To Hubert Airy 10 [December] 1871
Summary
Discusses movement of ears and contraction of the platysma.
Discusses phyllotaxy, citing work of Carl Nägeli and Chauncey Wright.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Hubert Airy |
Date: | 10 [Dec] 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 16 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8060 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … letter from John Wood, 11 April 1871 , and letter from Charles Langstaff, 3 May 1871 . …
- … See also letter from Chauncey Wright, 1 August 1871 and n. 15. George Henslow’s paper …
- … his paper on phyllotaxy ( Wright 1871c ) in his letter of 11 October 1871 . …
- … this letter and the letter from Hubert Airy, 9 December 1871 . The copyist presumably …
- … original letter. See letter from Hubert Airy, 9 December 1871 . Robert Lowe had visited …
- … 1897–1905 , 2: 188). See letter from Hubert Airy, 9 December 1871 and n. 1. CD refers …
- … William Ogle (see letter to William Ogle, 13 April [1871] ). See …
- … See letter from Hubert Airy, 9 December 1871 and n. 3. Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli’s …
- … is mentioned in CD’s letter to Chauncey Wright, 13 and 14 July [1871] . Wright discussed …
- … shivering (see letter to James Crichton-Browne, 2 November [1871] ), and probably to …
- … Kent Nov. 10. 1871. My dear Sir. I am much obliged for your letter which has interested …
From A. R. Wallace 7 August 1871
Author: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Aug 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 89: 85–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7899 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … from Fritz Müller, 14 June [1871] , should be published ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 1 …
- … 14. See letter to Fritz Müller, 2 August [1871] . CD had suggested …
- … Letter from Fritz Müller, 14 June 1871 . …
- … See letter from Fritz Müller, 14 June 1871 and n. …
- … 4. See letter from Fritz Müller, 14 June 1871 and n. …
- … 5. See letter from Fritz Müller, 14 June 1871 and n. 7. Müller …
- … province (now state), Brazil. See letter from Fritz Müller, 14 June 1871 and n. …
- … E. Aug. 7th. 1871 Dear Darwin I send a few notes on Fritz Muller’s letter which I have …
- … See also letters to A. R. Wallace, 1 August [1871] and 4 August [1871] . …
To [Walter Besant?] 10 January [1872–4]
Summary
Refuses an invitation on the grounds of ill-health.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Walter Besant |
Date: | 10 Jan [1872-4] |
Classmark: | eBay UK: worthpoint.com/worthopedia/emma-darwin-original-letter-1871-286171432, accessed 30 January 2020 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9236F |
To James Crichton-Browne 7 April [1871]
Summary
Thanks for information about blushing of idiots.
Case of pregnant woman "truly wonderful".
Thanks for photographs.
Has found London photographer, O. G. Rejlander, with passion for photographing expression.
Received information about iris of eye from F. C. Donders; shows contraction and dilation of pupil is very complex.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Crichton-Browne |
Date: | 7 Apr [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 336 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7666 |
Matches: 14 hits
- … in his letter to Donders of 18 March 1871 (see also letter from F. C. Donders, 28 March …
- … 3 April 1871 . Letters from James Crichton-Browne , [29– …
- … between this letter and the letters from James Crichton-Browne , [29–31 March 1871] and …
- … 31 March 1871] and 3 April 1871 . See letter from James Crichton-Browne, [29–31 March …
- … CUL (see Marginalia 1: 386). See also letter to William Turner, 28 March [1871] and nn. …
- … 7, and letter from James Crichton-Browne, [29–31 March 1871] . CD refers to Frans Cornelis …
- … 3. See letter from James Crichton-Browne, 3 April 1871 and n. 5. CD refers to Thomas …
- … 1839 , pp. 70–3). See letter to James Crichton-Browne, 28 March [1871] and n. 4. There …
- … CD refers to Vogt 1867 . See letter from James Crichton-Browne, 3 April 1871 and n. …
- … Prodger 2009 , pp. 7–9. ) See letter to James Crichton-Browne, 26 March [1871] and n. 2. …
- … for Expression . See letter from James Crichton-Browne, 16 February 1871 and n. …
- … 3. See letter to James Crichton-Browne, 26 March [1871] and n. …
- … 11 and 12, and letter to ? , 7 April [1871] and n. …
- … 1. See letter to H. E. Darwin, 20 March 1871 and n. 4. Truly ‘instantaneous’ …
From Francis Galton 25 April 1871
Summary
Upset to learn he has misrepresented CD’s doctrine on Pangenesis [in Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 19 (1871): 393–410]. Hopes that CD’s letter to Nature [3 (1871): 502–3; Collected papers 2: 165–7] will clarify the doctrine and attract attention to it.
