Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 82 (4): 471-476, 2009
Ever since Darwin?
Throughout the whole year 2009, the global biological community has celebrated the
legacy of Charles Darwin, commemorating the anniversaries of his birth and the publication of “The origin”, one of the most influential
books of modern history. In this context, the Revista Chilena de Historia Natural inaugurates its new “Special Features” section with
four independent essays dealing with the past, present and future of Darwin’s ideas. This initial presentation focuses on some loose
ends of this Darwinfest, particularly on some forgotten anniversaries directly or indirectly related with Darwin’s, and summarizes the
contributions of the three essays following this introduction in the present issue.
Key words:
Throughout the
whole year 2009, the global biological community has celebrated the legacy of Charles Darwin, commemorating the anniversaries of
his birth and the publication of “The origin”, one of the most influential books of modern history. In this context, the Revista Chilena de
Historia Natural inaugurates its new “Special Features” section with four independent essays dealing with the past, present and future
of Darwin’s ideas. This initial presentation focuses on some loose ends of this Darwinfest, particularly on some forgotten anniversaries
directly or indirectly related with Darwin’s, and summarizes the contributions of the three essays following this introduction in the
present issue.
