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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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  • … 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in …
  • … consist of two different sections, headed ‘Books Read’ and ‘Books to be Read’, begun at opposite …
  • …  have used these notebooks extensively in dating and annotating Darwin’s letters; the full …
  • … by the manuscript number being preceded by an asterisk (*119 and *128). For clarity, the …
  • … such as the publisher or series in which it was included, and often he listed the libraries which he …
  • … read from 1838 through 1846, but it was not kept up-to-date and contains only a small number of the …
  • … on the left-hand pages (labelled ‘a’ in the transcript) and the non-scientific on the right …
  • … pages of DAR 119, the odd-numbered pages of DAR *128, and the even-numbered pages of DAR 128. …
  • … & imported well worth studying probably— Thunberg Flora Japonica [Thunberg 1784] in …
  • …  Ryan on marriage [Ryan 1831] (read) Babbington on Flora of Channel Isl d . [Babington 1839 …
  • …   of the Caledonian Horticultural Society ].— Flora of St Helena 1825 [A. Watson 1825] in …
  • … Himallaya & high Peru [Meyen 1836].— Phillippi on Flora of Sicily [Philippi 1836].— …
  • … Molina’s Chile [Molina 1788–95] Falkner’s Patagonia [Falkner 1774] Azara’s Voyage …
  • … 1781]. Linn. on insects [Linnaeus 1781b]. Forsskahl on Flora of insects [Forsskahl 1781]. Avelin on …
  • … Population [Godwin 1820]. 16 th  Gallesio Teoria del Reproduzione [Gallesio 1816]. …
  • … trees of America [Downing 1845] 24 th  Hopkirks Flora Anomala [Hopkirk 1817] July 8 …
  • … ]. (since I read up old) (read) all Leidy, a Flora & Fauna within living Animals [Leidy …
  • … Hornschuck Essay on the Sporting of Plants. in the ‘Flora’ or separate [Hornschuch 1848] quoted in …
  • … 97 [DAR *128: 169] Wahlenberg Flora Suecica [Wahlenberg 1824–6]— most curious …
  • … Ramond Acad. of Sci. Jan. 1826 [G. Cuvier 1830]. Flora of Pyrenees [Ramond de Carbonnières 1799–1801 …
  • … 50 c. [Goethe 1837] [DAR *128: 150] Heers Flora Helvetica Tertiaria, translated …
  • … [Lewes 1853] (curious) Williams Missionary in T. del Fuego [Hamilton 1854] March 28 …
  • … Indies, the Isles of Cape   Verd, the passage by Terra del Fuego, the south sea coasts   of …
  • … 1v. Falkner, Thomas. 1774.  A description of Patagonia, and the   adjoining parts of …
  • … Compendio de la historia   geografica, natural y civil del reyno de Chile . Translated into …
  • … four species of Peruvian sheep called   Carneros de la Tierra: to which are added, particulars   …

Scientific Networks

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Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…

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  • … network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of …
  • … circle of scientific friends with whom he shared work openly and who he relied upon to spot …
  • … over distance, it was also a medium through which intimacy and trust could be established in the …
  • … Volcanic islands and sends queries on Galapagos flora in particular and island floras in general, …
  • … facts on variation and questions Gray on the alpine flora of the USA. He sends a list of plants from …
  • … ]. He discusses the distribution and relationships of alpine flora in the USA. Letter …
  • … summary of events since leaving Falklands and the geology of Patagonia. The Corallines at Tierra del
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