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Darwin & Glen Roy
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Although Darwin was best known for his geological work in South America and other remote Beagle destinations, he made one noteworthy attempt to explain a puzzling feature of British geology. In 1838, two years after returning from the voyage, he travelled…
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- … this link to download a field guide to Glen Roy written by Martin Rudwick (10MB; link opens in a …
- … field trip in Lochaber, Scotland, on 26-29 June 2009, led by Martin Rudwick (University of Cambridge …
- … Links to full text of all Darwin letters mentioned in Martin Rudwick’s field guide to Glen Roy: …
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,…
Darwin & Geology
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The lessons Darwin learned from Adam Sedgwick at Cambridge, and in the field in North Wales, stood him in good stead during the Beagle voyage. While he was attached to the Beagle from 1831 to 1835, Darwin actually spent about two-thirds of his time ashore,…
Caroline Kennard
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Kennard’s interest in science stemmed from her social commitments to the women's movement, her interests in nature study as a tool for educational reform, as well as her place in a tightly knit network of the Bostonian elite. Kennard was one of a…
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- … was born in 1827 in New Hampshire. In 1846, she married Martin Perry Kennard (also known as Marten P …
3.21 Herbert Rose Barraud, photos
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< Back to Introduction The successful portrait photographer Herbert Rose Barraud, who had studios in London and Liverpool, photographed Darwin in the summer of 1881, in a group of four or so close-up head-and-shoulders portraits. This was probably at…
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- … on behalf of the firm on 27 April 1882 to their banker, Martin, closed their account on the grounds …
Bibliography of Darwin’s geological publications
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This list includes papers read by Darwin to the Geological Society of London, his books on the geology of the Beagle voyage, and other publications on geological topics. Author-date citations refer to entries in the Darwin Correspondence Project’s…
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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- … 1828] March 24 th Martins Voyage to St Kilda [M. Martin 1698]. nothing —— Doubleday …
- … Schloss Hainfell [Hall 1836]. April 26 th : Martin Chuzzlewit. & Pickwick [Dickens 1844 …
- … 31. Strzelecki’s Australia [Strzelecki 1845] —— Martin on the Dog [W. C. L. Martin 1845a] …
- … Cosmos [A. von Humboldt 1845–8]. Vol. 1 Nov. 12 Martin on the Horse [W. C. L. Martin 1845b] …
- … 128: 5 ——. 1844. The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit . London. 119: 13b …
- … London. [Other eds.] 119: 7a, 13a Lichtenstein, Martin Heinrich Karl. 1812–15. Travels …
- … of England . York. [Darwin Library.] 119: 11a Martin, Martin. 1698. A late voyage to …
- … state of Turkey . London. 128: 17 Sauer, Martin. 1802. An account of a geographical …
Virginia Isitt: Darwin’s secretary?
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In an undated and incomplete draft letter to a “Miss I.”, Emma Darwin appears to be arranging for Miss I. to come to Down for a trial period as a secretary. When the letter first came to light, no one had heard of the mysterious “Miss I.” and, as far as we…
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- … for lodging for Miss Isitt, & nobody will have her but Mrs Martin, they all say that they do not …
1.19 John Collier, oil in NPG
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< Back to Introduction Very soon after the delivery of Collier’s portrait of Darwin to the Linnean Society, Darwin’s eldest son William decided to commission a replica to add to the family collection of pictures, which he had inherited. The new…
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- … the Gallery’s move to its spacious new building in St Martin’s Place had advanced the project of …
Darwin’s study of the Cirripedia
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Darwin’s work on barnacles, conducted between 1846 and 1854, has long posed problems for historians. Coming between his transmutation notebooks and the Origin of species, it has frequently been interpreted as a digression from Darwin’s species work. Yet…
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- … Through the work of naturalists such as Robert Brown, Martin Barry, and Owen in England and Henri …
People featured in the German and Austrian photograph album
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Biographical details of people from the Habsburg Empire that appeared in the album of German and Austrian scientists sent to Darwin on 12 February 1877. We are grateful to Johannes Mattes for providing these details and for permission to make his…
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- … Akademie der Wissenschaften 1957. p. 189. F. Martin: Josef Freiherr von Doblhoff. In: …
Who we were
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Many people have contributed to the Darwin Correspondence Project since it was first founded in 1974. Some names are now lost to us, and we would appreciate hearing from anyone who has contributed in the past and is not listed here. The final staff of…
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- … Eleanor Moore Leslie Nye Perry O’Donovan Martin Oldfield Muriel Palmer …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of …
Interview with Pietro Corsi
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Pietro Corsi is Professor of the History of Science at the University of Oxford. His book Evolution Before Darwin is due to be published in 2010 by Oxford University Press. Date of interview: 17 July 2009 Transcription 1: Introduction …
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- … Society in England we have marvellous studies from [Martin] Rudwick, [James (Jim)] Secord, Simon …
Introduction to the Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle
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'a humble toadyish follower…': Not all pictures of Darwin during the Beagle voyage are flattering. Published here for the first time is a complete transcript of a satirical account of the Beagle’s brief visit in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands…
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- … Royal Asiatic Society 25 (1952): 5–306. Mowbray, Martin. “The Cocos (Keeling) Islands: A …
