From H. H. Bancroft 3 August 1874
Summary
Sends a volume and will send next volumes of a work intended to contribute to the study of mankind.
| Author: | Hubert Howe Bancroft |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 38 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9581 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From H. H. Bancroft 3 August 1874 …
- … DAR 160: 38 Hubert Howe Bancroft San Francisco 3 Aug 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … indeed most gratifying very Respy | Hubert Bancroft San Francisco Cal. | 3 rd . Aug. 1874 …
- … states of North America (Bancroft et al. 1874–6). CD’s copy has not been found in the …
From J. T. Knowles 4 August 1874
Summary
Regrets he is unable to republish Whitney’s article in the Contemporary Review. Would much appreciate an article from CD on the subject and suggests that CD might quote from Whitney to any extent he likes.
| Author: | James Thomas Knowles |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 169: 41 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9582 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … T. Knowles, 31 July 1874 ). …
- … From J. T. Knowles 4 August 1874 …
- … DAR 169: 41 James Thomas Knowles Clapham Common 4 Aug 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the works of John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. …
- … see letter to J. T. Knowles, 31 July 1874 ). St George Jackson Mivart , in an anonymous …
- … distinctions in the study of language ( [Mivart] 1874 , p. 45; see letter to J. …
- … The Hollies | Clapham Common | S.W Augt 4 th . 1874 Dear Sir/ I so very much regret being …
From G. H. Darwin 5 August 1874
Summary
Regrets he cannot follow the line of denial CD suggests. Explains why he must defend himself against charge that he approves of oppressive laws.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 38 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9585 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From G. H. Darwin 5 August 1874 …
- … 210.2: 38 George Howard Darwin Trinity College, Cambridge 5 Aug 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … theoretically justified’ ( [Mivart] 1874 , p. 70). The enclosure has not been found. …
- … the works of John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. …
- … in the Contemporary Review ( G. H. Darwin 1873a , [Mivart] 1874 ; see letter to G. …
- … H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] ). In order to forestall the criticism that people would not …
- … approved of these past customs ( [Mivart] 1874 , p. 70). Mivart had written, ‘Elsewhere …
- … in order to check population’ ( [Mivart] 1874 , p. 70). George had written, ‘Prostitution …
From John Tyndall 5 August 1874
Summary
Asks CD to look over those parts of the proofs of his Belfast address [Rep. BAAS 44 (1874): lxvi–xcvii] that mention CD.
| Author: | John Tyndall |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 106: C16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9587 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From John Tyndall 5 August 1874 …
- … DAR 106: C16 John Tyndall Belalp 5 Aug 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … of the proofs of his Belfast address [ Rep. BAAS 44 (1874): lxvi–xcvii] that mention CD. …
- … to you yours ever | John Tyndall 5 th Aug 1874 | Bel Alp I hope to be in London on M y or …
- … for the Advancement of Science, which was held in Belfast from 19 to 26 August 1874 ( …
- … Tyndall 1874 ). Tyndall discussed CD’s theory of natural selection on pages lxxxiii– …
From H. M. Wilkinson 5 August 1874
Summary
Reports his observations of Utricularia [in their natural state] as CD requested.
| Author: | Henry Marlow Wilkinson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 84–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9586 |
Matches: 4 hits
From Leyson Lewis [before 6 August 1874]
Summary
Encloses specimen of a male hop with female flowers. It is the only peculiarity in the ground.
