BIOLOGY 103
         DARWIN

 
 
DARWIN:  MORE INFORMATION
  • b. 1809
  • PARENTS: Susannah Wedgewood & Robt. Darwin, M.D.
  • BA inTheology, 1831, Cambridge
  • M. 1839 Emma Wedgewood
  • (d. 1882, buried in Westminster Abbey near Isaac Newton)
  • lunched with Dr. Jann, 1997, Museum of Natural History in London
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  DARWIN'S LITERARY BIOGRAPHY

1838-1845 Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. "Beagle"  
                    another source             facsimile edition

1842 Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs

1851 Geological Observations on Coral Reefs,Volcanic Islands, and on South America

1851 Fossil Lepididae of Great Britain

1854 Fossil Balanidae and Verrucidae of Great Britain

1859 On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life.  The last chapter, "Recapitulation and Conclusion," and especially the last few paragraphs, are highly recommended.   other version       yet another              6th edition      

1862 On the Various Contrivances by Which Orchids Are Fertilised by Insects

1865 On the Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants

1868 The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication
           another version Vol I   & Vol II

1871 The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex 
              another version of Descent of Man

1872 Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals

1875 Insectivorous Plants

1876 Effects of Cross- and Self-Fertilization in the Vegetable Kingdom

1876 Autobiography   (includes letters to/from Darwin)
                   More letters:  Vol. I      Vol. II

1877 Different Flower Forms on Plants of the Same Species

1880 Power of Movement in Plants [with Francis Darwin]

1881 Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits

 

2003 Darwin meets Queens student 

This biology major studied in England, thanks to the Belk International Experience Program of Queens University of Charlotte. 

 

For more information on Darwin, click to get to a critical list of sites.
Online Literature Library  http://www.literature.org/authors/darwin-charles/
U of Penn Digital Library:  http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/search?author=darwin&amode=words
Darwin's letters http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Departments/Darwin/
The latest scientific opinions on evolution:  "Evolution White Paper draft"
BioMedNet's Top Ten Darwin Sites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/darwin/
 
Other info on evolution and Darwin.

Journal of Syms Covington, Darwin's Assistant on the Voyage of the Beagle
lecture by author of Finding Darwin's God
           http://www.aaas.org/spp/dser/evolution/science/kennethmiller.htm
A new biography http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/06/books/review/06TOOBYT.html 

Creationism page

If you need a joke break, check out the Darwin awards.


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