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Despite the controversy, evolution was widely accepted by many naturalists within a few years of the Origin’s appearance. An important reason for this rapid triumph was Darwin’s botanical works. Seen through evolutionary eyes, plants proved to be mobile, carnivorous, sensitive – even crafty. As Darwin “exalted” his favourite flowers, the orchids, he also narrowed the once-unimaginably wide gap between plants and animals, thus making it easier for his readers to imaginatively bridge the much smaller distance between humans and apes.
Details on how to register for 2021 lectures will be updated in due course on the webpage for the event.
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/darwin-greenhouse
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall, Holborn, London, United Kingdom