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Darwin in letters, 1861: Gaining allies
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The year 1861 marked an important change in the direction of Darwin’s work. He had weathered the storm that followed the publication of Origin, and felt cautiously optimistic about the ultimate acceptance of his ideas. The letters from this year provide an…
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- … of Origin . But, important as it was to strengthen his case using the data he had compiled over …
- … bound for Europe boarded a British mail packet, the Trent , at Havana. Shortly after leaving port …
- … engaged in preparing his volume on orchids, a dedicated ‘case study’ in natural history founded on …
Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
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1862 was a particularly productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments…
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- … productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers …
- … say that Gärtner lied … when he showed that this was the case with Verbascum & with Maize … does …
- … Linum flavum ,but had ‘at first thought it was merely a case of unmeaning variability’ ( …
- … distinct’ ( letter to Asa Gray, 14 July [1862] ). The case was so good that he regretted having …
- … … I sh d . like to make out this wonderfully complex case—’ ( letter to Daniel Oliver, 29 [July …
- … between the different forms produced fertile seed. The case clearly excited Darwin, who exclaimed to …
- … sway Huxley. By October, Darwin had decided that the case warranted a paper for the Linnean …
- … the news, which arrived in London early in January, that the Trent affair had been resolved …
- … (letter from J. D. Hooker, 3 March 1862 ). Darwin found the case ‘very curious’ and, although a …
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