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2.26 Linnean Society medal
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< Back to Introduction In 1908 the Linnean Society celebrated the jubilee of ‘the greatest event’ in its whole history, which had occurred on 1 July 1858: the presentation by Charles Lyell and Joseph Hooker of papers by Darwin and Alfred Russel…
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From Sven Nilsson to J. D. Hookerf1 25 October 1868Lund (Suède)25 Okt. 1868.Monsieur le Professeur! J’ai écrit à deux de mes amis qui ont des connaissances personnelles à la Lapponie, pour avoir les…
Darwin’s favourite photographer: From O. G. Rejlander, 30 April 1871
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In the 1860s Darwin began collecting photographs of emotional expression. They seemed to capture fleeting movements of the face, and allowed him to observe with more detachment. But the technology was still new. Even under the best conditions, exposure…
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- … unable to find an image of a baby crying. Oscar Rejlander, a Swedish émigré with a studio in London, …
3.11 Edwards, in Illustrated London News
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< Back to Introduction A photograph of Darwin by Ernest Edwards, showing him in three-quarter view to the left, must have been taken at the same session as the profile published in Men of Eminence in 1866. The baggy sleeve of Darwin’s coat looks…
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- … as an oval composition serving as the frontispiece to the Swedish translation of Descent of Man …
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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- … Treatise [Buckland 1836] Read half through Swedish Philosoph. Acts [ Kongliga Svenska …
- … Barck on foliation of trees [Barck 1759]. Hasselgren on Swedish Pan [Hasselgren 1759]. from Amœn …
- … a story of every-day life . Translated from the Swedish by Mary Howitt. 2 vols. London. 119: …
- … or, family cares and family joys . Translated from the Swedish by Mary Howitt. 2 vols. London. …
- … and peace; or, scenes in Norway . Translated from the Swedish. London. 119: 13b ——. …
- … 1844c. The twins; and other tales . Translated from the Swedish. London. 119: 13b …
- … *119: 23; 119: 22a Hasselgren, Nicholas. 1759. The Swedish Pan. In Stillingfleet, Benjamin, …
- … Banks … assisted by Dr. Solander . [Translated from the Swedish.] London. [Other eds.] 119: 15a …
Rewriting Origin - the later editions
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For such an iconic work, the text of Origin was far from static. It was a living thing that Darwin continued to shape for the rest of his life, refining his ‘one long argument’ through a further five English editions. Many of his changes were made in…
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- … lifetime into Danish, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. Each edition had its …
Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'
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In May 1856, Darwin began writing up his 'species sketch’ in earnest. During this period, his working life was completely dominated by the preparation of his 'Big Book', which was to be called Natural selection. Using letters are the main…
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- … pigs, dogs, and cattle; Carl Johann Andersson about native Swedish ponies; Hugh Falconer about …
The Lyell–Lubbock dispute
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In May 1865 a dispute arose between John Lubbock and Charles Lyell when Lubbock, in his book Prehistoric times, accused Lyell of plagiarism. The dispute caused great dismay among many of their mutual scientific friends, some of whom took immediate action…
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- … had lately seen, and of whose papers, with others written in Swedish, he gave me an abstract for my …
Was Darwin an ecologist?
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One of the most fascinating aspects of Charles Darwin’s correspondence is the extent to which the experiments he performed at his home in Down, in the English county of Kent, seem to prefigure modern scientific work in ecology.
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
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In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began writing about all the eminent men he had met. He embarked on this task, which formed an addition to his autobiography, because he had nothing else to do. He had…
