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Erasmus Darwin was an English physician, poet, and scientist, known for his contributions to the field of medicine and his work in evolutionary theory. He was the grandfather of Charles Darwin, the famous naturalist.

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“The mass starts into a million suns; Earths round each sun with quick explosions burst, And second planets issue from the first. [The first concept of a 'big bang' theory of the universe.]”

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Book:The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation

Source: The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation

“The colours of insects and many smaller animals contribute to conceal them from the larger ones which prey upon them. Caterpillars which feed on leaves are generally green; and earth-worms the colour of the earth which they inhabit; butter-flies, which frequent flowers, are coloured like them; small birds which frequent hedges have greenish backs like the leaves, and light-coloured bellies like the sky, and are hence less visible to the hawk who passes under them or over them.”

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Book:The Botanic Garden: A Poem, in Two Parts: Part I. Containing The Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants

Source: The Botanic Garden: A Poem, in Two Parts: Part I. Containing The Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants

“The mass starts into a million suns; Earths round each sun with quick explosions burst, And second planets issue from the first.”

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Book:The Botanic Garden; a Poem, in Two Parts. Part I. Containing The Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants. With Philosophical Notes

Source: The Botanic Garden; a Poem, in Two Parts. Part I. Containing The Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants. With Philosophical Notes