| Author: | Leyson Lewis |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 6 Aug 1874] |
| Classmark: | Gardeners’ Chronicle, 8 August 1874, p. 174 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9589F |
From G. H. Darwin [6 or 7 August 1874]
Summary
Urges CD not to break with Murray even if he does not force the editor [of Q. Rev.] to insert GHD’s letter [in response to Mivart’s attack]. Murray may have a rule not to meddle with editor.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [6 or 7] Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9592 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From G. H. Darwin [6 or 7 August 1874] …
- … DAR 210.2: 40 George Howard Darwin unstated 6 Aug 1874 7 …
- … Aug 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the works of John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. …
- … H. Darwin, 6 [August] 1874 ). Murray was the publisher of the Quarterly Review ; the …
- … this letter, the letter from G. H. Darwin, 6 [August] 1874 , and the letter to G. …
- … H. Darwin, [8 August 1874] . F: father, i.e. CD. George refers to the letter CD was …
- … his article on marriage (see G. H. Darwin 1873a , [Mivart] 1874 , and letter from G. …
From G. H. Darwin 6 [August] 1874
Summary
Sends a draft of his letter to the editor of the Quarterly Review [137 (1874): 587–9], answering Mivart’s charges. Encloses draft of CD’s letter to John Murray, urging publication of GHD’s defence, with George’s amendments.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 [Aug] 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 97: C56–8; DAR 210.2: 39 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9590 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … From G. H. Darwin 6 [August] 1874 …
- … 39 George Howard Darwin Trinity College, Cambridge 6 [Aug] 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … editor of the Quarterly Review [137 (1874): 587–9], answering Mivart’s charges. Encloses …
- … this letter that was sent to John Murray , see the letter to John Murray, 11 August 1874 . …
- … the works of John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. …
- … this letter and the letter from G. H. Darwin, 5 August 1874 . George probably wrote …
- … 6.9.74 in error. In 1874, 6 August was a Thursday (6 September was a Sunday). See letter …
- … to G. H. Darwin, [5 or 6 August 1874] . George was responding to …
- … an attack on him in the Quarterly Review ( [Mivart] 1874 , p. 70). His …
- … Emma Darwin to Leonard Darwin, 15 September 1874 (DAR 239.23: 1.22)). They were the family …
- … published version appeared in the October 1874 issue of the Quarterly Review (137: 587–9), …
- … in the form of a letter dated 7 August 1874. In his anonymous attack, St George Jackson …
- … See letter from G. H. Darwin, 5 August 1874 . See enclosure: George’s amendments have …
From M. T. Masters 6 August 1874
Summary
Thanks for the monoecious hop. It was the first monstrosity he ever observed.
Contemplates an article in Gardeners’ Chronicle on the horticultural bearing of CD’s fertilisation work.
Will publish note forwarded by CD on a male hop with apparently female flowers (Gardeners’ Chronicle, 8 August 1874, p. 174).
| Author: | Maxwell Tylden Masters |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 85 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9591 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From M. T. Masters 6 August 1874 …
- … DAR 171: 85 Maxwell Tylden Masters Gardeners’ Chronicle 6 Aug 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … male hop with apparently female flowers ( Gardeners’ Chronicle , 8 August 1874, p. 174). …
- … letter from Leyson Lewis, [before 6 August 1874] and nn. 1 and 2. William Masters’s note …
- … in the Gardeners’ Chronicle , 8 August 1874, p. 174. John Forbes Royle had introduced the …
- … letter from Leyson Lewis, [before 6 August 1874] . See n. 1, above. Masters’s article, …
From Francis and Amy Darwin 8 August [1874]
Summary
Describe the Pinguicula species found at Mürren. Have found seeds on some. Their large roots seem to indicate that they do not get much animal food.
| Author: | Francis Darwin; Amy Richenda (Amy) Ruck; Amy Richenda (Amy) Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Aug [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 139–40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9595 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Francis and Amy Darwin 8 August [1874] …
- … Richenda (Amy) Ruck/Amy Richenda (Amy) Darwin Mürren 8 Aug [1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … vol. 30, letter to G. E. Paget, 1 August 1874 . Francis was working as CD’s secretary (see …
- … their honeymoon, having married on 23 July 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Mürren …
- … letter to Francis Darwin , [ c. 27 July 1874]). Grass of Parnassus: Parnassia palustris . …
- … from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 26 June 1874 . Diligence : French or continental stagecoach ( …
From John Murray 12 August 1874
Summary
Acknowledges CD’s complaint against a paper [by St George Mivart] in the last Quarterly Review [see 9568]. Agrees to print George Darwin’s answer [see 9596].
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 41914 p. 203) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9599A |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From John Murray 12 August 1874 …
- … John Murray Archive) (Ms. 41914 p. 203) John Murray 12 Aug 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the works of John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. …
- … See letter to John Murray, 11 August 1874 . CD had complained of remarks made about …
- … Howard Darwin in an anonymous article in the Quarterly Review ( [Mivart] 1874 ). George’s …
- … was printed in the Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 587–8 (the October issue). The editor was …
- … 50 Albemarle Street August. 12. (1874 My dear Sir, I regret to hear of your complaint …
From D. T. Gardner 13 August 1874
Summary
The Club is proposing to celebrate Humboldt’s 105th birthday and would welcome a message from CD.
| Author: | Daniel T. Gardner |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 97: C75 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9600 |
From J. D. Hooker 17 August 1874
Summary
Describes his work on Nepenthes.
Cephalotus is a beast.
His address is a history of Dionaea, Sarracenia, and Drosera.
Thiselton-Dyer has helped enormously except with the observations; but his health is so poor that JDH thinks he is "evidently cut out for a Literate not a working botanist".
