Nice to see the latest print issue of BJHS arrive in the post. It includes my article on 'A family moss craze: learning, reading and skill development in a botanical and domestic network', and lots of other interesting work
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“All will be disclosed." DISCLOSURE DAY Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Williams is on sale now! Includes the complete soundtrack, “Blue Iris” colored vinyl, deluxe packaging, exclusive liner notes by director Steven Spielberg, and more. bit.ly/4ao4ydp
On our walk to Keston we passed this tribute to local lad Charles Darwin in Bromley town centre. Sadly, someone’s chucked silver paint around Chuck’s legs and feet. Probably a Reform supporter made angry by the thought of evolving. And B&Q, presumably, were out of red-white-and-blue paint.
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May 31, 1837, Charles Darwin presents his theory of how coral reefs and atolls form at a meeting of the Geological Society of London
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OTD in 1837, Charles Darwin first presented his theory of how coral reefs are formed to the Geological Society of London. The event marked his public debut as a theorist.
L: hand-colored section of Cocos Island atoll.
R: diagram of the same from his 1842 book (Darwin Online).
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William's score for Disclosure Day is available for pre-order now: waxworkrecords.com/products/dis...
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History of Geology
31-May: On this day in 1837, Charles Darwin presented his theory of coral reef formation.
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Brad Scott
I wish searches here for "John Tyndall" brought up more posts about the C19th scientist rather than the C20th fascist. Photo: portrait of Tyndall included in 20 Aug. 1874 issue of @nature.com (the week of his infamous "Belfast Address" at meeting of BAAS/@britsciassoc.bsky.social).
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Greg Priest
On 31st May 1837, Charles Darwin presented his theory of coral reef formation.
What did Darwin and Linnaeus really think about sex?
Author Ross Brooks explores how early evolution was shaped by Victorian ideas about gender and sexuality in DARWIN AND THE QUEER ORIGINS OF LIFE.
https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2026/06/09/an-excerpt-darwin-and-the-queer-origins-of-life/
A snippet of "listen..." by John Williams from his score for Disclosure Day.
Surprise, it sounds beautiful.
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My first book, Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life, will be published by Yale University Press on 11 August (UK) and 8 September (US). Please help spread the word! 🙏
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US: yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... @yalepress.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️ 🗃️🦋
