To J. D. Hooker 2 July 1874
Summary
Thinks Frank and he have worked out Pinguicula well and they long to attack Utricularia. Tried several plants with sticky glandular hairs; some few absorb ammonia, but the greater number do not. If JDH sends plant or seed of Lychnis CD will examine it to see whether it catches many flies. Asa Gray has written him much about Sarracenia, with a specimen showing the splendid dodge by which ground insects are enticed up and then drowned. Describes how it may be investigated, to see whether it absorbs decayed matter from flies, or ammonia thus generated.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 2 July 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 322–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9529 |
Matches: 14 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 2 July 1874 …
- … DAR 95: 322–3 Charles Robert Darwin Down 2 July 1874 Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … John Murray. 1875. Mellichamp, Joseph Hinson. 1874. Notes on Sarracenia variolaris. …
- … of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1874) pt B: 113–33. …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 1 July 1874 and nn. 1 and 2. CD and Francis Darwin …
- … a genus of carnivorous plants of the family Lentibulariaceae, in June 1874 (see letter to …
- … Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] ). CD had also been trying to acquire specimens of Utricularia ( …
- … see letter to W. D. Fox, 18 June 1874 ). In 1866, CD had asked Hooker for a plant of …
- … 4, and 16 June 1874 ). A summary of …
- … findings was published in Nature , 1 October 1874, p. 442. In Insectivorous plants , p. …
- … pitcher-plant, Nepenthes (see letter from J. D. Hooker, 1 July 1874 and n. 3). …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 1 July 1874 and n. 5. Lychnis viscosa is a synonym of …
- … plant) was described by Joseph Hinson Mellichamp ( Mellichamp 1874 ; see letters from …
- … Asa Gray , 12 May 1874 and n. …
From Joseph Fayrer 6 July 1874
Summary
Will do experiments CD suggests.
Is sending his book on the poisonous snakes of India [The Thanatophidia of India (1872)].
Author: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 July 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 110 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9534 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … From Joseph Fayrer 6 July 1874 …
- … Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet London, Granville Place, 16 6 July 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter to Joseph Fayrer, 4 July [1874] . See …
- … letter to Joseph Fayrer, 4 July [1874] and nn. 5 and 6. Fayrer refers to Thomas Lauder …
- … of Fayrer’s book, Thanatophidia of India ( Fayrer 1872 ), was published in February 1874 ( …
- … Fayrer 1874 ; see Publishers’ …
- … circular , 2 March 1874, p. 138). CD was …
- … for the wedding of Francis Darwin and Amy Ruck on 23 July 1874; his next visit to London …
- … was from 3 to 12 December 1874 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). Fayrer wrote that the object …
- … J. and A. Churchill. Fayrer, Joseph. 1874. The Thanatophidia of India: being a description …
- … 16 Granville Place 6 July 1874 My dear Sir I will take the earliest opportunity of trying …
To J. D. Hooker 23 July [1874]
Summary
JDH should do as he likes with insectivorous plant materials.
He has always thought telling JDH what he has been doing was as good as publishing.
Cephalotus seems as horrid a puzzle as Utricularia.
