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Ed Simon, Aeon

How Erasmus Darwin’s poetry foretold his grandson Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution

‘The Temple of Nature’ is a prophetic work, depicting a Big Bang billions of years ago, and organic life arising from a primordial soup.

Ed Simon, Aeon
· Jun 04, 2019 · 05:30 pm
Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ isn’t just a poem about man and god. It was the first ‘scientific epic’

The 10,000-line epic poem, published in 1667, was heavily influenced by Galileo and the scientific revolution of the time.

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Ed Simon, Aeon
· Apr 05, 2018 · 05:30 pm