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Francis Galton
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Galton was a naturalist, statistician, and evolutionary theorist. He was a second cousin of Darwin’s, having descended from his grandfather, Erasmus. Born in Birmingham in 1822, Galton studied medicine at King’s College, London, and also read mathematics…
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- … Galton was a naturalist, statistician, and evolutionary theorist. He was a …
- … from his grandfather, Erasmus. Born in Birmingham in 1822, Galton studied medicine at King’s College …
- … completing a natural historical narrative of the journey (Galton 1853). Darwin enjoyed and admired …
- … animals in Africa. On receiving a copy of Origin , Galton remarked that reading the book was like …
- … hypothesis of pangenesis in Variation (1868), Galton began a series of experiments on rabbits to …
- … he wrote on 26 April 1870 . In the following year, Galton delivered a paper to the Royal Society …
- … hereditary material to be transmitted through the blood. Galton resumed his experiments with …
- … organs, isolated from the effects of environment or habit. Galton shared his views in several …
- … sought help from his mathematician son George, who shared Galton’s more statistical approach to …
- … & how difficult to judge on these latter heads” ( 4 January [1873] ). Like most of his …
- … in human achievement. In response to a questionnaire that Galton prepared for his book English men …
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
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- … alongside a botanical interest in roots, as he and his son Francis carried out their latest …
- … alas, very dull & has disappointed me much’ ( letter to Francis Galton, 15 [June 1879] ). Even …
- … with Charles Darwin and Ernst Haeckel. Kosmos was, as Francis Darwin reported from Germany that …
- … the children correctly’, mentioning in particular that Francis Galton was the son of one of Erasmus …
- … to contradict false statements that had been published by Francis Galton’s aunt, Mary Anne …
- … for Captain Robert FitzRoy on the Beagle voyage, Francis Beaufort of the Admiralty described the …
- … and poet’ ( Correspondence vol. 1, letter from Francis Beaufort to Robert FitzRoy, 1 September …
- … ( letter from V. H. Darwin, 28 May [1879] ). On the Galton side of the family, Elizabeth Anne …
- … me’, Darwin wrote enthusiastically to Reginald Darwin on 4 April , declaring that reading it was …
- … perplexed than ever about life of D r . D’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 12 July [1879] ). It was …
- … in plants. Over the previous two years, he and his son Francis had worked together on the …
- … of radicles, the embryonic roots of seedlings ( letter to Francis Darwin, 16 June [1879] ). …
- … to continue experiments on the sensitivity of radicles. Francis experienced obstacles from the start …
- … views on heliotropism to such an extent that he implied that Francis’s experiments were ‘hardly …
- … that it came from a specific gland in the leaf. This struck Francis as ‘bosh’, but, he complained to …
- … up and go because Sachs didn’t.’ Moreover, Sachs admired Francis’s little spectroscope so much that …
- … independent of him as possible’, Francis told Darwin on 4 July, after reporting that he had …
- … with Ubba about your return’, Darwin wrote to Francis on 4 July , ‘He said “it is likely he will …
- … neither cross nor ennuied’ (Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [4 August 1879] (DAR 219.1: 125)). Darwin …
- … has opposed it’ (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [4 August 1879] (DAR 219.1: 125)). Nothing …
- … ‘to be planted in my honour!’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 4 November [1879] ). While in Coniston, …
- … frog be published in Nature ( letter to J. N. Lockyer, 4 and 6 March [1879] ). When Darwin’s …
- … the book, the response from readers was gratifying. Francis Galton read the book with the greatest …
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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- … (1) Alberts, Karl (4) Alberts, Maurice …
- … (2) Allman, G. J. (4) Althaus, Julius …