Nepenthes will turn out a great job if the pitchers of different species act differently. JDH’s paper on Nepenthes [Rep. BAAS 44 (1874): 102–16] is too long for CD’s book. Well deserves a place in Philosophical Transactions.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 23 July [1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 328–31 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9560 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 23 July [1874] …
- … DAR 95: 328–31 Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 July [1874] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … this letter and the letter from J. D. Hooker, 22 July 1874 . See letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 22 July 1874 . Hooker had not observed digestion in the Australian pitcher- …
- … see letter from J. D. Hooker, 22 July 1874 ). CD’s initial observations on Utricularia …
- … see letter to J. D. Hooker, 16 July 1874 ). CD refers to descriptions sent to him by …
- … JDH’s paper on Nepenthes [ Rep. BAAS 44 (1874): 102–16] is too long for CD’s book. Well …
- … from home from 25 July until 24 August 1874 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). Hooker reported …
- … see letter from J. D. Hooker, 22 July 1874 ). Drosera rotundifolia is the common or …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 22 July 1874 and n. 6. Hooker did not publish his …
- … but seeds as well (see letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 23 June 1874 , and letter to J. …
- … D. Hooker, 16 July 1874 ). Hooker had offered to send a plant of Drosera whittakerii (now …
- … Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh (see letter from J. D. Hooker, 22 July 1874 and n. 9). …
To J. D. Hooker 4 July 1874
Summary
It would be interesting to prove that some plants feed on decayed animal matter whilst others like Drosera can digest fresh animal matter. Suggests the method for observing this.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 4 July 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 324–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9532 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 4 July 1874 …
- … DAR 95: 324–5 Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 July 1874 Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … bladderwort; see letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 26 June 1874 ). He probably refers to …
- … William Darwin Fox (see letter to John Ralfs, 8 July 1874 and n. 2). …
- … Mg: morning. Hooker visited CD on 11 July 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … See letter to J. D. Hooker, 2 July 1874 . Hooker had asked for hints for observation …
- … tropical pitcher-plant) in his letter of 3 July 1874 . Drosera is the genus of sundews. …
- … In his letter of 3 July 1874 , Hooker mentioned he had observed a sugary secretion …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 1 July 1874 . CD had asked several correspondents for …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. July 4 1874 My dear Hooker I do not know that I have any …
To F. C. Donders 15 July 1874
Summary
Discusses effect of atropine solution on eye,
and effect of phosphate of ammonia solution on gland of Drosera.
Would like to see work by T. W. Engelmann and possibly one by Dr De Ruyter.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
Date: | 15 July 1874 |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9547 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Hanover ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242); letter to J. V. Carus, 9 July [1874] ). …
- … To F. C. Donders 15 July 1874 …
- … Mss.B.D25. ) Charles Robert Darwin Down 15 July 1874 Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) …
- … letter from F. C. Donders, 12 July 1874 . Donders had offered to send Theodor Wilhelm …
- … see letter from F. C. Donders, 12 July 1874 and n. 10). CD refers to a dissertation …
- … see letter from F. C. Donders, 12 July 1874 and n. 6). In Insectivorous plants , p. …
- … that mentioned in the letter from F. C. Donders, 12 July 1874 . George Howard Darwin had …
- … in Utrecht, but returned home on 11 July 1874, cutting short his journey after reaching …
To G. J. Romanes 16 July 1874
Summary
Thanks GJR for his letter, regrets pressure of other work prevents his giving GJR’s remarks the attention they deserve. GJR makes clearer how an organ that has started to decrease will go on decreasing.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George John Romanes |
Date: | 16 July 1874 |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.444) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9549 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To G. J. Romanes 16 July 1874 …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.444) Charles Robert Darwin Down 16 July 1874 George John Romanes …
- … See letter from G. J. Romanes, 10 July 1874 . CD refers …
- … to Romanes’s letters to Nature , 9 April 1874, pp. …
- … 440–1, and 2 July 1874, p. 164 ( Romanes 1874b and 1874c). See …
- … letter from G. J. Romanes, 10 July 1874 and n. 13. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. July 16 1874 Dear Sir I am much obliged for the copy of your long …
From G. H. Darwin 29 July 1874
Summary
After taking advice he has decided to write an explicit denial and short account of his essay and send it to the Quarterly Review.
