November 20, 2008Charles Darwin's On the Origin of SpeciesFrom The Guardian: New excerpts from Darwin's letters and diaries, along with contemporary cartoons and photographs, show how his revolutionary On the Origin of Species was received.
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"Nature" essays celebrating Darwin and "reviewing" Darwinism 50 years in the future are available for free:
here, or search for "Darwin 200" in Nature.com, reflecting the current edition.
Posted by: Dave Bath | Nov 20, 2008 9:44:22 AM
The correct link to the Guardian story is:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/gallery/2008/nov/20/charles-darwin-origin-species?picture=339796447
Posted by: Marco | Nov 20, 2008 12:02:17 PM
National Geographic has a story in the December issue about the "other" Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, the fellow who co-discovered the theory of evolution by natural selection, but failed to get the credit:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/12/wallace/quammen-text
Posted by: Marilyn Terrell | Nov 21, 2008 11:43:05 AM
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