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List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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- … Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. …
- … "A child of God" (1) …
- … (1) Admiralty, Lords of the (1) Agassiz, …
- … J. L. (3) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1) …
- … (1) Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1) …
- … Blytt, Axel (2) Board of the Treasury (minutes) (1) …
- … Cecil, S. A. (1) Chairman of Highway Board (1) …
- … Chance, Frank (3) Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) …
- … W. J. R. (1) Council, Royal Society of London (1) …
- … Eck, F. A. (1) Edinburgh Royal Medical Society (1) …
- … Greig, Mary (2) Greiz College (1) …
- … Charles (18) King’s College, London (1) …
- … Librarian (2) Librarian, Royal Geographical Society (1) …
- … (1) Master and Fellows, Caius College Cambridge (1) …
- … Institute (1) President, Royal College of Physicians (1) …
- … Rouse, R. C. M. (1) Royal College of Physicians (1) …
Darwin in letters, 1864: Failing health
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On receiving a photograph from Charles Darwin, the American botanist Asa Gray wrote on 11 July 1864: ‘the venerable beard gives the look of your having suffered, and … of having grown older’. Because of poor health, Because of poor health, Darwin…
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- … on 11 July 1864 : ‘the venerable beard gives the look of your having suffered, and … of having …
- … after the long illness that had plagued him since the spring of 1863. Because of poor health, Darwin …
- … his health improved enough for him to make some observations of dimorphic plants with William’s help …
- … month, Darwin began to consult William Jenner, professor of clinical medicine at University College, …
- … enough for him to carry out tasks like counting seeds of Lythrum , crossing cowslips with …
- … and December were also marked by the award to Darwin of the Royal Society’s Copley Medal; he had …
- … the gold medal was considered the greatest accolade that the Royal Society could bestow. The …
- … sent to Daniel Oliver, keeper of the herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and professor of …
- … had been initiated by Scott, a gardener at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, in 1862 with a …
- … with the staff he supervised as assistant director of the Royal Botanic Gardens. He noted, for …
- … Roderick Impey Murchison that were first presented at the Royal Geographical Society, and later …
- … The Copley medal controversy After the award of the Royal Society’s Copley Medal, Darwin may …
- … of 7 November [1864] that half the significance of the Royal Society’s award related to the …
- … account’. Darwin had earlier revealed his awareness that a Royal Society medal could not be easily …
- … preceding years. An 1863 letter from the president of the Royal Society, Edward Sabine, to the …
- … when Sabine’s anniversary address was delivered at the Royal Society on 30 November, when the award …
Vivisection: first sketch of the bill
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Strictly Confidential Mem: This print is only a first sketch. It is being now recast with a new & more simple form – but the substance of the proposed measure may be equally well seen in this draft. R.B.L. | 2 586 Darwin and vivisection …
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- … recast with a new & more simple form – but the substance of the proposed measure may be equally …
- … EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS. Sketch of Bill, No. 1 Arrangement of sections. …
- … making painful experiments to be liable for penalties of Cruelty to Animals Act. “ 10. …
- … than according to Act. “ 11. —Renewal of license. “ 12. —Licensed persons …
- … under Cruelty to Animals Act. “ 13. —Title of Act. Schedule: — …
- … qualified and responsible persons engaged in the prosecution of such sciences should, with a view to …
- … smallest possible amount, consistently with the attainment of the above object, the suffering caused …
- … shall be lawful for Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department to grant to …
- … in this act, experiments on living animals. Mode of application. 2.—Any person desiring …
- … in the same Schedule. And provided always that, in case of an application by any person being a …
- … by the Registrar, President, Principal, or Secretary of the University or College in which the …
- … to in the foregoing Section shall be signed by two at least of the following persons, that is to say …
- … FORM OF CERTIFICATE. We, A.B., President of the Royal Society, C.D., and E.F., hereby …
Darwin in letters, 1871: An emptying nest
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The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, with the publication in February of his long-awaited book on human evolution, Descent of man. The other main preoccupation of the year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression.…
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- … busy and productive one for Darwin, seeing the publication of his long-awaited book on human …
- … , ‘Good God how glad I shall be when I can drive the whole of the confounded book out of my head’. …
- … that were already under way, and the initial reception of the book in the press. Darwin fielded …
- … lively debate centred on Darwin’s evolutionary account of the ‘higher’ faculties of human nature: …
- … modify, his conclusions. The other main preoccupation of the year was the preparation of his …
- … captured with this relatively new technology for the purpose of illustrating his book. The …
- … in August. The event was bittersweet for Darwin, as feelings of hope for her future happiness …
- … fairly continuously on the book since the publication of Variation in February 1868, but many of …
- … late 1830s. In recent years, Darwin had collected a wealth of material on sexual selection across …
- … in coloration in the offspring. In a paper presented at the Royal Society of London in March, Galton …
- … tutored in natural science. George, now a fellow of Trinity College, planned a trip to America, and …
- … and music instructor at the London Working Men’s College. A wedding party for the couple was held at …
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
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- … There are summaries of all Darwin's letters from the year 1879 on this website. The full texts …
- … subject. They concentrated on radicles—the embryonic roots of seedlings—and determined that the …
- … September 1879 ). He was also unsatisfied with his account of Erasmus Darwin, declaring, ‘My little …
- … to Francis Galton, 15 [June 1879] ). Even the prospect of a holiday in the Lake District in August …
- … ). From July, Darwin had an additional worry: the engagement of his son Horace to Ida Farrer, …
- … W. Dixon, 20 December 1879 ). The year ended with the start of one of the coldest winters on record …
- … or gone some other way round?’ At least the last letter of 1879 contained a warmer note and the …
- … Station conveyed ‘warmest congratulations to the veteran of Modern Zoology’, but it was in Germany …
- … and his wife sent birthday greetings and a photograph of their 2-year-old son named Darwin, who, …
- … from Karl Beger, [ c. 12 February 1879] ). The masters of Greiz College in Thuringia …
- … on 12 February to wish Darwin a ‘long and serene evening of life’. This letter crossed with one …
- … German government. In order to attack the liberal minister of education, the Catholic political …
- … of his visit. ‘With respect to the tree, you treat me as a Royal Duke’, Darwin responded on 14 …
- … to hear that he was to be awarded the Baly Medal from the Royal College of Physicians for …
- … expressing the hope that trials might be carried out at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. ‘It would …
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