From Asa Gray 18 July 1866
Summary
Appleton’s cannot alter their plates so as to reproduce revised work [Origin, 4th ed.]. Has made it clear that CD could not do otherwise than object strenuously to course they intend to pursue, and has asked them to return the sheets. Wishes CD’s publisher would supply U. S. market with large numbers of copies, as the English edition could well compete with any American one. Encloses [statement of sales of U. S. edition of Origin to 1 February 1866].
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 July 1866 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff. 149–150); DAR 159: 80 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5160 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … CD’s account, for 1867 to 1870, 1872, and 1874 to 1881, are in DAR 159; no statements for …
From Asa Gray 26 March 1867
Summary
Has printed copies of CD’s queries [on expression] and will distribute them.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Mar 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 157 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5462 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … to Florida eight times between 1852 and 1874 ( ANB ). Joseph Dalton Hooker had forwarded …
From Asa Gray 12 May 1874
Summary
Encloses letter and sketch from O. N. Rood on pointed ears.
Reports observations on Sarracenia variolaris. A correspondent finds that the fluid in the pitchers is anaesthetic and that a sweet trail runs down the plant, nearly to the ground, to lure up ants.
Encloses two articles on insectivorous plants [Nation 18 (1874): 216–17, 232–4].
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 May 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 184 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9455 |
Matches: 16 hits
- … From Asa Gray 12 May 1874 …
- … DAR 165: 184 Asa Gray Cambridge, Mass. 12 May 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … notes for CD’s letter to Gray of 3 June [1874] . The subject of the ‘wolf story’ has not …
- … up ants. Encloses two articles on insectivorous plants [ Nation 18 (1874): 216–17, 232–4]. …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
- … John Murray. 1871. Mellichamp, Joseph Hinson. 1874. Notes on Sarracenia variolaris. …
- … Ogden Nicholas Rood . Gray’s articles appeared in the Nation , 2 April 1874, pp. …
- … 216–17, and 9 April 1874, pp. 232–4 ([A. Gray] 1874a). …
- … as ‘Do plants eat insects? ’ in two parts in the Gardeners’ Chronicle , 2 May 1874 and …
- … 9 May 1874 ([A. Gray] 1874b). Alfred William Bennett reported similar findings to those of …
- … Association for the Advancement of Science (1874) pt B: 113–33. Thomson, William. 1871. …
- … Cambridge, Mass, May 12, 1874 Dear Darwin Here is a note & sketch, from Prof. Rood of New …
- … see letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] and n. 9). CD’s copy has not been found. Gray …
- … Asa Gray Columbia College May 4 th . 1874 Dear Professor; When Darwin’s book on the “ …
- … 12–14, and pp. 30–2. See also Mellichamp 1874 . He also refers to Jeffries Wyman . Gray …
- … Crinoida Dajeeana . The man-eating tree of Madagascar’ ( World , 28 April 1874, p. 7; …
To Asa Gray 3 June [1874]
Summary
CD is deeply pleased by AG’s article on him in Nature [10 (1874): 79–81].
Is preparing book on "Drosera and Co." for the printers. Reports observations on digestion in Drosera and Pinguicula.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 3 June [1874] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (103) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9480 |
Matches: 24 hits
- … To Asa Gray 3 June [1874] …
- … Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (103) Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 June [1874] Asa Gray …
- … by AG’s article on him in Nature [10 (1874): 79–81]. Is preparing book on " Drosera and …
- … John Murray. 1871. [Gray, Asa. ] 1874a. Insectivorous plants. Nation , 2 April 1874, pp. …
- … 216–7; 9 April 1874, pp. 232–4. [Gray, Asa. ] …
- … 1874b. Do plants eat insects? Gardeners’ Chronicle , 2 May 1874, pp. …
- … 565–6; 9 May 1874, pp. 597–9. Reprinted from the New York Nation . Gray, Asa. …
- … Charles Robert Darwin. Nature , 4 June 1874, pp. 79–81. Insectivorous plants. By Charles …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Asa Gray, 12 May 1874 . Gray …
- … had enclosed a letter of 4 May 1874 from Ogden Nicholas Rood with …
- … his own letter of 12 May 1874 ; no letter from Gray dated 4 May has been found. In a …
- … also letter to Norman Lockyer, 13 May [1874] and n. 2). For CD’s relationship with Brown …
- … see also annotations to letter from Asa Gray, 12 May 1874 . For Rood’s sketch, see …
- … to the letter from Asa Gray, 12 May 1874 . CD had discussed vestigial pointed ears in …
- … finished revisions to the second edition of Descent by early April 1874 ( letter to John …
- … Murray, 4 April 1874 ). Ohr-spitze : ear-tip. Jane Loring Gray bought a backgammon board …
- … in two parts as ‘Do plants eat insects? ’ in the Gardeners’ Chronicle , 2 May 1874 and …
- … 9 May 1874 ( [A. Gray] 1874b ); Gray was identified as the author by his initials …
- … only in the second part. See letter from Asa Gray, 12 May 1874 and nn. 2 and 3. …
- … See letter from Asa Gray, 12 May 1874 and n. 4. CD was particularly interested in the …
- … in various species of Pinguicula (butterwort) in June and July 1874 are in DAR 59.1; …
- … those for 1 June 1874 are in DAR 59.1: 35. Gray had enclosed a copy of a spoof article ‘ …
- … The man-eating tree of Madagascar’ from a New York newspaper, World , 28 April 1874, p. …
- … 7, with his letter of 12 May 1874 ; the copy has not been found. The pretext of the …
To Asa Gray 5 June [1874]
Summary
Profoundly grateful for AG’s article in Nature; he is especially pleased by what AG says about teleology.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 5 June [1874] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (104) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9483 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Asa Gray 5 June [1874] …
- … Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (104) Charles Robert Darwin Down 5 June [1874] Asa Gray …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] . See …
- … letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] and n. 3. The copy of Gray’s article in DAR 140.1: 2 …
- … p. 81). Letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] . In the penultimate paragraph of his article …
From Asa Gray 16 June 1874
Summary
AG’s article in Nature was "just and moderate".
