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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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- … Airy, Hubert (27) Aitchison, William (2) …
- … Edwards & Co. (1) Babbage, Charles (10) …
- … Baird, S. F. (1) Baird, William (1) …
- … Baxter, W. W. (36) Baxter, William (7) …
- … Bennett, A. W. (21) Bennett, William (2) …
- … Blanche (2) Blenkiron, William, Jr (1) …
- … Bond, Frederick (2) Boner, Charles (5) …
- … Bowles, W. B. (2) Bowman, William (29) …
- … Edward (1) Bradlaugh, Charles (2) …
- … Brayley, E. W. (1) Breese, Charles (1) …
- … Frank (17) Buckland, William (6) …
- … Samuel (b) (14) Buxton, Charles (2) …
- … Chapman, John (4) Charles, R. F. (2) …
- … Clephan, T. R. (1) Clift, William (1) …
- … Coldstream, John (2) Cole, William (3) …
- … Cooper, W. B. (1) Cooper, William (1) …
- … Crawfurd, John (3) Crawley, Charles (2) …
- … Croll, James (16) Crookes, William (1) …
- … Virginius (3) Dallas, Charles (1) …
- … la Beche, H. T. (3) Dealtry, William (1) …
- … Dixie, Florence (3) Dixon, Charles (1) …
- … Farr, John (2) Farr, William (7) …
- … Symington (1) Griffin, Charles (1) …
- … Albert (64) Günzbourg, Charles (1) …
- … Science-Gossip (1) Hardy, Charles (3) …
- … Hinrichs, G. D. (4) Hinton, Charles (1) …
- … Lydekker, R. (1) Lyell, Charles (277) …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … in London and at the end of the year their first child, William Erasmus, was born. In September 1842 …
- … This explanation of a “new Geological Power”, as William Buckland called it (in his referee’s report …
- … by all the leading geologists of England—among them Charles Lyell, Sedgwick, and Buckland (see the …
- … of South America”, Darwin continued to defend his and Lyell’s theory that floating ice—rather than …
- … of the Beagle voyage. With the help of J. S. Henslow, William Whewell, and other prominent …
- … by C. G. Ehrenberg; fungi by M. J. Berkeley; and corals by William Lonsdale ( Collected papers , 2 …
- … Towards the end of 1843, he increasingly hoped that William Jackson Hooker or his son Joseph might …
- … lists of Darwin’s plants (see D. M. Porter 1981). Charles Lyell In the extensive …
- … correspondent, both scientifically and personally, was Charles Lyell. The letters Darwin and Lyell …
- … had declared himself to be a ‘zealous disciple’ of Lyell, but his theory of coral reef formation, …
- … Their correspondence began in 1836 and from the start Lyell accepted Darwin on equal terms as a …
- … versions in Life and Letters , and from excerpts that Lyell made in his notebooks. Lyell’s …
- … portfolios together with parts of letters he had cut from Lyell’s originals for use in his work. …
- … The letters show that at least five of his friends—Lyell, Henslow, Jenyns, Waterhouse, and his …
- … selection preserved from this period are the exchanges with William Herbert, Dean of Manchester, a …
- … In 1840 the illness was different. As he wrote to Charles Lyell, [19 February 1840] , “it is now …
- … the correspondence about the vitality of seeds discovered by William Kemp of Galashiels in a …
- … sea-water. The letters about Kemp’s seeds and the William Herbert correspondence, which was …
Darwin and Design
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At the beginning of the nineteenth century in Britain, religion and the sciences were generally thought to be in harmony. The study of God’s word in the Bible, and of his works in nature, were considered to be part of the same truth. One version of this…
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- … the same truth. One version of this harmony was presented in William Paley’s Natural theology, or …
- … at one example, the treatise on geology. It was written by William Buckland, the professor of …
- … on the strata of the earth’, and so forth. In one chapter, Buckland discussed an extinct mammal, …
- … and beneficent God have designed such an animal? Buckland remarked that the animal was an …
- … a single swish of its tail or paw. ‘[Its] entire frame’, Buckland wrote, ‘was an apparatus of …
- … Owen’s highly theoretical anatomy was quite different from Buckland’s more empirical programme. Owen …
- … for specific purposes. In comparing the work of Paley, Buckland, and Owen, it becomes clear that …
- … evidence of the age of the earth presented in the work of Charles Lyell and others, challenged the …
- … Some natural philosophers and astronomers, such as William Herschel, speculated about the origins of …
- … other versions of natural theology, such as that of William Herschel. Indeed, the second edition of …
- … One of Darwin’s most avid readers was the Anglican cleric, Charles Kingsley. Best known for his role …
- … embroiled. Persons and works referred to: Charles Robert Darwin, naturalist, On …
- … nature to the physical condition of man. Treatise III, by William Whewell. On astronomy and general …
