July 25 Reports

Pending the arrival of Abi's assignment and quiz, here are a few to get us started from Darwin's Ghosts:

1. Why was Darwin born, according to Stott's grandfather?

2. What happened to the Darwin entry in the family Encyclopedia?

3. When did the term "evolution" come into vogue, and what prior terminology had been used to convey the idea of species transformation?

4. What letter launched Darwin into a prolonged anxiety attack?

5. When did Darwin begin his list of predecessors?

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DQ

• What do you think of Stott's grandfather's behavior? What would Dudley Malone say about it?
• Should Darwin have been so worried about accusations of plagiarism or borrowing without adequate attribution? Might he have deflected significant personal criticism, if he'd made a greater show of interest in his precursors?
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