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 July 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 37 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9575 |
Matches: 14 hits
- … From G. H. Darwin 29 July 1874 …
- … 37 George Howard Darwin Trinity College, Cambridge 29 July 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … publisher. No letter from George dated 28 July 1874 has been found. Reginald Darwin’s son, …
- … oppressive laws’ and the encouragement of vice ( [Mivart] 1874 , p. 70). See also letter …
- … to G. H. Darwin, [27 July 1874] . Henry Jackson . …
- … were at Abinger, Surrey, from 25 to 30 July 1874; on 30 July, they went to Southampton to …
- … Appendix II)). CD had been ill on 13 July 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). George …
- … No. 273. (Letter to the editor, 7 August 1874. ) Quarterly Review 137: 587–8. Descent 2d …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Huxley, Leonard, ed. 1900. Life and letters …
- … Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. Origin : On the origin of species by …
- … A letter sent by George on 7 August 1874 appeared in …
- … the October 1874 issue of Quarterly Review ( G. H. Darwin 1874b ). The editor of the …
- … Origin onwards. The sentence in [Mivart] 1874 , p. 63, reads: It is one of the calamities …
- … the Pall Mall Gazette , Monday, 27 July 1874, p. 10, argued that the reviewer’s purpose …
To J. D. Hooker 16 July 1874
Summary
The Acacia must be Belt’s "Bulls’ horns".
The complexity of Utricularia has driven Frank and CD almost mad. Suspects it is necrophagous, i.e., it cannot digest, but absorbs decaying animal matter.
Foster is certainly in error. Every insect that Drosera catches causes aggregation.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 16 July 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 326–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9550 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 16 July 1874 …
- … DAR 95: 326–7 Charles Robert Darwin Down 16 July 1874 Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … s diary (DAR 242), CD had a bad attack of diarrhoea and sickness on Monday 13 July 1874. …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 15 July 1874 and n. 2. Hooker had sent CD an Acacia …
- … See letter from Fritz Müller, 20 April [1874] and n. 6. Cecropia (the embauba or trumpet …
- … tropics. Belt’s book was The naturalist in Nicaragua ( Belt 1874 ). See letter from J. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. July 16 1874 My dear Hooker Surely the acacia must be the …
- … D. Hooker, 15 July 1874 and n. 1. CD and Francis Darwin had recently begun to study …
- … see letter from J. D. Hooker, 15 July 1874 ). CD discussed aggregation in the protoplasm …
From J. V. Carus 7 July 1874
Summary
Thanks for proofs [of Descent, 2d English ed.].
Publisher would like better photographs for Expression [2d German ed.].
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 July 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 96 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9536 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From J. V. Carus 7 July 1874 …
- … DAR 161: 96 Julius Victor Carus Edinburgh 7 July 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … pp. 108–10. In the summers of 1873 and 1874, Carus gave a course of lectures on natural …
- … before 8 May 1873] , and this volume, letter from J. V. Carus, 19 January 1874 ). …
- … see letter to J. V. Carus, 17 June [1874] ). After visiting Frans Cornelis Donders in …
- … better’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to Leonard Darwin, 7 July 1874 ; DAR 239.23: 1.19). …
- … George arrived back at Down on 11 July 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Carus was …
- … George Street, | Edinburgh, 7 th . July | 1874 My dear Sir, I was very sorry to learn from …
- … foreign editions, including Carus trans. 1874, had been supplied by John Murray from the …
To Joseph Fayrer [1–3 July 1874]
Summary
Cobra poison is a stimulant to protoplasm. Poison acts very differently on cilia and protoplasm of Drosera.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
Date: | [1–3 July 1874] |
Classmark: | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 23 (1874–5): 274 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9527F |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Joseph Fayrer [1–3 July 1874] …
- … Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 23 (1874–5): 274 Charles Robert …
- … Darwin [1–3 July 1874] Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet …
- … see letter from Joseph Fayrer, 30 June 1874 ). CD’s experiment was performed on Drosera …
- … between this letter, the letter from Joseph Fayrer, 30 June 1874 , and the letter to …
- … Joseph Fayrer, 4 July [1874] . This letter was published in Brunton …
- … to Joseph Fayrer, [before 25 June 1874] ). Square brackets in the original: presumably the …
- … tissues of a frog in his letter of 30 June 1874 . In Fayrer’s experiment, the ciliae …
To John Price 27 [July 1874]
Summary
Discusses Utricularia sent by JP.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Price |
Date: | 27 [July 1874] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.445) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9565 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To John Price 27 [July 1874] …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.445) Charles Robert Darwin Abinger Hall 27 [July 1874] John Price …
- … see letter to J. D. Hooker, 16 July 1874 ). Entomostraca was formerly the name used to …
- … Erasmus Darwin from Thursday 30 July to 24 August 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … 5, below). CD stayed at Abinger from 25 to 30 July 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … Darwin Fox had written to Price in June 1874, asking him to look for Utricularia and send …
- … see letter from W. D. Fox, 22 June [1874] ). CD identified the specimen as Utricularia …
- … letter to Francis Darwin , [ c. 27 July 1874]. CD and Francis were studying Utricularia …
To John Price 28 July [1874]
Summary
Thanks JP for note.