- … with reference to natural theology. 2 vols. Treatise VI, by William Buckland. Geology and mineralogy …
- … zoologist, Man’s place in nature (1863). Charles Kingsley, Anglican clergyman, later …
- … and homologies of the vertebrate skeleton (1848). William Paley, Natural theology (1802) …
Darwin in letters, 1864: Failing health
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On receiving a photograph from Charles Darwin, the American botanist Asa Gray wrote on 11 July 1864: ‘the venerable beard gives the look of your having suffered, and … of having grown older’. Because of poor health, Because of poor health, Darwin…
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- … On receiving a photograph from Charles Darwin, the American botanist Asa Gray wrote on 11 July …
- … Darwin with his now famous beard, had been taken by his son William in April, when Darwin was …
- … for him to make some observations of dimorphic plants with William’s help; he also ordered a …
- … In the same month, Darwin began to consult William Jenner, professor of clinical medicine at …
- … [1864] to the surgeon and naturalist Francis Trevelyan Buckland, Darwin described his symptoms in …
- … the two previous years. As Darwin explained to his cousin William Darwin Fox in a letter of 30 …
- … The greatest assistance in 1864, however, was provided by William, Darwin’s eldest son and a banker …
- … shape and size, indicated fertility between dimorphic forms. William participated in the detailed …
- … can do as much pollen work as ever you like’. Comments on William’s findings, along with other …
- … wife, Emma, or by Henrietta. Darwin’s own replies to William disclose his delight in discovering the …
- … and animal-breeders. As in earlier years, Darwin consulted Charles William Crocker about his …
- … curators at a great distance. Gray forwarded a letter from Charles Wright, a plant collector in Cuba …
- … Hugh Falconer, 3 November 186[4] ). The French botanist, Charles Victor Naudin, wrote a gracious …
- … using such a periodical to defend himself, Hooker and Lyell discouraged him, and he decided to avoid …
- … his brother Erasmus told him of a subscription fund for John William Colenso, bishop of Natal, South …
- … when Colenso was in England in 1864, socialising with Charles Lyell and other members of the London …
- … again, to Ramsay’s view for third or fourth time; but Lyell says when I read his discussion in the …
- … Huxley’s Evidence as to man’s place in nature and Lyell’s Antiquity of man , and that the …
- … [May 1864] ). He added that he wished Wallace had written Lyell’s section on humans in Antiquity …
- … have been particularly heartened when his former mentor, Lyell, congratulated him by saying that ‘an …
- … of moral courage which is so small still’ ( letter from Charles Lyell, 4 November 1864 ); in …
Darwin’s reading notebooks
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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … by H. W. Rutherford ( Catalogue of the library of Charles Darwin now in the Botany School, …
- … Louisiana [darby 1816] & Finch Travels [Finch 1833]. (Lyell) Maximilian in Brazil [Wied …
- … of Mexico [W. H. Prescott 1843], strongly recommended by Lyell (read) Berkeleys Works …
- … in muscles & bones of man & animals.— (Read) Buckland Bridgewater Treatise [Buckland …
- … 1844] L d Cloncurry Memm [Lawless 1849] Lady Lyell Sir J Heads Forest scenes in …
- … round world 1803–6 [Lisyansky 1814]— nothing Lyell’s Elements of Geology [Lyell 1838] …
- … J 57 Browne’s Religio Medici [T. Browne 1643] Lyell’s Book III 5th Edit 58 [Lyell 1837] …
- … [Bell 1806]. Bucklands Bridgewater Treatise [Buckland 1836] Read half through Swedish …
- … —— 30 th Lyells Principles. 3. Vol. 6 th Edit [Lyell 1840]— references at end.— April 6 …
- … abstracted 22 d Lyells Elem. 2 d Edit. [Lyell 1841] d[itt]o.— Jan 3 d . …
- … 1841]. 2 d . vols. —— 30 th . Smollets William & Mary. & Anne [Smollett 1805].— …
- … 3 d . Series —— Bucklands Bridgewater Treatise [Buckland 1836] June 7 th …
- … [DAR *128: 149] Murray Geograph. Distrib. Price William & Norgate 2” 12” 6 [A. Murray …
- … Hind’s Solar System [Hind 1852] April 20 th William Humboldts letters [K. W. von Humboldt …
- … 1859]. (goodish) 1 The personal library of Charles Stokes from whom CD borrowed books …
- … 7 Probably a reference to the private library of William Jackson Hooker and his son, Joseph …
- … In February 1882, however, after reading the introduction to William Ogle’s translation of Aristotle …
- … Notebooks ). 19 According to the DNB , William Herbert provided notes for both …
- … is presumably the date and number of the part containing William Pulteney Alison’s article which was …
- … from these portfolios is in DAR 205, the letter from William Edward Shuckard to which CD refers has …
- … Erskine. 2 vols. London. *119: 14 Babington, Charles Cardale. 1839. Primitiæ floræ …
- … of Useful Knowledge.) London. *119: 13 Badham, Charles David. 1845. Insect life . …
