To A. R. Wallace 19 November [1873]
Summary
Further discussion of ARW’s help on new [2d] edition of Descent.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Date: | 19 Nov [1873] |
Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 46434) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9154 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … To A. R. Wallace 19 November [1873] …
- … Library (Add MS 46434) Charles Robert Darwin Down 19 Nov [1873] Alfred Russel Wallace …
- … from A. R. Wallace, 18 November 1873 and n. 6. See letter …
- … from A. R. Wallace, 18 November 1873 . …
- … of Descent , which CD started work on in November 1873 (see n. 4, below). See letter …
- … to A. R. Wallace, [18 November 1873] , and letter from A. …
- … R. Wallace, [19 November 1873] . CD had decided that his son George Howard Darwin might …
- … the second edition of Descent (see letter to A. R. Wallace, [18 November 1873] . CD’s ‘ …
- … Journal’ (Appendix II) records for 20 October 1873: ‘Began correcting Drosera MS. ’, …
- … and for 20 November 1873: ‘Began correcting 2 nd Edit of Descent of Man, & continued for …
- … to Spencer 1873b . See letter from A. R. Wallace, 18 November 1873 and n. 6. Wallace’s …
- … coal question’ was published in the Daily News , 16 September 1873, p. 6. See also letter …
To J. D. Hooker 3 November [1873]
Summary
Discusses experiments and observations on pitchers [of Nepenthes]. Suggests procedures for JDH to follow.
Any plant of any family with a terminal or with any lateral leaflets greatly reduced would be interesting to CD for studying spontaneous movements.
Has not received Eucalyptus or Acacia plants from Rollisson.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 3 Nov [1873] |
Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 ff. 2–3 and 39a) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9130 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 3 November [1873] …
- … Correspondence vol. 21, enclosure to letter from J. D. Hooker, [1 November 1873] . …
- … Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 ff. 2– …
- … 3 and 39a) Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 Nov [1873] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … letter from J. D. Hooker, [1 November 1873] . Hooker was trying to repeat experiments on …
- … letter from J. D. Hooker, [1 November 1873] ). CD’s work on Drosera was not published …
- … see Correspondence vol. 21, letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 October [1873] ). CD had …
- … begun to consult Andrew Clark earlier in 1873 (see Correspondence vol. …
- … 21, letter to Charles Lyell, 24 September 1873 ). For the list of species names, see …
- … vol. 21, letter to J. D. Hooker, 5 January [1873] . See Correspondence vol. 21, letter …
- … from J. D. Hooker, [1 November 1873] and nn. 3 and 4. CD wished to observe leaf …
To Friedrich Hildebrand 16 November [1873]
Summary
Thanks for FH’s work on the means of the distribution of plants (Hildebrand 1873).
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
Date: | 16 Nov [1873] |
Classmark: | Klaus Groove (private collection); sold by Venator and Hanstein, Cologne (dealers), 16 March 2018 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9146F |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To Friedrich Hildebrand 16 November [1873] …
- … Thanks for FH’s work on the means of the distribution of plants (Hildebrand 1873). …
- … 16 March 2018 Charles Robert Darwin 16 Nov [1873] Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) …
- … Bibliography Hildebrand, Friedrich. 1873. Die Verbreitungsmittel der Pflanzen . Leipzig: …
- … letter from Friedrich Hildebrand, 23 May 1873 . Hildebrand had promised to send CD a copy …
- … of the distribution of plants (see letter from Friedrich Hildebrand, 23 May 1873 ). There …
- … is an annotated copy of Hildebrand 1873 in the Darwin Library–CUL (see Marginalia 1: 379– …
To G. H. Darwin [17 November 1873]
Summary
Sorry to hear of GHD’s poor health – he could have pleasant society at Cambridge if he were stronger.
