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Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small
Summary
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…
Matches: 3 hits
- … intending to test its effects on chlorophyll ( letter to Joseph Fayrer, 30 March 1882 ). He …
- … J. F. Simpson, 7 January 1882 ). The agricultural chemist Joseph Henry Gilbert was struck by the …
- … the sorrowful news to his closest friends. She wrote to Joseph Dalton Hooker the day after Darwin’s …
List of correspondents
Summary
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,…
Matches: 13 hits
- … Louis (1) Bertrand, Joseph (2) …
- … Buist, Robert (2) Bullar, Joseph (2) …
- … Fawcett, Henry (4) Fayrer, Joseph (15) …
- … Ernst von (3) Hewett, Joseph (1) …
- … Kaufman, K. P. von (2) Kay, Joseph (1) …
- … Lehmann, Emil (1) Leidy, Joseph (1) …
- … Lippert, Julius (1) Lister, Joseph (1) …
- … Playfair, Lyon (8) Plimsoll, Joseph (6) …
- … S. T. (7) Prestwich, Joseph (4) …
- … Simmons, F. W. C. (1) Simms, Joseph (1) …
- … Sinclair, James (1) Sinel, Joseph (1) …
- … Witte, Emil (1) Wolf, Joseph (1) …
- … T. V. (10) Wolstenholme, Joseph (1) …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
Summary
‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
Insectivorous plants
Summary
Darwin’s work on insectivorous plants began by accident. While on holiday in the summer of 1860, staying with his wife’s relatives in Hartfield, Sussex, he went for long walks on the heathland and became curious about the large number of insects caught by…