Sends instructions for mailing Utricularia plants to Down in his absence.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Price |
Date: | 28 July [1874] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9570 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To John Price 28 July [1874] …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25. ) Charles Robert Darwin Abinger Hall 28 July [1874] John Price …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Price, 27 [July 1874] . See …
- … letter from John Price, [27 July 1874] , and letter to …
- … John Price, 27 [July 1874] . Utricularia minor is lesser bladderwort. …
- … from home from 25 July until 24 August 1874 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). CD’s gardener …
- … Utricularia vulgaris (common bladderwort; see letter to J. D. Hooker, 16 July 1874 ). …
To Joseph Fayrer 4 July [1874]
Summary
Suggests experiment involving cobra poison on white corpuscles. Thanks for offer of Crotalus poison.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet |
Date: | 4 July [1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 104 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9533 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To Joseph Fayrer 4 July [1874] …
- … DAR 144: 104 Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 July [1874] Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet …
- … his response to the letter to T. L. Brunton, 25 May [1874] , which has not been found. …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Joseph Fayrer, 6 July 1874 . …
- … In his letter of 30 June 1874 , Fayrer had described an experiment in which he added a …
- … of the tentacles. See letter to Joseph Fayrer, [1–3 July 1874] , and letter from …
- … Joseph Fayrer, 30 June 1874 . Crotalus is the genus of rattlesnakes. See …
- … letter to T. L. Brunton, 25 May [1874] and n. 5. …
- … his response to CD’s letter of 11 May 1874 , Thomas Lauder Brunton had evidently mentioned …
To G. H. Darwin [30 July 1874]
Summary
Hasty note to express his most decided opinion that letter [to Q. Rev.] should not give a sketch of GHD’s essay – only an explicit denial "& do not allude to me".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
Date: | [30 July 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 26 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9576 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin [30 July 1874] …
- … DAR 210.1: 26 Charles Robert Darwin Bassett [30 July 1874] George Howard Darwin …
- … the works of John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. …
- … letter and the letter from G. H. Darwin, 29 July 1874 . CD arrived at William Erasmus …
- … Bassett, Southampton, on Thursday 30 July 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). CD refers …
- … in response to remarks made on his work in [Mivart] 1874 , p. 70 (see letter from G. …
- … H. Darwin, 29 July 1874 and nn. 1 and 3). …
To T. H. Farrer 4 July [1874]
Summary
Has read THF’s article on Coronilla [see 9400] – "a very curious case"; is troubled by C. emerus.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Date: | 4 July [1874] |
Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/23) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9531 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To T. H. Farrer 4 July [1874] …
- … Bibliography Farrer, Thomas Henry. 1874. Fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers— …
- … Coronilla. Nature , 2 July 1874, pp. 169–70. …
- … 299/23) Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 July [1874] Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st …
- … article, ‘Fertilisation of papilionaceous flowers—Coronilla’ ( Farrer 1874 ), appeared in …
- … Nature , 2 July 1874. …
- … In Farrer 1874 , p. 169, Farrer had described and illustrated how the claw or base of the …
- … Hooker visited CD on Saturday 11 July 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Flowers in …
To David Moore 12 July 1874
Summary