Contributes £75 [to a fund for Naples Zoological Station] "if the affair goes on after we hear from Dohrn".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
Date: | [17 Nov 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 16 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9148 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin [17 November 1873] …
- … 210.1: 16 Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 2 [17 Nov 1873] George Howard Darwin …
- … at Naples (see letter to G. H. Darwin, 15 November [1873] , and letter from T. H. …
- … Huxley to Anton Dohrn, 15 November 1873 ). …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter to G. H. Darwin, 15 November [1873] ; …
- … in 1873, the Monday following 15 November was 17 November. The letter from G. H. …
- … Darwin has not been found, but see the letter to G. H. Darwin, 15 November [1873] . …
- … In October 1873, George moved from London to Trinity College, Cambridge, to pursue a …
To A. R. Wallace [18 November 1873]
Summary
CD’s son [George] could do the work [of proof-correction for Descent, 2d ed.] if ARW finds he does not care for it.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Date: | [18 Nov 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 96: 164 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9152 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To A. R. Wallace [18 November 1873] …
- … R. Wallace, 17 November 1873 . …
- … DAR 96: 164 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [18 Nov 1873] Alfred Russel Wallace …
- … this letter, the letter to A. R. Wallace, 17 November 1873 , and the letter from A. …
- … R. Wallace, [19 November 1873] . George Howard Darwin . CD refers to the work needed to …
- … and his letter to A. R. Wallace, 17 November 1873 . See enclosure to letter from H. …
- … W. Bates, 15 November 1873 . See letter to A. …
To John Fiske 3 November [1873]
Summary
CD is glad to hear of nature of JF’s work;
proposes that JF call when CD comes to London.
Has read JF’s attack on Agassiz ["Agassiz and Darwinism"] in Popular Science Monthly [3 (1873): 692–705].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Fiske |
Date: | 3 Nov [1873] |
Classmark: | The Huntington Library (FK 1110-1112) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9127 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To John Fiske 3 November [1873] …
- … The Huntington Library (FK 1110-1112) Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 Nov [1873] John Fiske …
- … on Agassiz ["Agassiz and Darwinism"] in Popular Science Monthly [3 (1873): 692–705]. …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter from John Fiske, 31 October 1873 . …
- … Letter from John Fiske, 31 October 1873 . Fiske had come to London to complete his …
- … Fiske 1874 ; see letter from John Fiske, 31 October 1873 and n. 2). CD stayed with …
- … at 2 Bryanston Street, London, from 8 to 18 November 1873 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). …
- … The lunch took place on 13 November 1873 and is described in J. S. Clark 1917 , 1: 478– …
To T. H. Huxley 4 November 1873
Summary
Answers THH’s query about W. H. Flower; gives the amount he contributed to the gift. Advises against returning it, even anonymously. Hopes WHF’s health improves.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Date: | 4 Nov 1873 |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 303) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9131 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To T. H. Huxley 4 November 1873 …
- … Archives (Huxley 5: 303) Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 Nov 1873 Thomas Henry Huxley …
- … See letter from T. H. Huxley, 3 November 1873 . William Henry Flower contributed to …
- … by Huxley’s personal friends in April 1873 to relieve his financial problems (see letter …
- … to subscribers to T. H. Huxley’s gift, [25 April 1873] and n. 4). See letter …
- … from T. H. Huxley, 3 November 1873 and n. 5. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Nov 4. 1873 My dear Huxley Your intentions about poor Flower are …
To ? 28 November [1873]
Summary
Will not require assistance of correspondent’s cousin in correcting his MS [2d ed. of Descent]. His son [George] will undertake it.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Unidentified |
Date: | 28 Nov [1873] |
Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9163 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To ? 28 November [1873] …
- … Robert M. Stecher collection) Charles Robert Darwin Down 28 Nov [1873] Unidentified …
- … the letter to G. H. Darwin, 24 November 1873 . CD was looking for someone to assist him …
- … edition of Descent (see letter to A. R. Wallace, 17 November 1873 , and letter to G. …
