To George Henry Kendrick Thwaites 7 February [1858]
Summary
Thanks GHKT for letter on plant acclimatisation and variation among alpine and lowland forms in Ceylon.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Henry Kendrick Thwaites |
| Date: | 7 Feb [1858] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.150) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2211 |
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- … May 1857] . CD discussed the hairs on alpine plants in Natural selection , p. 283. CD had …
- … s ‘looking into’ the hairiness of alpine plants. This was a topic discussed by CD and …
- … GHKT for letter on plant acclimatisation and variation among alpine and lowland forms in …
- … plants to your climate, & on their acclimatisation on your different elevations. I am especially obliged for your remarks on the several species having alpine & …
- … alpine forms, but which Hooker has been looking into for me & disputes or rather overthrows. I was lately struck by a remark in U. States naturalist, namely that introduced or naturalised plants …
To J. D. Hooker 24–5 November [1858]
Summary
Praises JDH’s Australian introduction.
Disputes JDH’s emphasis on SE. and SW. Australian flora.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 24–5 Nov [1858] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 255 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2371 |
From Willem Hendrik de Vriese to J. D. Hooker 21 September 1858
Summary
Answers CD’s query about distribution of European perennials in the highlands of Java.
| Author: | Willem Hendrik de Vriese |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 21 Sept 1858 |
| Classmark: | DAR 180: 27 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2327 |
To Asa Gray 11 August [1858]
Summary
Species migration since the Pliocene. Effect of the glacial epoch. Present geographical distribution, especially similarities of mountain floras, explained by such migration; mountain summits as remnants of a once continuous flora and fauna.
Cross-fertilisation in Fumariaceae.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 11 Aug [1858] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (42 and 9a) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2321 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Alpine collections from Japan & what is their character. This letter is miserably expressed, but perhaps it will suffice to show what I believe has been the later main migrations & changes of temperature. — With respect to our dispute on Fumariaceæ, I am delighted to see that we now absolutely agree; for I never supposed the structure of their flowers to do more than favour an occasional cross, perhaps only once in several generations. — But have you attended to one point: plant …
| letter | (4) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Vriese, W. H. de | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Gray, Asa | (1) |
| Thwaites, G. H. K. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Gray, Asa | (1) |
| Thwaites, G. H. K. | (1) |
| Vriese, W. H. de | (1) |
Scientific Networks
Summary
Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…
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- … Friendship | Mentors | Class | Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific …
Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'
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In May 1856, Darwin began writing up his 'species sketch’ in earnest. During this period, his working life was completely dominated by the preparation of his 'Big Book', which was to be called Natural selection. Using letters are the main…
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- … On 14 May 1856, Charles Darwin recorded in his journal that he ‘Began by Lyell’s advice writing …
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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- … Re: Design – performance version – 25 March 2007 – 1 Re: Design – Adaptation of the …
Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest
Summary
The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…
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- … The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was …
Darwin’s reading notebooks
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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to …
Review: The Origin of Species
Summary
- by Asa Gray THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION (American Journal of Science and Arts, March, 1860) This book is already exciting much attention. Two American editions are announced, through which it will become familiar to many…
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- … - by Asa Gray THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION (American Journal …