Thanks for Drosophyllum. No longer needs Utricularia.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | David Moir; David Moore |
Date: | 12 July 1874 |
Classmark: | National Botanic Gardens of Ireland Library, Glasnevin (DSS/DM/1/1/16) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9544 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To David Moore 12 July 1874 …
- … Glasnevin (DSS/DM/1/1/16) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 July 1874 David Moir/David Moore …
- … July 12 1874 My dear Sir Drosophyllum has just arrived in perfect condition, & I thank you …
- … See letter from David Moore, 9 July 1874 . CD probably received the Utricularia ( …
- … searching for the plant (see letter to John Ralfs, 8 July 1874 and n. 2). John Ralfs …
- … see letter from John Ralfs, 9 July 1874 ). Moore had mentioned that it was easier to grow …
- … it did not die out like the latter (see letter from David Moore, 9 July 1874 and n. 4). …
To Francis Darwin [after 23 July 1874]
Summary
Asks for a specimen of Pinguicula.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | [after 23 July 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 211: 9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13796 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To Francis Darwin [after 23 July 1874] …
- … DAR 211: 9 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [after 23 July 1874] Francis Darwin …
- … immediately following his marriage to Amy Ruck on 23 July 1874 (letter from H. E. …
- … Litchfield to Leonard Darwin, 24 July 1874 (DAR 251: 1604); see also letter …
- … from Francis and Amy Darwin, 8 August [1874] ). …
- … see n. 2, below). In June and July 1874, CD carried out a series of experiments on …
- … Insectivorous plants , pp. 368–94). On 1 July 1874, he placed some solution of phosphate …
To W. E. Darwin 24 [July 1874]
Summary
Arrangements for the visit to Southampton.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | 24 [July 1874] |
Classmark: | Michael Silverman (dealer) (Catalogue 25, 2006) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9560F |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To W. E. Darwin 24 [July 1874] …
- … Catalogue 25, 2006) Charles Robert Darwin 24 [July 1874] Down William Erasmus Darwin …
- … 242) records the wedding, and her headache on 24 July 1874. …
- … Euphemia Farrer at Abinger, Surrey, from 25 to 29 July 1874. They visited William …
- … from Thursday 30 July until 24 August 1874 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). James may have …
- … until 1876. Francis Darwin married Amy Ruck on 23 July 1874. Emma Darwin’s diary ( DAR …
To Francis Darwin [c. 27 July 1874]
Summary
Has been examining Utricularia minor. Same essential structure but catches smaller Entomostraca. One bladder had 24, another 20, and another 15 Entomostraca. "What slaughter! We must make out the functions of the beast––".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
Date: | [c. 27 July 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 271.4: 7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9565A |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To Francis Darwin [ c. 27 July 1874] …
- … DAR 271.4: 7 Charles Robert Darwin Abinger Hall [c. 27 July 1874] Francis Darwin …
- … 1973 ). Francis married Amy Ruck on 23 July 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … and the letter to John Price, 27 [July 1874] . CD and Francis were studying Utricularia …
- … see letter to J. D. Hooker, 16 July 1874 ). He had just received the specimen of U. …
- … Price (see letter to John Price, 27 [July 1874] ). Entomostraca was formerly the name used …
From J. D. Hooker 18 July 1874
Summary
Two Nepenthes have devoured two pieces of fibrin [sketch shows size] in three days.
Has CD any objection to JDH’s giving an account of CD’s Drosera observations at Belfast [BAAS meeting] in a résumé of pitcher-plant results ["Address to the department of botany and zoology", Rep. BAAS 44 (1874): 102–16]?