- … H. Darwin, 20 November 1873 ). George Howard Darwin . …
To J. D. Hooker 6 November 1873
Summary
Is coming to stay in London and wants to arrange a visit to Kew to talk with JDH, see the Eucalypti, and observe Mimosa albida.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 6 Nov 1873 |
Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 f.4) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9135 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 6 November 1873 …
- … Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 f.4) Charles Robert …
- … Darwin Down 6 Nov 1873 Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … vol. 21, letter to J. D. Hooker, 3 November [1873] and n. 5, and Movement in plants . …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Nov. 6 1873 My dear Hooker We go to London tomorrow morning to “ …
- … Buckley Litchfield , from 8 to 18 November 1873 (see Correspondence vol. 21, Appendix II). …
To William Bowman 27 November [1873]
Summary
"As the disease hypermetropia is not very rare, & as it is known to be hereditary, I will not give the case (about which I was very doubtful) & am glad to decide in the negative".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Bowman, 1st baronet |
Date: | 27 Nov [1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 221.5: 3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9162 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To William Bowman 27 November [1873] …
- … DAR 221.5: 3 Charles Robert Darwin Down 27 Nov [1873] William Bowman, 1st baronet …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from William Bowman, 26 November 1873 . …
- … Letter from William Bowman, 26 November 1873 . CD probably refers Hermanus Hartogh Heijs …
- … Correspondence vol. 19). See letter from William Bowman, 26 November 1873 and n. 1. …
To G. H. Darwin 20 November 1873
Summary
CD is looking for editorial assistance in preparing a new edition of Descent, and inquires whether GHD might be interested in taking on such a tedious job.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
Date: | 20 Nov 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 17 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9157 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin 20 November 1873 …
- … DAR 210.1: 17 Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Nov 1873 George Howard Darwin …
- … See letter to A. R. Wallace, 17 November 1873 , and letter from A. …
- … R. Wallace, [19 November 1873] . George Howard Darwin had been suffering with stomach …
- … see letter from G. H. Darwin, [1 October 1873] ); he was a fellow of Trinity College, …
- … Down Nov 20. 1873 My dear George I have got to prepare a new ed. of the Descent, & in …
To J. D. Hooker 24 November 1873
Summary
Has been working hard on Mimosa albida. Could JDH ever make its opposite leaflets shut up close, as in sleep, when he irritated them? CD doubts they do, except in sleep. Thinks movement a protection against water.
Has examined only one specimen of Eucalyptus.
Cannot believe JDH’s results from cutting a hole in pitcher in his Nepenthes experiment.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 24 Nov 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 306–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9158 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 24 November 1873 …
- … DAR 95: 306–7 Charles Robert Darwin Down 24 Nov 1873 Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … Hooker, [8 November 1872] and 17 [November 1873] ). CD remarked on the insensitivity of …
- … letter to T. H. Farrer, 10 August [1873] ). He did not include any of these observations …
- … from Hooker (see letter to J. D. Hooker, [9 November 1873] , and letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 17 [November 1873] ). CD described the movements of the stem of a young …
- … the digestive properties of Nepenthes (see letter to J. D. Hooker, 3 November [1873] ). …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Nov. 24 1873. My dear Hooker I have been greatly interested by …
To J. D. Hooker 6 November [1873]
Summary
Suggests experiment and observations to carry out on pitcher [of Nepenthes].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 6 Nov [1873] |
Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8 f.5) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9134 |
To Edward Frankland [10 November 1873]
Summary
Requests permission to call upon EF either Friday or Saturday morning [14 or 15 November].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Edward Frankland |
Date: | [10 Nov 1873] |
Classmark: | The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9137A |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To Edward Frankland [10 November 1873] …
