COMPLETE: The Origin of Species... by Charles Darwin - NF/ge

Post by **hugh** » December 15th, 2006, 7:38 am

done:
http://www.textosolvo.net/media/origin_of_species_03_darwin.mp3

Rev. Steve · Post by **Rev. Steve** » December 15th, 2006, 9:41 pm

Thanks Hugh.

That is one file closer...

RonPrice · Post by **RonPrice** » January 16th, 2007, 7:03 am

THAT MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES

Charles Darwin refers, in the first paragraph of the preface to his book On The Origin Of Species(1859), to the origin of species being "that mystery of mysteries." It is a term, he says in that same first paragraph, which was used "by one of our greatest philosophers." Darwin goes on to say that after "patiently accumulating and reflecting on all sorts of facts which could possibly have any bearing on" the subject of specie origin, he allowed himself "to speculate on the subject and draw up some short notes." He enlarged these notes "in 1844 into a sketch of the conclusions which then seemed" probable to him. From 1844 to 1859 Darwin "steadily pursued the same object."

"My work is now nearly finished," he says in the second paragraph of that same preface, "but as it will take me two or three more years to complete it, and as my health is far from strong, I have been urged to publish this Abstract. I have more especially been induced to do this as Mr. Wallace…..has arrived at almost exactly the same general conclusions that I have on the origin of species. Last year he sent to me a memoir on this subject, with a request that I would forward it to Sir Charles Lyell, who sent it to the Linnean Society, and it is published in the third volume of the Journal of that Society. Sir C. Lyell and Dr. Hooker, who both knew of my work--the latter having read my sketch of 1844--honoured me by thinking it advisable to publish, with Mr. Wallace's excellent memoir, some brief extracts from my manuscripts." -Ron Price with appreciation to Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species, 1859.
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Since 1844 was a critical year, I thought I'd put 1844 in some historical context....interesting I find....I hope this interests others.-Ron Price, Tasmania.

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It was a very big year back in 1844!
Marx's first writings that hot summer;
The first electric telegram with the words
"What hath God wrought?" The YMCA
began and Joseph Smith was martyred.
The Millerites experienced what came
To be called The Great Disappointment.
The first international cricket match and
between Canada and the USA, the first safe
was invented and so goes the litany on 1844…..

The time appointed for the judgement,
the judgement of those things which were
written in the books, each according to
their works1 at the time of the end,
the end times; the close of the 2300 days,
the work of investigation and blotting out
of sins--both of the living and of the dead.
The date 1844 marks the end of the longest
time prophecy in the Bible, a prophecy that
is at the very heart of the book of Daniel.
1844 marks the beginning of the first phase
of the judgement and the beginning of the
final work of Jesus in the heavenly sanctuary
prior to His return to this Earth. While Daniel
focuses our attention on the heavenly scenes,
the book of Revelation focuses on a mighty
movement that arises on earth,2 a special
movement that comes at the end of those
2300 days of no-man's-land prophecy.

1Rev. 20:12
2 Rev. 10.

Ron Price
16 January 2006

Post by **hugh** » January 16th, 2007, 9:49 am

Hi Ron, is this relevant to getting the project done?

If not, please delete (if a big debate starts up here again about creationism/evolution, admin will delete those posts here as they are not helpful for getting the book recorded, which is the purpose of LibriVox and this thread. in fact it may just get deleted anyway).

You *could* post over in Off-Topic if you like, but we just finished deep-sixing the previous creation/evolution thread, because it is distracting and irrelevant to LibriVox mission. So chances are you may get deleted there too, if you manage to inspire a heated debate about evolution/creation.

Those interested in that very interesting debate are requested to google the following: "evolution creationism" and find a forum elsewhere where such debate *is* central to their purpose, and debate there.

Guntar · Post by **Guntar** » February 1st, 2007, 11:36 am

I have my chapter recorded; I just need to edit it. I'll have it done within the week, I believe.

Sorry it took me so long. Grad school destroyed me for a bit, but I'm back.

Rev. Steve · Post by **Rev. Steve** » February 1st, 2007, 11:53 am

Don’t feel bad – a LOT of folks have been delayed on this project. I am glad to hear you are just about finished up.

Thanks for your work.

earthcalling · Post by **earthcalling** » February 1st, 2007, 2:02 pm

F'rexample:-

duerig

Joined: 01 Feb 2006
Posts: 1

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 8:48 pm Post subject: Chapter 9
I'll volunteer for chapter 9. This is my first time, so I'm still setting things up.

Happy anniversary, duerig!

Post by **hugh** » February 1st, 2007, 3:08 pm

speaking of which:

mattcam
Joined: 01 Feb 2006
Posts: 1

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:20 pm Post subject:
I'll be happy to volunteer for Chapter 10... I'm particularly interested in Darwin's take on the fossil record, and would love to have an excuse to study it at length. This would be my first recording (rough start, I know), but I'm a perfectionist and would take my time with it. I could easily have this done by May.

Rev. Steve · Post by **Rev. Steve** » February 1st, 2007, 3:25 pm

So you two are volunteering to take over abandoned chapters right?

earthcalling · Post by **earthcalling** » February 1st, 2007, 3:34 pm

Though I'd hate to elbow in (no, seriously), I would pick up an orphan if there is one.

Quite happily, in fact. Just let me know.

David

Cori · Post by **Cori** » February 1st, 2007, 3:44 pm

earthcalling · Post by **earthcalling** » February 1st, 2007, 3:56 pm

Cori wrote:<standing with her elbows firmly tucked in, behind David and Hugh>

Thankfully I'm quite thin and difficult to hide behind.

Oooh! how about making this our task for the London Chapter meeting?

Don't worry - just joking!

Post by **hugh** » February 1st, 2007, 4:39 pm

no no... not volunteering...

Gesine · Post by **Gesine** » February 2nd, 2007, 2:09 am

Do we know which of the chapters are abandoned? I guess the two readers highlighted are gone, but have you tried to contact them, Steve?

Peter Why · Post by **Peter Why** » February 2nd, 2007, 1:06 pm

Mine's still running; I'm over half way through it. Struck down by boredom. Will try and do it this weekend.

Peter