- … (1) Atkinson, Edward (4) Aubertin, J. J. …
- … (1) Bailey, W. W. (4) Baillie, A. F. …
- … (1) Bary, Anton de (4) Bashford, Frederick …
- … G. E. (1) Beaufort, Francis (5) …
- … (1) Behrens, Wilhelm (4) Beke, C. T. …
- … (1) Bianconi, G. G. (4) Bibliogr. Inst. …
- … (8) Blackwall, John (4) Blackwell, A. L. B. …
- … (7) Blair, R. H. (4) Blake, C. C. (3 …
- … Boole, M. E. (3) Boott, Francis (7) …
- … (2) Broca, Paul (4) Broderip, W. J. …
- … (1) Browne, Hugh (4) Browne, W. R. …
- … (1) Canning, A. S. G. (4) Capes, Frederick …
- … (1) Cardwell, Edward (4) Carlier, A. G. …
- … (1) Chapman, John (4) Charles, R. F. …
- … Darwin, Emma (191) Darwin, Francis (287) …
- … Everest, Robert (1) Ewbank, Francis (1) …
- … Fox, W. D. (225) Francis, George (1) …
- … Galton, Erasmus (1) Galton, Francis (118) …
- … Archibald (1) Lloyd, Francis (1) …
- … Parker, Charles (2) Parker, Francis (1) …
- … Walford, Edward (2) Walker, Francis (6) …
- … George (2) Warner, Francis (1) …
- … F. M. (2) Wedgwood, Francis (4) …
- … (2) Wemyss-Charteris-Douglas, Francis (1) …
- … White, Adam (2) White, Francis Buchanan (3) …
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
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In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began writing about all the eminent men he had met. He embarked on this task, which formed an addition to his autobiography, because he had nothing else to do. He had…
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- … Butler, as he told his daughter Henrietta Litchfield on 4 January , ‘would like its publication …
- … of the false accusation’. Other friends rallied round. Francis Balfour translated Krause’s account …
- … as for its success’, Darwin told Arabella Buckley on 4 January . Buckley had suggested …
- … had been a major undertaking for both Darwin and his son Francis, who assisted in the many …
- … ‘500 more, making 2000’ ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January 1881 ). Unlike Darwin’s other …
- … publish, although he was sending his printers ‘in 3 or 4 weeks the M.S. of a quite small book of …
- … of their behaviour were trustworthy ( letter to Francis Galton, 8 March [1881] ). Although results …
- … July, sending the pages to Germany for further checks by Francis Darwin, who was spending the summer …
- … Ruskin, who lived there. Sending the last two chapters to Francis on 27 May , Darwin wrote, …
- … to begin any new subject requiring much work’, he told Francis Darwin on 30 May . ‘I have been …
- … case.’ An additional motivation may have been to support Francis Darwin’s published research on …
- … Darwin tried a variety of plants and reagents, telling Francis on 17 October , ‘I have wasted …
- … up the job; but I cannot endure to do this’, Darwin told Francis on 9 November , and writing …
- … ‘an excellent Journal’ ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 4 July [1881] ). In these ways, Darwin kept up …
- … [1881] ). Feeling ‘awfully guilty’ for doing so, on 4 August Hooker sent Darwin a list of queries …
- … ‘I was a fool to go,’ he told William Darwin on 4 August , ‘but I could hardly have declined.’ He …
- … Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company led Darwin to chide Francis for giving a klinostat designed …
- … supporters, and rejoiced in his election. Promoting Francis’s own botanical research was as …
- … on 27 January for not commending papers presented by Francis at the Linnean Society the previous …
- … realised was ‘incumbent’ upon him), Darwin, certain that Francis had not been offended, stated, ‘I …
- … letter to Asa Gray, 29 January 1881 ). While Francis was working in de Bary’s …
- … him contained not only botanical matters but also news about Francis’s 5-year-old son, Bernard. Just …
- … say “Mr. Dada you must go home at once”’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 20 May 1881 ). Francis tried …
- … be marching if they were put in her pocket’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 25 May [1881] ). Two days …
- … book were from those who had received presentation copies. Galton wrote on 9 October , ‘I wish …
- … new investigations’. Thanking Wiesner for the book on 4 October , Darwin warned him, ‘I read …
Darwin in letters, 1872: Job done?