- … of Manchester Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 2 [10 Nov 1873] Edward Frankland …
- … n. 3, below); the Monday before 15 November 1873, the date of the visit, was 10 November. …
- … for example, letter from Edward Frankland, 10 October 1873 ). Frankland’s reply has not …
- … been found, but CD visited him on Saturday 15 November 1873 (see letter to J. …
- … S. Burdon Sanderson, 15 November [1873] ). …
To G. H. Darwin 24 November 1873
Summary
Pleased that GHD will help with second edition of Descent. Cautions him not to alter strength of CD’s expression or improve the style too much.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
Date: | 24 Nov 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 18 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9159 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin 24 November 1873 …
- … DAR 210.1: 18 Charles Robert Darwin Down 24 Nov 1873 George Howard Darwin …
- … See also letter from G. H. Darwin to Emma Darwin, [before 24 November 1873] and n. 9. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Nov 24 1873 My dear George You have been a v. good man to send …
- … to Emma Darwin, [before 24 November 1873] . George Howard Darwin had agreed to undertake …
- … the letter to G. H. Darwin, 20 November 1873 . CD’s publisher, John Murray , had printed …
To Virginius Dabney 3 November 1873
Summary
Thanks VD for information on caterpillars selecting food plants from within one family,
and on similar behaviour in hogs, which will not eat any plants from a family containing some poisonous members.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Virginius Dabney |
Date: | 3 Nov 1873 |
Classmark: | University of Virginia Library, Special Collections (3314 1: 56 MSS 3082-a) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9128 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Virginius Dabney 3 November 1873 …
- … Collections (3314 1: 56 MSS 3082-a) Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 Nov 1873 Virginius Dabney …
- … See letter from Virginius Dabney, 18 October 1873 . …
- … In his letter of 18 October 1873 , Dabney discussed tobacco worms feeding on the tobacco …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Nov 3. 1873 Dear Sir I am much obliged for yr very kind & …
To Charles Lyell [9 November 1873 or 26 April or 6 December 1874]
Summary
Arranges a visit to CL.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
Date: | [9 Nov] 1873 or [26 Apr or 6 Dec] 1874 |
Classmark: | Wellcome Collection (MS.7781/1–32 item 30) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8715 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To Charles Lyell [9 November 1873 or 26 April or 6 December 1874] …
- … Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 2 9 Nov 1873 26 Apr 1874 6 Dec 1874 Charles Lyell, 1st …
- … CD when he was in London on Monday 10 November 1873 and Friday 4 December 1874. CD was …
- … the treatment of Andrew Clark (see letter to Charles Lyell, 24 September 1873 and n. 8). …
- … Street, London, from 8 to 18 November 1873, and then from 21 to 29 April 1874 and 3 to 12 …
- … could have been written on 9 November 1873 or 26 April or 6 December 1874, all Sundays …
To H. W. Bates 16 November [1873]
Summary
Thanks for assistance. He will write fully to Wallace tomorrow.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Walter Bates |
Date: | 16 Nov [1873] |
Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9145 |
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To Down School Board [after 29 November 1873]
Summary
CD, Sir John Lubbock, Ellen Frances Lubbock, and S. E. Wedgwood, petition the Board to grant permission for the school hall to be used as a reading room in the evening during winter.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Down School Board |
Date: | [after 29 Nov 1873] |
Classmark: | Bromley Historic Collections, Bromley Central Library (P/123/25/31/2) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9122 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To Down School Board [after 29 November 1873] …
- … Library (P/123/25/31/2) Charles Robert Darwin Down [after 29 Nov 1873] Down School Board …
- … Emma Darwin to Horace Darwin, [3 October 1873] (DAR 258: 583)). Sarah Elizabeth Wedgwood ( …
- … Horace Darwin , postmarked ‘29 November 1873’, in DAR 258: 585. In that letter, an appeal …
- … letter from E. F. Lubbock to Emma Darwin , [ c. 29 November 1873] and n. 2. CD was a …
- … letter to Down School Board, 19 December 1873 , Correspondence vol. 22, letter to Down …
- … to Horace Darwin , postmarked 29 November 1873 (DAR 258: 585), Emma wrote: ‘We are now …
To J. D. Hooker [9 November 1873]
Summary
Returned from visit.
