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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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- … Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. …
- … G. E. (1) Beaufort, Francis (5) …
- … Boole, M. E. (3) Boott, Francis (7) …
- … Dareste, Camille (9) Darwin family (1) …
- … Darwin, Emma (191) Darwin, Francis (287) …
- … Everest, Robert (1) Ewbank, Francis (1) …
- … Fox, W. D. (225) Francis, George (1) …
- … Galton, Erasmus (1) Galton, Francis (118) …
- … Archibald (1) Lloyd, Francis (1) …
- … Parker, Charles (2) Parker, Francis (1) …
- … Linnean Society (1) Unidentified (204) …
- … Walford, Edward (2) Walker, Francis (6) …
- … George (2) Warner, Francis (1) …
- … F. M. (2) Wedgwood, Francis (4) …
- … (2) Wemyss-Charteris-Douglas, Francis (1) …
- … White, Adam (2) White, Francis Buchanan (3) …
3.8 Leonard Darwin, interior photo
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< Back to Introduction Leonard Darwin, who created the distinctive image of his father sitting on the verandah at Down House, also portrayed him as a melancholy philosopher. His head, brightly lit from above, emerges from the enveloping darkness; he…
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- … < Back to Introduction Leonard Darwin, who created the distinctive image of his father …
- … is here an obvious relationship to Ouless’s painting of Darwin, and to the photographs taken by …
- … with Leonard’s own personal recollections of his father. Darwin’s life, Leonard wrote, could not ‘be …
- … but it reads like a commentary on his own photograph of Darwin. There seems to have been a two-way …
- … descriptions of him. At the same time, photographs of Darwin taken by his family and friends have an …
- … Magazine. Desmond and Moore, in their biography of Darwin, captioned it ‘about 1874’, while …
- … (unspecified, and now absent) might refer to the portrait of Darwin, although a pencilled note on …
- … Leonard himself sent to Anthony Rich, a great admirer of Darwin who insisted on bequeathing property …
- … and illustrator, created a bold wood-engraved image of Darwin’s head and shoulders from Leonard’s …
- … this was for a wood engraving to illustrate an obituary of Darwin by Dr Otto Zacharias in the …
- … portrait photograph ‘on china from the negative by Leonard Darwin’, lent to the 1909 exhibition by …
- … Library originator of image Leonard Darwin date of creation undated; …
- … and bibliography DAR 186.34 (DCP-LETT-11484), Leonard Darwin’s letter to his father, enclosing …
- … Aug. 1881), illustrating Hibberd’s article, ‘Mr. Charles Darwin’, on pp. 477-8 (Lindley Library, …
- … GALTON/1/1/3/7, ‘Photographs and drawing of Charles Darwin’, is signed by Darwin with the date ‘Feb. …
3.15 George Charles Wallich, photo
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< Back to Introduction In the years around 1868–1871, when professional photographers competed for sittings with Darwin, a doctor called George Charles Wallich approached him with a similar request. Wallich was planning to publish a set of his own…
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- … when professional photographers competed for sittings with Darwin, a doctor called George Charles …
- … Edwards had provided the photographs, including one of Darwin. However, in a letter to Wallich of 18 …
- … of the regret that this causes me.’ The sincerity of Darwin’s regret was proved by an invitation to …
- … necessary and using the darkroom which had been created for Darwin’s son William. ‘I shall be most …
- … in 1871 Wallich did take three separate photographs of Darwin (their character and date are …
- … a vignette by Moritz Klinkicht, to illustrate an article on Darwin’s ‘services to horticulture’ in …
- … surviving copies were identified by John van Wyhe for Darwin, A Companion. Apparently the only …
- … Library, which carries the Downeys’ label. A previous unidentified owner wrote on it by hand ‘Bought …
- … another print was sold at Christie’s in 2005. Darwin’s solicitude to help Wallich in 1869 …
- … his growing interest in marine biology. He sent a copy to Darwin, who responded in a letter full of …
- … ideas. The two men were in touch again early in 1872, when Darwin requested permission to use …
- … in plate III. Wallich’s presentation of this photograph to Darwin, and his willingness to lend the …
- … thought) treatment of his biological research by members of Darwin’s circle, Huxley in particular. …
