History
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- Evolution of Evolution
- Essay on the interaction of human history, including women's history, and the development of evolution theory.
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- Evolution: Selected Papers and Commentary
- Full-text versions of key papers in evolutionary biology from the nineteenth century onwards, with particular emphasis on the work of William Bateson and Darwin's close research associate, George Romanes.
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- Life Sciences in the Twentieth Century
- History of Science Society newsletter article, by Garland Allen, 1997.
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- The History of Evolution
- Not just the historical aspects of evolution, but also the evolution of all species.
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- Ed Ricketts
- Marine biologist who lived from 1897 - 1948 and undertook research including the effect of wave shock on marine animals and plants.
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- Fabre, Jean-Henri Casimir ( 1823 - 1915 )
- The life and work of this entomologist. E-Texts and Gallery.
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- Henry David Thoreau
- Biography, appreciation and bibliography of this naturalist who believed that humans are part of nature and that we function best when we remember this.
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- Robert Hooke
- Site devoted to the life and work of Robert Hooke, one of the leading scientists of 17th century England, and first Curator of Experiments at the Royal Society.
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- Sistotrema confluens
- Tom Volk provides photographs and information on this strange tooth fungus in honor of the tercentenary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus.
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- The Huxley File
- The works of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895): physiologist, anatomist, anthropologist, agnostic, educator, and Darwin's bulldog.
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- Weigl, Rudolf Stefan
- Professor Rudolf Stefan Weigl (1883-1957) has developed the first effective vaccine against typhus.
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- National Humanities Center: Rachel Carson and the Awakening of Environmental Consciousness
- Biographer Linda Lear discusses Carson's role in the modern environmental movement.
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- Rachel Carson Council, Inc.
- Environmental organization, founded in 1965 by Rachel Carson's colleagues, that seeks to carry on her legacy by informing and advising the public about the effects of chemicals on people, pets and the environment.