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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,…
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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- … the University of Cambridge. These works, catalogued by H. W. Rutherford ( Catalogue of the library …
- … Prichard; a 3 d . vol [Prichard 1836–47] Lawrence [W. Lawrence 1819] read Bory S t …
- … 1822] Falconers remark on the influence of climate [W. Falconer 1781] [DAR *119: 2v. …
- … [Dampier 1697] Sportsman’s repository 4 to . [W. H. Scott 1820]— contains much on dogs …
- … Read M r Bennetts & other Edit. by Hon. & Rev. W. Herbert.— notes to White Nat. Hist of …
- … 1838] Atlas de la Geographie des trois Regnes de la nature. Paris. 6: folio par Céran de …
- … [DAR *119: 8v.] A history of British Birds by W. Macgillivray [W. Macgillivray 1837–52].— I …
- … The Highlands & Western Isl ds letter to Sir W Scott [MacCulloch 1824] at Maer? W. F. …
- … [Royle 1840] Bennets. Whaling Voyage [F. D. Bennett 1840] [DAR *119: 13] …
- … 1834] recommended by Sir. J. Mackintosh J. Long Moral Nature of Man [Long 1747] Novum Organum …
- … [Morton 1839] (Preface) Royal Soc. Aspects of Nature Humboldt [A. von Humboldt 1849]— (d[itt …
- … History of Brazil [R. Southey 1810–19]. Aspects of Nature. Humboldt [A. von Humboldt 1849]. …
- … Lardners 2 nd vol March 16 Gardner’s Music of nature [Gardiner 1832] Life of Haydn …
- … increase of Hab. earth [Linnaeus 1781a]. Wilcke on Police of Nature [Wilcke 1781]. Hoffberg on …
- … (nothing) Ray Soc. Oct 3 d . Whites Selbourn by Bennett [E. T. Bennett ed. 1837], notes by …
- … Gatherings of a Naturalist in Australasia. 1. 1. 0 [G. Bennett 1860] Read 114 Village …
- … DNB , William Herbert provided notes for both William Bennett’s edition (1837) and for James Rennie …
- … mammalium domesticorum . Hafniæ. *128: 182 Bennett, Edward Turner, ed. 1837. The …
- … Gilbert White.] A new edition with notes by Edward Turner Bennett. London. [Abstract in DAR 71: 29 …
- … Bernier, François. 1826. Travels in the Mogul Empire A.D. 1656–1668 . Translated by Irving …
- … Bethune, John. 1840. Poems by the late John Bethune; with a sketch of the author’s life by his …
- … eds.] 119: 11a Blacklock, Ambrose. 1838. A treatise on sheep; with the best means …
- … Blaine, Delabere Pritchett. 1824. Canine pathology; or, a full description of the diseases of …
- … ——. 1840. An encyclopædia of rural sports; or, a complete account, historical, practical, …
- … 1844. Algeria, past and present. Containing a description of the country … with a review of …
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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- … research while he was away from home. Although Darwin lacked a state of the art research institute …
- … general law or system’ In the early 1860s, at a time when his health was especially bad, …
- … of climbing in all its forms. It was quickly reproduced as a small book, giving it a much wider …
- … the topic within an evolutionary framework. He received a wealth of information from correspondents …
- … 1860s. Both books dealt with similar questions about the nature of movement, so much so, that at one …
- … was the plant equivalent of digestion or reflex action at a physiological level? Was there a …
- … in the diversified movements of plants was stimulated by a phenomenon seemingly unrelated to …
- … He suspected that drops of water standing on the surface of a leaf might act like a lens focusing …
- … water they appear as if encased in thin glass. It is really a pretty sight to put a pod of a common …
- … Frank’s ‘Transversal-Heliotropismus’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin, 10 February [1880] ). …
- … ‘ I am very sorry that Sachs is so sceptical, for I w d . rather convert him than any other half …
- … as ‘little discs’ and ‘greenish bodies’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 29 October 1879 ). …
- … that he had not been able to observe earlier ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 20 November 1879 ). …
- … before suggesting ‘The Movements of Plants’ or ‘The Nature of the Movements of Plants’ ( letter to …
- … embryology, which he read when it was published in Nature , ( https://www.nature.com/articles …
- … pay more for at the usual rate of charging per inch &c they w d . be over £40’; he suggested …
- … to Wiesner’s critique in an article published in Nature the day after his father’s death (F. …
Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest
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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…
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- … considerably improved. His increased vigour was apparent in a busy year that included two trips to …
- … of special creation on the basis of alleged evidence of a global ice age, while Asa Gray pressed …
- … the details of Hooker’s proposed talk formed the basis of a lengthy and lively exchange of letters …
- … responded philosophically to these deaths, regarding both as a merciful release from painful illness …
- … yet much taste for common meat,’ he continued, ‘but eat a little game or fowl twice a day & eggs …
- … approval to increase his intake of coffee to two cups a day, since coffee, with the ‘10 drops of …
- … of flatulence. Jones replied in encouraging terms, enclosing a revised diet, which unfortunately …
- … discovery in the intellectual field of the contemplation of nature that you have newly opened up for …
- … there are over 200 medallions of Papa made by a man from W ms photo in circulation amongst the …
- … and had previously translated Huxley’s Man’s place in nature , was settled upon. Carus …
- … is a case of dimorphic becoming diœcious’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin, 20 June [1866] ). …
- … for inconsistencies with respect to the role of design in nature. A similar criticism had been made …
- … had encouraged readers to attribute intelligent choice to nature. Wallace also pointed out passages …
