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Bartholomew James Sulivan
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On Christmas Day 1866, Bartholomew Sulivan sat down to write a typically long and chatty letter to his old friend, Charles Darwin, commiserating on shared ill-health, glorying in the achievements of their children, offering to collect plant specimens, and…
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- … of Darwin’s ‘expression’ questionnaire to departing missionaries , and drumming up funds from his …
Richard Matthews
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Richard Matthews was 21 years old when he stepped aboard the Beagle, destined for a lonely career as a missionary in Tierra del Fuego. The Church Missionary Society had arranged for him to accompany the three Fuegians (Fuegia Basket, Jemmy Button, and York…
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- … Society had failed in its initial quest to send two missionaries on the Beagle, and so it was …
- … to nothing, he must have been heartened by the New Zealand missionaries, who declared it not a …
- … frequently threatened the fragile relationship between the missionaries and the Maoris. In 1840, the …
Language: Interview with Gregory Radick
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Darwin made a famous comment about parallels between changes in language and species change. Gregory Radick, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at Leeds University, talks about the importance of the development of language to Darwin, what…
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- … of his that he was amazed about the revelations of what the missionaries had done with the Fuegians, …
- … that the Fuegians had turned out to be improvable, but that missionaries had managed to create a …
- … of course, delighted to find that Darwin was cheering on the missionaries and pleased with the …
Amoy (Xiamen), China
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Careful observations
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- … among the Chinese and enlisting the services of surgeons and missionaries. …
Bay of Islands, New Zealand
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In praise of missionaries
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- … Ocean and his 10 days on Tahiti and defends the work of missionaries. …
Darwin and Human Nature
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There is substantial correspondence to illuminates Darwin’s published work on human evolution in Descent of Man and Expression of the Emotions. The letter sets and discussion questions presented here focus on nineteenth-century debates about the unity of…
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- … writer William Winwood Reade; the Anglican bishops and missionaries Thomas Staley (based in Hawaii) …
Darwin’s queries on expression
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When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations more widely and composed a list of queries on human expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller…
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- … asked that the printed queries be sent further afield, to missionaries, merchants, and travelers who …
Orundellico (Jemmy Button)
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Orundellico was one of the Yahgan, or canoe people of the southern part of Tierra del Fuego. He was the fourth hostage taken by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, in 1830 following the theft of the small surveying boat. This fourteen-year old boy was…
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- … had two wives and several children. Although he welcomed the missionaries, he did not let them take …
- … however, Jemmy was once again naked to the dismay of the missionaries. Although they had also been …
The expression of emotions
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Darwin’s work on emotional expression, from notes in his Beagle diary and observations of his own children, to questionnaires, and experiments with photographs, was an integral part of his broad research on human evolution. It provided one of the main…
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- … to observe native peoples, or who were in contact with missionaries or travellers. Darwin received …
Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle, by John Clunies Ross. Transcription by Katharine Anderson
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[f.146r Title page] Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle Supplement / to the 2nd 3rd and Appendix Volumes of the First / Edition Written / for and in the name of the Author of those / Volumes By J.C. Ross. / Sometime Master of a…
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- … with their removal to Otaheite – at the instance of the missionaries – and their subsequent return …
- … his expressions of personal feelings of ill will towards the missionaries – with his strong …
- … – would have the good sense to ask for advice from the missionaries” and (than that) I could not say …
- … Religious Society in England can testify – two of whose Missionaries who went into the Batta Country …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … Munson Coan, a physician in New York whose parents had been missionaries, provided information on …
Expression
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Darwin's interest in emotional expression can be traced as far back as the Beagle voyage. He was fascinated by the different sounds and gestures among the peoples of Tierra del Fuego, and on his return from the voyage he started recording observations…
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- … the brother of a local chief who had been educated by missionaries and was employed by the …
Descent
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There are more than five hundred letters associated with the research and writing of Darwin’s book, Descent of man and selection in relation to sex (Descent). They trace not only the tortuous route to eventual publication, but the development of Darwin’s…
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- … for more ’ – had asked Bates in his dealings with missionaries or traders or anyone who spent time …
Robert FitzRoy
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Robert FitzRoy was captain of HMS Beagle when Darwin was aboard. From 1831 to 1836 the two men lived in the closest proximity, their relationship revealed by the letters they exchanged while Darwin left the ship to explore the countries visited during the…
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- … the relations between Maoris, settlers, merchants, and missionaries. Three years later FitzRoy …
