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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…

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  • will always be men who dispute and differThomas Meehan had been a vocal opponent of
  • insects any material aid to plants in fertilization?’ (Meehan 1875) prompted Darwin to inform him
  • it is a great advantage to plants to intercross’ ( To Thomas Meehan, 3 October 1875 ). Hermann
  • interestand hoped it would silence writers like Meehan, Pedecino, and Comes ( From Hermann Müller

List of correspondents

Summary

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,…

Matches: 29 hits

  • … William (2) Aitken, Thomas (1) …
  • … Allen, John (1) Allen, Thomas (2) …
  • … Bell, Robert (b) (2) Bell, Thomas (2) …
  • … Birch, Samuel (5) Birkett, Thomas (1) …
  • … Blow, T. B. (1) Blunt, Thomas (2) …
  • … Brace, C. L. (5) Bradfield, Thomas (2) …
  • … Brewer, T. M. (1) Bridges, Thomas (b) (2) …
  • … British Museum (1) Brittain, Thomas (2) …
  • … Burgers, T. F. (2) Burgess, Thomas (3) …
  • … Anthony (2) Carlyle, Thomas (1) …
  • … Church, G. (1) Churton, Thomas (1) …
  • … Colvile, J. W. (1) Comber, Thomas (1) …
  • … Auguste (2) Davidson, Thomas (6) …
  • … Druce, G. C. (1) Druitt, Thomas (3) …
  • … [–] von (1) Glover, Thomas (1) …
  • … Grece, C. J. (2) Green, Thomas (1) …
  • … Grey, George (3) Grey, Thomas de (1) …
  • … Gurney, J. H. (1) Guthrie, Thomas (1) …
  • … Howell, W. G. (1) Howie, Thomas (1) …
  • … Hutton, Robert (2) Hutton, Thomas (1) …
  • … William (1) Laxton, Thomas (3) …
  • … Masters, William (3) Maston, Thomas (1) …
  • … Medveczky, Frigyes (1) Meehan, Thomas (12) …
  • … Society (5) Palmer, Thomas (1) …
  • … Rimpau, Wilhelm (3) Rivers, Thomas (31) …
  • … Salt, G. M. (3) Salt, Thomas (15) …
  • … Scudder, S. H. (1) Seare, Thomas (1) …
  • … T. A. B. (1) Spring Rice, Thomas (2) …
  • … Stanley, M. C. (10) Stanley, Thomas (1) …

Darwin in letters, 1878: Movement and sleep

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In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his attention to the movements of plants. He investigated the growth pattern of roots and shoots, studying the function of specific organs in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of…

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  • … on 21 and 22 January of recent criticism by the botanist Thomas Meehan, implying that he had …
  • … to publish it. While he was in London, Darwin consulted Thomas Farrer at the Board of Trade, who …
  • … get hundreds to feed people with potatoes’ ( letter from Thomas Farrer, 29 March 1878 ). Farrer …
  • … sister. Several months before the offer, Rich had consulted Thomas Henry Huxley about the prospect …
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