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 July 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 208–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9553 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker 18 July 1874 …
- … DAR 103: 208–9 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew 18 July 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … results ["Address to the department of botany and zoology", Rep. BAAS 44 (1874): 102–16]? …
- … advice from CD (see letter to J. D. Hooker, [before 15 July 1874] , and letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 15 July 1874 , and n. 4). CD was interested in the digestive ability of the …
- … performed at the Mozart Festival ( Theatrical Observer and Musical Review , 20 July 1874). …
- … for the Advancement of Science in August 1874 ( J. D. Hooker 1874a and 1874b). …
- … was a concert that took place on 16 July 1874, to raise funds for the Mozart Institution …
- … Observer and Musical Review , 20 July 1874). Emma Albani sang ‘Dove sono’, an aria from …
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Carus, J. V. | (1) |
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Hooker, J. D. | (7) |
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Ruck, Amy | (1) |
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Romanes, G. J. | (4) |
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
Summary
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…
Matches: 23 hits
- … The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the …
- … intervals’ ( letter to D. T. Gardner, [ c . 27 August 1874] ). The death of a Cambridge friend, …
- … and collecting beetles ( letter from W. D. Fox, 8 May [1874] ). Such reminiscences led Darwin to …
- … much more than forwards’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). I feel very old & …
- … old & helpless’ ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] ). Darwin mentioned his poor …
- … on the matter ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 26 October 1874 ). Séances, psychics, and …
- … Joseph Dalton Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). Later in the month, …
- … and an imposter’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 27 January 1874 ). Darwin agreed that it was ‘all …
- … perform his antics’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 29 January [1874] ). This did not stop word getting …
- … at his home ( letter from T. G. Appleton, 2 April 1874 ). Back over old ground New …
- … Charles Lyell ( letter to Smith, Elder & Co., 8 January 1874 , letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 …
- … of correction’ ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 21 [March 1874] ). The book came out in June with the …
- … Darwin on this point ( letter from J. D. Dana, 21 July 1874 ); however, he did not retract his …
- … dog breeders (letters from George Cupples, 21 February 1874 and 12 March 1874 ); the material …
- … Islands (Hawaii; letters from T. N. Staley, 12 February 1874 and 20 February 1874 ; letters …
- … islanders ( letter from William Dealtry, 16 January 1874 ). One of the most significant …
- … enemy into a jelly’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 14 April 1874 ). The technical nature of Huxley’s …
- … mind where it goes’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 16 April 1874 ). The second edition of …
- … would be very good ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Darwin's son George …
- … of your thought’ ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 20 April 1874 ). The Mivart affair …
- … mental and physical disorders (G. H. Darwin 1873b). In July 1874, an anonymous essay appeared in the …
- … libel’ on his son ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [27 July 1874] ). George, however, consulted with his …
- … [a] lying scoundrel’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] ). He drafted a brief statement of …
Darwin's 1874 letters go online
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The full transcripts and footnotes of over 600 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1874 are published online for the first time. You can read about Darwin's life in 1874 through his letters and see a full list of the letters. The 1874 letters…
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- … of over 600 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1874 are published online for the first time. …
- … ( Letter to G. H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] ) The Mivart affair highlights …
- … are some other highlights from Darwin's correspondence in 1874: I feel as old as …
- … signifying so much. ( Letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ) At the age of 65, Darwin …
- … more quietly was severely tested by some of the events of 1874. He had a clear idea of the shape of …
- … must be enough for me ( Letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ) During the year he …
- … the positive ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 August [1874] ) – he mourned after several …
- … day’s work ( Letter to D. F. Nevill, 18 September [1874] ) Darwin’s family continued …
- … have to do— ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 November [1874] ) Darwin’s continuing …
St George Jackson Mivart