- … [Abstract in DAR 205.3: 180.] 119: 21a Bell, Charles. 1806. Essays on the anatomy of …
- … of the London Clay . London. *119: 12v. Brace, Charles Loring. 1852. Hungary in 1851: …
- … life from 1838 to the present time . Edited by John Charles Templer. 3 vols. London. 128: 9 …
- … Jameson . London. [Darwin Library.] 119: 2a Buckland, William. 1836. Geology and …
- … . 3 vols. Edinburgh and London. 128: 25 Bunbury, Charles James Fox. 1848. Journal of a …
Darwin & Glen Roy
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Although Darwin was best known for his geological work in South America and other remote Beagle destinations, he made one noteworthy attempt to explain a puzzling feature of British geology. In 1838, two years after returning from the voyage, he travelled…
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- … of London) to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Darwin. The guide has been revised to …
- … pillars of the temple at Serapis had famously suggested to Charles Lyell). In 1839 Darwin …
- … in Martin Rudwick’s field guide to Glen Roy: To Charles Lyell, 9 August [1838] …
- … To Thomas Jamieson, 6 September [1861] To Charles Lyell, 6 September [1861] To …
Journal of researches
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Within two months of the Beagle’s arrival back in England in October 1836, Darwin, although busy with distributing his specimens among specialists for description, and more interested in working on his geological research, turned his mind to the task of…
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- … also a thorough restructuring, as he explained to his cousin William Darwin Fox in March 1837: ‘ I …
- … Chapter’, Darwin wrote to his sister Caroline, adding that Charles Lyell ‘ says it beats all the …
- … get lost as part of three-volume set. In September 1838, Charles Lyell reported that his father …
- … had circulated the page proofs from early 1838, not least to William Whewell, president of the …
- … of his work, and especially appreciated the positive view of Charles Lyell Sr, claiming that ‘ to …
- … Journal and remarks he had received from the publisher. William Buckland praised its ‘ high …
- … & generous feeling that is visible in every part ’; and William Lonsdale also admired the ‘ …
- … from Colburn, Darwin had few scruples when, in 1845, at Lyell’s suggestion, he asked whether the …
- … German edition produced in 1844, needed to be returned. ‘ Lyell recommended me to write to the …
- … however, not least because it would have been anathema to Charles Lyell, to whom Darwin dedicated …
Books on the Beagle
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The Beagle was a sort of floating library. Find out what Darwin and his shipmates read here.
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- … Darwin Library–CUL ††. ‡ Beechey, Frederick William. Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific …
- … 2 vols. Paris, 1828. (Inscription in vol. 2: ‘Charles Darwin Rio Plata Aug 7 th . 1832’). Darwin …
- … the proceedings . . . Cambridge, 1833. (Letter to Charles Whitley, 23 July 1834). …
- … , etc. London, 1743. (DAR 36.1: 447). Burchell, William John. Travels in the interior of …
- … . . . London, 1798. (DAR 31.2: 318v.). Conybeare, William Daniel and Phillips, William. …
- … 255v.; number of volumes on board unknown). Dampier, William. A new voyage round the world. …
- … London, 1823. (DAR 30.1: 41). ‡ Daubeny, Charles Giles Bridle. A description of active and …
- … (Letter to Caroline Darwin, 27 December 1835). Ellis, William. Polynesian researches, …
- … 1806. (Inscription in vol. 1: ‘Rob t FitzRoy to Charles Darwin’; Red notebook , pp. 75, 105e, …
- … and western coasts of Australia (includes: Fitton, William. An account of some geological …
- … Zoological Journal 5 (1832–4). (Inscribed ‘Charles Darwin Esq from the Author Dunheved Jan 26 1836 …
- … tracts’, Darwin Library–CUL †. Kirby, William and Spence, William. An introduction to …
- … (DAR 30.2: 182v., 184). Darwin Library–Down. * Lyell, Charles. Principles of geology . . . …
- … ‘Given me by Capt. F.R C. Darwin’; vol.2 (1832), ‘Charles Darwin M: Video. Novem r . 1832’; vol. 3 …
- … Reyno de Chile ). Part 2. Madrid, 1795. (Inscription: ‘Charles Darwin Valparaiso 1834’). Darwin …
- … de la Plata. London, 1825. (DAR 33: 269v.). Owen, William Fitz William. Narrative of …
- … Berlin 1769 ed. †† (vol. 2). Phillips, William. Elementary introducton to . . . mineralogy …
- … * Richardson, Samuel. The history of Sir Charles Grandison . . . 7 vols. London, 1781. (Vols. 3 …
- … 28 June 1836, Collected papers 1: 26). Webster, William Henry Bayley. Narrative of a …
- … from Caroline Darwin, 28 October [1833]). § Whewell, William. Essay towards a first …
- … ‘Philosophical tracts’, Darwin Library–CUL †. Buckland, William. Considerations of the …
- … I have got it in bedroom, Taxidermy’.). Possibly Swainson, William. The naturalist’s guide for …
