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Darwin’s reading notebooks
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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … Decemb. Advertised . David Low “Treatise on Domestic Animals”; also Illustrations of the …
- … Sir. W. Jardines. Naturalist Library. Vol 26—Account of Domestic & Foreign Bees [Jardine ed. …
- … Magazine [ Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement ] …
- … 1844. Newby [Blofeld 1844]. Athenæum says account of domestic animals. Boston Nat: Hist: Soc: …
- … 63 [DAR 119: 5a] Mar 26 Treatise on Domestic Pigeons [J. Moore] 1765] Ap …
- … Magaz. [ Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement ] Vol 7 th …
- … Magazine [ Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement ] …
- … of Vol: XVIII & Part I. of V. 19 (1843) 25. Murray Domestic Poultry.— Domestic Pigeons …
- … and Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement ] 12 …
- … Feb. Highland Agricultural Report for J. Wilson origin of Domestic animals. 94 Lloyd …
- … 1814] Appendix &c must be read; I see many references to Domestic Birds &c read Belon …
- … David Low’s Illustrations of the breeds of the domestic animals of the British Islands would …
- … the pseudonym of John Lawrence, whose Treatise on domestic poutlry, pigeons and rabbits (1815) …
- … It is possible that James Wilson’s work on the origin of domestic animals was mentioned in the …
- … 1829. Observations on the breeding and form of domestic animals . London. 119: 4a …
- … improving the best breeds of the most useful kinds of domestic animals. London. 119: 7a, 13a …
- … Saul Dixon). 1854. Pigeons and rabbits, in their wild, domestic, and captive states . London. …
- … 23 Dixon, Edmund Saul. 1848. Ornamental and domestic poultry: their history and …
- … sketches of the natural history of pigeons and other domestic birds in a captive state, with …
- … antelopes, camels, &c.) and 11 (goats, sheep, wild and domestic cattle) in Jardine, William, ed. …
- … IFC, 7a, 20a Low, David. 1842. The breeds of the domestic animals of the British …
- … 119: 11a [Moore, John]. 1765. A treatise on domestic pigeons . London. 119: 5a …
- … the natural and economical history of sheep and other domestic animals. By James Anderson . …
- … Saunders. 1809. The art of improving the breeds of domestic animals. In a letter addressed to …
- … Gardener’s Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement . Edited by J. C. Loudon. …
Variation under domestication
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment A fascination with domestication Throughout his working life, Darwin retained an interest in the history, techniques, practices, and processes of domestication. Artificial selection, as practiced by plant and…
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- … processes of speciation and of the extent of variation among domestic species. He included a chapter …
- … is particularly interested to know whether the offspring of domestic pigeons show as much variation …
- … add to his store of information on the variation present in domestic species. Letter 1837 …
- … that Darwin might add them to his study of the variation of domestic breeds. …
'An Appeal' against animal cruelty
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The four-page pamphlet transcribed below and entitled 'An Appeal', was composed jointly by Emma and Charles Darwin (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [29 September 1863]). The pamphlet, which protested against the cruelty of steel vermin…
Dramatisation script
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Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007
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Review: The Origin of Species
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- by Asa Gray THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION (American Journal of Science and Arts, March, 1860) This book is already exciting much attention. Two American editions are announced, through which it will become familiar to many…
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- … species. In his instructive section on the breeds of the domestic pigeon, our author remarks that …
- … ‘ I have discussed the probable origin of domestic pigeons at some, yet quite insufficient, length; …
- … struck me much; namely, that all the breeders of the various domestic animals and the cultivators of …
- … in the long lines of descent, yet admit that many of our domestic races have descended from the same …
- … he plants the seed of a favorite fruit, preserves a favorite domestic animal, drowns the uglier …
- … and greater size or excellence. It is said that all domestic varieties, if left to run wild, …
- … seasons. Still more striking is the evidence from our domestic animals of many kinds which have run …
- … great differences in the natural tendencies of our domestic animals: one cat, for instance, taking …
