a wonderful & most beautiful appearance; every part of the water, which by day is seen as foam, glowed with a pale light. The vessel drove before [...]
‘amongst other things’
29 May 2007 – 12:49 pm
Today’s entry from Darwin’s Beagle diary:
29th May 1832
Rio de Janeiro
Cloudy greyish day, something like an Autumnal one in England; without however its soothing quietness. I wanted to send a note this morning into the city & had the greatest difficulty in procuring anybody to take it. All white men are above it, & every black [...]
Darwin’s prose
28 February 2007 – 11:04 pm
I recently found Charles Darwin’s Beagle Diary, being posted ‘live’ on the internet with a mere 175 year time-lag (see also Pepys, Thoreau).
He’s only just reached Brazil, so there’s plenty of time to join the fun. This is from today’s entry:
The houses are white and lofty and from the windows being narrow and long have [...]