From T. L. Brunton 2 November [1874]
Summary
CD may keep the photograph of "the holy Mary of Egypt". TLB may have been led away by his imagination in thinking that one side of the face expressed repentance and the other devout joy.
Comments on David Ferrier’s observations on electrical stimulation of the brain. Extent of response relates to intensity of stimulus.
Crichton-Browne’s observations on the asymmetry of convolutions on the two sides of the brains of maniacs.
Author: | Thomas Lauder Brunton, 1st baronet |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Nov [1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 160: 342 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9705 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From T. L. Brunton 2 November [1874] …
- … Lauder Brunton, 1st baronet London, Somerset St, 23 2 Nov [1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … letter from T. L. Brunton, [29] October [1874] . Brunton had sent CD a postcard showing …
- … letter from T. L. Brunton, [29] October [1874] and n. 2); this postcard is in DAR 53.1: …
From John Murray 3 November 1874
Summary
Statement of stock on hand of CD’s works.
Expression, curiously, at a dead stand-still.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 441 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9707 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From John Murray 3 November 1874 …
- … DAR 171: 441 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 3 Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the anticipated sales did not occur (see letter from John Murray Jr, 15 September 1874 ). …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Expression : The expression of the emotions …
From G. H. Darwin [4 November 1874]
Summary
GHD has been using E. Norman [CD’s copyist], and he apologises if this has caused delays to CD’s work.
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [4 Nov 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 44 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9708 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From G. H. Darwin [4 November 1874] …
- … DAR 210.2: 44 George Howard Darwin unstated [4 Nov 1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter to G. H. Darwin, 5 November [1874] . …
- … In 1874, the Wednesday before 5 November was 4 November. Ebenezer Norman , schoolmaster in …
- … see letter to G. H. Darwin, 5 November [1874] and n. 6). Emma Darwin’s letter to George …
From G. H. Darwin [8 November 1874]
Summary
Spottiswoode is pressing for an answer to invitation to GHD to lecture at the Royal Institution. GHD is having MS of the paper he has written sent to CD, so that CD can advise whether he should accept the invitation.
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [8 Nov 1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 43 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9688 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From G. H. Darwin [8 November 1874] …
- … DAR 210.2: 43 George Howard Darwin unstated [8 Nov 1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter to G. H. Darwin, 5 November [1874] . …
- … In 1874, the Saturday after 5 November was 8 November. William Spottiswoode had invited …
- … letter from G. H. Darwin, 18 October 1874 ). Ebenezer Norman was employed as a copyist …
- … s arriving at Down on Wednesday 11 November 1874, but Emma Darwin’s diary records that ‘G’ …
From F. E. Nipher 10 November 1874
Summary
Cites examples of the inheritance of maternal impressions.
Author: | Francis Eugene Nipher |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 172: 69 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9714 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From F. E. Nipher 10 November 1874 …
- … 69 Francis Eugene Nipher Washington University, St Louis 10 Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
- … letter from F. E. Nipher, 11 December 1874 ). Roxalana Powell Tilden Nipher . Several …
From Herbert Spencer 11 November 1874
Summary
Wishes to know where, in his works, CD refers to some particular behaviour in dogs.
Mentions the sensitivity of cirripedes to passing shadows.
Author: | Herbert Spencer |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 11 Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 233 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9716 |
From R. F. Cooke 12 November 1874
Summary
New edition of Descent just off the press. Murray feels price must be 9s instead of 12s, if it is to sell. This will reduce profit to almost nil.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 442 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9717 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From R. F. Cooke 12 November 1874 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 12 Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
- … The student’s elements of geology ( C. Lyell 1874 ). Stereotyped plates could be kept and …
- … London: John Murray. 1871. Lyell, Charles. 1874. The student’s elements of geology. 2d …
From Auguste Forel 12 November 1874
Author: | Auguste-Henri (Auguste) Forel |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 155 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9718 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … From Auguste Forel 12 November 1874 …
- … DAR 164: 155 Auguste-Henri (Auguste) Forel Munich 12 Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Thanks for the present of the book [Thomas Belt, The naturalist in Nicaragua (1874)]. …
- … of the defending ants without harming the ants themselves. See Belt 1874 , pp. 20–22. …
- … Forel had sent CD a copy of his book on ants ( Forel 1874 ); see letter from …
- … Auguste Forel, 23 September 1874 . …
- … Bibliography Forel, Auguste. 1874. Les fourmis de la Suisse. Zurich: Zurcher & Furrer. [ …
- … Münich 12 XI 1874 Monsieur, Je vous remercie beaucoup du beau cadeau que vous m’avez fait …
- … Münich 12 XI 1874 Sir, I am most grateful to you for the fine present you have made me, …
- … copy of Thomas Belt’s book The naturalist in Nicaragua ( Belt 1874 ) to Forel (see letter …
- … to Auguste Forel, 15 October 1874 and n. 9). The head nurse of the Oberbayerischern …
- … morning from eight to nine, using Belt 1874 as the basis for the lessons. ‘By the time we …
From F. T. Köppen 13 November 1874
Summary
Calls CD’s attention to a book that deals with subjects related to both Descent and Expression: Ferdinand Jahn, Die abnormen Zustände des menschlichen Lebens als Nachbildungen und Wiederholungen normaler Zustände des Thierlebens [1842].
