Search: contains ""

Dramatisation script

Summary

Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007

Matches: 18 hits

… Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig …
… as the creator of this dramatisation, and that of the Darwin Correspondence Project to be identified …
… correspondence or published writings of Asa Gray, Charles Darwin, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Jane Loring …
… Actor 1 – Asa Gray Actor 2 – Charles Darwin Actor 3 – In the dress of a modern day …
… Agassiz, Adam Sedgwick, A Friend of John Stuart Mill, Emma Darwin, Horace Darwin… and acts as a sort …
… the play unfolds and acting as a go-between between Gray and Darwin, and between the audience and …
… this, he sends out copies of his Review of the Life of Darwin. At this time in his life, Asa …
… friends in England, copies of his ‘Review of the Life of Darwin’… pencilling the address so that it …
… Joseph D Hooker GRAY: 3 Charles Darwin… made his home on the border of the little …
… are kept in check by a constitutional weakness. DARWIN: A plain but comfortable brick …
… by every blessing except that of vigorous health… DARWIN: 4 My confounded stomach …
… to various ends. THE CONCURRENCE OF BOTANISTS: 1855 In which Darwin initiates a long …
… the letter. DARWIN: 8 April 25 th 1855 . My dear [Dr Gray]. I hope you will …
… ‘Arct. Asia’… GRAY: 9 May 22 nd 1855 . Harvard University. My Dear Sir, I …
… paragraph, in which I quote and differ from you[r] 178 doctrine that each variation has been …
… ARTS AND SCIENCES, PROCEEDINGS XVII, 1882 4 C DARWIN TO JD HOOKER 10 MAY 1848 …
… 24 AUGUST 1856 17 C DARWIN TO A GRAY, 8 JUNE 1855 18 C DARWIN TO A …
… 1857 22 C DARWIN TO JD HOOKER, 18 JULY 1855 23 JD HOOKER TO C DARWIN, …

Darwin’s hothouse and lists of hothouse plants

Summary

Darwin became increasingly involved in botanical experiments in the years after the publication of Origin. The building of a small hothouse - a heated greenhouse - early in 1863 greatly increased the range of plants that he could keep for scientific…

Matches: 24 hits

… Towards the end of 1862, Darwin resolved to build a small hothouse at Down House, for ‘experimental …
… hothouse early in 1863 marked something of a milestone in Darwin’s botanical work, since it greatly …
… for his botanical work, at Down House since the winter of 1855 –6 (see CD’s Classed account book …
… Though his greenhouse was probably heated to some extent, Darwin found himself on several occasions …
… make observations and even experiments on his behalf. Darwin’s decision to build a hothouse …
… Hooker, 12 [December 1862] and n. 13). Initially, Darwin purchased for this purpose a glass …
… of 24 December [1862] ( Correspondence vol. 10) Darwin told Hooker: I have …
… Encyclopedia of gardening (Loudon 1835), a copy of which Darwin signed in 1841 (see the copy in …
… of heat’ (p. 1100). The latter was the sense in which Darwin used the word. The building of …
… accounts (Down House MS)). When it was completed, Darwin told Turnbull that without Horwood’s aid he …
… ). Even before work on the hothouse started, however, Darwin began making preparations to …
… plants’ (letter to J. D. Hooker, 13 January [1863] ). Darwin apparently refers to the catalogues …
… whom he had dealt over many years. In his letter to Hooker, Darwin mentioned that he hoped to be …
… (letter from J. D. Hooker, [15 January 1863] ). Darwin agreed to send Hooker his list of …
… (letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 January [1863] ). Darwin probably gave his list of plants to …
… [1863] ). On 20 February, the plants from Kew had arrived. Darwin was delighted, telling Hooker: ‘I …
… moss, peat, and charcoal (see the letter from Henrietta Emma Darwin to William Erasmus Darwin, [22 …
… (see letter from J. D. Hooker, [6 March 1863] ). Darwin derived enormous pleasure from his …
… continuing: ‘Do you not think you ought to be sent with M r Gower to the Police Court?’ (William …
… had ‘4 houses of different temperatures’ (letter to W. C. Tait, 12 and 16 March [1869] , …
… which he received in mid-February (see letter from L. C. Treviranus, 12 February 1863 ). …
… The reference is to James Bateman, an orchid specialist (R. Desmond 1994). 17. Stylidium …
… C. hæmatostigma. …
… Cyanophyllum magnificum M r Low 29 | of Melastomaceæ …

