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prospero Started conversation Jul 18, 2001
A really fascinating article. I really enjoyed it. However, could you spell out who this fellow Owen was - you only ever give his surname. Another minor quibble, is that you mention Darwin's 'opus'. I'm assuming you mean Origin of the Species. Once again, it might be best to spell that out. Nonetheless, I found this pretty interesting and a joy to read.
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Xanatic Posted Jul 18, 2001
Own was, as far as I remember, the guy who discovered dinosaurs. Well his wife really, but you know how those things are.
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prospero Posted Jul 19, 2001
I've done a little ferreting around on the web and, according to xrefer, Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892)was superintendent of natural history for 28 years and most famously known, as is pointed out in the article, as one of the most vocal opponents of the theory of natural selection.
Hope this helps.
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Ashley Posted Jul 19, 2001
That helps and is going in as a footnote.
Cheers
Chris - that was not helpful at all. Stand in the corner for 20 minutes.
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Cestus Posted Jul 22, 2001
Thanks all.
The chap whose wife was a discoverer was actually a fellow called Gideon Mantell. He became so obsessed with her find that eventually she left him, it allegedly took some time for him to notice.....
Mantell was the chap who put a horn on the nose of Iguanadon until Louis Dollo's find of a huge batch of complete Iguanadon Bernissartensis decided that the spike actually fitted the thumb.
Cheers,
Cestus
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