- … accession or collection number BANC PIC 1954.007- POR (Darwin, Charles-2) copyright …
- … kindly provided by Dean Smith of the Bancroft Library. Darwin’s letters to Wallich: 12 Dec. [1860], …
Wearing his knowledge lightly: From Fritz Müller, 5 April 1878
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Darwin received letters from so many people and wrote so many fascinating letters himself, that it’s hard to choose from many letters that stand out, but one of this editor’s favourites, that always brings a smile, is a letter from Fritz Müller written 5…
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- … Darwin received letters from so many people and wrote so many fascinating …
- … laboratory of Santa Catarina province in southern Brazil. Darwin was delighted to find a …
- … of phenomena was similar to his own. In short, Darwin and Müller were very much on the same …
- … enclosed on Brazilian entomology. These were forwarded by Darwin to the Entomological Society of …
- … Transactions Müller then responds to a request from Darwin that he observe Mimosa leaves in …
- … same ‘caterpillar genus’. Müller also found eggs of an unidentified species of the tribe Heliconiini …
- … cow while on an excursion, but that, unlike the creature/s Darwin had described in his Journal of …
Darwin in letters, 1868: Studying sex
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The quantity of Darwin’s correspondence increased dramatically in 1868 due largely to his ever-widening research on human evolution and sexual selection.Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to human descent led him to investigate aspects of the…
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- … On 6 March 1868, Darwin wrote to the entomologist and accountant John Jenner Weir, ‘If any …
- … he ought to do what I am doing pester them with letters.’ Darwin was certainly true to his word. The …
- … and sexual selection. In Origin , pp. 87–90, Darwin had briefly introduced the concept of …
- … process. In a letter to Alfred Russel Wallace in 1864, Darwin claimed that sexual selection was ‘the …
- … 12, letter to A. R. Wallace, 28 [May 1864] ). Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as …
- … to the stridulation of crickets. At the same time, Darwin continued to collect material on …
- … his immediate circle of friends and relations. In July 1868 Darwin was still anticipating that his …
- … which was devoted to sexual selection in the animal kingdom. Darwin described his thirst for …
- … in January 1868. A final delay caused by the indexing gave Darwin much vexation. ‘My book is …
- … 1867 and had expected to complete it in a fortnight. But at Darwin’s request, he modified his …
- … the text. This increased the amount of work substantially. Darwin asked Murray to intervene, …
- … … though it would be a great loss to the Book’. But Darwin’s angry letter to Murray crossed one from …
- … blank’ ( letter from W. S. Dallas, 8 January 1868 ). Darwin sympathised, replying on 14 January …
- … as stone, if it were not quite mollified by your note’. Darwin enclosed a cheque to Dallas for £55 …
- … and descent in the Fortnightly Review , and asked Darwin for comments. Darwin was clearly …
- … ‘fast passing away’ that sparked the most discussion. Darwin wrote to Hooker on 23 February , …
- … authorship. John Murray thought it was by Gray himself, but Darwin corrected him: ‘D r Gray would …
- … of Science, Robertson published a rejoinder, arousing Darwin’s ire still further: ‘he is a scamp …
- … all sorts of subjects In writing Variation , Darwin had been careful to acknowledge …
- … great influx of unsolicited letters from persons unknown to Darwin, offering additional facts that …
- … 1868 . The letter was addressed to ‘the Rev d C. Darwin M.d’; Binstead evidently assumed Darwin …
- … that had been discovered in a thornbush in Cumberland. An unidentified correspondent offered facts …
- … in the world’ (from ?, 6 April 1868). On 21 May , Darwin complained to Hooker, ‘I am bothered …
- … collector in his student days, Darwin encouraged his son Francis, now an undergraduate at Cambridge, …
- … ( letter to A . R. Wallace, 16 September [1868] ). Francis sought additional advice from the …
- … vaccination ( letter from W. E. Darwin, [7 April 1868] ). Francis was also drafted into the …
Books on the Beagle
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The Beagle was a sort of floating library. Find out what Darwin and his shipmates read here.
