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List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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- … Atkin, J. R. (1) Atkinson, Edward (4) …
- … A. D. (15) Bartlett, Edward (6) …
- … Blyth, E. K. (1) Blyth, Edward (64) …
- … Thomas (2) Bradford, Edward (1) …
- … Carden, Robert (1) Cardwell, Edward (4) …
- … Crawte, G. F. (1) Cresy, Edward (1) …
- … Emery, Woodward (1) Enfield, Edward (1) …
- … Forbes, David (13) Forbes, Edward (10) …
- … George (1) Frankland, Edward (44) …
- … Fry, C. E. (1) Fry, Edward (1) Fry, …
- … Harris, C. (1) Harris, Edward (1) …
- … Hewett, Joseph (1) Hewitt, Edward (4) …
- … Charles (1) Hitchcock, Edward (1) …
- … Holder, J. B. (1) Holland, Edward (2) …
- … William (2) Horsman, Edward (1) …
- … Jones, A. H. (2) Jones, Edward (1) …
- … Ludwig, Rudolph (1) Lumb, Edward (4) …
- … Samuel (6) Newman, Edward (1) Newman …
- … Charles (1) Nicholson, Edward (1) …
- … Charlotte (1) Parfitt, Edward (2) …
- … Sabine, E. J. (1) Sabine, Edward (9) …
- … Stanley, E. H. (4) Stanley, Edward (1) …
- … Vines, S. H. (9) Vivian, Edward (2) …
- … Wagner, Moritz (2) Walford, Edward (2) …
- … Wilson, E. B. (2) Wilson, Edward (8) …
What is an experiment?
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Darwin is not usually regarded as an experimenter, but rather as an astute observer and a grand theorist. His early career seems to confirm this. He began with detailed note-taking, collecting and cataloguing on the Beagle, and edited a descriptive zoology…
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- … on his early experiments with Drosera ( letter to Edward Cresy, 12 December [1860] ). He …
Darwin in letters, 1865: Delays and disappointments
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The year was marked by three deaths of personal significance to Darwin: Hugh Falconer, a friend and supporter; Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle; and William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and father of Darwin’s friend…
Science: A Man’s World?
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Discussion Questions|Letters Darwin's correspondence show that many nineteenth-century women participated in the world of science, be it as experimenters, observers, editors, critics, producers, or consumers. Despite this, much of the…
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Darwin in letters, 1860: Answering critics
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On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species, printing off another 3000 copies to satisfy the demands of an audience that surprised both the publisher and the author. It wasn't long, however, before ‘the…
The evolution of honeycomb
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Honeycombs are natural engineering marvels, using the least possible amount of wax to provide the greatest amount of storage space, with the greatest possible structural stability. Darwin recognised that explaining the evolution of the honey-bee’s comb…
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
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Elizabeth Garrett was born in Whitechapel, London. She was initially educated at home but at 13 sent to boarding school. She was always interested in politics and current affairs but decided to pursue a career in medicine at a time when women were excluded…
Insectivorous plants
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Darwin’s work on insectivorous plants began by accident. While on holiday in the summer of 1860, staying with his wife’s relatives in Hartfield, Sussex, he went for long walks on the heathland and became curious about the large number of insects caught by…
