“Darwin always juggled multiple projects, what Gruber called his “network of enterprise.†He had at least 231 scientific pen pals who can be grouped roughly into thirteen broad themes based on his interests, from worms to human sexual selection. He peppered them with questions. He cut up their letters to paste pieces of information in his own notebooks, in which “ideas tumble over each other in a seemingly chaotic fashion.†“In some respects,†Gruber concluded, “Charles Darwin’s greatest works represent interpretative compilations of facts first gathered by others.†Epstein, David J. . Range (p. 212). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. Epstein, David J. . Range (p. 212). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. Epstein, David J. . Range (p. 212). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. ”