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'My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, 'is so nearly closed. . . What little more I can do, shall be chiefly new work’, and the tenor of his correspondence throughout the year is one of wistful reminiscence, coupled with a keen eye…
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- … more I can do, shall be chiefly new work’ ( letter to Francis Galton, 8 November [1872] ), and the …
- … drawings shortly afterwards ( letter from Samuel Butler to Francis Darwin, [before 30 May 1872] , …
- … Cecil, to attend a séance ( letter from M. C. Stanley, 4 June 1872 ). There was increasing …
- … the claims of spiritualists, and Darwin, through his cousin Francis Galton, had with some interest …
- … however, incorporated in the second edition, produced by Francis Darwin after his father’s death. …
- … new name on the list of volunteers: by the beginning of May, Francis Darwin, the Darwins’ third son, …
- … habitual grounds of ill health ( letter from J. S. Craig, 4 November 1872 , and letter to J. S. …
Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
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- … Cross and self fertilisation (1876). Darwin’s son Francis became increasingly involved in this …
- … from within the family, and he was clearly delighted by Francis’s decision. A large portion …
- … in animals. The subject was brought closer to home by Francis Galton’s work on inherited talent, …
- … Poisons and electrocution . . . His son Francis was assisting the histologist Edward Emanuel …
- … of medical research in London. On the advice of Klein, Francis obtained a new microscope for his …
- … knows when it will be ready” ( letter to John Murray, 4 May [1873] ). Keeping it in the …
- … on botany, he drew more on assistance from his son Francis. While visiting his fiancée, Amy Ruck, in …
- … notes and take tracings of their burrows” ( letter from Francis Darwin, 14 August [1873] ). …
- … [1873] ). Shortly afterwards, it was arranged for Francis to rent a house in the village (Down …
- … to H. E. Litchfield, 20 February 1873 ). The surgeon Francis Stephen Bennet Francois de Chaumont, …
- … of instinct and inheritance when he was asked by his cousin Francis Galton to participate in a study …
- … to encourage interbreeding among the “naturally gifted” (Galton 1873a). Darwin was sympathetic to …
- … and investing money very well” ( letter to Francis Galton, 28 May 1873 ). Among character traits, …
- … his own character, he asked his sons to complete the list. Francis added to his father’s virtues: …
- … and difficulties”. Later in the year, Darwin learned from Francis Maitland Balfour that Dohrn had …
- … of one of these longish breaks, Darwin wrote to his son Francis, “I am in an idiotic state of …
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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- … felt remorse to the last hour of his life’ ( Descent 1: 40). Darwin’s closest encounter …
- … particles (‘gemmules’) dispersed throughout the body. Galton acquired different breeds of rabbits …
- … surgically joining the bodies of different breeds together. Galton reported regularly to Darwin on …
- … his theory to apply to plants. He added, however that Galton’s experiments were ‘extremely curious’, …
- … ( letter to Nature , [before 27 April 1871] ). When Galton could no longer look after the …
- … the poor creatures a home at Down, only to return them to Galton as required for further cross …
- … however, and he advised against repeating the procedures of Galton: With respect to your …
- … stated his position most frankly in a letter to Henrietta, 4 January [1875] . I have long …
- … at the present agitation. ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January [1875] ) Darwin worked …
- … a persecuted religious sect’ ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 4 June [1876] ). Experimenters and a …
- … To bring more solidarity to the field, Darwin’s son Francis, and a number of his close colleagues …
Darwin in letters, 1878: Movement and sleep
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In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his attention to the movements of plants. He investigated the growth pattern of roots and shoots, studying the function of specific organs in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of…
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- … organs in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of experiments …
- … of most advanced plant laboratories in Europe. While Francis was away, Darwin delighted in …
- … (see Movement in plants , pp. 112–13). He explained to Francis on 2 July : ‘I go on maundering …
- … out that he missed sensitiveness of apex’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, [11 May 1878] ). …
- … next considered sound. He explained to John Tyndall on 4 December: ‘The day before yesterday & …
- … the bassoon & apparently more by a high than a low note.’ Francis apparently played the musical …
- … on plant movement were intensely collaborative, with Francis playing a more active role than ever. …