Author: | Francis Galton |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 105: 28–29 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7717 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … 1871): 393–410]. Hopes that CD’s letter to Nature [3 (1871): 502–3; Collected papers 2: …
- … travelled through the blood ( Galton 1871 ; see letter from Francis Galton, 9 January …
- … this passage in his letter to Nature , [before 27 April 1871]. There is no other passage …
- … 1871 , n. 1). CD published a letter in Nature , 27 April 1871, pp. 502–3, …
- … No letter to Galton concerning Galton 1871 or CD’s letter to Nature has been found. …
- … order to clarify his position on gemmules (see letter to Nature , [before 27 April 1871]). …
To Hubert Airy 5 April [1871]
Summary
Discusses loss of voluntary movement of ears in man and monkey.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Hubert Airy |
Date: | 5 Apr [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 15 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7659 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … letter to Francis Darwin, 25 March [1871] , and letter to William Ogle, 25 March [1871] ). …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Hubert Airy, 3 April 1871 . …
- … See letter from Hubert Airy, 3 April 1871 and n. …
- … 3. See letter from Hubert Airy, 3 April 1871 and n. 1. …
- … 2. See letter to William Ogle, 25 March [1871] . CD refers to James Crichton-Browne , …
- … to William Ogle , amongst others; see letter to P. B. Mason, 24 March [1871] and n. …
To William Ogle 13 April [1871]
Summary
Reports further observations on contraction of platysma. Has been assisted by J. Wood. [See Expression, pp. 302, 303.]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Ogle |
Date: | 13 Apr [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.5: 11 (EH 88205909) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7679 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Ogle, [10–17 November 1870] , and this volume, letter to William Ogle, 25 March [1871] . …
- … myoides, see the letter to P. B. Mason, 24 March [1871] , the letter from Hubert …
- … CD refers to John Wood , and his letter of 11 April 1871 . For other communications on the …
- … Airy, 3 April 1871 , and the letter from John …
- … found, but Wood replied in his letter of 11 April 1871 . For CD’s correspondence with Ogle …
- … 1871 . CD called motion of the platysma purely involuntary in Descent 1: 19 (first and second printings). CD’s letter …
To William Preyer 30 April 1871
Summary
Is sending copy of Descent.
Thanks for copy of WP’s book [Die Blutkrystalle (1871)].
Discusses shape of external ear.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Date: | 30 Apr 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 265–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7729 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … menschlichen Rückenmarks ( W. Müller 1871 ); see letter from William Preyer, 27 April …
- … See annotations to letter from Hubert Airy, 3 April 1871 and n. …
- … 3. See letter from William Preyer, 27 April 1871 and n. …
- … 8. See letter from William Preyer, 27 April 1871 and n. 2. …
- … See letter from William Preyer, 27 April 1871 . CD refers to the presentation list for …
- … 19, Appendix IV. See letter from William Preyer, 27 April 1871 and n. 3. CD refers to …
- … 1871 and nn. 5 and 6. See letter from William Preyer, 27 April 1871 and n. 7. …
- … 30. 1871. My Dear Sir, I am very much obliged for your extremely kind letter. — Permit me …
From W. Baranoff and Heinrich Koch [after 31 October? 1871]
Summary
Received his last letter.
Their third lecture will contain a history of creation from the Darwinian point of view.
