Comments on: Exploring Argentina with Charles Darwin

By: Mrs. Patricia Watson

Mrs. Patricia Watson — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:11:46 +0000

Hello,
I lived as a child in Buenos Aires for a couple of years. Close to our house was a slightly neglected Art Deco house called “Darwinion”. Does anybody know of a connection to the great man other than an honorary naming of the house?
Thanks,
P. Watson.

By: Marco

Marco — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:44:40 +0000

Great book.
Marco.

By: Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Argentina: Darwin in South America

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:14:31 +0000

[...] “Interested in South America and have a scientific bent? Then lose yourself for weeks among the complete work of Charles Darwin, now available online. It’s quite an astonishing collection pulled together by the University of Cambridge,” writes Jeff Barry. Some follow up research leads Barry to a bookstore in Rome that specializes in Argentine monographs. David Sasaki [...]

By: An Argentine Bookseller in Rome » Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance

An Argentine Bookseller in Rome » Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:03:31 +0000

[...] Last week I mentioned that the best illustrated version of Charles Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle was a 1942 edition published in Buenos Aires. The librarian within me decided to track down the bibliographic information about this work. The Spanish title is “Viaje de un naturalista alrededor del mundo” and comes out to 617 pages. [...]