To J. D. Hooker 27 January [1873]
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Drosophyllum arrived; none of his observations turned out as he expected, but nevertheless he understands its habits better than he did. The secreting hairs that he observed may be explained as a mere chemical reaction.
Comments on various articles he has read.
Asks for Thiselton-Dyer’s notes.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 27 Jan [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 253–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8185 |
From Anton Dohrn 27 January 1873
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The Naples Zoological Station and its library are growing fast. His life is a constant battle with the municipality, but has managed to make a little progress on vertebrate ancestry and morphology. His views get further away from what is generally accepted.
| Author: | Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Jan 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 212 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8750 |
| letter | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Dohrn, Anton | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Dohrn, Anton | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
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
17 Spring Gardens, London
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Darwin in London preparing for the voyage
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- … Darwin is living in London persuading Fitzroy to accept him on the voyage and preparing clothing, …
Darwin, cats and cat shows
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One of the more unusual invitations Darwin received was to be a patron of the Crystal Palace cat show, the first nationwide cat show in Britain. The man who first came up with the idea for the show, Harrison Weir, was one of Darwin’s correspondents, as…
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- … One of the more unusual invitations Darwin received was to be a patron of the Crystal Palace cat …
'An Appeal' against animal cruelty
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The four-page pamphlet transcribed below and entitled 'An Appeal', was composed jointly by Emma and Charles Darwin (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [29 September 1863]). The pamphlet, which protested against the cruelty of steel vermin…
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- … 1981, pp. 475–6, Mackenzie 1988, p. 18, Allen 1994, p. 127.). The transformation was encapsulated in …
John Lort Stokes
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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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- … John Lort Stokes, naval officer, was Charles Darwin’s cabinmate on the Beagle voyage – not …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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Here is a list of people that appeared in the photograph album Darwin received for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from scientific admirers in the Netherlands. Many thanks to Hester Loeff for identifying and researching them. No. …
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- … 25 february 1903 Amsterdam 127 Lodeesen J.W. (Johannes …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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List of people appearing in the photograph album Darwin received from scientific admirers in the Netherlands for his birthday on 12 February 1877. We are grateful to Hester Loeff for providing this list and for permission to make her research available.…
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- … 1903 Amsterdam 127 Lodeesen J.W. (Johannes …
Review: The Origin of Species
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- by Asa Gray THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION (American Journal of Science and Arts, March, 1860) This book is already exciting much attention. Two American editions are announced, through which it will become familiar to many…
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- … for the sake of brevity, Natural Selection.’—(pp. 126, 127.) ‘In order to make it clear how, …
