From J. S. B. Sanderson [1874]
Summary
Note on the chemical composition of teeth.
| Author: | John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.2: 58 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9214 |
From Fritz Müller [c. January 1874]
Summary
Agrees with Bates that neuter termites are not modified imagos (sterile females), but modified larvae (of both sexes).
Systematic relations of stingless honey-bees (Melipona and Trigona) are not yet well established.
| Author: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [c. Jan 1874] |
| Classmark: | Nature, 19 February 1874, p. 309 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9281 |
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- … From Fritz Müller [ c. January 1874] …
- … Nature , 19 February 1874, p. 309 Johann Friedrich Theodor ( …
- … Fritz) Müller unstated [ c. Jan 1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the species as Trigona limào (see letter from Fritz Müller, 20 April [1874] and n. 19). …
- … and CD’s letter to Nature , 11 February 1874 , with which he enclosed this letter. Post …
From E. P. T. Houk 3 January 1874
Summary
Sends paper she read before AAAS, but which was not accepted for Proceedings.
| Author: | Eliza Phillips Thruston Houk |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 272 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9225 |
From H. H. Howorth 3 January [1874]
Summary
On the extinction of populations. [See Descent, 2d ed., p. 183.]
| Author: | Henry Hoyle Howorth |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Jan [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 90: 28–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8722 |
From B. J. Sulivan 5 January 1874
Summary
Mentions family news;
sends a little magazine [missing] dealing with South American mission and showing "what teaching and the gospel of Christ is doing for those poor Natives".
| Author: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 299 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9226 |
From Hubert Airy 8 January 1874
Summary
W. J. Beal’s paper ["Phyllotaxis of cones", Am. Nat. 7 (1873): 449–53] shows incompleteness of HA’s theory, but does not invalidate his basic principles on origin of leaf arrangement or the broad applicability of the theory.
| Author: | Hubert Airy |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 28 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9232 |
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- … From Hubert Airy 8 January 1874 …
- … DAR 159: 28 Hubert Airy Blackheath 8 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Society of London 21 (1872–3): 176–9. Airy, Hubert. 1874. On leaf-arrangement. Abstract. …
- … Communicated by Charles Darwin. [Read 30 April 1874. ] Proceedings of the Royal Society of …
- … Kidbrook Grove. | Blackheath S.E. 8 Jan y . 1874. My dear Sir Herewith I return the “ …
- … was published in H. Airy 1873 ; he corrected and extended his theory in H. Airy 1874 . …
From William Waring 9 January 1874
Summary
Breeders normally destroy weak and puny puppies in large litters, but would keep females if only one or two.
| Author: | William Waring |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 90: 76–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9235 |
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From Robert Swinhoe 14 January 1874
Summary
Wants CD to propose him for the Royal Society.
| Author: | Robert Swinhoe |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 337 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9242 |
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- … From Robert Swinhoe 14 January 1874 …
- … DAR 177: 337 Robert Swinhoe London, Carlyle Square, 33 14 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … presented to the Zoological Society of London in January 1874 ( Swinhoe 1873 ; Morning …
- … Post , 23 January 1874, p. 6). …
- … 33 Carlyle Sq r . | SW. 14 January, 1874 My dear M r . Darwin, You may not have heard that …
- … 1 June 1876. CD proposed him on 3 March 1874 along with (in order of signing) John Edward …
From ? [after 14 January 1874]
Summary
Extract from the Honolulu Gazette on the decreasing population of the Sandwich Islands.
| Author: | Unidentified |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 14 Jan 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 89: 120 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8794 |
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- … From ? [after 14 January 1874] …
- … DAR 89: 120 Unidentified unstated [after 14 Jan 1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. …
- … letter to T. N. Staley, 13 January [1874] , in which CD seemed unaware of census data …
- … Titus Munson Coan (see letter from T. N. Staley, 12 February 1874 , and letter from T. …
- … M. Coan, 14 February 1874 ) and may have sought information from others via Henry Walter …
- … letter from H. W. Bates, 7 February 1874 ) or Edward Livingston Youmans ( letter from …
- … T. M. Coan, 14 February 1874 ). The handwriting has not been recognised and may be a …
From H. T. Stainton 15 January 1874
Summary
Encloses R. McLachlan’s certificate of nomination for Royal Society. Hopes CD will sign it, as McLachlan is the most philosophic member of the Entomological Society in years.