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In the second half of 1874, Darwin’s peace was disturbed by an anonymous article in the Quarterly Review suggesting that his son George was opposed to the institution of marriage and in favour of ‘unrestrained licentiousness’. Darwin suspected, correctly,…
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- … In 1874, the Catholic zoologist St George Jackson Mivart caused Darwin and his son …
- … appeared to have created very little stir, until, in July 1874, Mivart published an anonymous review …
- … of the Quarterly ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 29 July 1874 ). Darwin hastily advised against …
- … to wish to circulate ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] ). Darwin provided a draft of the …
- … to endorse them ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 5 August 1874 ). He sent a second draft, which Darwin …
- … a fair copy of his letter with his letter of 6 [August] 1874 . George and Darwin were also …
- … George’s letter to Murray with his letter of 11 August 1874 , and was no doubt relieved to …
- … to all he asked ( letter from John Murray, 12 August 1874 ). In October, George’s letter …
- … a Pickwickian sense’ ( letter to John Murray, 18 October 1874 ). In other words, Mivart had used …
- … reaction was savage ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [6 December 1874] ). Hooker and Huxley between them …
- … the attack on George ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 December 1874 ). Huxley met Mivart at an evening …
- … ( Enclosure to letter from J. D. Hooker, 21 December 1874 .) A reply soon came from Mivart . …
- … of a gentleman’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 23 December 1874 ). However, Huxley still wrote to …
- … this. 124 Gower St W.C. Dec. 24th 1874. Private & Confidential …
- … to John Tyndall ( letter from John Tyndall, 28 December 1874 , and letter from J. D. Hooker, 29 …
- … 16 January 1875, p. 66, signed, ‘The Quarterly Reviewer of 1874’. In it he reiterated his claim that …
Lost in translation: From Auguste Forel, 12 November 1874
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You receive a gift from your scientific hero Charles Darwin. It is a book that contains sections on your favourite topic—ants. If only you had paid attention when your mother tried to teach you English you might be able to read it. But you didn’t, and you…
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- … understand a word. Writing in French on 12 November 1874 to thank Darwin for the book, …
Joseph Simms
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The American doctor and author of works on physiognomy Joseph Simms wrote to Darwin on 14 September 1874, while he was staying in London. He enclosed a copy of his book Nature’s revelations of character (Simms 1873). He hoped it might 'prove…
Essay: Evolution & theology
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—by Asa Gray EVOLUTION AND THEOLOGY The Nation, January 15, 1874 The attitude of theologians toward doctrines of evolution, from the nebular hypothesis down to ‘Darwinism,’ is no less worthy of consideration, and hardly less diverse, than that of…
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- … EVOLUTION AND THEOLOGY The Nation, January 15, 1874 The attitude of theologians toward …
Essay: What is Darwinism?
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—by Asa Gray WHAT IS DARWINISM? The Nation, May 28, 1874 The question which Dr. Hodge asks he promptly and decisively answers: ‘What is Darwinism? it is atheism.’ Leaving aside all subsidiary and incidental matters, let us consider–1. What the…
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- … Gray WHAT IS DARWINISM? The Nation, May 28, 1874 The question which Dr. Hodge …
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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- … attack upon Darwin’s son George, in an anonymous review in 1874 (see Correspondence vol. 22, …
- … had also considered taking up the issue with Murray in 1874, even threatening to break off future …
- … laid to rest, another controversy was brewing. In December 1874, Darwin had been asked to sign a …
- … botanical research and had visited Down House in April 1874 (see Correspondence vol. 22, letters …
- … A scientific friendship had developed between the men in 1874, and this was enhanced by Romanes’s …
- … white’ ( letter from G. J. Romanes, [before 4 November 1874] ). Testing Pangenesis …
- … had learned of Lyell’s failing health from Hooker in 1874 and January 1875. On 22 February, he was …
Women’s scientific participation
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Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…
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- … 9426 - Story-Maskelyne , T. M. to Darwin, [23 April 1874] Thereza Story-Maskelyne …
- … Letter 9616 - Marshall, T. to Darwin, [September 1874] Theodosia Marshall sends …
- … 9606 - Harrison, L. C. to Darwin, [22 August 1874] Darwin’s niece, Lucy, sends a …
- … Letter 9616 - Marshall, T. to Darwin, [September 1874] Theodosia Marshall details …
- … Letter 9485 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [8 June 1874] Mary Treat details her experiments …
4.18 'Figaro' chromolithograph 1
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< Back to Introduction In a cartoon of 1874 by Figaro’s French-born artist Faustin Betbeder (known as Faustin), Darwin holds up a mirror reflecting himself and the startled ape sitting beside him. Their hairy bodies, seen against a background of palm…