Author: | W. Baranoff; Heinrich Koch |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 31 Oct? 1871] |
Classmark: | Blätter des Psychologischen Vereins zu Dresden, 27 October 1871, p. 87 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8032F |
Matches: 6 hits
- … the first part of Baranoff and Koch 1871 (see letter from W. Baranoff and Heinrich Koch, …
- … probably printed after 31 October 1871 (see letter from Heinrich Koch, 31 October 1871 ). …
- … and Heinrich Koch, 27 October 1871 , and the letter from Heinrich Koch, 31 October 1871 . …
- … published (or delivered) on 31 December 1871. See letter from W. Baranoff and Heinrich …
- … zu Dresden , 27 October 1871: this section contained replies to letters to the editors but …
- … letter from CD to Baranoff or Koch has been found. The third part of Baranoff and Koch 1871 …
To C. V. Riley 8 July [1871]
Summary
Thanks for letter of introduction for his sons visiting America.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Valentine Riley |
Date: | 8 July [1871] |
Classmark: | Kenneth W. Rendell (dealer) (15 January 2010) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7854F |
To James Crichton-Browne 26 March [1871]
Summary
Has sent photographs of insane woman to be engraved. Assumes JC-B has no objection.
Is making immense use of JC-B’s MS. The book ought to be described as "by Darwin & Browne".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Crichton-Browne |
Date: | 26 Mar [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 341 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8253 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Browne had offered to send some in his letters of 16 February 1871 and 19 February 1871. …
- … between this letter and the letters to James Crichton-Browne , 20 February [1871] and …
- … in Expression , p. 296. See also letter to James Crichton-Browne, 7 April [1871] . …
- … See letters to James Crichton-Browne , 8 February 1871 and 20 February [1871] . …
- … photographs in his letters to James Crichton-Browne , 8 February 1871 , and 20 February [ …
- … to the enclosure to the letter from James Crichton-Browne, 16 February 1871 . CD refers to …
- … Browne is extensively cited. See letter to James Crichton-Browne, 20 February [1871] . …
- … 1871] (see nn. 2 and 7, below). For the photographs, see Correspondence vol. 17, second enclosure to the letter …
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [after 9 March 1871]
Summary
Answers CD’s letter [7560], on points of agreement between them, the chief one being the sympathy which man has with his fellows. Disagrees however with CD’s "principle" of the painful feelings of dissatisfied instinct.
Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 9 Mar 1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 88: 60–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7562 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … 9 March 1871 , and letters from Hensleigh Wedgwood , [before 3 March 1871] and [3–9 March …
- … on the origin of the moral sense. See letters to Hensleigh Wedgwood , 3 March [1871] and …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter to Hensleigh Wedgwood, 9 March 1871 . …
- … See letter to Hensleigh Wedgwood, 9 March 1871 . …
- … See letter to Hensleigh Wedgwood, 9 March 1871 . Vera causa : a true cause that brings …
To John Murray 19 February [1871]
Summary
Discusses publication of Descent. Orders copies of vol. 2 sent to Wallace, Mivart, and F. P. Cobbe.
