[NatureNS] Darwin's - Origin of Species

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Hi all:
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I just finished reading Charles Darwin's - The Origin of Species.  For the =
sake of argument has anyone else read this and what was your opinion of it?=
  I found it rather drab and a hard read.  There were really only two thing=
s of real interest to me=2C which was the lifespan of an elephant and the t=
ime it takes a female to produce it's first young.  Also=2C that ants will =
tickle the bottom of an aphid to make it excrete and then eat this as food.=
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It was my impression after reading the book that a lot of Darwin's thoughts=
 and discoveries were not his own=2C but based on the research of others an=
d possibly taken as his own.  In comparison to other writings by him and of=
 others about his research=2C which by the way I really enjoyed at the time=
.  I was really disheartened after reading the actual Origin of Species als=
o written by him.  I'll look forward to others thoughts on this book. =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater
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<font color=3D"#000000" size=3D"6">I just finished reading Charles Darwin's=
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read this and what was your opinion of it?&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3BI found it rather=
 drab and a hard read.&nbsp=3B There were really only two things of real in=
terest to me=2C which was the lifespan of an elephant and the time it takes=
&nbsp=3Ba female&nbsp=3Bto produce it's first young.&nbsp=3B Also=2C that&n=
bsp=3Bants will tickle the bottom of an aphid to make it excrete and then e=
at this as food.&nbsp=3B</font><BR><font size=3D"6"></font>&nbsp=3B<BR><fon=
t size=3D"6">It was my impression after reading the book that a lot of Darw=
in's thoughts and discoveries were not his own=2C but based on the research=
 of others and possibly taken as his own.&nbsp=3B In comparison to other wr=
itings by him and of others about his research=2C which by the way I really=
 enjoyed at the time. &nbsp=3BI was really disheartened after reading the a=
ctual Origin of Species also written by him.&nbsp=3B I'll look forward to o=
thers thoughts on this book.&nbsp=3B </font><BR><font size=3D"6"></font>&nb=
sp=3B<BR><font size=3D"6">James R. Hirtle</font><BR><font size=3D"6">Bridge=
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