Darwin in letters, 1851-1855: Death of a daughter

Summary

The letters from these years reveal the main preoccupations of Darwin’s life with a new intensity. The period opens with a family tragedy in the death of Darwin’s oldest and favourite daughter, Anne, and it shows how, weary and mourning his dead child,…

Matches: 23 hits

… letters from these years reveal the main preoccupations of Darwin’s life with a new intensity. The …
… life but I trust happy The anguish felt by Darwin is painfully expressed in letters …
… speak of her again. Yet the family gradually recovered, Darwin’s monographs were printed, and Darwin …
… to the cirripedes. Before turning to his species work, Darwin somewhat ruefully recorded in his …
… monographs by natural history societies, though welcomed by Darwin, did not run smoothly. …
… the Correspondence describes the major achievements of Darwin’s cirripede work as a whole and …
… societies, which were supported by subscriptions, was that Darwin’s volumes were not publicly …
… in Germany at the forefront of work in invertebrate zoology, Darwin began a correspondence with …
… provided the foundations for a relationship with Darwin that soon developed into a valued friendship …
… April 1854, when his cirripede study was drawing to a close, Darwin re-entered London scientific …
… naturalists whom he believed deserved recognition. In 1855 , he nominated John Obadiah Westwood for …
… with lots of claret is what I want Perhaps Darwin’s decision to take a more active …
… to substantiate it is manifest in the correspondence. Darwin’s friends and colleagues were …
… outspoken young naturalists like Huxley, reacted eagerly to Darwin’s suggestions, although not …
… for the geographical distribution of animals and plants. Darwin began a series of researches on the …
… changes. As he told Hooker in a letter of 5 June [1855 ] , ‘it shocks my philosophy to create land …
… fertility of hybrids, Darwin began in the spring of 1855 a series of hybridising experiments with …
… of specialists in his cirripede study, so Darwin began in 1855 to establish a comparable, yet even …
… travelogues that described unusual domestic breeds. Early in 1855 , following the advice of William …
… breeding. As Darwin told Fox in a letter of 27 March [1855 ] , the object of his work was ‘to view …
… classification Hybridism, domestic animals & plants &c &c &c) to see how far they …
… wish it Throughout the correspondence of 1854 and 1855 , the overwhelming impression given …
… & will not do as I wish it’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 7 May [1855 ] ). But, whether successful or …

Scientific Networks

Summary

Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…

Matches: 14 hits

… activities for building and maintaining such connections. Darwin's networks extended from his …
… when strong institutional structures were largely absent. Darwin had a small circle of scientific …
… section contains two sets of letters. The first is between Darwin and his friend Kew botanist J. D. …
… about Hooker’s thoughts. Letter 729 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., [11 Jan 1844] …
… confessing a murder”. Letter 736 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 23 Feb [1844] …
… Darwin and Gray Letter 1674 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 25 Apr [1855 ] Darwin …
… species. Letter 1685 — Gray, Asa to Darwin, C. R., 22 May 1855 Gray recalled …
… flora in the USA. Letter 2125 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 20 July [1857] Darwin …
… information exchange. Letter 1202 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 6 Oct [1848] …
… name. Letter 1220 — Hooker, J. D. to Darwin, C. R., 3 Feb 1849 In this gossipy …
… species descriptions. Letter 1260 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 12 Oct 1849 …
… Letter 1720 — Darwin, C. R. to Lubbock, John, 19 [July 1855 ] Darwin congratulates Lubbock on …
… 1751 — Darwin, C. R. to Tegetmeier, W. B., 31 Aug [1855 ] Darwin thanks W. B. Tegetmeier for …
… 1788 — Darwin, C. R. to Tegetmeier, W. B., [2 Dec 1855 ] Darwin raises queries resulting …

What is an experiment?