- … exchanged when they were apart. At the start of June, Francis left to work at Sach’s laboratory in …
- … ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 18 June [1878] ). While Francis was away, Darwin sent regular …
- … to talk to, about my work, I scribble to you ( letter to Francis Darwin, 7 [July 1878] ). Two …
- … is horrid not having you to discuss it with’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 20 [July 1878] ). …
- … topics and dictating experimental method and design. Francis seems to have been allowed to work more …
- … cells of oats to determine whether they had chlorophyll, Francis reported ( letter from Francis …
- … that could not easily be obtained at Down House, but Francis thought Horace’s abilities were a match …
- … well made.’ (Jemmy or Jim was Horace’s nickname.) Francis was occasionally struck by Sachs’s …
- … every day & never the bedded out one’ ( letter from Francis Darwin, [after 7 July 1878] ). …
- … to dismiss work that contradicted his own. Darwin asked Francis to test the results of the Polish …
- … borrowed Cieselski & read him,’ he reported ( letter from Francis Darwin, [22 June 1878] ). …
- … style, Sachs seems to have been a very supportive mentor to Francis and even extended a kind of …
- … which is here the cure for all evils’ ( letter from Francis Darwin, [24 and 25 July 1878] ). …
- … the right’ and referred him to recent work by Francis Galton on selective breeding. He still thought …
- … of himself at Belfast,’ Darwin wrote to Hooker on 3 or 4 March . ‘I have often called him “that …
Darwin in letters, 1869: Forward on all fronts
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At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of Origin. He may have resented the interruption to his work on sexual selection and human evolution, but he spent forty-six days on the task. Much of the…
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- … would be assured ( Origin 5th ed., pp. 103–4). The terminology that Darwin and others employed in …
- … think we have got that yet’ ( letter from James Croll, 4 February 1869 ). Darwin did not …
- … William Whitaker, and others ( Origin 5th ed., pp. 352–4). Later in the year he was pleased to …
- … and for special ends’ ([Wallace] 1869b, pp. 393–4). Darwin was astonished by Wallace’s …
- … able to work some hours daily’ ( letter to Anton Dohrn, 4 January 1870 ). Darwin’s health was …
- … of concern were received for months afterwards. Francis Galton: Hereditary genius and …
- … Emma read aloud from a new book by Darwin’s half-cousin, Francis Galton. The work, Hereditary …
- … is an eminently important difference’ ( letter to Francis Galton, 23 December [1869] ). …
- … of inheritance through experiments on rabbits ( letter from Francis Galton, 11 December 1869 ). …
- … the first to give me freedom of thought’ ( letter from Francis Galton, 24 December 1869 ). …
Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
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1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…
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- … 2490 games’ ( letter to Asa Gray, 28 January 1876 ). Francis Darwin, happily established in Down …
- … the first member of the next generation of the family, with Francis and Amy’s child expected in …
- … beloved daughter-in-law and relief from his anxiety about Francis. By the end of the year there was …
- … Darwin reassured his close friend Joseph Hooker that he and Francis would attend the meeting. Darwin …
- … curs in London’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [4 February 1876] ). 'The heat of …
- … as stemming a torrent with a reed’, he told Romanes on 4 June , but added, ‘Frank … who sputters …
- … the previous year ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [after 4 September 1876] ). ...all sorts of …
- … to propose the young rising star of Cambridge morphology, Francis Maitland Balfour, for fellowship …
- … of the earliest available commercial models of typewriter. Francis Darwin and his wife, Amy, …
- … point, and he was reliant on his son George and cousin Francis Galton for the calculations. ‘I have …
- … in their research. He revelled in the praise heaped on Francis by George Henry Lewes for an article …
- … chemical pycrotoxine in vivisection experiments ( letter to Francis Darwin, [1 May 1876] ). Darwin …
- … say is do not commit suicide’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [4 June 1876] ). By midsummer, Darwin …
- … 2 May [1876] ). Darwin even cautioned the otherwise healthy Francis, ‘Take care and do not overwork …
- … first time to a large and healthy boy, the son of Amy and Francis. Just four days later, Darwin had …
- … son William sought comfort. He expressed his anxiety that Francis was too young to care for the baby …
- … a practical stoicism in the face of death, and it was Francis’s mother-in-law, Mary Anne Ruck, who …
- … (DAR 219.9: 138)). But Mary Anne Ruck’s ability to console Francis after Amy’s death gained Emma’s …
- … equal ‘for goodness & kindness of heart’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 16 September [1876] ). …