Author: | Friedrich Theodor Köppen (Fedor Petrovich Keppen) |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 91: 84 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9719 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From F. T. Köppen 13 November 1874 …
- … Theodor Köppen (Fedor Petrovich Keppen) St Petersburg 13 Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … St Petersburg, d. 13/1 Nov br . 1874. Hochgeehrter Herr, Ich halte es, der Wissenschaft …
- … St Petersburg, 13/1 Nov br . 1874 Most honoured Sir, I consider it my duty towards science …
From R. F. Cooke 17 November 1874
Summary
Booksellers approve of [9s] price for 2d edition of Descent. 1350 copies were sold at annual sale.
Author: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 443 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9721 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From R. F. Cooke 17 November 1874 …
- … Francis Cooke John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50a 17 Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Journal of researches 2d ed. : Journal of …
- … letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). This is a list of the numbers of CD’s books …
- … letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 and n. 4). Naturalist: Journal of researches …
From J. V. Carus 18 November 1874
Summary
An omission in a bibliographical note in Descent [2d English ed.].
Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 98 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9723 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From J. V. Carus 18 November 1874 …
- … DAR 161: 98 Julius Victor Carus Leipzig 18 Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. …
- … Leipzig Novbr 18 th . 1874. My dear Sir, I am sorry, I am again obliged to trouble you …
- … See letter from J. V. Carus, 19 January 1874 . In Descent 2d ed. , in footnotes to pages …
From D. Appleton & Co [c. 19] November 1874
Summary
Accepts CD’s suggestion of new edition of Descent, and asks that Murray supply the stereotype plates and woodcuts for $50 [dollars or pounds!?], as soon as possible; supply of copies of Descent is exhausted.
Will publish CD’s proposed book [Insectivorous plants (1875)] on same terms as other works.
Author: | D. Appleton & Co |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [c. 19] Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 159: 93 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9709 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From D. Appleton & Co [ c. 19] November 1874 …
- … DAR 159: 93 D. Appleton & Co New York [ c . 19] Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … letter to D. Appleton & Co. , 5 November 1874 . Little Britain is a street in the City of …
- … had an agency at no. 16. See letter to D. Appleton & Co. , 5 November 1874 and n. 3. …
- … this letter, the letter to D. Appleton & Co. , 5 November 1874 , and the letter to G. …
- … H. Darwin, 2 December [1874] . The writer must have put ‘Nov 5’ in error. …
- … See letter to D. Appleton & Co. , 5 November 1874 . John Murray was CD’s publisher. The …
- … Appleton & Co. | 549 & 551 Broadway, N.Y. Nov 5 1874 Dear Sir Your favor of the 5 th . in …
From T. M. Reade 21 November 1874
Summary
Sends his paper ["Tidal action as a geological cause", Proc. Liverpool Geol. Soc. 2 (1874): 50–72].
Has not yet studied CD’s list of South American molluscs.
Author: | Thomas Mellard Reade |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 21 Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 28 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9370 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From T. M. Reade 21 November 1874 …
- … DAR 176: 28 Thomas Mellard Reade Blundellsands 21 Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Bibliography Reade, Thomas Mellard. 1874. Tidal action as a …
- … geological cause. [Read 10 February 1874. ] Proceedings of the Liverpool Geological …
- … cause", Proc. Liverpool Geol. Soc. 2 (1874): 50–72]. Has not yet studied CD’s list of …
- … copy of Reade’s paper ( T. M. Reade 1874 ) is in the Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL. See …
- … letter to T. M. Reade, 9 May 1874 and nn. 2 and 3. Reade was employed as an architect …
- … House, | Blundellsands. Nov r . 21 st . 1874 My dear Sir— I send you a copy of my paper …
From Martin Ziegler 21 November 1874
Summary
On Drosera, with which MZ has worked for four years.