Sends his review of C. Hodge’s What is Darwinism? (1874) [Nation 18 (1874): 348–51].
It is uphill work making a theist out of CD.
Gives further observations on Sarracenia variolaris.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 185 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9492 |
Matches: 14 hits
- … From Asa Gray 16 June 1874 …
- … DAR 165: 185 Asa Gray Botanic Garden, Cambridge, Mass. 16 June 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … members ( Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 9 (1874): 302, 310). …
- … Bibliography Hodge, Charles. 1874. What is Darwinism? London: T. Nelson and Sons. …
- … was "just and moderate". Sends his review of C. Hodge’s What is Darwinism? (1874) [ Nation …
- … 18 (1874): 348–51]. It is uphill work making a theist out of CD. Gives further …
- … See the letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] , written after CD received an advance copy of …
- … Lockyer . See letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] and nn. 4 and 9. Gray had enclosed copies …
- … identified. In his review of Hodge 1874 , Gray rejected Charles Hodge’s identification of …
- … Botanic Garden, Cambridge, Mass. June 16, 1874. My Dear Darwin The gratification I feel in …
- … Gray’s interest in backgammon, see the letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] and n. 12. …
- … Academy of Arts and Sciences , 28 January 1874, for CD’s election as a foreign honorary …
- … honorary members were elected in January 1874; the membership included 194 fellows, 85 …
- … See also letter from Asa Gray, 12 May 1874 and n. 4. Sarracenia variolaris is a synonym …
From Asa Gray 19 June 1874
Summary
Writes of his article in Nature. Corrects some errors that have appeared in the published version.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 186 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9501 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … From Asa Gray 19 June 1874 …
- … DAR 165: 186 Asa Gray Botanic Garden, Cambridge, Mass. 19 June 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … not been found. See letter to Asa Gray, 5 June [1874] . Gray had made the same point about …
- … Botanic Garden, Cambridge, Mass. June 19 1874. My Dear Darwin Your 2 nd letter reached me …
- … See letters to Asa Gray , 3 June [1874] and …
- … 5 June [1874] ; CD had seen both an advance copy and then the published …
- … version of an article about him by Gray in Nature , 4 June 1874 ( A. Gray 1874c ). …
- … published a correction in Nature , 2 July 1874, p. 161: I supposed that I had written “ …
- … See also letter to Asa Gray, 30 June [1874] ). Gray referred to Robert Brown , Christian …
- … Nature (see letter to Asa Gray, 30 June [1874] ), and a version was published in the form …
- … of a letter to the editor ( Nature , 2 July 1874, p. 161; see n. 2, above); the …
To Asa Gray 25 June 1874
Summary
Remarks on his work on Pinguicula. Notes its digestive power; it absorbs nutritious matter from leaves and seeds as well as insects.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 25 June 1874 |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (108) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9511 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To Asa Gray 25 June 1874 …
- … Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (108) Charles Robert Darwin Down 25 June 1874 Asa Gray …
- … See letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] ; CD’s most recent letter …
- … to Gray, of 5 June [1874] , does not mention Pinguicula (butterwort). CD’s …
- … experiments on digestion in Pinguicula in June 1874 are in DAR 59.1: 35–63. The specimens …
- … were sent by Amy Ruck ; see letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 23 June 1874 and n. 3. The …
- … specimens, carried out between 23 and 27 June 1874, are in DAR 59.1: 57–63. CD published …
To Asa Gray 30 June [1874]
Summary
Thanks for Sarracenia, which is as wonderful as any orchid.
Asks AG to observe Pinguicula.