- … absorbing would soon be required, but feared that Francis would be unable to resume his …
- … size of pollen grains & state of stigma’, he told Gray on 4 December. Darwin also adopted …
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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- … of Descent , he wrote to Philip Lutley Sclater on 4 January , ‘Heaven knows, whether the book …
- … by people wanting copies’, Darwin wrote to his son Francis on 28 February . Demand continued …
- … liberal or orthodox. The American philosopher and journalist Francis Ellingwood Abbot incorporated …
- … man & we were the best of friends’, he wrote to his son Francis on 28 February . However, …
- … produce physiological changes ( letter from Michael Foster, 4 June [1871] ). Pangenesis …
- … in order to facilitate cross-circulation ( letter from Francis Galton, 13 September 1871 ). …
- … can hardly sit up, so no more’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 4 August [1871] ). On 23 September he …
- … science ( letter to Horace Darwin, [15 December 1871] ). Francis was now studying medicine at St …
- … of Trinity College, planned a trip to America, and invited Francis and two Cambridge friends. Darwin …
- … be almost superhuman virtue to give it up’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 16 May [1871] ). Darwin …
- … good as twice refined gold’ ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 September [1871] ). The months …
All Darwin's letters from 1873 go online for the anniversary of Origin
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To celebrate the 158th anniversary of the publication of Origin of species on 24 November, the full transcripts and footnotes of over 500 letters from and to Charles Darwin in 1873 are now available online. Read about Darwin's life in 1873 through his…
3.1 Antoine Claudet, daguerreotype
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< Back to Introduction This daguerreotype of Darwin with his firstborn child, William, was, according to a label on the glass, taken on 23 August 1842, just before the family moved from London to Down. It is generally attributed to the French…
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- … When it was reproduced in Karl Pearson’s Life of Francis Galton in 1930, its owner was still …
- … the Darwin archive, it was inherited by her son Sir Charles Galton Darwin. It has subsequently …
- … notes on the reverses indicating provenance of the original. Francis Darwin (ed.), The Life and …
- … 58–59. Karl Pearson, The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton , 4 vols (Cambridge: …
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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- … The Scottish botanist John Scott wrote from Calcutta, 4 May 1868 : “Shame is … expressed by an …
- … blushing Darwin, Francis 20 June 1867 …
- … and S. Sutton Darwin, Francis [before 30 …
- … Foster, Michael 4 June [1871] Trinity College, …
- … letter from Mansel Weale Galton, Francis 7 …
- … Geach, F.F. 4 July 1868 Johore, Malaysia …
- … Haast, J.F.J. von 4 Dec 1867 Christchurch, New …
Darwin in letters, 1880: Sensitivity and worms
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‘My heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old Shrewsbury friend Henry Johnson on 14 November 1880. Darwin became fully devoted to earthworms in the spring of the year, just after finishing the manuscript of…
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- … Mr Butler whatever.’ Power of movement With Francis’s assistance, the last of Darwin’s …
- … description agreed with Darwin’s ( letter from Asa Gray, 4 April 1880 ). Having finished …
- … of the nervous system, and the nature of ‘sensitivity’. Francis Balfour described Movement in …
- … the intake of stones and flints to aid digestion. He asked Francis to check for castings on old …
- … ‘hardly anybody has accepted’ ( letter to W. Z. Seddon, 4 February 1880 ). On 16 February , ‘an …
- … rightly thought the ‘queer subject’ of interest to Francis Galton, who had already taken thumb …
- … William’s interest in geology, and longed to see Francis elected fellow of the Royal Society. He …
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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- … by foreign Translators, Reviewers, &c.’ ( To John Murray, 4 May [1873] ). In reply to his …
- … 8 January 1876] ). It was his cousin, the statistician Francis Galton, who provided a statistical …
- … to publish the report in the introduction to the book ( To Francis Galton, 13 January [1876] ). …
- … treating soil to remove nutrients ( From J. H. Gilbert, 4 March 1876 ). In June 1876, Darwin had …
- … 6 June 1876] ). The project proved to be too complex and Francis Darwin later recalled, ‘the …
- … birth of Darwin’s first grandchild, a son born to Amy and Francis Darwin on 7 September, suddenly …
- … if, as I expect, you find it too much for you’ ( To Francis Darwin, 16 September [1876] ). Francis …
- … have accepted all, though some slightly modified’ ( To Francis Darwin, 20 September [1876] ). …
