Darwin Day

#Darwin before "Origin of Species": In celebration of Darwin's birthday, explore his early love for the barnacles (Cirripedia) & the work that "solidified his credentials as a taxonomic expert": https://t.co/FQAjMBUhmS #HistSci #DarwinDay #DarwinDay2018 pic.twitter.com/fNmPeoQPGU

— BHL (@BioDivLibrary) February 12, 2018

On this day 162 years ago Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species was first published.

Let’s appreciate not only this seminal work, but also this photograph we have of Darwin about which he wrote: “I like this photograph of me much better than any other…” pic.twitter.com/C84Cerrp7K

— Oxford University Museum of Natural History (@morethanadodo) November 24, 2021