Summary

Darwin is not usually regarded as an experimenter, but rather as an astute observer and a grand theorist. His early career seems to confirm this. He began with detailed note-taking, collecting and cataloguing on the Beagle, and edited a descriptive zoology…

Matches: 21 hits

… Darwin is not usually regarded as an experimenter, but rather as an astute …
… was of course kept secret and worked upon for decades, as Darwin collected ‘all kinds of facts’ …
… and acquire specimens for his own use. A portrait of Darwin in 1849 shows him with a specimen …
… rather than experimentation. According to this view, Darwin was a ‘philosophical naturalist’ whose …
… than morphological affinity. The two-fold division of Darwin’s science between observation …
… authorities who could do the more advanced work of theory. Darwin contributed to this movement, …
… institutional heads like Joseph Dalton Hooker and Asa Gray. Darwin adopted a perspective of great …
… publications. The final picture that we then have of Darwin is that of a gentleman naturalist, able …
… a tradition on the wane, and it was gradually eclipsed in Darwin’s own lifetime by the more …
… is the sharp distinction between observation and theory. Darwin would be the first to defend the …
… with a curb on make far the best observers’ ( letter to C. H. L. Woodd , 4 March 1850 ). He made …
… there is no good & original observation’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 22 December 1857 ). Much …
… that were made to further substantiate evolutionary theory. Darwin was also greatly heartened by the …
… a highly controlled space with specialized equipment. In Darwin’s day this was by no means the case. …
… sometimes to refer to naturally occurring phenomena. Darwin clearly regarded many of his domestic …
… miniature (small plots of land). Experimentation in Darwin’s day was not the monopoly of …
… and poultry fanciers, landowners, architects, and writers. Darwin sought the advice of an engineer …
… Scott). In his choice of correspondents and collaborators, Darwin valued patience, caution, and …
… and Michael Foster. A final feature to note about Darwin’s experimental life is the pleasure …
… [21 March 1857] ; letter to J. S. Henslow, 27 June [1855 ] ). Of course, there was also …
… & will not do as I wish it’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 7 May [1855 ] ). But increasingly over time, …

Women’s scientific participation

Summary

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…

Matches: 20 hits

… | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a …
… community. Here is a selection of letters exchanged between Darwin and his workforce of women …
… Women: Letter 1194 - Darwin to Whitby, M. A. T., [12 August 1849] Darwin …
… peculiarities in inheritance. Letter 3787 - Darwin, H. E. to Darwin, [29 October …
… in her garden. Letter 4523 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [6 June 1864] …
… . Letter 5745 - Barber, M. E. to Darwin, [after February 1867] Mary Barber …
… Egypt. Letter 7223 - Darwin to Wedgwood, L. C., [8 June 1867 - 72] Darwin …
… Henrietta. Letter 7179 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [5 May 1870] …
… the wallpaper. Letter 5756 - Langton, E. & C. to Wedgwood S. E., [after 9 …
… Letter 1701 - Morris, M. H. to Prior, R. C. A., [17 June 1855 ] Margaretta Hare Morris …
… in Llandudno. Letter 4823 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, H. E., [May 1865] …
… Letter 8144 - Darwin to Wedgwood, L. C., [5 January 1872] Darwin asks his niece, …
… Lychnis diurna. Letter 8168 - Ruck, A. R . to Darwin, H., [20 January 1872] …
… lawn. Letter 8224 - Darwin to Ruck, A. R., [24 February 1872] Darwin …
… Letter 9606 - Harrison, L. C. to Darwin, [22 August 1874] Darwin’s niece, Lucy, …
… Letter 1701 - Morris, M. H. to Prior, R. C. A., [17 June 1855 ] Margaretta Hare Morris …
… garden ”. Letter 6083 - Casparay, J. X. R. to Darwin, [2 April 1868] …
… the future. Letter 4038 - Darwin to Lyell, C., [12-13 March 1863] Darwin …
… . Several reviewers speak of the “lucid, vigorous style, &c.” for which he owes her a great debt …
… Letter 7858 - Darwin to Wa llace, A. R., [12 July 1871] Darwin tells Wallace that …

