LINKS TO DARWIN-RELATED WEBSITES

 

Darwin’s Birthplace: Sites and Activities

 

*          http://www.darwinshrewsbury.com
Darwin’s birthplace, Shrewsbury, England, holds a month-long festival honoring Darwin.  From their website: “The Darwin Festival was founded in 2003 in recognition of the fact that Darwin's bicentenary was looming and it was fitting that the town of his birth should mark the event.  We now attract international speakers and international visitors to our event.  Our keynote speaker in February 06 was Richard Dawkins.”  Shrewsbury plans a major festival in 2009, to honor the bicentennial of Darwin’s birth (February 12, 1809).

 

*          http://www.darwinshrewsbury.com/2005festival
Summary of activities of Shrewbury’s 2005 Darwin Festival

 

*          http://www.darwinshrewsbury.com/darwinbirthplace

*          http://www.shrewsburytourism.co.uk
Information about the town of Shrewsbury.

 

*          http://www.darwinbirthplace.com
Official website of the Darwin Birthplace Society.  From their website: “The Society will provide a formal network, gathering all with an interest in Darwin and his birthplace. It is potentially a vehicle for the acquisition of funding for the many exciting projects in the pipeline and will offer members the opportunity to help to preserve Charles Darwin's heritage for the future. Members can become actively involved in the work for the preservation of Darwin's Birthplace in Shrewsbury.”

 

Online Full-Text Versions of Darwin’s Publications

 

*          http://pages.britishlibrary.net/charles.darwin
The writings of Charles Darwin on the web.  Edited by Dr John van Wyhe, claiming “The most complete collection of Darwin's work ever published- with original page numbers, illustrations etc”.  From Dr. van Wyhe’s website: “John van Wyhe is a historian of science and the Director of the research project The complete work of Charles Darwin online at the University of Cambridge. He is affiliated with the Department of History & Philosophy of Science, a Member of Council for the British Society for the History of Science and Director of its Wheeler Library.”  A must click.  Truly compendious.  Includes both 1st and 6th editions of On the Origin of Species, Darwin’s contributions to books and periodicals…

*          http://www.literature.org/authors/darwin-charles
Includes: Voyage of the Beagle, Origin of Species 1st & 6th eds, and Descent of Man.

 

*          http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/origin.html
First edition: OnThe Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life.  Includes Preface to the 3rd edition.

 

The Voyage of the Beagle

 

*          http://www.thebeagleproject.com/thevision.html
The Beagle Project.  From their website: “The Pembrokeshire Beagle will be a working replica of the boat on which the young Charles Darwin sailed between 1831 and 1836…We intend that the replica Beagle will inspire a new generation of scientists and play a crucial role in increasing public understanding of science…Beagle will sail with crews of young students who will undertake scientific research and environmental monitoring, and will be mentored by science professionals seconded from universities and industry… She will be the focus of worldwide attention during the Darwin 200 celebrations in 2009, which will celebrate and promote the life and work of Charles Darwin.”

 

*          http://www.aboutdarwin.com/voyage/voyage01.html
Overview, with delightfully instructive maps, of the Beagle voyage.

 

*          http://www.aboutdarwin.com/voyage/voyage02.html
Historical summary of Events leading up to Darwin's Beagle Voyage.

 

*          http://www.aboutdarwin.com/voyage/voyage03.html
History of the Beagle voyage.