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Life of Erasmus Darwin
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The Life of Erasmus Darwin (1879) was a curious departure for Darwin. It was intended as a biographical note to accompany an essay on Erasmus's scientific work by the German writer Ernst Krause. But Darwin became immersed in his grandfather's…
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- … and experiences. Reading it, Darwin said, was like ' having communication with the dead ' …
The origin of language
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Darwin started thinking about the origin of language in the late 1830s. The subject formed part of his wide-ranging speculations about the transmutation of species. In his private notebooks, he reflected on the communicative powers of animals, their…
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- … on to emphasize the similarities between animal and human communication. Darwin’s arguments were …
- … Chicago Press. Hauser, Marc. 1996. The evolution of communication . Cambridge, Mass.: MIT …
Letters as a Primary Source
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Introduction: Why study Darwin’s letters? Courses about Darwin usually focus on the Origin of Species, widely regarded as one of the most important books ever written in the history of science. Yet as a starting point for understanding Darwin’s theory,…
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- … Darwin used correspondence not only as a medium of communication, but as an instrument of research, …
- … its broader social context, and to explore the vital role of communication in science. This course …
Letters as a Primary Source
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Introduction: Why study Darwin’s letters? Courses about Darwin usually focus on the Origin of Species, widely regarded as one of the most important books ever written in the history of science. Yet as a starting point for understanding Darwin’s theory,…
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- … Darwin used correspondence not only as a medium of communication, but as an instrument of research, …
- … its broader social context, and to explore the vital role of communication in science. This course …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
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- … curt note to Mivart on 12 January , breaking off all future communication. Darwin had been …
- … to his defence while still respecting codes of conduct and communication in scientific society. …
Scientific Practice
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Specialism|Experiment|Microscopes|Collecting|Theory Letter writing is often seen as a part of scientific communication, rather than as integral to knowledge making. This section shows how correspondence could help to shape the practice of science, from…
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- … Letter writing is often seen as a part of scientific communication, rather than as integral to …
1.18 John Collier, oil in Linnean
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< Back to Introduction By 1881 it was clear to Darwin’s intimates that he was increasingly frail, and that, as he approached death, he had finally escaped from religious controversy to become a heroic figure, loved and venerated for his achievements…
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- … as an introspective and melancholy philosopher did not offer communication with the spectator, while …
3.19 Elliott and Fry photos c.1880-1
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< Back to Introduction In addition to Elliott and Fry’s photographs showing an old and enfeebled Darwin on the verandah of Down House, there are at least two other images of him created by the same firm at this period of his life - perhaps even on…
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- … view: even in the former, there is little sense of willing communication with the photographer or …
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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- … was especially interested in peoples who had had little communication with European settlers, so …
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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- … between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that …
ESHS 2018: 19th century scientific correspondence networks
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Sunday 16 September, 16:00-18.00, Institute of Education, Room 802 Session chair: Paul White (Darwin Correspondence Project); Discussion chair: Francis Neary (Darwin Correspondence Project) This session marks the formal launch of Ɛpsilon …
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- … The Royal Society was a central node in the networks of communication of 19th century science and …
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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- … with humans. There’s a difference of kind between the communication systems of nonhuman animals, and …
- … out the connections between the nonhuman animals and their communication, and human language, Darwin …
Elleparu (York Minster)
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Elleparu was one of the Alakaluf, or canoe people from the western part of Tierra del Fuego. He was captured by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, in 1830 after one the small boats used for surveying the narrow inlets of the coast of Tierra del Fuego…
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- … group, in order to improve his chances of establishing communication. He selected a fourteen-year …
The writing of "Origin"
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From a quiet rural existence at Down in Kent, filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on the transmutation of species, Darwin was jolted into action in 1858 by the arrival of an unexpected letter (no longer extant) from Alfred Russel Wallace outlining a…
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- … both of whom believe that Darwin received Wallace’s communication before 18 June. McKinney has …
- … date that is consistent with the arrival of Wallace’s communication at Down on 18 June. In the …
Darwin and religion: a definitive web resource
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I am aware that if we admit a first cause, the mind still craves to know whence it came and how it arose. Charles Darwin to N. D. Doedes, 2 April 1873 Darwin is more famous, and more notorious than ever. Nowhere is this more evident than in the…
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- … It proved to be an extremely effective touchstone for communication and discussion, allowing complex …
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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- … great debt ‘to a large number of correspondents for the communication of a surprising number of new …
- … to Mivart on 12 January 1875 , refusing to hold any future communication with him. This is the last …
Darwin in letters, 1858-1859: Origin
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The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet rural existence filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on species, he was jolted into action by the arrival of an unexpected letter from Alfred Russel Wallace…
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- … both of whom believe that Darwin received Wallace’s communication before 18 June. McKinney has …
- … date that is consistent with the arrival of Wallace’s communication at Down on 18 June. In the …
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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- … letters to Huxley. Lyell and Lubbock had no direct communication after the end of May 1865, …
William B. Bowles
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As a famous figure in the debates surrounding human evolution, Darwin could be something of a lightning rod for eccentric thinkers with their own ideas about his theories. The idea of a “missing link” compelled one such enthusiast to write to him about the…
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- … Dorothy L. Cheney and Robert M. Seyfarth. “Primate Communication and Human Language: Continuities …
Darwin in letters, 1821-1836: Childhood to the Beagle voyage
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Darwin's first known letters were written when he was twelve. They continue through school-days at Shrewsbury, two years as a medical student at Edinburgh University, the undergraduate years at Cambridge, and the of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle.…
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- … theories, the importance of which were clear to him from his communication with Henslow and his …