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- … < Back to Introduction In a cartoon of 1874 by Figaro’ s French-born artist Faustin …
- … this anti-Darwinian argument – a surprising one for 1874 – was genuine or tongue-in-cheek, it is …
- … appeared on the front page of the issue for 18 February 1874, surrounded by an elaborate wood …
- … The caricature of Darwin was not included until the May 1874 issue of the Sketch-Book (vol. 1, …
- … at bottom left. date of creation February 1874 computer-readable date c. …
- … of the Huntington Library. Figaro no. 475 (18 February 1874), cover illustration. James G. …
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)
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George Eliot was the pen name of celebrated Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880). She was born on the outskirts of Nuneaton in Warwickshire and was educated at boarding schools from the age of five until she was 16. Her education ended when she…
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- … started ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). Darwin took Emma to a Sunday afternoon at …
4.24 'Daily Graphic', Nast satire
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< Back to Introduction In 1874 the Harvard philosopher John Fiske published his magnum opus, Outlines of Cosmic Philosophy, in which he set out to explain the far-reaching significance of Darwin’s and Herbert Spencer’s evolutionary theories. He…
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- … < Back to Introduction In 1874 the Harvard philosopher John Fiske published his magnum …
- … in 1879 and 1880. When Cosmic Philosophy appeared in 1874, Fiske sent Darwin a copy, but …
- … mind generally towards the doctrine of Evolution in 1874-1875. I like to keep this design before me …
- … bottom right) date of creation September 1874 computer-readable date 1874-09 …
- … and bibliography The Daily Graphic 5: 474 (12 Sept. 1874), front page. John Fiske, Outlines …
- … and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, and London: Macmillan, 1874); there were many subsequent editions. …
- … letters to Fiske about Outlines : DCP-LETT- 9706 (3 Nov. [1874]) and DCP-LETT- 9749 (8 Dec. [1874 …
Photograph album of Dutch admirers
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Darwin received the photograph album for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from his scientific admirers in the Netherlands. He wrote to the Dutch zoologist Pieter Harting, An account of your countrymen’s generous sympathy in having sent me on my…
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- … to Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen, 18 February 1874 ) Zouteveen’s editions of …
Animals, ethics, and the progress of science
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Darwin’s view on the kinship between humans and animals had important ethical implications. In Descent, he argued that some animals exhibited moral behaviour and had evolved mental powers analogous to conscience. He gave examples of cooperation, even…
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- … can be chloroformed (letter to G. J. Romanes, 27 December 1874 ). In the previous sections …
4.16 Joseph Simms, physiognomy
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< Back to Introduction In September 1874, the American doctor Joseph Simms, then on a three-year lecture tour of Britain, sent Darwin a copy of his book, Nature’s Revelations of Character; Or, Physiognomy Illustrated. He was seeking a public…
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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- … A GRAY 3 AUGUST 1871 201 TO A GRAY 3 JUNE [1874] 202 FROM A GRAY 16 …
Darwin as mentor
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Darwin provided advice, encouragement and praise to his fellow scientific 'labourers' of both sexes. Selected letters Letter 2234 - Darwin to Unidentified, [5 March 1858] Darwin advises that Professor C. P. Smyth’s observations are not…
3.18 Elliott and Fry photos, c.1869-1871
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< Back to Introduction The leading photographic firm of Elliott and Fry seems to have portrayed Darwin at Down House on several occasions. In November 1869 Darwin told A. B. Meyer, who wanted photographs of both him and Wallace for a German…
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- … 1871, but dates others (still with the spotted waistcoat) to 1874. Elliott and Fry were …
- … Table in November 1876. The Pictorial World of 6 June 1874 published a wood engraving which …
- … taken in summer 1869 and summer 1871, possible also in 1874. computer-readable date c …
- … 140.1.9). Wood engraving in The Pictorial World (6 June 1874), p. 228 (DAR 140.1.3). Another …
Cross and self fertilisation
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The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project to provide evidence for Darwin’s belief that ‘‘Nature thus tells us, in the most emphatic manner, that she abhors…
3.16 Oscar Rejlander, photos
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< Back to Introduction Darwin’s plans for the illustration of his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872) led him to the Swedish-born painter and photographer, Oscar Gustaf Rejlander. Rejlander gave Darwin the notes that he had…