Darwin’s reading notebooks

Summary

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…

Matches: 26 hits

… In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to …
… (DAR 119) opens with five pages of text copied from Notebook C and carries on through 1851; the …
… used these notebooks extensively in dating and annotating Darwin’s letters; the full transcript …
… *128). For clarity, the transcript does not record Darwin’s alterations. The spelling and …
… book had been consulted. Those cases where it appears that Darwin made a genuine deletion have been …
… a few instances, primarily in the ‘Books Read’ sections, Darwin recorded that a work had been …
… of the books listed in the other two notebooks. Sometimes Darwin recorded that an abstract of the …
… own. Soon after beginning his first reading notebook, Darwin began to separate the scientific …
… the second reading notebook. Readers primarily interested in Darwin’s scientific reading, therefore, …
… to be Read [DAR *119: Inside Front Cover] C. Darwin June 1 st . 1838 …
… [DAR *119: 2v.] White’s regular gradation in man [C. White 1799] Lindley’s …
… 8 vo p 181 [Latreille 1819]. see p. 17 Note Book C. for reference to authors about E. Indian …
… in brutes Blackwood June 1838 [J. F. Ferrie 1838]. H. C. Watson on Geog. distrib: of Brit: …
… Wiegman has pub. German pamphlet on crossing oats &c [Wiegmann 1828] Horticultural …
… in Library of Hort. Soc. [DAR *119:5v.] M c .Neil 16 has written good article …
… [Fellows 1839] Catherine 48 Life of Collins R.A. [Collins 1848] Phases of Faith …
… Life of Sheridan [T. Moore 1825] Huc’s China [Huc 1855 ] —read } recom by Erasmus. Watt …
… Rev d Baden Powel on the Unity of Worlds [Powell 1855 ]—discusses Vestiges [Chambers] 1847], must …
… 172] D r . Young’s Life by Peacock [Peacock 1855 ] praised by Erasmus.— Read …
… 12. Begin vol. 13. 98 Huc’s “Chinese Empire” [Huc 1855 ] several Dogs & Cats described. (read) …
… Impériale et Centrale d'Horticulture de Paris ] vol. 1 1855 . (I have read p. 209 to 268.) …
… recommends me to read Alexander Blain on Intellect [Bain 1855 ] 102 Eytons work on the …
… 1848. Memoirs of the life of William Collins, Esq., R.A. 2 vols. London. *119: 23; 119: …
… by Richard Owen. Vol. 4 of The works of John Hunter, F.R.S. with notes . Edited by James F. …
… Robert. 1843. Memoirs of the life of John Constable, R.A., composed chiefly of his letters. …
… Peacock, George. 1855 . Life of Thomas Young, M.D., F.R.S. London. *128: 172; 128: 21 …

Scientific Practice

Summary

Specialism|Experiment|Microscopes|Collecting|Theory Letter writing is often seen as a part of scientific communication, rather than as integral to knowledge making. This section shows how correspondence could help to shape the practice of science, from…

Matches: 5 hits

… the work of collecting, and the construction of theory. Darwin was not simply a gentleman naturalist …
… of the most advanced laboratory methods and equipment. Darwin used letters as a speculative space, …
… Specialism and Detail Darwin is usually thought of as a gentleman naturalist and a …
… across and drew together different fields of knowledge. But Darwin also made substantial …
… discussion was often the starting point for some of Darwin's most valuable and enduring …

Before Origin: the ‘big book’

Summary

Darwin began ‘sorting notes for Species Theory’ on 9 September 1854, the very day he concluded his eight-year study of barnacles (Darwin's Journal). He had long considered the question of species. In 1842, he outlined a theory of transmutation in a…

