From J. G. Malcolmson 30 November 1839
Summary
Sends specimens of coralline with vermiform holes.
J. Allan’s observations of Aldabra and the Cormoros [see Coral reefs, p. 186] and news of his experiments on the growth of coral.
| Author: | John Grant Malcolmson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Nov 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 39: 15–17 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-548 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … Allan: James Brands Allan . Owen: William Fitzwilliam Owen . See Coral reefs , p. 62 n. …
- … holes. J. Allan’s observations of Aldabra and the Cormoros [see Coral reefs , p. 186] …
- … and news of his experiments on the growth of coral. …
- … usual composed of shells but of ramose corals. My interest in this specimen, however, is …
- … important experiments on the growth of coral. 3 feet in 6 months! think of that Please to …
- … s account of Aldabra— he is positive that the island is of coral vitrified or silicified. …
- … that Mr Lonsdale even, at first, took the corals from Shahar in arabia for trap. Allan …
- … and Miller hesitated (till he saw the coral). D r . Fleming seemed to think it assuredly …
- … of Berwick; and as you are engaged on corals think you may like to have a specimen so …
From John Grant Malcolmson 24 July 1839
Summary
Detailed evidence for and against geological elevation along coast of the Indian subcontinent, South Asia, and Arabia. Extensive references to geological literature about these areas.
Describes coral sand-dune and salt-marsh formation.
| Author: | John Grant Malcolmson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 July 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 39: 7–10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-528 |
Matches: 15 hits
- … literature about these areas. Describes coral sand-dune and salt-marsh formation. …
- … J. D. Herbert 1830 . Nash 1837 . See Coral reefs , p. 134. Malcolmson 1839, 1859 . T. …
- … and his letter of 31 August 1839 is used in Coral reefs , chapter 6, where CD presents ‘ …
- … evidence is that elevated, tertiary corals and shells, which are apparently identical with …
- … in the vicinity of fringing reefs. T. M. Ward 1833 (see Coral reefs , p. 134 n. ††). …
- … Low 1833 , p. 131 (see Coral reefs , p. 135 n. ††). ††).Low 1829 , p. 222. Low 1833 , …
- … and the breccia having “small shells, corals” &c— In Capt Low’s paper in the 1 st . part …
- … on fine clay & inland there is granite— I found coral under high water mark & none on the …
- … Fraser has described in the Geol Trans coral islands in the Persian gulf; of which I have …
- … memoir on the Keeling islands or “Cocos”—a coral group in the Indian seas but not proving …
- … south coast of Arabia I found recent coral & shells raised considerably; also at Kamran …
- … found inland did not indicate elevation: Coral reefs , pp. 135–6 n. §, ‘Dr. Benza … has …
- … the name of the Seven Pagodas. Asiatic Researches 1: 145–70. Coral reefs : The structure …
- … and distribution of coral reefs. Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the …
- … sea to be beautifully clear and the coral beds “are distinctly visible at a considerable …
From J. G. Malcolmson 31 August 1839
Summary
Observations on the geology of Arabia.
| Author: | John Grant Malcolmson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 Aug 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 39: 11 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-533 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … and Mukalla in modern atlases. Referred to in Coral reefs, p. 137. Kamaran passage is the …
- … along the eastern shore of the Red Sea. See Coral reefs, p. 136. Jabal at Tair Island. …
- … recent species. In one place I found the coral rock resting on a ferruginous fine grained …
- … some ruined tombs and an old castle. The coral rock supports only a few stunted grasses …
- … I landed on some other islands formed of coral and blown sand, but without any signs of …
- … passed through narrow channels between coral reefs over which the sea broke with fury, and …
- … to the elevation of the coast, or as to the coral forming a mere coating: but the rising …
- … of limestone pebbles, madrepores, corals and shells cemented by a very calcareous …
- … sandstone. The corals and shells seemed to belong to species common in these seas. The …
- … The water in a pool at the foot of the coral rock was sweet and being exposed to the air …
- … resembling basalt, but consisting of corals of different families much silicified. Their …
- … These cliffs are formed of a solid rock of corals and vast numbers of shells with a little …
From J. G. Malcolmson 7 October 1839
Summary
Sends notes on soundings made on coral banks in the China Sea.
His recent geological observations.