Has read AG’s semi-theological review [Nation 18 (1874): 348–51] with interest
and has obtained the book [C. Hodge, What is Darwinism? (1874)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 30 June [1874] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (109) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9520 |
Matches: 18 hits
- … To Asa Gray 30 June [1874] …
- … Herbarium, Harvard University (109) Charles Robert Darwin Down 30 June [1874] Asa Gray …
- … Bibliography Hodge, Charles. 1874. What is Darwinism? London: T. Nelson and Sons. …
- … s semi-theological review [ Nation 18 (1874): 348–51] with interest and has obtained the …
- … book [C. Hodge, What is Darwinism? (1874)]. …
- … leaf, thus stimulating more digestive fluid. See letters to Asa Gray , 3 June [1874] and …
- … 5 June [1874] . CD refers to Gray’s profile of him published in Nature ( A. Gray 1874c ). …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letters from Asa Gray , 16 June 1874 and …
- … 19 June 1874 (see n. 2, below). …
- … Letters from Asa Gray , 16 June 1874 and …
- … 19 June 1874 . See …
- … letter from Asa Gray, 19 June 1874 and nn. 2 and 4. The editor …
- … of Nature was Joseph Norman Lockyer . See letter from Asa Gray, 16 June 1874 . See …
- … letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] and n. 5. Drosera is the sundew and Dionaea the Venus …
- … CD a copy of his review of Charles Hodge’s What is Darwinism? ( Hodge 1874 ; [A. Gray] …
- … 1874d; see letter from Asa Gray, 16 June 1874 ). Hodge had equated CD’s theories with …
- … a position that Gray rejected. CD’s copy of Hodge 1874 is in the Darwin Library–Down. …
- … Letter to Asa Gray, 25 June 1874 . In Insectivorous plants , pp. 378–9, CD concluded that …
From Asa Gray 11 December 1874
Summary
Cannot help with Pinguicula or Utricularia. Mrs Mary Treat is studying Utricularia.
Forwards his short piece on duration of varieties [New York Tribune 8 Dec 1874; Am. J. Sci. 3d ser. 9 (1875): 109–14].
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 187 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9753 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From Asa Gray 11 December 1874 …
- … DAR 165: 187 Asa Gray Botanic Garden, Cambridge, Mass. 11 Dec 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … of varieties [ New York Tribune 8 Dec 1874; Am. J. Sci. 3d ser. 9 (1875): 109–14]. …
- … Dalton Hooker’s wife, died on 13 November 1874 ( Allan 1967 , p. 225). There is a lightly …
- … Botanic Garden, Cambridge, Mass. Dec. 11 1874. My Dear Darwin, I must be owing you an …
- … CD’s last letters to Gray were those of 25 June 1874 and …
- … 30 June [1874]; CD asked Gray about Pinguicula (butterwort) in both letters. No letter has …
- … See letter from Mary Treat, 2 December 1874 . CD published his work on Drosera (sundew) …
To Asa Gray 25 December 1874
Summary
Read AG’s article [see 9753] on longevity and duration of varieties with great interest.
Death of Mrs Hooker.
Hopes Insectivorous plants will be out in the spring.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 25 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (110) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9779 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Asa Gray 25 December 1874 …
- … Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (110) Charles Robert Darwin Down 25 Dec 1874 Asa Gray …
- … Dalton Hooker’s wife, died on 13 November 1874 ( Allan 1967 , p. 225). According to Emma …
- … See letter from Asa Gray, 11 December 1874 . There is a lightly annotated copy of Gray’s …
- … See letter from Mary Treat, 2 December 1874 . CD cited a later article by Treat on …
To Asa Gray 29 January [1875]
Summary
Asks AG to forward [unspecified] enclosure to Chauncey Wright.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 29 Jan [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 165 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13813 |
To Asa Gray 30 May [1875]
Summary
Wants seeds of Nesaea verticillata for crossing experiments to see whether seedlings from "illegitimate unions" are sterile like true hybrids.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 30 May [1875] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (121) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10002 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … is of a sort used by CD from 18 November 1874, and by CD’s statement in February 1875 that …
To Asa Gray 28 January 1876
Summary
Thanks for reviews of Insectivorous plants and of Climbing plants in Nation and American Journal Science [see 10329].
AG’s essay on seed dispersal ["Burs in the borage family", Am. Nat. 10 (1876): 1–4].
Preparing book on advantages of crossing [Cross and self-fertilisation].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 28 Jan 1876 |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (111) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10370 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … games with Emma (see Correspondence vol. 22, letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] and n. 12). …
From Asa Gray 6 March 1877
Summary
Thanks for Orchids [2d ed.].
Does not feel his abstract of Cross and self-fertilisation [Am. J. Sci. 3d ser. 13 (1877): 125–41] was thorough enough.
Has heard of their sad bereavement last autumn [death of Amy, wife of Francis Darwin].
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Mar 1877 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 194 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10880 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … of his first wife, Frances Harriet, in 1874, Joseph Dalton Hooker had married Hyacinth …
| Darwin, C. R. | (8) |
| Gray, Asa | (7) |
| Gray, Asa | (8) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
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: Evolution & theology
Summary
—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 …
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 …
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…