Matches: 20 hits

… Darwin began ‘sorting notes for Species Theory’ on 9 September 1854, the …
… day he concluded his eight-year study of barnacles ( Darwin's Journal ). He had long …
… to paper in a more substantial essay. By this point, Darwin had also admitted to his close friend …
… he acknowledged, ‘ like confessing a murder ’. While Darwin recognised he had far more work to do …
… reaction to the transmutation theory it contained convinced Darwin that further evidence for the …
… of Vestiges to him. It took another ten years before Darwin felt ready to start collating his …
… six months before he started sorting his species notes, Darwin had worried that the process would …
… I shall feel, if I when I get my notes together on species &c &c, the whole thing explodes …
… well ’, he fretted at the time. However, by March 1855 , he was immersed in the preparatory stages …
… immutability of species ’, he told his cousin William Darwin Fox. Experimental work …
… set up to provide crucial evidence for his arguments. Fox, Darwin assumed, would have bred pigeons …
… intensely bred to exaggerate particular characters, would, Darwin believed, clearly exhibit the …
… amusement’ and be a ‘ horrid bore ’. Contrary to Darwin’s expectations, however, the pigeon …
… delight to his young daughter Henrietta . In April 1855 , at the same time as Darwin began …
… Hoping to benefit from Hooker’s botanical expertise, Darwin inquired: ‘ will you tell me at a …
… land bridges suggested by the naturalist Edward Forbes. Darwin declared to Hooker in July 1856 ‘y …
… to me, & yet I cannot honestly admit the doctrine ’. Darwin thought Forbes’ hypothesis ‘ an …
… geograph. distribution, geological history—affinities &c &c &c.. And it seems to me, …
… While there, he wrote to Wallace. Praising Wallace’s 1855 article on species, and commenting on the …
… and a half chapters were edited and published in 1975 by R. C. Stauffer under the title Charles …

Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'

Summary

In May 1856, Darwin began writing up his 'species sketch’ in earnest. During this period, his working life was completely dominated by the preparation of his 'Big Book', which was to be called Natural selection. Using letters are the main…

Matches: 28 hits

… On 14 May 1856, Charles Darwin recorded in his journal that he ‘Began by Lyell’s advice writing …
… more for the sake of priority than anything else—Darwin was reluctant to squeeze his expansive …
… Natural selection . Determined as he was to publish, Darwin nevertheless still felt cautious …
… specialist in Madeiran entomology, Thomas Vernon Wollaston. Darwin also came to rely on the caustic …
… in London. Natural Selection Not all of Darwin’s manuscript on species has been …
… of pigeons, poultry, and other domesticated animals. As Darwin explained to Lyell, his studies, …
… can William Bernhard Tegetmeier continued to help Darwin acquire much of the material for …
… on domestic animals in India and elsewhere. William Darwin Fox supplied information about cats, dogs …
… mastiffs. The disparate facts were correlated and checked by Darwin, who adroitly used letters, …
… can.’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 8 February [1857] ). Darwin also attempted to test ideas …
… experiments on plants. Expanding projects set up during 1855 and 1856 (see Correspondence vol. 5 …
… garden species with their wild congeners. Many of Darwin’s conclusions about the variation of …
… these chapters are not extant. It seems likely that Darwin used the manuscript when compiling The …
… or lost during the process. Before the publication of Darwin's correspondence from these years, …
… light on the role that these ideas were intended to play in Darwin’s formal exposition. …
… selection could not act without varieties to act upon, Darwin wanted to know where, how, and in what …
… Making the fullest possible use of his botanical friends, Darwin cross-examined them on different …
… and conditions of existence? One useful example that Darwin intended to include in his book was the …
… relatives. But a last-minute check with Hooker revealed that Darwin was mistaken: ‘You have shaved …
… was wrong ( letter to John Lubbock, 14 July [1857] ). Darwin thought his results showed that …
… than relinquish the results achieved after so much effort, Darwin began the whole laborious project …
… Such perseverance is perhaps the key to this period in Darwin’s life. He brought the same quality of …
… This was the origin and function of sex in nature. Darwin had always been intrigued by the …
… (see Correspondence vol. 3), he had begun in 1855 a series of researches designed to explain how …
… of his study was the series of experiments begun in 1855 based on soaking a wide variety of seeds in …
… not a bird be killed (by hawk, lightning, apoplexy, hail &c) with seeds in crop, & it would …
… and the preparation of his manuscript ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 1 May 1857 ) seem innocuous and …
… in this area, for Charles Lyell thought that Wallace’s 1855 paper implied some kind of belief in …

Darwin in letters, 1844–1846: Building a scientific network

Summary

The scientific results of the Beagle voyage still dominated Darwin's working life, but he broadened his continuing investigations into the nature and origin of species. Far from being a recluse, Darwin was at the heart of British scientific society,…