Finds a difficulty with CD’s erratic block theory.
| Author: | John Grant Malcolmson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Oct 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 39: 12–14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-535 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … Sends notes on soundings made on coral banks in the China Sea. His recent geological …
- … Brands Allan’s information about Aldabra and other islands in Coral reefs, pp. 185–6. …
- … Macclesfield Bank in the China Sea is briefly described in Coral reefs, p. …
- … 182, as a very large coral bank of irregular depths. Scrope 1825 . Horsburgh 1809–11 . …
- … I had misunderstood him it seems about Aldabra being coral—it rather seems to be volcanic. …
- … I was thinking so much of coral & had its fused aspect in Arabia so much before my eyes— …
- … which was solid, stony, ramose, and of a coral red color. — Fragments too minute to admit …
- … varies from 25 or 30 to 45 or 50 fathoms—coral rocks—but there appears to be gaps where …
- … the remarkable Zoophites which elaborate coral, never perhaps exist at a greater depth …
- … detailed. These consisted of fragments of coral cemented together by a calcareous cement. …
To W. H. Smyth 7 August [1839]
Summary
Asks for details of Smyth’s Island discovered by WHS – particularly whether the islets form a ring surrounding a lagoon. [See Coral reefs, p. 158].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Henry Smyth |
| Date: | 7 Aug [1839] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-530 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … whether the islets form a ring surrounding a lagoon. [See Coral reefs , p. 158]. …
- … Island, now known as Johnston Island, a coral atoll 16 o 45’N and 169 o 32’W. Smyth …
- … them’, but he could not recall if the islands surrounded a lagoon ( Coral reefs, p. 158). …
- … am engaged in drawing up an account of the Coral formations of the Pacific & Indian seas, …
To W. D. Fox 24 October [1839]
Summary
Hopes to publish volume on coral formations in a few months.
He and Emma live quietly, having given up parties.
Asks WDF if he remembers the Darwin family motto. He means to have a "seal solemnly engraved".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 24 Oct [1839] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 58) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-541 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Hopes to publish volume on coral formations in a few months. He and Emma live quietly, …
- … Coral reefs was not published until May 1842, mainly because of CD’s illness (see ‘ …
- … armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. London. Coral reefs : The structure …
- … and distribution of coral reefs. Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the …
- … to have a very thin volume 8 vo on Coral Formations published. Emma is only moderately …
To Leonard Jenyns 15 July [1839]
Summary
Discusses details of LJ’s part of Zoology [Fish].
CD is working hard on Coral reefs.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Date: | 15 July [1839] |
| Classmark: | Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-527 |
To J. Shillinglaw, Secretary, Royal Geographical Society [1839 – May 1842]
Summary
Asks for volumes of F. W. Beechey’s work [Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Bering Strait (1831)] and Nautical magazine and an order on [John] Arrowsmith for atlas of Dumont d’Urville’s Voyage in the "Astrolabe".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Shillinglaw; Royal Geographical Society |
| Date: | [1839 – May 1842] |
| Classmark: | Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (GEN/D/DARWIN (C)/4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-477 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … HMS Blossom … in the years 1825, 26, 27, 28. 2 vols. London. Coral reefs : The structure …
- … and distribution of coral reefs. Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the …
- … in Gower Street and the publication of Coral reefs . Beechey 1831 . CD later acquired his …
- … that they were made while he was at work on Coral reefs. The second volume of The Nautical …
To the Librarian of the Royal Geographical Society [19 March 1839]
Summary
Formal request for F. Lutké’s charts of the Caroline Islands and any charts by Beechey of the Lagoon Islands [Ellice Islands] that the Society might possess.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Royal Geographical Society |
| Date: | [19 Mar 1839] |
| Classmark: | Royal Geographical Society |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-499 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Fedor Petrovich Lütke 1835–6 . See Coral reefs, ‘Description of Plates’, Figs. 4, 7, 8. …
To John Washington [14 October 1839]
Summary
Returns proofs of J. O. French’s article ["Account of the province of La Rioja: S. America", J. R. Geogr. Soc. 9 (1839): 381–406].
Gratified by Humboldt’s praise of Journal of researches [J. R. Geogr. Soc. 9 (1839): 502].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Washington; Royal Geographical Society |
| Date: | [14 Oct 1839] |
| Classmark: | Royal Geographical Society |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-537 |
To Caroline Wedgwood [27 October 1839]
Summary
Describes his routine for a typical day – writing Coral reefs, studying German.
