Julie HowlinErasmus Darwin (Charles's grandfather) grew so fat that a semi-circle had to be cut out of his dining-table to accommodate him.
10 facts about this guy:
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/12/12-december-erasmus-darwin.html
Lichfield Live®Erasmus Darwin letters to go on display at Lichfield museum
https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2025/10/15/erasmus-darwin-letters-to-go-on-display-at-lichfield-museum/
Lichfield LiveLatest Lunar Lecture to feature letters between Erasmus Darwin and close friend
#Lichfield #Heritage #WhatsOn #ErasmusDarwin #ErasmusDarwinHouse #LunarLecture
RationalWikiCommon descent is the scientific theory that all living organisms on Earth descend from a common ancestor. Although evolution had been suggested as far back as Ancient Greece, the first proponent of common descent appears to have been Erasmus Darwin, the grandfather of Charles Darwin. Biologists have evidence that all life developed from a common ancestor that lived just under 4 billion years ago…
#evolution #RationalWiki #commondescent #erasmusdarwin #treeoflife
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Common_descent
Common descent
Common descent is the scientific theory that all living organisms on Earth descend from a common ancestor. Although evolution had been suggested as far back as Ancient Greece, the first proponent of common descent appears to have been Erasmus Darwin, the grandfather of Charles Darwin. His book Zoonomia, published in 1796, suggested that "all warm-blooded animals have arisen from one living filament". Biologists have evidence that all life developed from a common ancestor that lived just under 4 billion years ago, and virtually all scientists in the field accept the concept. The structures and functions of all living organisms are encoded in the same basic nucleic molecules, DNA and RNA. Similarities in amino acid sequences between various organisms also suggest common descent, and the fossil record also shows cases in which one plant or animal type evolved into different types over time. The details of this process are shown in clade diagrams.
Andrea PoveyMy Cornish master mariner great-grandfather died in 1913 at the age of 76 of cirhosis of the liver - would it be judgemental of me to think that he may have been a drinker?
In 1791, Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles Darwin wrote of the effect of hard drink on the liver:
“The swallowing of drams cannot be better represented in hieroglyphic language than by taking fire into one's bosom; and certain it is, that the general effect of drinking spirituous liquors is an inflamed, schirrous, or paralytic liver“.
#cornish #familyhistory #medical #mariner #cornwall #erasmusdarwin #darwin #prometheus #metaphor
Hugh Ashton@winelove #Lichfield - another #cathedral city, but quite small. Birthplace of #SamuelJohnson, #DavidGarrick, #EliasAshmole and home to #ErasmusDarwin (grandfather of Charles). Also fictional birthplace of #Shardlake.
quoteallthethings #Yang2020 🐉A fool is a man who never tried an experiment in his life.... #ErasmusDarwin #aphorisms https://openquotes.github.io/authors/erasmus-darwin-quotes/#ef75d4bd