Will attend Athenaeum and vote for RC.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 19 Feb [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 280 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7489 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Albemarle Street’ and dated 23 February 1871 ( letter to John Murray, 23 February 1871 ). …
- … See letter from John Murray, 18 February [1871] . CD refers to Alfred Russel …
- … See letter from John Murray, 18 February [1871] . …
- … this letter and the letter from John Murray, 18 February [1871] . Robert Francis Cooke had …
- … CD’s letter to Cobbe has not been found. Cobbe’s article ( Cobbe 1871 ) appeared in the …
- … Power Cobbe (see letters to R. F. Cooke, 17 January [1871] and 30 January [1871] ). …
To George Fraser 14 April [1871]
Summary
Cannot provide comment on GF’s paper for publication. Hopes GF will publish in Nature. Will consider his remarks when revising book [Descent].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Rae Thomson (George) Fraser |
Date: | 14 Apr [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 144: 297 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7684 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … observations he recorded in his letter of 12 April 1871 in Nature , 20 April 1871 ( G. …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter from George Fraser, 12 April 1871 . …
- … See letter from George Fraser, 12 April 1871 . Fraser …
- … Fraser 1871 in Descent 2d ed. ; see letter from George Fraser, 12 April 1871 and n. …
- … 14. See letter from George Fraser, 13 April 1871 and n. 3. …
From G. H. Darwin [3–9 March 1871]
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [3–9 Mar 1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 88: 37–40 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7561 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … uneasiness’. See letter from Hensleigh Wedgwood, [3–9 March 1871] , ‘Neither do I see how …
- … 9 March 1871] , and the letters to Hensleigh Wedgwood , 3 March [1871] and 9 March …
- … the postscript to the letter to Hensleigh Wedgwood, 3 March [1871] ; the original has not …
- … this letter and the letters from Hensleigh Wedgwood , [before 3 March 1871] and [3– …
- … refers to the letter from Hensleigh Wedgwood, [before 3 March 1871] , section beginning, ‘ …
- … fellows’, and the letter from Hensleigh Wedgwood, [3–9 March 1871] , ‘the beginning of …
- … section of the letter from Hensleigh Wedgwood, [before 3 March 1871] , that begins, ‘You …
- … Descent 1: 72. See letter from Hensleigh Wedgwood, [3–9 March 1871] , section beginning, ‘ …
- … George refers to the letter from Hensleigh Wedgwood, [ before 3 March 1871] , section …
To James Crichton-Browne 20 February [1871]
Summary
JC-B’s MS most useful.
P. Gratiolet’s observations on contraction and dilation of pupils of eye of a person in extreme terror. Has JC-B ever observed this? Expression has been his hobby-horse for 30 years.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Crichton-Browne |
Date: | 20 Feb [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 334 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7499 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … to James Crichton-Browne, 8 February 1871 , and letter from James Crichton-Browne, 19 …
- … letter and the letter from James Crichton-Browne, 16 February 1871 , and by the reference …
- … see n. 7 below). See letter from James Crichton-Browne, 16 February 1871 and n. 3. …
- … See enclosure to letter from James Crichton-Browne, 16 February 1871 . …
- … See enclosure to letter from James Crichton-Browne, 16 February 1871 . In Expression , …
- … See enclosure to letter from James Crichton-Browne, 16 February 1871 and nn. 8 and 9. …
- … weeping. ’ See letter from James Crichton-Browne, 16 February 1871 . CD used only one …
- … 23 February 1871. See letter from James Crichton-Browne, 16 February 1871 . No notes from …
To William Preyer 13 May 1871
Summary
Obliged for letter about human ear. Comments on ears and on E. R. Lankester’s idea about the ear-lobe.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Thierry (William) Preyer |
Date: | 13 May 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 267–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7756 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Edwin Ray Lankester’s letter of 17 April [1871] had been sent from Leipzig, but …
- … Preyer said he was in Jena ( letter from William Preyer, 8 May 1871 and n. …
- … 9). See letter from William Preyer, 8 May 1871 and n. 9. CD had described the ears of …
- … Letter from William Preyer, 8 May 1871 . The French astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen …
- … by Hinrich Nitsche (see 3d enclosure to letter from Hinrich Nitsche, 18 April 1871 ). CD …
- … also refers to Peter Paul Rubens ; see letter from William Preyer, 8 May 1871 and n. …
- … 8. See letter to Hinrich Nitsche, 25 April [1871] . …
- … May 13. 1871 My dear Sir I am much obliged for your interesting letter about the human …
From Francis Darwin [after 22 May 1871]
Summary
Explains about the attendance at St George’s hospital that is required for the MB examaminations, and how this would affect plans for a trip to north America.