FitzRoy’s "Deluge Chapter" [Narrative 2, ch. 28] will amuse her.
His opinion of Carlyle’s Critical and miscellaneous essays [1839].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
| Date: | [27 Oct 1839] |
| Classmark: | DAR 154: 54 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-542 |
To John Washington 14 October [1839]
Summary
Returns proof-sheets of an article he has reviewed for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society. He will find it useful when he comes to describe the Cordilleras of Chile.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Washington; Royal Geographical Society |
| Date: | 14 Oct [1839] |
| Classmark: | Royal Geographical Society |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-536 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … et coloniales … ( Bajot 1816–47 ). In Coral reefs, p. 157, CD cites Captain [Legoarant …
From J. G. Malcolmson [after 7 October 1839]
Summary
Comments on the discussion of erratic blocks in Journal of researches [pp. 619, 621–2].
| Author: | John Grant Malcolmson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 7 Oct 1839] |
| Classmark: | DAR 50: C24–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-559 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … that skirt its edge such as you see in coral islands, &c. He had traced in great detail …
To Alexander von Humboldt 1 November 1839
Summary
Gratified by AvH’s letter.
Sends data on temperature of the sea in the Galapagos, South Pacific, and the Abrolhos Islands.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander (Alexander) von Humboldt |
| Date: | 1 Nov 1839 |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Nachl. Alexander von Humboldt, gr. Kasten 4, Nr. 22, Bl. 1–2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-545 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … they would help to explain the absence of coral-reefs on their shores. If they are of the …
From Alexander von Humboldt 18 September 1839
Summary
Praises CD’s Journal of researches and comments on some of CD’s observations and conclusions. Considers volcanic activity and its effect on past climate and changes in climate over time. Discusses glacial phenomena. Believes the climate of the coast of Peru is modified by cold sea-currents.
| Author: | Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander (Alexander) von Humboldt |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Sept 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 180 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-534 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … by enormous distances, on the origin of coral islands and the marvellous uniformity of …
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| Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
| Royal Geographical Society | (4) |
| Washington, John | (2) |
| Blomefield, Leonard | (1) |
| Darwin, Caroline | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (15) |
| Malcolmson, J. G. | (5) |
| Royal Geographical Society | (4) |
| Humboldt, Alexander von | (2) |
| Washington, John | (2) |
Darwin & coral reefs
Summary
The central idea of Darwin's theory of coral reef formation, as it was later formulated, was that the islands were formed by the upward growth of coral as the Pacific Ocean floor gradually subsided. It overturned previous ideas and would in itself…
Matches: 24 hits
- … out on the west coast of S. America before I had seen a true coral reef. I had therefore only to …
- … the continued deposition of sediment by the upward growth of coral. To do this was to form my theory …
- … Charles Darwin describing how he arrived at his coral reef theory. Autobiography , pp. 98-9 …
- … was that the islands were formed by the upward growth of coral as the Pacific Ocean floor gradually …
- … early in September, Darwin jotted down some notes about coral formations in the field notebook …
- … both European and Chilean formations as well as the Pacific coral reefs. Coral formations are …
- … crustal changes strongly suggests that Darwin’s theory of coral reef formation originated as a …
- … hypothesised a corresponding subsidence in the Pacific. The coral islands would thus furnish proof …
- … own view of the geology of the Pacific. In his chapter on coral reefs in the second volume of the …
- … who had just published the results of his survey of 32 coral islands, and the Frenchmen Quoy and …
- … aware that his view of the relationship of subsidence and coral building, if verified, would be an …
- … he wrote out a draft of his theory in a memorandum headed ‘Coral islands 1835.’ It is the first …
- … The impact of Darwin’s first sighting of a coral island is confirmed by a letter to his sister …
- … at Mauritius, in which he states that ‘The subject of Coral formation has for the last half year, …
- … mountain; to how great a depth or thickness the work of the Coral animal extends is quite uncertain. …
- … gradually subsides, is granted to be true; then probably the Coral limestone must be of great …
- … & Eimeo, mentioned in this journal, which are encircled by a Coral reef separated from the shore …
- … with a movement opposite to the continent of S. America; the coral would be continued upwards, …
- … would sink beneath the level of the sea & disappear, but the coral would have completed its …
- … bottom . . . Let any mountain be submerged gradually & coral grow in the sea in which it is …
- … of the theory, The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs (1842) was based on intensive …
- … The first evidence of ideas that led to Darwin’s theory of coral reef formation: A geological friend …
