Over many decades, my reading has followed many interests – here are highlights.
Tag: science
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
It always amazes that so many Americans refuse to accept the fact of evolution, a century and a half after Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. I just finished reading Origin a few months ago, and it’s still a fascinating book, though of course many of the details have changed. The full title… Continue reading On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Classification of Birds on Our Safari by Order
Accipitriformes is an order of birds that includes most of the diurnal birds of prey, including hawks, eagles, vultures, and kites, but not falcons. For a long time, the majority view was to include them with the falcons in the Falconiformes, but many authorities now recognize a separate Accipitriformes. Anseriformes is an order of birds… Continue reading Classification of Birds on Our Safari by Order