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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,…
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- … Cottage Gardener (1) Cotton, W. J. R. (1) …
Movement in Plants
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The power of movement in plants, published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical work that Darwin wrote. It was the only work in which the assistance of one of his children, Francis Darwin, is mentioned on the title page. The research for this…
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- … they required a much hotter temperature to become sensitive. Cotton radicles remained insensitive, a …
- … over his manuscript, he requested seeds of a species of cotton that he had not been able to observe …
- … Darwin replied that he would be ‘very glad of a few cotton seeds’, explaining, ‘ it is only one …
- … American gourds from Gray, Darwin repeated his request for cotton seeds. He also worried, ‘ I have …
- … ’. A few days later, Darwin sent his thanks for cotton seeds from Kew and promised Hooker, ‘ My …
- … & buried ’. A month later, he told Thiselton-Dyer his cotton seeds had germinated and added, ‘I …
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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- … “The trade from Bahia might be very extensive in sugar and cotton but – who will embark much capital …
- … subsistence – In the case of Staples – such as cotton, coffee, sugar, tobacco – their master to have …
- … [ f.182v p.72 ] – one set of clothing (their cotton stuff) allowed for a year – and of course …
Fake Darwin: myths and misconceptions
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Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, with full debunking below...
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- … Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, …
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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- … of China, including a visit to the tea, silk, and cotton countries: with an account of the …
Essay: Design versus necessity
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—by Asa Gray DESIGN VERSUS NECESSITY.—DISCUSSION BETWEEN TWO READERS OF DARWIN’S TREATISE ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, UPON ITS NATURAL THEOLOGY. (American Journal of Science and Arts, September, 1860) D.T.—Is Darwin’s theory atheistic or pantheistic…
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- … ask her how it was made, and she will say that the wool or cotton was carded, spun, and woven by …
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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- … ask her how it was made, and she will say that the wool or cotton was carded, spun, and woven by …
