Writing tagged: ‘history of science’
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LRB letter: ‘The reaction economy’
On Charles Darwin’s use of photography in his book about human and animal emotions.
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Cambridge Darwin pilgrimage
A trip to see a treasure-trove of Darwinalia.
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Book review: ‘The Enlightenment’ by Ritchie Robertson
The pursuit of happiness, 1680–1790.
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17 June 2019
Jupiter’s moons.
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14 May 2019
A surprise encounter with a howler monkey’s backside.
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Book review: ‘Darwin’s Backyard’ by James T Costa
How small experiments led to a big theory.
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Book review: ‘Dispelling the Darkness’ by John van Wyhe
Voyage in the Malay Archipelago and the discovery of evolution by Wallace and Darwin.
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Book review: ‘Man of Iron’ by Julian Glover
Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain.
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Book review: ‘The Enlightenment’ by John Robertson
A very short introduction.