#046 – Nullius in Verba – Darwin’s Greatest Secret – The Leqgue of Nerds
Dr Mike Sutton sits down with Myles to discuss his book Nullius in Verba – Darwin’s Greatest Secret. Dr Sutton believes that in 1831 Patrick Matthew published a full account of natural selection in his book ‘On Naval Timber and Arboriculture’.
Interestingly both Darwin and Wallace claim to have not being influenced by the book and did not know of any other naturalist who had read it. Dr Sutton has uncovered that a number of naturalist had read and cited the work.
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Hi Myles
Down the line from our interview – this month I’m giving a public lecture on the story of Matthew, Darwin and Wallace, It’s at the James Hutton Institute in Scotland. Some of the focus will be on the sustainability (and commercial threat to) the monumental giant redwood trees that Matthew planted in Scotland. Surprisingly, we find Darwin’s and Wallace’s correspondent Professor John Lindley involved in a most peculiar “garden plot” in this precise part of the story: http://patrickmathew.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/source-of-matthew-trees-and-john.html
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