Thinks several species of Eucalyptus would be worth experimenting on. Sends list.Mimosa albida would be worth its weight in diamonds. Neptunia worth more than diamonds.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | [9 Nov 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 304–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9146 |
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- … To J. D. Hooker [9 November 1873] …
- … 95: 304–5 Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 2 [9 Nov 1873] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … the letter to J. D. Hooker, 6 November 1873 , and by the dates of CD’s stay in London ( …
- … see letter to J. D. Hooker, 6 November 1873 ). For the original list of species, see the …
- … letter from J. D. Hooker, [1 November 1873] . CD had planned to observe Mimosa albida at …
- … letter to J. D. Hooker, 6 November 1873 ). CD was staying with his daughter Henrietta …
Hooker, J. D. | (5) |
Darwin, G. H. | (4) |
Wallace, A. R. | (3) |
Burdon Sanderson, J. S. | (2) |
Bates, H. W. | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (26) |
Hooker, J. D. | (5) |
Darwin, G. H. | (4) |
Wallace, A. R. | (3) |
Burdon Sanderson, J. S. | (2) |
Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
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- … and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved …
- … A large portion of the letters Darwin received in 1873 were in response to The expression of the …
- … to have observed” ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 January [1873] ). Drosera was the main focus of …
- … leaf & branch!” ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 12 January 1873 ). Darwin found that the …
- … copy of the Handbook for the physiological laboratory (1873), a detailed guide to animal …
- … Darwin’s other main focus of botanical investigation in 1873 was cross- and self-fertilisation, work …
- … & correlated” ( letter to T. H. Farrer, 14 August 1873 ). Darwin worried, however, that …
- … when it will be ready” ( letter to John Murray, 4 May [1873] ). Keeping it in the family …
- … their burrows” ( letter from Francis Darwin, 14 August [1873] ). In September, Darwin …
- … will be created” ( letter to E. A. Darwin, 20 September 1873 ). Erasmus, who had studied medicine …
- … work” ( letter from E. A. Darwin, 25 September [1873] ). Shortly afterwards, it was arranged for …
- … 1872 and sold quickly. He wrote to Hooker on 12 January [1873] , “Did I ever boast to you on the …
- … anonymously in the Edinburgh Review in April ([Baynes] 1873). Darwin asked one of his Scottish …
- … before hand” ( letter to George Cupples, 28 April [1873] ). Readers' lives …
- … letter from L. M. Forster to H. E. Litchfield, 20 February 1873 ). The surgeon Francis Stephen …
- … ( letter to F. S. B. F. de Chaumont, 3 February [1873] ). Some readers proposed alternative …
- … that accompanied sexual intercourse? (letter from ?, [1873?]). The Scottish physician William Main …
- … with the reverse—” ( letter from William Main, 2 April 1873 ). The zoologist Henry Reeks suspected …
- … and good breeding ( letter from Henry Reeks, 3 March 1873 ). Robert Swinhoe wrote from Ning …
- … a second dose” ( letter from Robert Swinhoe, 26 March 1873 ). One of the leading …
- … the jaws” ( letter from James Crichton-Browne, 16 April 1873 ). Crichton-Browne was trying …
- … the disease ( letter to James Crichton-Browne, 30 December 1873 ). Instinct In …
- … to its offspring ( letter from J. T. Moggridge, 1 February 1873 ). Darwin soon became …
- … shops ( letter to Nature , [before 13 February 1873] ). Huggins’s letter prompted replies from …
- … to Nature ( letter to Nature , [before 13 March 1873] ) about a horse who had pulled a mail …
- … with his finger ( letter to Nature , [before 3 April 1873] ). Moggridge suggested the …
- … fellow species” ( letter to Nature , [before 24 July 1873] ). Character and genius …
- … as “utopian” ( letter to Francis Galton, 4 January [1873] ). Continuing the line of research he …
- … money very well” ( letter to Francis Galton, 28 May 1873 ). Among character traits, he listed …
- … honest & industrious” ( letter to Francis Galton, 28 May 1873 ). Supporting science, …
- … father ( enclosure to letter from T. H. Huxley, 3 December 1873 ). In April, Darwin also …
All Darwin's letters from 1873 go online for the anniversary of Origin
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To celebrate the 158th anniversary of the publication of Origin of species on 24 November, the full transcripts and footnotes of over 500 letters from and to Charles Darwin in 1873 are now available online. Read about Darwin's life in 1873 through his…
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- … of over 500 letters from and to Charles Darwin in 1873 are now available online. We have also …
- … Here are some highlights from Darwin's correspondence in 1873: I do not think any …
- … in Drosera. ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 23 October [1873] ) In 1873, Darwin continued …
- … work to do ( Letter to E. A. Darwin, 20 September 1873 ) As well as working on …
- … of them sold! ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 January [1873] ) Expression of the …
- … brother. ( Letter to T. H. Huxley, 23 April 1873 ) Darwin wrote this to Thomas …
