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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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Dipsacus and Drosera: Frank’s favourite carnivores
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In Autumn of 1875, Francis Darwin was busy researching aggregation in the tentacles of Drosera rotundifolia (F. Darwin 1876). This phenomenon occurs when coloured particles within either protoplasm or the fluid in the cell vacuole (the cell sap) cluster…
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- … Romanes, FRS. In late June Darwin confided to his friend J.D. Hooker, ‘ I have hardly a doubt that …
- … ‘ pride & satisfaction ’ from long-time family friend J.D. Hooker, who worked extensively with …
- … his father’s network of correspondence; most notably F.J. Cohn, Alphonse de Candolle, and Asa Gray. …
- … has mortified me not a little. ’ At Darwin’s request, Cohn agreed to allow an excerpt of his letter …
- … pseudopodia ’ emerging from the teasel glands. Cohn’s observations appeared in the journal by the …
- … p. 339). Although, as Darwin pointed out in a letter to G.J. Romanes, Cohn was hesitant to ‘ …
- … or living protoplasm ’. On New Year’s Eve Cohn revisited his initial reservations and wrote …
- … living phenomenon ’ taking place in the teasel filaments. Cohn instead favoured an entirely …
- … of protoplasm, rather than condensations of cell-sap (F. Darwin 1876, p. 312). Cohn’s comments on …
- … question is ‘Are the filaments protoplasmic or not?’ (F. Darwin 1878b, pp. 77-78). This query took …
- … that had been ‘fed’ doubled in seed production and size (F. Darwin 1878a)! Since these early …
- … by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. Darwin, F. 1876. The Process of Aggregation in the …
- … Journal of Cell Science , s2-18(69), 74–82. Krupa, J. J., & Thomas, J. M. 2019. Is the …
Darwin in letters, 1877: Flowers and honours
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Ever since the publication of Expression, Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The year 1877 was no exception. The spring and early summer were spent completing Forms of flowers, his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the…
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Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
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1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…
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- … its ‘very great value to science’, and Ferdinand Cohn told Darwin, ‘you have added a new link to the …
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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- … [17 September 1874] ), and the German botanist Ferdinand Cohn provided observations on the …
The "wicked book": Origin at 157
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Origin is 157 years old. (Probably) the most famous book in science was published on 24 November 1859. To celebrate we have uploaded hundreds of new images of letters, bringing the total number you can look at here to over 9000 representing more than…
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Movement in Plants
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The power of movement in plants, published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical work that Darwin wrote. It was the only work in which the assistance of one of his children, Francis Darwin, is mentioned on the title page. The research for this…
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- … combining the works in a single volume ( letter to J. V. Carus, 7 February 1875 ). While …
- … by Theophil Ciesielski, who had been a student of Ferdinand Cohn in Breslau: ‘ One fact of his …
- … described and illustrated Horace’s machine in a paper (F. Darwin 1880, pp. 449–55). …
- … using photography for scientific accuracy ( letter from J. D. Cooper, 13 December 1878 ). The …
- … and died within a couple of days ( letter from A. F. Batalin, 28 February 1879 ). Darwin was …
- … to translate the paper into German, and it appeared in 1880 (F. Darwin 1880b). In the same letter, …
- … ). Hooker offered to write to Egypt for the seeds (From J. D. Hooker 29 November 1879; DCP-LETT …
- … ‘The Nature of the Movements of Plants’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 23 April [1880] ). Cooke replied, …
- … was willing to publish on the usual terms ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 15 July 1880 ). This was also …
- … printing more copies or raising the price ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 20 July 1880 ). Darwin …
- … Eduard Koch had already agreed to publish it ( letter from J. V. Carus, 18 September 1880 ). The …
- … and asked about the cost of these ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 16 October 1880 ). Cooke replied that …
- … and positive comments from colleagues at home and abroad. Cohn concluded his letter of praise, …