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- … from the unpublished zoological and geological notes in the Darwin Archive (DAR 29–38), a brief …
- … is of four kinds: There are volumes now in the Darwin Library in Cambridge that contain …
- … notes made by CD during the voyage. They are in the Darwin Archive in the Cambridge University …
- … and symbols are used: DAR — Darwin Archive CUL — Cambridge University …
- … , conveys the following information: CD’s copy, now in Darwin Libary–CUL, was used on board. The …
- … 1 of volume 32 of CD’s geological diary (DAR 32.1) in the Darwin Archive. The copy in the Darwin …
- … . 2 vols. Strasbourg, 1819. (Inscription in vol. 1: ‘C. Darwin HMS Beagle’; DAR 32.1: 61). Darwin …
- … 26, 27, 28 . London, 1831. (DAR 31.1: 276v.; 33: 253v.). Darwin Library–CUL, 1832 Philadelphia …
- … Zoologie . Paris, 1816–30. (DAR 30.1: 6, 12v.). Darwin Library–CUL. § Blainville, Henri …
- … 2 vols. Paris, 1828. (Inscription in vol. 2: ‘Charles Darwin Rio Plata Aug 7 th . 1832’). Darwin …
- … (Letter from J. S. Henslow, 15–21 January [1833]). Darwin Library–CUL. § Bougainville, Louis …
- … Charles Whitley, 23 July 1834). ‘Philosophical tracts’, Darwin Library–CUL. § British …
- … 26–35. (DAR 35.2: 396). ‘Philosophical tracts’, Darwin Library–CUL ††. ‡ Buch, Leopold von. …
- … . . . by Robert Jameson. London, 1813. (DAR 30.2: 154). Darwin Library–CUL. Bulkeley, John …
- … 1822–4. ( Voyage , p. 182; Red notebook , p. 86). Darwin Library–Down †. Byron, George …
- … ofEngland and Wales. Pt 1. London, 1822. (DAR 35.1: 317). Darwin Library–Down. Cook, James. …
- … Le règne animal. 4 vols. Paris, 1817. (DAR 30.1: 29v.). Darwin Library–CUL, 2d edition, 5 vols., …
- … volcanoes . . . London, 1826. (DAR 32.1: 23v., 26). Darwin Library–Down. ‡ De la Beche, …
- … Notes. London, 1824. (DAR 36.2: 522; Stoddart 1962, p. 14). Darwin Library–Down. ‡ De la …
- … zoology . . . 2 vols. Edinburgh, 1822. (Letter from Susan Darwin, 15 October 1833). Darwin Library …
- … 369–93. (DAR 35.2: 396). ‘Philosophical tracts’, Darwin Library–CUL †. Greenough, George …
- … 3 vols. London, 1773. (DAR 31.2: 349v.). § Head, Francis Bond. Rough notes taken during …
- … 7). Darwin Library–CUL † (vol.2). Stephens, James Francis. Description of Chiasognathus …
Darwin’s observations on his children
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Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children, began the research that culminated in his book The Expression of the emotions in man and animals, published in 1872, and his article ‘A biographical sketch of an infant’, published in Mind…
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- … Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children,[1] began the …
- … is available below . As with much of his other work, Darwin gathered additional information on the …
- … lunatics, the blind, and animals. And as early as 1839 Darwin had begun to collect information on …
- … the expression of emotions. As the following transcript of Darwin’s notes reveals, he closely …
- … William Erasmus, the stages of his development suggesting to Darwin those expressions which are …
- … The tone of the manuscript reflects an aspect of Darwin’s character clearly perceived by Emma during …
- … “What does that prove”.’[6] For in these notes, Darwin’s deep scientific curiosity transcends his …
- … that on occasion he refers to William as ‘it’. Darwin possessed the ability to dissociate …
- … memories.[8] Yet, though the dissociation was essential for Darwin’s scientific goal, the notes here …
- … the record breaks off until January 1852, by which time the Darwin family had increased by five: …
- … the onset of frowning, smiling, etc., as was the focus of Darwin’s attention on William and Anne, …
- … of logical thought and language. On 20 May 1854, Darwin again took over the notebook and, …
- … all the notes until July 1856, when the observations ceased. Darwin’s later entries, like Emma’s, …
- … Transcription: 1 [9] W. Erasmus. Darwin born. Dec. 27 th . 1839.—[10] During first week. …
- … written in pencil by CD and subsequently overwritten by Emma Darwin. The transcription throughout …
- … [15] ‘Annie . . . fortnight’ was written by Emma Darwin on the verso of page 3 and opposite the …
- … The name and address of a Mrs Locke are noted in Emma Darwin’s 1843 diary. [16] The following …
- … by Emma Darwin must have been added on 19 January 1877, when Francis Darwin’s son Bernard was …
- … information is given. [57] Emma Darwin’s brother Francis (Frank) Wedgwood lived at Etruria …
- … [61] Leonard Darwin, born 1850. [62] Francis Darwin, born 1848. [63] Sarah was …
- … in Emma Darwin’s hand. [81] This sentence is in an unidentified child’s hand. …
