From Anton Dohrn 7 September 1871
Summary
Reports on the international support he has obtained for the zoological station [see 7038]. Asks CD whether he will serve on a board of naturalists who would receive an annual report on the station.
Huxley is now convinced by AD’s views on homologies of the nervous system of arthropods, annelids, and vertebrates. Kovalevsky takes the same line but does not go far enough.
Author: | Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Sept 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 207 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7925 |
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- … Bibliography [Blewitt, Octavian. ] 1874. A handbook for travellers in southern Italy: …
- … published an account of it in his Handbook for travellers in southern Italy of 1874; see [ …
- … Blewitt] 1874 , p. 143, …
- … and letter from Anton Dohrn, 6 April 1874 ( Calendar no. 9394). …
- … An account was also published in Baedeker 1874, the fourth edition of Fritz Baedeker’s …
- … that was opened to visitors in January 1874 ( Heuss 1991 , p. 157). Dohrn refers to …
From W. B. Dawkins 8 February 1871
Summary
The box of bones sent by CD has led to a series of explorations. Reports on Yorkshire cave-hunting.
Author: | William Boyd Dawkins |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Feb 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 125 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7477 |
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- … and Anglo-Saxon invasions. In Dawkins 1874 , pp. 108–9, Dawkins discusses the Romano- …
- … region of France (Perigord) in Dawkins 1874 , pp. 337–47. Dawkins refers to Descent , …
- … 29 January [1870] ; see also Dawkins 1874 , pp. 149–158, and Lucas 2007 . ) Dawkins …
- … age and sex ( Dawkins 1871b , Dawkins 1874 , p. 155; see also Peter Lucas 2007 ). Dawkins …
- … Correspondence vol. 18). See Dawkins 1874 , pp. 81–125. Dawkins refers here to the …
From Andrew Smith 17 April 1871
Summary
On Hottentots’ blushing.
Gives case of a baboon’s revenge. [See Descent, 2d ed. (1874), p. 69.]
Author: | Andrew Smith |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 87: 109–10 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7694 |
To ? 27 September [1871–81]
Summary
Thanks for a book. "I am so much overworked at present that I cannot read it now, & I am a very poor German scholar".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Unidentified |
Date: | 27 Sept [1871-81] |
Classmark: | David Schulson (dealer) (August 2005) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13886 |
From James Croll 17 August 1871
Summary
Refused to write a treatise on geological time.
His paper on W. B. Carpenter’s theory of ocean currents is appearing soon.
Author: | James Croll |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Aug 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 266 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7908 |
To Hensleigh Wedgwood 3 March [1871]
Summary
Admits pointer illustration is faulty.
Discusses shame, remorse, social instincts, approbation, and other topics discussed in Descent, ch. 4. "But as yet I nail my colours to the mast."
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Date: | 3 Mar [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 88: 24, 54–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7537 |
From A. G. Butler 2 June 1871
Author: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 June 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 89: 108–111 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7797 |
From W. D. Fox 2[0–9?] October [1871 or 1873?]
Summary
Fox hopes to see CD in London in November.
Author: | William Darwin Fox |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20-9 Oct 187120-9 Oct 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 222 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4639F |
From M. C. Stanley [16 November 1871]
Summary
W. Crookes’s article ["Enquiry into phenomena called spiritual", Q. J. Sci. n.s. 4 (1874): 77–97] "staggers" her. Would like to know CD’s opinion.
Author: | Mary Catherine Sackville-West, countess of Derby; Mary Catherine Gascoyne-Cecil, countess of Derby; Mary Catherine Stanley, countess of Derby |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [16 Nov 1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 163 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9208 |
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- … called spiritual", Q. J. Sci. n.s. 4 (1874): 77–97] "staggers" her. Would like to know CD’ …
From John Fiske 23 October 1871
Author: | John Fiske |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 23 Oct 1871 |
Classmark: | J. S. Clark 1917, 1: 389–91; DAR 164: 124 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8030 |
From James Crichton-Browne 3 April 1871
Summary
Sends photographs of general paralytics. Expressions of exaltation of [these?] patients do not come out well in the photographs.
