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November 7, 2024
The disgruntlements of old age… TAGS: CRC | D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson | differential birth rate | Edinburgh University Special Collections | Eugenics | Intelligence | natural history | Professor Sir Godfrey Thomson | University of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews Disgruntlement. The archives are full of it – though I should stress I am referring to the contents of our records rather than our lovely readers (or indeed my lovely …Continue reading →
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