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Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?

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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…

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  • … the plant closed like a fist. Darwin was fascinated by this transmission of “motor impulse”, which …
  • … that the secretions increased and became more acidic after inflection, like the gastric juices in …
  • … on the basis of the family’s collective infirmity: “After all he is a Darwin and the chances are …
  • … whoever he may be, some good, but I felt it rather hard after wading through so much abuse not to …
  • … observations from readers, some of which were incorporated after his death in a second edition. A …
  • … a mail coach along the same route for many years and who, after going blind, continued to make …
  • … who had observed a column of the insects disperse wildly after he had smashed some with his finger ( …
  • … Hereditary genius  (1869), Galton tried to establish the transmission of various character traits …
  • … only tea and coffee served (letters to Down School Board, [after 29 November 1873] and 19 …

Darwin in letters,1870: Human evolution

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The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the year at work on the Descent of Man & Selection in relation to Sex’.  Descent was the culmination of over three decades of observations and reflections on…

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  • … he had started writing on 4 February 1868, only five days after the publication of his previous book …
  • … manuscript while she was on holiday in France and Italy: ‘After reading once right through, the more …
  • … as the mind of man!’ ( letter from H. E. Darwin, [after 8 February 1870] ). Darwin was also …
  • … ‘wonderfully pleasant’ manner, named the feature after the famous artist. ‘The “Woolnerian tip” is …
  • … He also tried to recruit Mivart’s expertise, and inquired after a point of human and ape anatomy, …
  • … thought that male ‘gemmules’ (the material of hereditary transmission in Darwin’s theory) might be …
  • … Cupples, 17 September 1870 ). Darwin reassured Cupples after the dog arrived, ‘Bran is thriving …
  • … to you Francis completed his studies at Cambridge, taking third place in first-class …

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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  • … abstracts he prepared of books he did not own. Soon after beginning his first reading …
  • … had not yet read, and another to which they were transferred after having been read, and before …
  • … out his ideas on the transmutation of species. In 1876, long after this period of Darwin’s life was …
  • … Darwin’s study when Down House was opened to the public. After the Darwin archive was established in …
  • … 1843] [DAR *119: 23v.] Whitehead on the Transmission from Parent to offspring of …
  • … works ( Calendar  no. 11875). In February 1882, however, after reading the introduction to William …
  • …  The  Microscopic   Journal  ceased publication after no. 8 in 1842. CD’s reference to “July 54″ …
  • … 1841.  Narrative of a recent imprisonment in   China after the wreck of the Kite . London.  …
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