Matches: 26 hits

… results of the Beagle voyage still dominated Darwin's working life, but throughout these …
… species and varieties. In contrast to the received image of Darwin as a recluse in Down, the letters …
… Down House was altered and extended to accommodate Darwin’s growing family and the many relatives …
… The geological publications In these years, Darwin published two books on geology, Volcanic …
… papers for all these organisations. Between 1844 and 1846 Darwin himself wrote ten papers, six of …
… 2, letter to A. Y. Spearman, 9 October 1843, n. 1). Darwin's inner circle: first …
… not (it is like confessing a murder) immutable Darwin’s earlier scientific friendships …
… friends, with the addition of Hooker, were important to Darwin for—among other things—they were the …
… scientific issues that arose out of his work on species. Darwin discussed his ideas on species …
… Only two months after their first exchange, early in 1844, Darwin told Hooker that he was engaged in …
… correspondence that his close friends were not outraged by Darwin’s heterodox opinions and later in …
… But although eager for the views of informed colleagues, Darwin was naturally protective of his …
… vol. 4, letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 [February 1847]). Darwin can be seen as a cautious strategist, …
… candidate, known to be working on species and varieties, was Darwin himself: as he told his cousin …
… the book to him. But, as his letters to Hooker show, Darwin carefully considered and then rejected …
… Perhaps the most interesting letter relating to Darwin’s species theory, which also bears on his …
… to his wife Emma, dated 5 July 1844 , just after Darwin had completed the final draft of his …
… who would undertake to see the work through the press. Darwin also listed possible editors: at first …
… on the work. But the list was subsequently altered after Darwin’s second, and possibly third, …
… Hooker’s was added. Much later, by the autumn of 1854 when Darwin began sorting out his notes in …
… the cover to that effect. The full consideration that Darwin gave to the future editing and …
… he was for much of the time too ill even to write letters, Darwin felt that his life was only too …
… in his health. Volcanoes, rocks, and fossils Darwin’s published work during this …
… elevation of extensive tracts of land relative to the sea. Darwin put forward a new explanation of …
… whose subsequent work led to the general acceptance of Darwin’s views. South America drew …
… with drawings of his first dissection. The barnacle—‘M r Arthrobalanus’ in Hooker’s and Darwin’s …

Darwin’s study of the Cirripedia

Summary

Darwin’s work on barnacles, conducted between 1846 and 1854, has long posed problems for historians. Coming between his transmutation notebooks and the Origin of species, it has frequently been interpreted as a digression from Darwin’s species work. Yet…

Matches: 23 hits

… Darwin’s work on barnacles, conducted between 1846 and 1854, has long posed …
… , it has frequently been interpreted as a digression from Darwin’s species work. Yet when this study …
… anomalous. Moreover, as the letters in this volume suggest, Darwin’s study of cirripedes, far from …
… classification using the most recent methods available, Darwin was able to provide a thorough …
… his views on the species question (Crisp 1983). Darwin’s interest in invertebrate zoology …
… Robert Edmond Grant. In his Autobiography (pp. 49–50), Darwin recalled: ‘Drs. Grant and …
… numerous references to the ova of various invertebrates, and Darwin’s first scientific paper, …
… marine organisms was exercised during the Beagle voyage. Darwin expressed his current enthusiasm …
… earlier researches in Edinburgh on the ova of invertebrates, Darwin was particularly well prepared …
… In 1835, in the Chonos Archipelago off the coast of Chile, Darwin found ‘most curious’ minute …
… In the zoological notes made during the Beagle voyage, Darwin recorded: ‘The thick shell of some …
… the absence of a shell and its unusual parasitic nature, Darwin recognised that it differed greatly …
… Such a revaluation had not been undertaken when, in 1846, Darwin began to examine several …
… of as many genera as I could procure.’ For fourteen months Darwin pursued an anatomical study of …
… British Museum and himself a cirripede expert, suggested to Darwin that he prepare a monograph of …
… and advised him on procuring other collections. At the time Darwin committed himself to this study, …
… such questions as yours,—whether number of species &c &c should enter as an element in …
… from common stocks— In this view all relations of analogy &c &c &, consist of those …
… metamorphoses, as we shall see presently in Hippoboscus &c states that in Crust, antennæ & …
… 1852) or elevating it to a separate class altogether (R. Owen 1855 ). Milne-Edwards and Owen also …
… as a distinct class between the Crustacea and the Annelida (R. Owen 1855 ).^7^ Darwin, however, with …
… spirits Every cirriped that I dissect I preserve the jaws &c. &c. in this manner, which …
… CD’s specimen has remained unique. (The editors thank Drs R. W. Ingle and G. Boxshall of the British …