- … ‘Your corrections are very good & very useful’ ( To Francis Darwin 25 September [1876] ). …
- … translator, noting, ‘I sent by this morning’s Post the 4 first perfect sheets of my new book, the …
Darwin in letters,1870: Human evolution
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The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the year at work on the Descent of Man & Selection in relation to Sex’. Descent was the culmination of over three decades of observations and reflections on…
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- … accounting, Darwin reckoned that he had started writing on 4 February 1868, only five days after the …
- … furrows radiating on the side of the neck of his son Francis when he was playing the flute. …
- … Darwin received a string of letters from his cousin Francis Galton, reporting on his efforts to …
- … by breaking adjacent veins into one’ ( letter from Francis Galton, 25 June 1870 ). Occasionally …
- … the latest litters has a white forefoot’ ( letter from Francis Galton, 12 May 1870 ). But in …
- … an old fellow as I daresay I appear to you Francis completed his studies at Cambridge, …
- … an old fellow as I daresay I appear to you’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 18 October [1870] ). …
Dining at Down House
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Dining, Digestion, and Darwin's Domestic Life While Darwin is best remembered for his scientific accomplishments, he greatly valued and was strongly influenced by his domestic life. Darwin's…
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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‘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…
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- … He expressed his views to his daughter Henrietta on 4 January : ‘I wd gladly punish severely …
- … Darwin had become acquainted with Klein when his son Francis was studying medicine in London. Klein …
- … eyes of one variety into another ( Variation 2d ed. 1: 420–4, 2: 360). Darwin had encouraged …
- … become wholly white’ ( letter from G. J. Romanes, [before 4 November 1874] ). Testing …
- … performed on animals in previous years by Darwin’s cousin Francis Galton. These had been …
- … am very glad indeed of your work,’ Darwin replied on 4 November , ‘though I cannot yet follow all …
- … manuscripts and proofs, Darwin now relied heavily on his son Francis, who had made the decision in …
- … wrote, ‘I beg ten thousand pardon & more’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, [ c . February 1875?] …
- … plants , and moved on to Variation 2d ed., Francis signed himself, ‘Your affect son … the …
- … occasions and finally arranged a visit to Down House on 4 May, but was not content with just one …
- … 219.1: 89). The most eminent of Darwin’s guests was Francis, duke of Teck, a German prince …
- … Darwin could not keep up, and on 22 July , he had Francis reply: ‘My Father desires me to say …
- … on 2 December, the same meeting at which Romanes and Francis Darwin were made fellows. But Thiselton …
Darwin in letters, 1877: Flowers and honours
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Ever since the publication of Expression, Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The year 1877 was no exception. The spring and early summer were spent completing Forms of flowers, his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the…
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- … botany was increasingly a collaborative affair with his son Francis, who had moved back to Down …
- … meaning of heterostyled flowers’ (‘Recollections’, p. 419). During the winter and spring, Darwin was …
- … and affection’. He hinted as much in his letter of 4 June : ‘you will see I have done an …
- … In the end, Darwin did not publish on the subject, but Francis later reported some of the results of …
- … 25 August 1877 ). At Down House, Darwin and Francis devised a method of recording leaf …
- … with thread, card, and bits of glass. Encouraging Francis Darwin greatly enjoyed …
- … eminent German botanist Ferdinand Julius Cohn, who confirmed Francis’s observations: ‘the most …
- … Infusoria’ ( letter from F. J. Cohn, 5 August 1877 ). Francis’s paper eventually appeared in the …
- … had visited Down House and become friendly with George and Francis. He wrote to Francis on 24 …
- … ‘As for “natural selection”’, he wrote to Francis on 25 November , ‘frankly to me it now seems a …
- … for he began to receive petitions from strangers. The writer Francis Lloyd, who was in poor health …
- … for his further work. Lloyd had written a critique of Francis Galton’s theory of heredity in 1876, …
- … will allow me to send you a cheque for £10’ ( letter to [Francis Lloyd], 1 May [1877] ). Another …
- … family friend, Elinor Dicey, Darwin wrote to Henrietta on 4 October , ‘You ought to have seen …
- … In the end, Darwin made the journey along with Emma. George, Francis, and Horace also attended. The …
- … measure the rate at which stones were buried ( letter from Francis Darwin, [28 October 1877?] ). …