- … cores of [his] heart’ to have finished writing his book on coral reefs: letter to Leonard Jenyns …
- … R. 1976. Darwin, Lyell, and the geological significance of coral reefs. British Journal for the …
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: 8 hits
- … He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man ; the …
- … ). Back over old ground New editions of Coral reefs and Descent consumed the …
- … enterprises in the 1870s, were family affairs. Coral reefs His son Horace had …
- … with the later chapters on the formation and distribution of coral-reefs substantially revised, and …
- … been increased by the publication in 1872 of Corals and coral islands , by James Dwight Dana, an …
- … or volcanic activity in accounting for the absence of coral-reefs in certain locations. Darwin …
- … also indicate that the land had long remained stationary ( Coral reefs , p. vi). On receiving a …
- … 274). Descent Alongside his revision of Coral reefs, Darwin went to work on a …
Science, Work and Manliness
Summary
Discussion Questions|Letters In 1859, popular didactic writer William Landels published the first edition of what proved to be one of his best-selling works, How Men Are Made. "It is by work, work, work" he told his middle class audience, …
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- … 1853] Darwin praises Dana’s latest work, On Coral Reefs and Islands . The size of …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
Summary
The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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Bibliography of Darwin’s geological publications
Summary
This list includes papers read by Darwin to the Geological Society of London, his books on the geology of the Beagle voyage, and other publications on geological topics. Author-date citations refer to entries in the Darwin Correspondence Project’s…
Matches: 4 hits
- … the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as deduced from the study of coral formations. Proceedings of the …
- … F1661.] — The structure and distribution of coral reefs. Being the first part of the geology …
- … F1724.] — The structure and distribution of coral reefs . By Charles Darwin. Revised …
- … R. 1976. Darwin, Lyell, and the geological significance of coral reefs. British Journal for the …
Volume appendices
Summary
Here is a list of the appendices from the print volumes of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin with links to adapted online versions where they are available. Appendix I in each volume contains translations of letters in foreign languages and these can…
Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle, by John Clunies Ross. Transcription by Katharine Anderson
Summary
[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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- … of the origin of low and lagoon encircling Islands of the Coral formation.” For – altho’ I have …
- … safely say is very little if at all inferior to his – of Coral Island formations – in any one …
- … down that “Their lagoon is nearly filled up with growing coral and sand” – but – here is the word – …
- … out their mistake, only when run aground on some one of the Coral patches lying to the Southward of …
- … that passage but the Sun being then to the Eastward – the coral was visible and she put about – just …
- … only harbour – passing cautiously between the patches of coral rock clearly visible to an eye at the …
- … (whilst in the Pacific Ocean) some of the circularly formed coral Islands having accessible Lagoons …
- … is shallow – almost filled with branching corals and coral sand.” Hey presto! Why stop to notice it …
- … as mentioned and is placed on the S.E. rn end of a Coral Bank which extends from the Island to S …
- … six wide. The Islets are mere skeletons little better than coral reefs – on which broken coral and …
- … – the lagoon is shallow – almost filled with branching coral and coral sand. The small Northern …
- … it's circumference – There are many extensive patches of Coral in it but room enough and water …
- … of the class – peculiarly adapted to the soils of the coral formation. Nevertheless Mr Darwin …
- … or five fathoms of water upon them) dark bands of living coral appear through the emerald green …
- … with green bushes and tall coconut trees – in the flat of coral rock nearly dry at low water between …
- … undermining and overwhelming force. Yet these low strips of Coral Islets, almost victoriously …
- … (being unusually smooth) as far as the living mound of the coral wall on which the swell of the open …
- … Island there is a large bay composed of the finest white coral sand – quite level and so much …
- … proposed the name of Keeling instead of “the Borneo’s Coral Isles” which he adopted. Of course the …
- … been [ f.169r p.45 ] dropped – and that of the “Coral Isles” descriptive of their Geological …
- … seemed steep to, with a beautiful beach of sand or white coral – a reef projects near a 1/4 of a …
- … Direction Island (from above high water reach) the solid coral stone (which has been hardened …
- … for want of time, and partly from seeing that all the coral obstructions within it would be …
- … footed travellers by the extensive bed of sharp (growing) coral by which it is surrounded – but Mr H …
- … but by vessels bringing it to exchange for (most probably) coral – of course, to have made any …
- … of the origin and progress of low and lagoon islands of the coral formation – in the 2 nd that …
- … only ^at first^ getting raised above the level at which the coral builders can work upwards – namely …