Orundellico (Jemmy Button)

Summary

Orundellico was one of the Yahgan, or canoe people of the southern part of Tierra del Fuego. He was the fourth hostage taken by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, in 1830 following the theft of the small surveying boat. This fourteen-year old boy was…

Matches: 8 hits

… as a member of a seafaring people, he could not understand Darwin’s seasickness, he would often …
… contain his feelings at seeing the alteration in Jemmy, and Darwin lamented ‘so complete and …
… joined the captain’s table for dinner, and, according to Darwin, was ‘ very happy, did not wish to …
… Squaw ’. Jemmy Button was next heard of in 1855 when he was sought by officials of the …
… to take tea with an English woman, he requested clothes. By 1855 , he had two wives and several …
… with the Yamana people of Cape Horn, before and after Darwin. Cambridge: Cambridge University …
… Button. London: Hodder and Stoughton. Darwin, C. R. 1845. Journal of researches into the …
… Beagle round the world, under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N. 2d edition. London: John Murray. …

Introduction to the Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle

Summary

'a humble toadyish follower…': Not all pictures of Darwin during the Beagle voyage are flattering. Published here for the first time is a complete transcript of a satirical account of the Beagle’s brief visit in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands…

Matches: 23 hits

… obtain such a one I was (in a manner) compelled to take Mr Darwin on a far too independent footing. …
… fond of Natural History”… Not all pictures of Darwin during the Beagle voyage are …
… in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands, the only coral atoll Darwin observed first-hand. The satire, …
… didn’t meet them personally, Ross took bitter exception to Darwin and FitzRoy’s later accounts of …
… Anderson John Clunies Ross’ satire, written c.1848, is a fascinating document. It is …
… captain, Robert FitzRoy and his naturalist companion Charles Darwin. Ross’ unique perspective on the …
… foreman on the one hand and the texts written by FitzRoy and Darwin on the other. We can certainly …
… but by no means least, the coral reef theories of Charles Darwin. (For that particular concern see …
… interest. Ross’ picture of both FitzRoy and Darwin on this voyage is unlike any others we …
… influenced Ross’ own enterprises. His attitude to Darwin was somewhat less resentful, but still …
… at home. Finally, according to Ross, neither man wrote well: Darwin was trite and conventional , …
… in FitzRoy’s voice, but some footnotes are signed “J.C.R.” and there are editorial interventions in …
… and are marked in roman numerals. Others relate to Darwin’s 1839 or 1845 volumes and Belcher’s …
… He went to sea first in a Greenland whaler aged thirteen, c.1800. In 1812, aged 25, while on a …
… until the late twentieth century. Alexander Hare (c.1770-1834) was a British merchant who …
… as John Murray’s publication of the new edition of Darwin’s Beagle journal was achieving success …
… to depression and died by suicide in 1865. Charles Darwin (1809-1882) A young naturalist, …
… prone to rash speculations. Ross was conscious that Darwin was a rising star in the scientific world …
… Voyage of HMS Beagle Around the World . At Cocos Keeling, Darwin was keenly interested in the …
… to his death. Capt. Alexander Albert Sandilands, R.N. (c.1786-1832) of HMS Comet …
… Gleanings in Science . Capt Francis Harding, R.N. (1799 - 1875) In HMS Pelorus , …
… to Bencoolen in his ship Harriet . Joseph C. Raymond, a seaman from a British ship …
… Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indie 8 (1855 ) 1-43. biodiversitylibrary.org. …

Darwin’s observations on his children

Summary

Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children, began the research that culminated in his book The Expression of the emotions in man and animals, published in 1872, and his article ‘A biographical sketch of an infant’, published in Mind…