Is experimenting with idiots under his care. Has been unable to produce a blush in any one of them.
Author: | James Crichton-Browne |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 53.1: A30, C134–6; DAR 161: 315 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7658 |
To John Fiske 9 November 1871
Summary
Thanks JF for his lectures, the arguments of which he finds very forcible; is glad to see JF has detected the falseness of much of Mivart’s reasoning.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Fiske |
Date: | 9 Nov 1871 |
Classmark: | The Huntington Library (HM 8260) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8058 |
From W. B. Dawkins 27 August 1871
Summary
Describes the successful excavation of caves containing interred remains of Neolithic man.
Author: | William Boyd Dawkins |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 Aug 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 127 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7918 |
To Miss Fenwick 8 February [1871–82]
Summary
Sends two waste sheets of MS of Descent; Miss F can cut out any portion she likes.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Miss Fenwick |
Date: | 8 Feb [1871-82] |
Classmark: | John Hay Library, Brown University (Hay MSS Ms.44.31) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13806 |
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- … 8 Feb 1871 8 Feb 1872 8 Feb 1873 8 Feb 1874 8 Feb 1875 8 Feb 1876 8 Feb 1877 8 Feb 1878 8 …
From A. G. Butler 29 June 1871
Author: | Arthur Gardiner Butler |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 June 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 89: 81–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7839 |
To G. A. Eisen 3 December 1871
Summary
Thanks GAE for memoir on earthworms [Bidrag till Skandinaviens Oligochaetfauna (1871)]. CD by chance is just now observing "one little point in their habits". Will be happy to learn something about the places frequented by the various species.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Gustavus Augustus Eisen |
Date: | 3 Dec 1871 |
Classmark: | The New York Public Library. Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations. Manuscripts and Archives Division. (Miscellaneous papers) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8093 |
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- … from Swedish, see the letter to G. H. Darwin, 25 [October 1874] ( Calendar no. 9697). …
From Caroline Shuttleworth 27 November [1871–80?]
Summary
Reports peculiar behaviour in a fantail pigeon, which persistently courted a ginger-beer bottle.
Author: | Caroline Jemima (Caroline) Shuttleworth |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 Nov [1871-80] |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 158 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13840 |
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- … 27 Nov 1871 27 Nov 1872 27 Nov 1873 27 Nov 1874 27 Nov 1875 27 Nov 1876 27 Nov 1877 27 Nov …
From W. E. Darwin [17 November 1871]
Summary
Says has sent a copy of CD’s memorial to Captain Jones. Passes on Sir Geo. Grey’s comments on pasturage near Morpeth. Tells superstition about straight furrows and fairies.
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [17 Nov 1871] |
Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 38) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8073F |
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- … 1871 , and Earthworms , pp. 292–7. George Grey was MP for Morpeth from 1853 to 1874. …
From Ferdinand Stoliczka 21 June 1871
Summary
CD elected an honorary member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
Author: | Ferdinand Stoliczka |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 21 June 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 230: 26 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7829A |
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- … Library–CUL has one issue of the latter (n.s. 43 (1874), pt 2, extra number (1875)). …
From C. W. Peach 1 May 1871
Summary
Sends specimens of gulf-weed and cirripedes for CD to identify.
Various observations on Descent,
inherited deafness,
recognition of musical notes by dog, etc.
Author: | Charles William Peach |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 89: 177–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7731 |
Darwin, C. R. | (23) |
Carus, J. V. | (5) |
Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen, Hermanus | (3) |
Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
Butler, A. G. | (2) |
Darwin, C. R. | (66) |
Wallace, A. R. | (2) |
Wedgwood, Hensleigh | (2) |
Busk, George | (1) |
Carus, J. V. | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (89) |
Carus, J. V. | (6) |
Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen, Hermanus | (4) |
Fraser, George | (3) |
Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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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
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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
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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
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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…