Author: | Francis Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 22 May 1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 16 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7765G |
Matches: 4 hits
- … 1871 by Neville Goodman ( Goodman 1871 ; see letter to Francis Darwin, 21 May [1871] and …
- … medical studies (see letter to Francis Darwin, 16 May [1871] ). Edward Charles Stirling …
- … eyes of vertebrates, see the letter to Francis Darwin, 21 May [1871] and n. 10. CD had …
- … and the first letter from Francis Darwin, [after 22 May 1871] . Francis was studying …
To Michael Foster 29 [June 1871]
Summary
Thanks him for curare.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Michael Foster |
Date: | 29 [June 1871] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.401) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7837 |
Matches: 4 hits
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Darwin in letters, 1871: An emptying nest
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The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, with the publication in February of his long-awaited book on human evolution, Descent of man. The other main preoccupation of the year was the preparation of his manuscript on expression.…
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- … The year 1871 was an extremely busy and productive one for Darwin, seeing the publication of his …
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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- … When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations …
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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- … The Darwin archive not only contains letters, manuscript material, photographs, books and articles …
Animals, ethics, and the progress of science
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Darwin’s view on the kinship between humans and animals had important ethical implications. In Descent, he argued that some animals exhibited moral behaviour and had evolved mental powers analogous to conscience. He gave examples of cooperation, even…
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- … Darwin’s view on the kinship between humans and animals had important ethical implications. In …
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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- … Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants …
Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
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- … Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's …
Moral Nature
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In Descent of Man, Darwin argued that human morality had evolved from the social instincts of animals, especially the bonds of sympathy and love. Darwin gathered observations over many decades on animal behavior: the heroic sacrifices of social insects,…
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- … Letters | Selected Readings In Descent of Man , Darwin argued that human …
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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- … The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom , published on 10 November …
Darwin and the Church
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The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It shows another side of the man who is more often remembered for his personal struggles with faith, or for his role in large-scale controversies over the…
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- … The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It …
Strange things sent to Darwin in the post
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Some of the stranger things Darwin received in the post can tell us a lot about how Darwin worked at home. In 1863, Darwin was very excited when the ornithologist Alfred Newton sent him a diseased, red-legged partridge foot with an enormous ball of clay…
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- … Some of the stranger things Darwin received in the post can tell us a lot about how Darwin worked …
Darwin and vivisection
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Darwin played an important role in the controversy over vivisection that broke out in late 1874. Public debate was sparked when the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals brought an unsuccessful prosecution against a French physiologist who…
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- … Darwin played an important role in the controversy over vivisection that broke out in late 1874. …
Experimenting with emotions
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Darwin’s interest in emotions can be traced as far back as the Beagle voyage. He was fascinated by the sounds and gestures of the peoples of Tierra del Fuego. On his return, he started recording observations in a set of notebooks, later labelled '…
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- … Darwin’s interest in emotions can be traced as far back as the Beagle voyage. He was fascinated by …
Henrietta Darwin's diary
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Darwin's daughter Henrietta kept a diary for a few momentous weeks in 1871. This was the year in which Descent of Man, the most controversial of her father's books after Origin itself, appeared, a book which she had helped him write. The small…
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- … Charles Darwin’s daughter Henrietta wrote the following journal entries in March and July 1871 in …
Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small
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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…
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- … In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and …
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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- … The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early …
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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- … Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have …
Referencing women’s work
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Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, but whether and how they were acknowledged in print involved complex considerations of social standing, professional standing, and personal preference.…
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- … Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, but …
John Murray
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Darwin's most famous book On the origin of species by means of natural selection (Origin) was published on 22 November 1859. The publisher was John Murray, who specialised in non-fiction, particularly politics, travel and science, and had published…
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- … Darwin's most famous book On the origin of species by means of natural selection (Origin) was …
Capturing Darwin’s voice: audio of selected letters
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On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were very pleased to welcome Terry Molloy back to the Darwin Correspondence Project for a special recording session. Terry, known for his portrayal of Davros in Dr…
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- … On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were …
Darwin in public and private
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Extracts from Darwin's published works, in particular Descent of man, and selected letters, explore Darwin's views on the operation of sexual selection in humans, and both his publicly and privately expressed views on its practical implications…
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- … The following extracts and selected letters explore Darwin's views on the operation of sexual …