Matches: 25 hits

… Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children,[1] began the …
… is available below . As with much of his other work, Darwin gathered additional information on the …
… lunatics, the blind, and animals. And as early as 1839 Darwin had begun to collect information on …
… the expression of emotions. As the following transcript of Darwin’s notes reveals, he closely …
… William Erasmus, the stages of his development suggesting to Darwin those expressions which are …
… The tone of the manuscript reflects an aspect of Darwin’s character clearly perceived by Emma during …
… “What does that prove”.’[6] For in these notes, Darwin’s deep scientific curiosity transcends his …
… that on occasion he refers to William as ‘it’. Darwin possessed the ability to dissociate …
… memories.[8] Yet, though the dissociation was essential for Darwin’s scientific goal, the notes here …
… the record breaks off until January 1852, by which time the Darwin family had increased by five: …
… the onset of frowning, smiling, etc., as was the focus of Darwin’s attention on William and Anne, …
… of logical thought and language. On 20 May 1854, Darwin again took over the notebook and, …
… all the notes until July 1856, when the observations ceased. Darwin’s later entries, like Emma’s, …
… Transcription: 1 [9] W. Erasmus. Darwin born. Dec. 27 th . 1839.—[10] During first week. …
… of muscles, without a corresponding sensation. D r . Holland[12] informs me children do not …
… trowsers. Emma one morning put on an unconspicuous bonnet of C. Langton,[52] W. instantly observed …
… she added an s to the end of every word “Ettis & Bettis &c afterwards all the ws were turned …
… goed dawn to the willage”. Fish for Smith. Kaw for cow. &c. Lenny[61] 2 years old speaks …
… any thing with my egg. Miss Th. Shall I cut up y r meat? L. I don’t care whether you do or …
… “But I could not help it”— I said “Lenny you c d help it, don’t say that”. “I could not help it a …
… so pathetically “I cannot explain”. Feb 1. 1855 . Lenny asked me “Will you play at beggar-my …
… asked where you thought it was.—” Ap. 20. 1855 — Lenny having a cut glittering glass in …
… written in pencil by CD and subsequently overwritten by Emma Darwin. The transcription throughout …
… [15] ‘Annie . . . fortnight’ was written by Emma Darwin on the verso of page 3 and opposite the …
… The name and address of a Mrs Locke are noted in Emma Darwin’s 1843 diary. [16] The following …

People featured in the Dutch photograph album

Summary

Here is a list of people that appeared in the photograph album Darwin received for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from scientific admirers in the Netherlands. Many thanks to Hester Loeff for identifying and researching them. No. …

Matches: 2 hits

… list of people that appeared in the photograph album Darwin received for his birthday on 12 …
… Phil. nat. stud. Leiden 8 oktober 1855 Batavia …

People featured in the Dutch photograph album

Summary

List of people appearing in the photograph album Darwin received from scientific admirers in the Netherlands for his birthday on 12 February 1877. We are grateful to Hester Loeff for providing this list and for permission to make her research available.…

Matches: 4 hits

… List of people appearing in the photograph album Darwin received from scientific admirers in …
… Died just a few months after the album was sent to Charles Darwin at the age of 53 …
… Geologist, Economist an Darwinist. Corresponded with Darwin and translated The descent of Man in …
… Phil. nat. stud. Leiden 8 oktober 1855 Batavia …

	drama	(1)
	Historical documents	(4)
	Life sciences	(1)
	Natural selections: a longer read	(2)
	CCD intro	(3)
	Featured	(3)
	natural selection	(1)
	Geology	(1)
	Beagle voyage networks	(1)
	Correspondents	(1)
	Voyage of HMS Beagle	(2)
	Home and family	(1)

Darwin Correspondence Project

Search form

Search: contains ""

Bad Request

Summary

Matches: 18 hits

Summary

Matches: 24 hits

Summary

Matches: 23 hits

Summary

Matches: 14 hits

Summary

Matches: 21 hits

Summary

Matches: 20 hits

Summary

Matches: 26 hits

Summary

Matches: 5 hits

Summary

Matches: 20 hits

Summary

Matches: 28 hits

Summary

Matches: 26 hits

Summary

Matches: 23 hits

Summary

Matches: 7 hits

Summary

Matches: 8 hits

Summary

Matches: 23 hits

Summary

Matches: 25 hits

Summary

Matches: 2 hits

Summary

Matches: 4 hits