[NatureNS] Darwin's - Origin of Species

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:23:32 -0300
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I have not read a lot of Darwin=92s works, which are amazingly prolific =
and wide-ranging, but I heartily agree with Fred Scheuler and Pat here =
that Darwin=92s writing is ultra-clear and extremely literate.  We all =
can be thankful that Darwin was badgered into rapidly publishing his =
most famous work, which was a hopelessly-brief =93abstract=94 of his =
theory of natural selection with a bit of evidence in favor of it!  =
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.

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> From: Patrick Kelly <Patrick.Kelly@Dal.Ca>
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Darwin's - Origin of Species
> Date: September 3, 2014 at 4:39:36 PM ADT
> To: "<naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
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> I read it for the first time two years ago. I got the current Penguin =
edition 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 objections raised from previous editiions. I found it to be =
clear, easy to understand, 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.
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> Pat
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> On Sep 2, 2014, at 8:35 PM, James Hirtle wrote:
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>> Hi all:
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>> 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 things of real interest to me, which was the lifespan of =
an elephant and the time it takes a female to produce it's first young.  =
Also, that ants will tickle the bottom of an aphid to make it excrete =
and then eat this as food.=20
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>> 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 others 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 written by him.  I'll look forward to others =
thoughts on this book. =20
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>> James R. Hirtle
>> Bridgewater
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">I have =
not read a lot of Darwin=92s works, which are amazingly prolific and =
wide-ranging, but I heartily agree with Fred Scheuler and Pat here that =
Darwin=92s writing is ultra-clear and extremely literate. &nbsp;We all =
can be thankful that Darwin was badgered into rapidly publishing his =
most famous work, which was a hopelessly-brief =93abstract=94 of his =
theory of natural selection with a bit of evidence in favor of it! =
&nbsp;Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded =
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