Hartt, Charles Frederick. 1870. Thayer Expedition: scientific results of a journey in Brazil by Louis Agassiz and his travelling companions: geology and physical geography of Brazil. Boston, Mass.: Fields, Osgood, & Co.
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- … in Brazil by Louis Agassiz and his travelling companions: geology and physical geography …
Schreiner, Carlos (1849–96)
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- … Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, 1872; travelling naturalist, 1889; subdirector, zoological …
From Alfred Newton 27 October 1865
Summary
Asks CD to support his candidacy for Professorship of Zoology at Cambridge. Since he has spent many years travelling, he is not well enough known at the University.
| Author: | Alfred Newton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Oct 1865 |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 43 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4925 |
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- … at Cambridge. Since he has spent many years travelling, he is not well enough known at the …
- … in the spring of 1853 to the Drury Travelling Fellowship of Magdalene College, Cambridge, …
- … much away—having for nine years held the Travelling Fellowship of this College —that I am …
- … degree to the enormous advantages which travelling in distant and varied foreign countries …
Wombwell, George (1777–1850)
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- … 1850 Menagerist. In 1805, established a travelling menagerie, known as Wombwell’s Royal …
To Frans Cornelis Donders 13 May [1870]
Summary
In a fortnight will begin to arrange notes on expression. Asks for FCD’s conclusions about the contraction of eye muscles. Is interested in abstract of FCD’s experiments on "rate of travelling of the nervous powers".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Date: | 13 May [1870] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7187 |
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- … interested in abstract of FCD’s experiments on "rate of travelling of the nervous powers". …
- … of your experiments on the rate of the travelling of the nervous powers. With very sincere …
Huxley, Nettie (1863–1940)
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- … in 1889, but spent most of her time travelling in Europe with her daughter, supporting …
Richthofen, F. P. W. von (1833–1905)
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- … China, and Thailand, 1860. Continued travelling alone in Indonesia, the Philippines, and …
Sawkins, J. G. (1806–78)
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- … painter and as a mineral prospector, travelling in the US, Mexico, Cuba, Hawaii, and …
Chapman, T. A. (1842–1921)
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- … 1896. Continued entomological pursuits, travelling extensively in Europe. Specialised in …
To Elliott Coues [after 2 April 1879]
Summary
Memorial in support of EC travelling to Europe to research his bibliography of ornithology.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elliott Coues |
| Date: | [after 2 Apr 1879] |
| Classmark: | Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club 4: 176–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11970F |
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- … Memorial in support of EC travelling to Europe to research his bibliography of …
To H. E. Litchfield 4 October [1877]
Summary
Is glad to hear R. B. Litchfield is better.
Discusses William Darwin’s engagement to Sara Sedgwick.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 4 Oct [1877] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 37 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11167 |
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- … Buckley Litchfield’s illness while travelling in Switzerland (see n. 2, below). Richard …
- … doctor, Norman Moore , who was also travelling in Switzerland and who then joined the …
- … a servant employed by a traveller or travelling party on the continent, having the duty of …
From Catherine Darwin [26 October 1825]
Summary
Shrewsbury news.
Glad he likes Edinburgh.
They have been going to plays performed by a travelling company he knows.
| Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [26 Oct 1825] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 21 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-17 |
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- … likes Edinburgh. They have been going to plays performed by a travelling company he knows. …
From Anthony Rich 25 December 1878
Summary
Regrets that illness prevents his travelling to visit CD but would be pleased to see CD or his sons at Worthing.
| Author: | Anthony Rich |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.12: 7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11805 |
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- … Regrets that illness prevents his travelling to visit CD but would be pleased to see CD or …
To Bernhard Studer 13 August [1847]
Summary
Invites BS to visit Down. Advises him to call on Daniel Sharpe. Suggests he see the work of the Ordnance Survey in Wales.
Offers to lend him Murchison’s The Silurian system [3 vols. (1839)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bernhard Studer |
| Date: | 13 Aug [1847] |
| Classmark: | Burgerbibliothek Bern, Bern, Switzerland |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1107 |
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- … would perhaps be useful to you, in travelling. — With much respect | Believe me | dear …
- … your expected arrival. — If you intend travelling in Wales, I w d . advise you strongly to …
Forbes, David (1828–76)
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- … of Birmingham. After more years of travelling, he settled in England and became foreign …
Kovalevsky, V. O. (1842–83)
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- … natural science and palaeontology, travelling throughout Europe, 1869–74. Submitted his …
Norton, C. E. (1827–1908)
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- … himself in the East India trade, travelling widely in India and Europe. Gradually shifted …
Kay, Joseph (1821–78)
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- … the bar, 1848. Travelled in Europe as a travelling bachelor of Trinity College from 1845. …
Cameron, V. L. (1844–94)
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- … s journals from Ujiji. Continued travelling in Africa until 1875 and was the first …
Porges von Portheim, Max (1857–1937)
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- … without completing a degree. After travelling settled in Vienna in 1893, and made an …
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Pangenesis in Commentary
Darwin in letters, 1871: An emptying nest
Summary
The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, with the publication in February of his long-awaited book on human evolution, Descent of man. The other main preoccupation of the year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression.…
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- … and the boys were away from August to October 1871, travelling from Boston to Niagara Falls to the …