| Author: | Henry Tibbats Stainton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Manuscripts MSS DAR 25) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9243 |
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- … From H. T. Stainton 15 January 1874 …
- … Manuscripts MSS DAR 25) Henry Tibbats Stainton unstated 15 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … McLachlan’s nomination certificate of 1874 was recorded in the minutes of an ordinary …
- … the Royal Society of London held on 29 January 1874; CD was listed as having signed ‘from …
From William Dealtry 16 January 1874
Summary
On the increases in crossbred English and Tahitian population of Pitcairn islanders. [See Descent, 2d ed., p. 190.] Includes copy of letter from George Hunn Nobbs about the population of Norfolk Island.
| Author: | William Dealtry |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 90: 30–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9244 |
From C. L. Denison 17 January [1874]
Summary
Sends CD the number of Pitcairn islanders transferred to Norfolk Island cited in her deceased husband’s book [Sir William Thomas Denison, Varieties of a vice-regal life (1870)] but is unable to furnish additional information.
| Author: | Caroline Lucy Denison |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Jan [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 158 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9246 |
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- … From C. L. Denison 17 January [1874] …
- … 162: 158 Caroline Lucy Denison Observatory, East Sheen 17 Jan [1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter from William Dealtry, 16 January 1874 , for the information sent to CD from the …
- … this letter and the letter to C. L. Denison, 14 January 1874 . See letter to C. …
- … L. Denison, 14 January 1874 and n. 2. The reference is to Denison 1870 . In his report …
From C.-F. Reinwald 17 January 1874
Summary
French translation of Expression sent for CD’s approval.
| Author: | Charles-Ferdinand Reinwald |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 101 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9245 |
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- … From C. -F. Reinwald 17 January 1874 …
- … DAR 176: 101 Charles-Ferdinand Reinwald Paris 17 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Paris le 17 Janvier 1874. A Charles Darwin E sq | Down Beckenham Kent Cher Monsieur Nous …
- … of Expression ( Pozzi and Benoît trans. 1874 ) is in the Darwin Library–Down. Reinwald …
- … 1859. Pozzi, Samuel and Benoît, René, trans. 1874. L’expression des émotions chez l’homme …
- … Paris 17 January 1874. Charles Darwin E sq | Down Beckenham Kent Dear Sir We are today …
From J. V. Carus 19 January 1874
Summary
A new German edition of Descent is planned. Would like to work on proofs before leaving for lectures at Edinburgh.
| Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 92 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9248 |
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- … From J. V. Carus 19 January 1874 …
- … DAR 161: 92 Julius Victor Carus Leipzig 19 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the second English edition, which was published in November 1874 ( letter from R. …
- … F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). The third German edition, based on the second English …
- … of Edinburgh in the summers of 1873 and 1874, replacing Charles Wyville Thomson , who …
- … Leipzig, Jan 19, 1874 My dear Sir, The publisher wants me to prepare the new edition of …
From J. H. Martin 19 January 1874
Summary
JHM, who has not read CD’s works, must conduct a discussion on Darwinism and theology at a local literary society. He asks CD to define briefly his position on the origin of man and on descent.
| Author: | James Hales Martin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 53 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9249 |
From J. D. Hooker 20 January 1874
Summary
An awful row at the Linnean Society. William Carruthers and Co. packed a meeting to throw out a decision of the Council. He was beaten by one vote (more than two-thirds majority needed).
Spent two hours with Lyell talking about Thomas Belt’s book [The naturalist in Nicaragua (1874)]: "the tropical old Glaciers beat the seance I do think".
Lyell agrees that the glacial epoch is the great geological crux of the day. Lowering of the ocean level must also be investigated.
Curious about A. C. Ramsay’s paper coming at Royal Society on 29th ["On the comparative value of certain geological ages", Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 22 (1874): 145–8].
Huxley’s new book [? Critiques and addresses (1873)].
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 187–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9250 |
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- … From J. D. Hooker 20 January 1874 …
- … DAR 103: 187–8 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew 20 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … geological ages", Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 22 (1874): 145–8]. Huxley’s new book [? Critiques …
- … s book [ The naturalist in Nicaragua (1874)]: "the tropical old Glaciers beat the seance I …
- … CD was in London from 10 to 17 January 1874 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). At a …
- … Linnean Society of London held on 15 January 1874, alterations to the bylaws agreed to by …
- … Co. 1845–78. Ramsay, Andrew Crombie. 1874. On the comparative value of certain geological …
- … of geological time. [Read 29 January 1874. ] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London …
- … at Eashing park, Godalming, Surrey ( Post Office directory of the six home counties 1874). …
- … In his letter of 18 January [1874] , CD had described the séance held at Erasmus Alvey …
- … the Athenaeum Club. Parker became a member in 1874 ( Waugh [1888] ). Charles Lyell was a …
- … lowering of the sea level during the glacial period ( Belt 1874 , pp. 260–74). See letter …
- … to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] and n. 2. Hooker refers to CD’s book Coral …
- … paper ‘On the comparative value of certain geological ages’ ( Ramsay 1874 ) at the Royal …
- … Society on 29 January 1874. Thomas Henry Huxley’s most recent book was Critiques and …
From V. O. Kovalevsky 20 January 1874
Summary
Russian Expression has sold nearly 2000 copies.