- … – “Theory of the origin of low and lagoon islands of the Coral formation” – into a shape, which …
The geology of the Beagle voyage
Summary
The primary concern that linked much of Darwin’s geological work in the Beagle years was to understand the changing relation between the levels of land and sea. As he studied the shores of South America, and discovered shells inland at thousands of feet…
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John Lort Stokes
Summary
John Lort Stokes, naval officer, was Charles Darwin’s cabinmate on the Beagle voyage – not always an enviable position. After Darwin’s death, Stokes penned a description of their evenings spent working at the large table at the centre, Stokes at his…
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Darwin's 1874 letters go online
Summary
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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- … During the year he published second editions of Coral reefs and Descent , assisted with the …
Introduction to the Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle
Summary
'a humble toadyish follower…': Not all pictures of Darwin during the Beagle voyage are flattering. Published here for the first time is a complete transcript of a satirical account of the Beagle’s brief visit in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands…
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- … brief visit in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands, the only coral atoll Darwin observed first-hand. …
- … FitzRoy and Belcher; and, last but by no means least, the coral reef theories of Charles Darwin. …
- … in Anderson (2018) and Ross’ posthumous publication on coral formation in 1855). The Cocos …
- … Cocos-Keeling visit was designed to gather information on coral islands as indicated in FitzRoy’s …
- … Keeling, Darwin was keenly interested in the questions of coral formation, and a much more careful …
- … polypii.” Ross promised a further discussion of Darwin’s coral theories, which seems to refer to a …
- … 2018. Ross, John Clunies. “Review of the Theory of Coral-Formation Set Forth by Ch. Darwin in …
Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
Summary
1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…
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- … pointed out several errors in the companion volume, Coral reefs , already in its second edition. …
Darwin’s study of the Cirripedia
Summary
Darwin’s work on barnacles, conducted between 1846 and 1854, has long posed problems for historians. Coming between his transmutation notebooks and the Origin of species, it has frequently been interpreted as a digression from Darwin’s species work. Yet…
Darwin & Geology
Summary
The lessons Darwin learned from Adam Sedgwick at Cambridge, and in the field in North Wales, stood him in good stead during the Beagle voyage. While he was attached to the Beagle from 1831 to 1835, Darwin actually spent about two-thirds of his time ashore,…
Port Lewis, Mauritius
Summary
First coral lagoons
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- … Describes his work on coral formation and the Beagle 's visit to the low lagoons of the …
Charles Lyell
Summary
As an author, friend and correspondent, Charles Lyell played a crucial role in shaping Darwin's scientific life. Born to a wealthy gentry family in Scotland in 1797, Lyell had a classical and legal education but by the 1820s had become entranced by…
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- … is clear in Darwin's innovative explanation of the origin of coral reefs: although thousands of …
Race, Civilization, and Progress
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Darwin's first reflections on human progress were prompted by his experiences in the slave-owning colony of Brazil, and by his encounters with the Yahgan peoples of Tierra del Fuego. Harsh conditions, privation, poor climate, bondage and servitude,…
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- … notebooks, he modeled evolution after a tree of life or coral that was " irregularly branched …
Charles Darwin’s letters: a selection 1825-1859
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The letters in this volume span the years from 1825, when Darwin was a student at the University of Edinburgh, to the end of 1859, when the Origin of Species was published. The early letters portray Darwin as a lively sixteen-year-old medical student. Two…
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- … of which he proposed a new explanation of the formation of coral reefs that won the support of …
2.7 Joseph Moore, Midland Union medal
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< Back to Introduction The Midland Union was an association of natural history societies and field clubs across the Midland counties, intended to facilitate – especially through its journal The Midland Naturalist – ‘the interchange of ideas’ and…
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- … the name is a decorative design, appropriately representing coral. As an example, one surviving but …
About Darwin
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To many of us, Darwin’s name is synonymous with his theory of evolution by natural selection. But even before the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859, he was publicly known through his popular book about the voyage of the Beagle, and he was…
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- … America, developed a new explanation for the formation of coral reefs, and witnessed the lifestyles …