- … and marvellous ( Letter to Francis Galton, 28 May 1873 ) Darwin was invited to …
Charles Harrison Blackley
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You may not have heard of Charles Harrison Blackley (1820–1900), but if you are one of the 15 million people in the UK who suffer from hay fever, you are indebted to him. For it was he who identified pollen as the cause of the allergy. Darwin was…
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- … Darwin was very interested in hay fever. On 14 June [1873] he wrote to Blackley to thank him for …
- … Aestivus (hay-fever or hay-asthma). And on 5 July 1873 Darwin wrote again, saying: ‘The …
- … in every direction. (Letter to C. H. Blackley, 5 July [1873] ) Blackley wrote back …
- … regions of the atmosphere. Blackley wrote on 7 July 1873 that his high altitude experiments had …
- … remained elusive. He wrote to Darwin on 11 July 1873 : The problem of cure has still …
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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- … 5 December 1871 ). When Darwin began writing in February 1873, he asked Hooker for names of …
- … system to follow ( To J. D. Hooker, 17 February 1873 ). Despite also working on experiments with …
- … with this & get it published’ ( To Asa Gray, 11 March [1873] ). In April 1873, the …
- … Translators, Reviewers, &c.’ ( To John Murray, 4 May [1873] ). In reply to his German …
- … when it will be published’ ( To J. V. Carus, 8 May [1873] ). Hermann Müller also wrote from …
- … my further working’ ( From Hermann Müller, 10 June 1873 ). Darwin, in turn, had found Müller’s …
- … them by different routes’ ( To Hermann Müller, 30 May 1873 ). Although Darwin had completed a …
- … must turn to the vegetable kingdom’ In June 1873, Delpino informed Darwin that …
- … to avoid crossing ( From Federico Delpino, 18 June 1873 ). Darwin was intrigued. ‘I am very glad …
- … Bees’, he told Delpino ( To Federico Delpino, 25 June [1873] ). Darwin’s suspicion that sweet peas …
- … his crossing experiments through the early summer, by August 1873, Darwin decided to shift focus …
- … effects of Interbreeding’ ( To J. V. Carus, 2 August [1873] ). In September, Darwin wrote a …
- … conditions of life’ ( To Nature , 20 September [1873] ). Just as the free-swimming barnacle …
- … of their parents’ ( To Fritz Müller, 25 September 1873 ). But by March 1874, some doubts seemed to …
Your letter eternalized before us: From N. D. Doedes, 27 March 1873
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Geoff Belknap looks at his favourite set of letters between two Dutch student fans of Darwin and the photographs they exchanged with each other.
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- … Geoff Belknap looks at his favourite set of letters between two Dutch …
Frank Chance
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The Darwin archive not only contains letters, manuscript material, photographs, books and articles but also all sorts of small, dry specimens, mostly enclosed with letters. Many of these enclosures have become separated from the letters or lost altogether,…
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Darwin and religion: a definitive web resource
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I am aware that if we admit a first cause, the mind still craves to know whence it came and how it arose. Charles Darwin to N. D. Doedes, 2 April 1873 Darwin is more famous, and more notorious than ever. Nowhere is this more evident than in the…
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Francis Galton
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Galton was a naturalist, statistician, and evolutionary theorist. He was a second cousin of Darwin’s, having descended from his grandfather, Erasmus. Born in Birmingham in 1822, Galton studied medicine at King’s College, London, and also read mathematics…
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- … including photography, anthropometry, and fingerprinting. In 1873, he proposed founding a society to …
- … difficult to judge on these latter heads” ( 4 January [1873] ). Like most of his contemporaries, …
- … particular inherited talents, except for business ( 28 May 1873 ). Galton grew increasingly …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … Andrew Clark, whom he had been consulting since August 1873. Darwin had originally thought that …
- … had suggested a new edition of the coral book in December 1873, when he realised the difficulty a …
- … vol. 21, letter to Smith, Elder & Co., 17 December [1873] ). Darwin himself had some trouble …
- … of human evolution and inheritance himself. In August 1873, he had published in the Contemporary …
- … the use of the Down schoolroom as a winter reading room in 1873 (see Correspondence , vol. 21, …
- … ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 20 July [1874] ). In 1873, Hooker had begun a series of …
- … vol. 21, letter from Francis Darwin, [11 October 1873] ). Darwin wasted several weeks in …
- … Moulinié, who had died after a period of ill health in 1873. Edmond Barbier corrected defects in …
- … was a copy of Joseph Simms’s book on physiognomy (Simms 1873), which contained Darwin’s portrait to …
Women’s scientific participation
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Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…