Author: | Martin Ziegler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 21 Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 184: 9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9727 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From Martin Ziegler 21 November 1874 …
- … DAR 184: 9 Martin Ziegler Wesserling 21 Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … d’un mot de réponse. M Z le 21 Novembre 1874. Wesserling. Alsace à Monsieur Charles Darwin …
- … me with a word in reply. MZ 21 November 1874. Wesserling. Alsace. to Mr Charles Darwin …
- … letter to J. T. Moggridge, 10 March 1874 ); he criticised it in Insectivorous plants , …
From E. M. Courtenay 22 November 1874
Summary
Sends photograph of epileptic idiot and encloses case history.
Author: | Edward Mazière Courtenay |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 227 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9729 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From E. M. Courtenay 22 November 1874 …
- … 227 Edward Mazière Courtenay District Asylum, Limerick 22 Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … E. Shuttleworth, 17 February [1874] . In his paper on marriages between cousins ( G. …
- … of such marriages. See letter to James Crichton-Browne, 5 January 1874 and n. 2; …
- … letter to superintendent of a lunatic asylum, 20 January 1874 ; and letter to G. …
From R. B. Sharpe 23 November [1874]
Summary
RBS seeks a testimonial from CD; he is applying for the British Museum vacancy left by J. E. Gray’s resignation and A. Günther’s promotion.
Author: | Richard Bowdler Sharpe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 23 Nov [1874] |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 144 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9730 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From R. B. Sharpe 23 November [1874] …
- … DAR 177: 144 Richard Bowdler Sharpe British Museum 23 Nov [1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … British Museum , which was on the Accipitres, or diurnal birds of prey ( Sharpe 1874 ). …
- … London: the author. Sharpe, Richard Bowdler. 1874. Catalogue of the Accipitres, or diurnal …
- … content indicates that it was written in 1874. John Edward Gray’s resignation as keeper …
- … Museum was formally accepted in December 1874, but he stopped work in November owing to …
From J. D. Hooker 25 November 1874
Summary
Encloses a letter [from Huxley about his invitation to lecture at Edinburgh]. Has done his best to dissuade Huxley from accepting the burden.
JDH’s depression in bereavement.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 228–9; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/1/14/f. 54) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9732 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker 25 November 1874 …
- … Gardens, Kew (JDH/1/14/f. 54) Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew 25 Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … with CD at Down from 19 to 23 November 1874 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)) following …
- … Frances Harriet Hooker’s death on 13 November 1874 (see L. Huxley ed. …
- … 1918, 2: 190). Over the summers of 1873 and 1874, Julius Victor Carus lectured in place of …
- … see letter from J. V. Carus, 19 January 1874 and n. 2). William Turner was professor …
- … Ever yours affect | J. D. Hooker Nov 24. 1874 My dear Hooker The Edinburgh Professors …
From J. D. Hooker 28 November 1874
Summary
Huxley feels he can accept the Edinburgh lecture invitation.
Also tells JDH he is preparing a paper for Linnean Society on classification which will uphold evolution ["On the classification of the animal kingdom", J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Zool.) 12 (1876): 199–226]. He has thrown overboard all his old ideas of definite demarcation. He will make a clean breast of it, and will bear hard on necessity of all such ideas as Haeckel’s in dealing with systematic zoology.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Nov 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 230–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9736 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker 28 November 1874 …
- … DAR 103: 230–1 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew 28 Nov 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … they were sent to Thomas Henry Farrer ( letter to T. H. Farrer, 29 November [1874] ). …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 25 November 1874 and n. 1. Hooker refers to Thomas Henry …
- … See letter to J. D. Hooker, 26 November [1874] and n. 3. The enclosures have not been …
- … students ( ibid . , p. 212). On 3 December 1874, Huxley read a paper before the Linnean …
letter | (18) |
Brunton, T. L. | (1) |
Carus, J. V. | (1) |
Cooke, R. F. | (2) |
Courtenay, E. M. | (1) |
D. Appleton & Co | (1) |
Darwin, G. H. | (2) |
Forel, Auguste | (1) |
Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
John Murray | (2) |
Köppen, F. T. | (1) |
Murray, John (b) | (1) |
Nipher, F. E. | (1) |
Reade, T. M. | (1) |
Sharpe, R. B. | (1) |
Spencer, Herbert | (1) |
Ziegler, Martin | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (18) |
Cooke, R. F. | (2) |
Darwin, G. H. | (2) |
Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
John Murray | (2) |
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,…
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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
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
Summary
< 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)
Summary
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…