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 214–18 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9602 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker 17 August 1874 …
- … DAR 103: 214–18 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew 17 Aug 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 22 July 1874 . John Scott Burdon Sanderson (see J. D. …
- … took place in Belfast from 19 to 26 August 1874 ( J. D. Hooker 1874a ); his subject was …
- … pp. 97, 361). See also letter from J. D. Hooker, 1 July 1874 and n. 3. See letter …
- … from J. D. Hooker, 18 July 1874 . CD had asked Hooker to see whether seeds that had been …
- … letter to J. D. Hooker, [before 15 July 1874] ). See also letter from J. D. Hooker, …
- … See also letter to J. D. Hooker, 2 July 1874 . Cephalotus , the Albany pitcher-plant, is …
From L. C. Harrison [22 August 1874]
Summary
Sends specimens of Pinguicula with insects adhering. [See Insectivorous plants, p. 369.]
| Author: | Lucy Caroline Wedgwood; Lucy Caroline Harrison |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [22 Aug 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 81–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9606 |
From A. V. W. Bikkers 27 August 1874
Summary
Reports on a crossbreed between a duck and a fowl, having duck’s beak, partly webbed feet, and fowl’s feathers.
| Author: | Alexander V. W Bikkers |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 184 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9608 |
From J. A. Gammie 28 August 1874
Summary
Sends his observations on the method of fertilisation of Hedychium coronarium by Sphinx and other hawk-moths.
| Author: | James Alexander Gammie |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9609 |
Matches: 4 hits
From J. D. Hooker [29 August 1874]
Summary
Lady Dorothy Nevill is CD’s best chance for Dionaea.
Reports on Belfast meeting of BAAS. Lubbock’s lecture went off admirably. Huxley’s was the magnum opus.
Encloses letter from Mrs Barber on protective coloration of animals.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [29 Aug 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 219–20 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9610 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker [29 August 1874] …
- … DAR 103: 219–20 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew [29 Aug 1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 1854 , 1: 37. CD’s annotation is a note for his letter to Hooker of 30 August [1874] . …
- … Bibliography Barber, Mary Elizabeth. 1874. Notes on the peculiar habits and changes which …
- … pupa of Papilio nireus. [Read 2 November 1874. ] Transactions of the Entomological Society …
- … in Belfast. The meeting finished on 26 August 1874; the following Saturday was 29 August. …
- … Letter to J. D. Hooker, 20 August 1874 . Dionaea muscipula ( Dionaea is a monospecific …
- … to insects (see The Times , 24 August 1874, pp. 6–7; see also Lubbock 1875b ). Thomas …
- … Association for the Advancement of Science (1874), Transactions of the sections, p. 134). …
- … to match their surroundings ( Barber 1874 ). She questioned whether the colour change was …
- … it, ‘a sun picture or photograph’ ( Barber 1874 , p. 521). Hooker also refers to William …
From Henryk Stecki 29 August 1874
Summary
Reports observations on a chicken with a human face.
| Author: | Henryk Stecki |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Aug 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 252 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9611 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From Henryk Stecki 29 August 1874 …
- … DAR 177: 252 Henryk Stecki Zhitomir 29 Aug 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Tros’cianica 29 17 Août 1874. Monsieur La bienveillance avec laquelle vous avez bien voulu …
- … See letter from Henryk Stecki, 18 March 1874 . Madame Skorupska and Canon Wielobycki have …
- … Tros’cianica 29 17 August 1874. Sir The benevolence with which you were so good as to …
From W. C. Marshall 30 August [1874]
Summary
Sends CD a box of Pinguicula leaves.
| Author: | William Cecil (Bill) Marshall |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Aug [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 125–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9612 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From W. C. Marshall 30 August [1874] …
- … 125–6 William Cecil (Bill) Marshall Derwent Island 30 Aug [1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … and the letter to W. C. Marshall, 8 June [1874] . In Insectivorous plants , p. 369, CD …
- … leaves to be sent to him in his letter to Marshall of 8 June [1874] . See letter from W. …
- … C. Marshall, 5 September [1874] . …
| Bancroft, H. H. | (1) |
| Bikkers, A. V. W. | (1) |
| Darwin, Amy | (1) |
| Darwin, Francis | (1) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (3) |
| Gammie, J. A. | (1) |
| Gardner, D. T. | (1) |
| Harrison, L. C. | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Knowles, J. T. | (1) |
| Lewis, Leyson | (1) |
| Marshall, W. C. | (1) |
| Masters, M. T. | (1) |
| Murray, John (b) | (1) |
| Ruck, Amy | (1) |
| Stecki, Henryk | (1) |
| Tyndall, John | (1) |
| Wedgwood, L. C. | (1) |
| Wilkinson, H. M. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (19) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (3) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Bancroft, H. H. | (1) |
| Bikkers, A. V. W. | (1) |
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
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,…
Matches: 16 hits
- … 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…
Matches: 1 hits
- … 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
Summary
‘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
Summary
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…
