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We regret to announce the death of Anne Schlabach Burkhardt on 11 March 2012. Anne Burkhardt has been associated with the Darwin Correspondence Project since its beginning in 1974, and her contribution to its work has helped ensure the regular … Continue reading
As part of Cambridge Science Festival, the Darwin Correspondence Project’s Alison Pearn will be giving a talk ‘Falling foul of natural selection: Samuel Butler and the Darwins’ on Saturday 17 March at 3.30pm at St John’s College Library, St John’s … Continue reading
What better way to start the new year than an afternoon of Victorian science and domestic life? On January 4 the Harvard office of the Darwin Correspondence Project helped to host an event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, cosponsored … Continue reading
After reading about an experiment that showed some moulds could survive boiling, Darwin speculated in a letter to his friend Joseph Hooker that life on earth might have started in a “warm little pond”: It is often said that … Continue reading
Charles Darwin was born on 12 February 1809. Below are a few excerpts from letters Darwin wrote or was sent on his birthday. Can you identify Darwin’s ‘cake’ in the picture? Answer at the bottom! Three letters written by … Continue reading
I hear that Ladies think it delightful reading, but that it does not do to talk about it, which no doubt promotes the sale. In 1871 Darwin published Descent, his long-awaited book on human evolution, and all 2500 copies … Continue reading
In 1872, Samuel Butler wrote to Darwin about his book Erewhon, which had just been published, to explain that his chapter on the rise of machines was not anti-Darwinian as many critics thought but a pro-Darwinian satire. Excusing his … Continue reading
Our site looks a bit different, but we have more than just a new skin: we have added some significant new material, and – we hope – made everything easier to find. We would appreciate feedback so please contact us … Continue reading