Comments for Turtle Reader » The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin http://www.turtlereader.com Slow and steady, page by page... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:21:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin - Day 171 of 188 by ScottS-M http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-171-of-188/#comment-464 ScottS-M Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:48:32 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-171-of-188/#comment-464 That's funny they tried to talk him out of natural selection. Wonder what we'd be calling it now then. And I think some people (i.e. creationists) like to say the long title of Origins of Species is racist because of the "Preservation of Favoured Races" bit (even though Darwin was using "races" as varieties/species of organisms not the current skin color meaning). Funny he didn't originally want that bit in any way. That’s funny they tried to talk him out of natural selection. Wonder what we’d be calling it now then.

And I think some people (i.e. creationists) like to say the long title of Origins of Species is racist because of the “Preservation of Favoured Races” bit (even though Darwin was using “races” as varieties/species of organisms not the current skin color meaning). Funny he didn’t originally want that bit in any way.

]]> Comment on The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin - Day 156 of 188 by ScottS-M http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-156-of-188/#comment-461 ScottS-M Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:40:03 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-156-of-188/#comment-461 That must have been an unpleasant surprise. That must have been an unpleasant surprise.

]]> Comment on The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin - Day 106 of 188 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-106-of-188/#comment-446 TurtleReader Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:47:42 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-106-of-188/#comment-446 <dl><dt>Proh pudor</dt><dd>Latin: For shame</dd></dl>
Proh pudor
Latin: For shame
]]> Comment on The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin - Day 85 of 188 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-85-of-188/#comment-433 TurtleReader Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:42:32 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-85-of-188/#comment-433 <dl><dt><i lang="la">dulce domum</i></dt><dd>Sweet home</dd></dl>
dulce domum
Sweet home
]]> Comment on The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin - Day 62 of 188 by ScottS-M http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-62-of-188/#comment-424 ScottS-M Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:21:07 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-62-of-188/#comment-424 Pretty funny to think how close Darwin was to not going. Pretty funny to think how close Darwin was to not going.

]]> Comment on The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin - Day 60 of 188 by ScottS-M http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-60-of-188/#comment-423 ScottS-M Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:24:49 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/news/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-60-of-188/#comment-423 Now this is the stuff I was waiting for. Before now was ok but a bit dry. Hopefully it starts picking up from here. Now this is the stuff I was waiting for. Before now was ok but a bit dry. Hopefully it starts picking up from here.

]]> Comment on The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin - Day 30 of 188 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-30-of-188/#comment-388 TurtleReader Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:40:52 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-30-of-188/#comment-388 <dl><dt><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/alpenstock" rel="nofollow">alpenstock</a></dt><dd>A long staff with an iron point, used by mountain climbers</dd></dl>
alpenstock
A long staff with an iron point, used by mountain climbers
]]> Comment on The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin - Day 26 of 188 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-26-of-188/#comment-371 TurtleReader Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:28:14 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-26-of-188/#comment-371 <dl><dt><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Nunc+dimittis" rel="nofollow">Nunc Dimittis</a></dt><dd>A Christian canticle or hymn using the words of Simeon in Luke 2:29-32, beginning "Nunc dimittis servum tuum" ("Now lettest thou thy servant depart").</dd></dl>
Nunc Dimittis
A Christian canticle or hymn using the words of Simeon in Luke 2:29-32, beginning “Nunc dimittis servum tuum” (”Now lettest thou thy servant depart”).
]]> Comment on The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin - Day 17 of 188 by ScottS-M http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-17-of-188/#comment-313 ScottS-M Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:37:02 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-17-of-188/#comment-313 <blockquote>during the five years of the voyage</blockquote> I read the <cite>Voyage of the Beagle</cite> but somehow I forgot how the long the voyage was. That sure is a long time to work for free and live in a single room with another person.

during the five years of the voyage

I read the Voyage of the Beagle but somehow I forgot how the long the voyage was. That sure is a long time to work for free and live in a single room with another person.

]]> Comment on The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin - Day 12 of 188 by TurtleReader http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-12-of-188/#comment-280 TurtleReader Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:33:31 +0000 http://www.turtlereader.com/authors/charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin/the-life-and-letters-of-charles-darwin-day-12-of-188/#comment-280 <blockquote>The man who is just and resolute will not be moved from his settled purpose, either by the misdirected rage of his fellow citizens, or by the threats of an imperious tryant.</blockquote> <a href="http://www.worldofquotes.com/author/Horace-(Quintus-Horatius-Flaccus)/1/index.html" rel="nofollow">Source: </a><cite>Carmina (III, 3, 1)</cite>

The man who is just and resolute will not be moved from his settled purpose, either by the misdirected rage of his fellow citizens, or by the threats of an imperious tryant.

Source: Carmina (III, 3, 1)

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