Plans to come to England to study collections of vertebrate fossils from the Chalk. This will complement his work in the south of France.
| Author: | Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 169: 95 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9251 |
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- … From V. O. Kovalevsky 20 January 1874 …
- … Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) Berlin 20 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … published in September 1873 and January 1874 ( V. O. Kovalevsky 1873–4 ). The dedication …
- … CUL. The final part appeared in March 1874, but no copy of it has been found in the …
- … Potsdamerstrasse III. tr. 20 January 1874. Dear Sir It is such a very long time since I …
- … Toulouse, in France, in April and May 1874 ( Davitashvili 1951 , pp. 242–3). He later …
- … to the University of Göttingen in July 1874; she was granted a doctoral degree on the …
From I. L. Roberti 24 January 1874
Summary
Has grown haricots in England following CD’s suggestion in the Origin that this had never been done.
Wishes to see CD.
| Author: | Isaac Louis Roberti |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 183, 183/1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9254 |
From C. G. Semper 25 January 1874
Summary
Discusses coral reefs
and encloses a copy of his "Reisebericht" [Z. Wiss. Zool. 13 (1863): 538–70], as requested by CD.
| Author: | Carl Gottfried Semper |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 135 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9255 |
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- … From C. G. Semper 25 January 1874 …
- … DAR 177: 135 Carl Gottfried Semper Würzburg 25 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … edition. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1874. Coral reefs : The structure and distribution of …
- … See letter to C. G. Semper, 21 January [1874] . CD’s annotated copy of Semper’s article ( …
- … See letter to C. G. Semper, 21 January [1874] and n. 2. In Coral reefs 2d ed. , pp. 223– …
From H. H. Howorth [27 January 1874]
Summary
Sends paper ["Strictures on Darwinism, pt 2", J. Anthropol. Inst. 3 (1874): 208–28].
Refers to articles in the Art Journal on changes in English countenance since the Tudor period.
| Author: | Henry Hoyle Howorth |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [27 Jan 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 279 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9210 |
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- … Art-Journal ( Simcox 1874 ). …
- … From H. H. Howorth [27 January 1874] …
- … DAR 166: 279 Henry Hoyle Howorth Manchester [27 Jan 1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … on Darwinism, pt 2", J. Anthropol. Inst. 3 (1874): 208–28]. Refers to articles in the Art …
- … Society of London 5: 59–70. [Crawfurd, John Oswald Frederick. ] 1874. Winter in Madeira. …
- … New Quarterly Magazine (1874): 406–23. Descent 2d ed. : The descent of man, and selection …
- … 1 (1872): 226–53; 2 (1873): 205–27; 3 (1874): 145–73, 277–99. Morgan, John Edward. 1861. …
- … Magazine 4: 104–11. Simcox, George Augustus. 1874. The transformation of the British face. …
- … and the letter from H. H. Howorth, 3 January [1874] and the reference to the political …
- … the dissolution of parliament on 26 January 1874 was 27 January. CD’s letter has not been …
- … the letter from H. H. Howorth, 3 January [1874] . Howorth had sent CD a copy of a report …
- … from ‘Winter in Madeira’ ( [Crawfurd] 1874 , p. 419), is given accurately, except for …
- … on the transformation of the British face appeared in the January 1874 issue of the …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Fenton, Francis Dart. 1859. Observations on …
- … letter from H. H. Howorth, 3 January [1874] and n. 2). Official reports, bound in blue …
- … that ran from 31 January to 17 February 1874 after William Ewart Gladstone announced the …
- … dissolution of Parliament on 24 January ( The Times , 24 January 1874, p. 8). …
- … Parliament was dissolved on 26 January 1874 ( The Times , …
- … 26 January 1874, p. 9). Beginning in 1869, Howorth published a twelve-part paper on the …
- … letter from H. H. Howorth, 3 January [1874] and n. 2. CD referred to Howorth in Descent …
- … in a paper read in 1872 and published in 1874 ( Howorth 1872b ). See letter from H. …
- … H. Howorth, 3 January [1874] and n. 4. Howorth refers to John Edward Morgan and Morgan …
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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…
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- … 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
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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- … 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
Summary
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
Summary
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
Summary
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: 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 …
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 …
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…
