The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin: Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Life Sciences)
virtualreview: china|blogs (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Photo from People's Daily We've seen a lot of hotties selling cars - but never have they been male, until now. In Guangzhou. [WSJ] Charles Darwin is popular in China! Though he never set foot in the country, his theory has deeply influenced China's...
uprisingradio.org (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Listen to this segment | the entire program One hundred and fifty years ago on November 24th this year, Charles Darwin published his seminal book On The Origin of Species. While Darwin’s concepts of evolution through Natural Selection have become political targets of religious zealots everywhere, his scientific work formed the [...]
Shanghaiist (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Photo from People's Daily We've seen a lot of hotties selling cars - but never have they been male, until now. In Guangzhou. [ WSJ ] Charles Darwin is popular in China! Though he never set foot in the country, his theory has deeply influenced China's social and natural sciences, political thoughts and life philosophy. [ Beijing Review ] Everyone wants the Chinese to buy more, but despite...
Resource Shelf (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
From the Article: To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species,” the manuscripts detailing the theory of natural selection are being placed online. On Tuesday [November 24th], Darwin Manuscripts Project will upload about 10,000 high-quality images of Darwin’s scientific manuscripts and notes....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
The descendants of Charles Darwin, his publisher – and his pigeons – met this week on the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species "That's the fireplace where Byron's memoirs were burned after his death because they were thought too salacious," my host Virginia Murray casually throws into the conversation as she shows me around the upstairs...
Climate Progress (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Here’s something else I’m thankful for: Science. Charles Darwin’s seminal work, On the Origin of Species, was published on 150 years ago this week, November 24, 1859. You can read the first edition online here. The National Science Foundation has an amazing special report which you can access by clicking here or on the image above. No, [...]
DesiPundit (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Its been 150 years - November 24th 1859 - that Darwin's book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life was published. The British Library on Fergusson College Road, Pune, has...
Cool Science News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Charles Darwin Photo: PA From The Telegraph: An appeal has been launched to track down one of Charles Darwin's most important notebooks, which was probably stolen in the early 1980s. English Heritage wants anyone who might know of the whereabouts of Darwin's 'Galapagos notebook' to come forward. It is launching the appeal today to coincide with the 150th anniversary...
Luxurylaunches.com (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Printed exactly 150 years ago as on the 24th of November 2009, the first printed copy of the Charles Darwin's (1809-1882) master-piece 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection' went under the hammer at Christie’s in London for a whopping $170,569. The book was discovered from a bookcase in the guest bathroom of the vendor’s house. Touted to be Darwin’s...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
KOZHIKODE: A seminar to mark the 150th year of the publication of the Origin of Species and the 200th birth anniversary of Charles Darwin is being organised at the main hall of Malabar Christian College at 9.30 a.m. on ...
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
150 years ago today Charles Darwin’s “big book,” On the Origin of Species, was first published. The entire publication run of more than a thousand copies sold out within a few days, making it a certified best-seller of its day. A rare copy of the first edition, found in the loo of an old house, sold [...]
The Panda's Thumb (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Last month I was sent a review copy of one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever read: Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation by Michael Keller and Nicolle Rager Fuller. Although, I haven’t finished the book yet, I think today, the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin, is an appropriate day to talk about it. The book is a wonderful...
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
LONDON.- A rediscovered first edition of Charles Darwin's (1809-1882) 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection' sold today at Christie's in London for £103,250 / $170,569 / €114,298 (estimate: £40,000 to £60,000). Recently rediscovered sitting on a bookcase in the guest bathroom of the vendor's house, it had been bought for only a few shillings over...
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
LONDON.- A rediscovered first edition of Charles Darwin’s (1809-1882) On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection sold today at Christie’s in London for £103,250 / $170,569 / €114,298 (estimate: £40,000 to £60,000). Recently rediscovered sitting on a bookcase in the guest bathroom of the vendor’s house , it had been bought for only...
a blind flaneur (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
I had to laugh out loud this morning when I heard an NPR announcer quip that today is the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin “going rogue.” He meant the 1859 publication of On The Origin of Species, of course, but he was reaching for something else. If Sarah Palin heard the comparison, she must have [...]
