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Journal of the History of Biology (2007) 40:259–294 DOI 10.1007/s10739-006-9114-4 H. G. Bronn and the History of Nature Sobre a tradução Bronn’s own reaction to the Origin was so ambivalent that it seems almost self-contradictory. Although he had methodological objections and doubts about species transformation that could not be overcome in the short time before his death in 1862, he also realized that Darwin had been grappling with the same problems as himself, for just as long, and was now offering some bold new solutions to them. Despite his reservations, he reviewed the Origin in the geological journal that he edited7 and translated it personally into German. Bronn was uniquely well positioned to understand Darwin and introduce his work to German readers. To be sure, Bronn did not translate everything to Darwin’s liking. He inserted a chapter-length critique of Darwin’s argument, and he has often been criticized by Darwinian purists for his supposed mistakes, liberties,...