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- … Letter 8701 - Lubbock, E. F . to Darwin, [1873] Ellen Lubbock, wife of naturalist …
- … Letter 8989 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [28 July 1873] Mary Treat reports in detail on her …
- … Letter 8989 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [28 July 1873] Mary Treat provides a detailed …
- … 9156 - Wallace, A. R . to Darwin, [19 November 1873] Wallace reassures Darwin that …
- … 9157 - Darwin to Da rwin, G. H., [20 November 1873] Darwin offers the work of …
- … Letter 8719 - Darwin to Treat, M., [1 January 1873] Darwin gives Mary Treat close …
- … 9157 - Darwin to Da rwin, G. H., [20 November 1873] Darwin offers the work of …
Language: key letters
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How and why language evolved bears on larger questions about the evolution of the human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the development of human speech from animal sounds in The Descent of Man (1871),…
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- … 8962: Darwin, C. R. to Max Müller, Friedrich, 3 July 1873 In the 1870s, Darwin corresponded …
Francis Darwin
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Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished scientist. He was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, initially studying mathematics, but then transferring to natural sciences. Francis completed…
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- … work” (letter from E. A. Darwin, 25 September [1873] ). Shortly afterwards, it was arranged for …
Diagrams and drawings in letters
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Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…
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- … in different species of Gasteria , 7 December 1873 F. F. Hallett's rough sketch …
Photograph album of Dutch admirers
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Darwin received the photograph album for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from his scientific admirers in the Netherlands. He wrote to the Dutch zoologist Pieter Harting, An account of your countrymen’s generous sympathy in having sent me on my…
4.23 Gegeef, 'Battle Field of Science'
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< Back to Introduction Another satirical print by ‘Gegeëf’, The Battle Field of Science and the Churches, is signed and dated 30 November 1873. It survives as a foldout plate in a twopenny journal, The Gauntlet, which, like Our National Church and…
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- … Science and the Churches , is signed and dated 30 November 1873. It survives as a foldout plate …
- … not to have progressed beyond its first issue of December 1873. A detached and damaged copy of The …
- … (pseudonym) date of creation 30 November 1873 computer-readable date 1873-11 …
- … references and bibliography The Gauntlet 1 (Dec. 1873). Warren R. Dawson, The Huxley Papers: …
2.6 Adolf von Hildebrand bust
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< Back to Introduction In 1873, the German biologist Anton Dohrn commissioned a plaster bust of Darwin for the ‘fresco room’ of his new research centre, the Stazione Zoologica in Naples. It was a fitting memorial of a long association between the two…
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- … < Back to Introduction In 1873, the German biologist Anton Dohrn commissioned a …
- … on at least two occasions during the construction (1872–1873). Most of the money for the building …
- … saloon where Darwin’s bust was to be placed in 1873, together with a bust of Karl Ernst von Baer, …
- … image Adolf von Hildebrand date of creation 1873 computer-readable date …
- … ‘The Zoological Station at Naples’, Nature 8 (29 May 1873), p. 81. Thomas Huxley’s letter to …
Exercise: Caricatures of Science
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Caricatures provide intriguing insights into both ideals and transgressions of gender. The following six images show caricatured representations of nineteenth-century men and women of science. They provide insight into the boundaries of what was deemed …
Darwin's bad days
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Despite being a prolific worker who had many successes with his scientific theorising and experimenting, even Darwin had some bad days. These times when nothing appeared to be going right are well illustrated by the following quotations from his letters:
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Darwin’s queries on expression
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When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations more widely and composed a list of queries on human expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller…
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- … Weale, J.P.M. [Jan 1873] Bedford, Cape of Good Hope, …
Darwin as mentor
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Darwin provided advice, encouragement and praise to his fellow scientific 'labourers' of both sexes. Selected letters Letter 2234 - Darwin to Unidentified, [5 March 1858] Darwin advises that Professor C. P. Smyth’s observations are not…
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- … Letter 9005b - Darwin to Treat, M., [12 August 1873] Darwin thanks Treat for sending over …