Another bonus episode! This time, I’m going to focus on a less well-known story from the Darwin family. Specifically, let’s look at William Erasmus Darwin, the eldest child of the family. In 1877, Darwin published an article about his observations of William’s development.
Sources for this episode: 1) Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), William Erasmus Darwin (online) [Accessed 25/03/2021]. 2) Darwin, C. R. (1877), A biographical sketch of an infant. Scientific American Supplement 86: 1373- 1374 (online, scan of the original available at JF Ptak Science Posts) [Accessed 25/03/2021]. 3) Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), The Descent of Man (online) [Accessed 26/03/2021 for the date].