[NatureNS] Darwin's - Origin of Species

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I read it for the first time two years ago. I got the current Penguin editi=
on which is the final edition (6th if memory serves) and I found it to be a=
 great read. There each edition included counter arguments against objectio=
ns raised from previous editiions. I found it to be clear, easy to understa=
nd, and a great read. Given how old the book is, it does an amazing job of =
outlining the premise and the supporting evidence for it.

Pat


On Sep 2, 2014, at 8:35 PM, James Hirtle wrote:

Hi all:

I just finished reading Charles Darwin's - The Origin of Species.  For the =
sake of argument has anyone else read this and what was your opinion of it?=
  I found it rather drab and a hard read.  There were really only two thing=
s of real interest to me, which was the lifespan of an elephant and the tim=
e it takes a female to produce it's first young.  Also, that ants will tick=
le the bottom of an aphid to make it excrete and then eat this as food.

It was my impression after reading the book that a lot of Darwin's thoughts=
 and discoveries were not his own, but based on the research of others and =
possibly taken as his own.  In comparison to other writings by him and of o=
thers about his research, which by the way I really enjoyed at the time.  I=
 was really disheartened after reading the actual Origin of Species also wr=
itten by him.  I'll look forward to others thoughts on this book.

James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater


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I read it for the first time two years ago. I got the current Penguin editi=
on which is the final edition (6th if memory serves) and I found it to be a=
 great read. There each edition included counter arguments against objectio=
ns raised from previous editiions.
 I found it to be clear, easy to understand, and a great read. Given how ol=
d the book is, it does an amazing job of outlining the premise and the supp=
orting evidence for it.
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<div>Pat</div>
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<div>On Sep 2, 2014, at 8:35 PM, James Hirtle wrote:</div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">Hi all:</font><br>
<font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6"></font>&nbsp;<br>
<font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">I just finished reading Charles Darwin's=
 - The Origin of Species.&nbsp; For the sake of argument has anyone else re=
ad this and what was your opinion of it?&nbsp;&nbsp;I found it rather drab =
and a hard read.&nbsp; There were really only two things
 of real interest to me, which was the lifespan of an elephant and the time=
 it takes&nbsp;a female&nbsp;to produce it's first young.&nbsp; Also, that&=
nbsp;ants will tickle the bottom of an aphid to make it excrete and then ea=
t this as food.&nbsp;</font><br>
<font size=3D"6"></font>&nbsp;<br>
<font size=3D"6">It was my impression after reading the book that a lot of =
Darwin's thoughts and discoveries were not his own, but based on the resear=
ch of others and possibly taken as his own.&nbsp; In comparison to other wr=
itings by him and of others about his research,
 which by the way I really enjoyed at the time. &nbsp;I was really disheart=
ened after reading the actual Origin of Species also written by him.&nbsp; =
I'll look forward to others thoughts on this book.&nbsp;<span class=3D"Appl=
e-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></font><br>
<font size=3D"6"></font>&nbsp;<br>
<font size=3D"6">James R. Hirtle</font><br>
<font size=3D"6">Bridgewater</font><br>
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