To J. D. Hooker 27 September 1873
Summary
Had read Tyndall’s letter [Nature 8 (1873): 399] – awfully savage, but certainly a great mistake to print it.
Thinks JDH will think better of Clerk Maxwell’s paper after he reads it.
Asks whether JDH could find out for him the temperature of rain in very hot countries.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 27 Sept 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 280–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9074 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … Strachey, 25 August 1873 , and letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 September [1873] ). …
- … to J. D. Hooker, 19 August 1873 , letter from Richard …
- … Had read Tyndall’s letter [ Nature 8 (1873): 399] – awfully savage, but certainly a great …
- … to J. D. Hooker, 19 September [1873] . A letter from John Tyndall had been …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, [23 September 1873] and n. 4. See letter from J. D. …
- … lecture in Nature , 25 September 1873, pp. 437–41. See letter from J. D. Hooker, [23 …
- … 1873] . Hooker had been at the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Bradford. See letter …
- … 18 September 1873, p. 399; for Hooker’s opinion of it, see the letter from J. D. …
- … on molecules, see the letter from J. D. Hooker, [23 September 1873] and n. 12. CD may …
- … 1873, p. 431, Tyndall retracted some of the statements he had made in his letter. For …
- … 1873, p. 10. CD was investigating whether the injurious effects of water on leaves depended on the temperature of the water (see letter …
From Henry Reeks 8 March 1873
Summary
Insists that suckling babies pound and scratch mothers’ breasts. Perhaps CD’s evidence to the contrary comes from ladies, who only expose small portion of bosom, as opposed to working-class women.
Author: | Henry Stephen (Henry) Reeks |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Mar 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 82 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8802 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … was published after CD’s death. See letter to Henry Reeks, 5 March [1873] and n. 5. …
- … See letter from Henry Reeks, 3 March 1873 and n. …
- … 1, and letter to Henry Reeks, 5 March [1873] . Jan …
- … Swammerdam . See letter from Henry Reeks, 3 March 1873 and n. …
- … 2, and letter to Henry Reeks, 5 March [1873] . William L. …
- … P. Reeks; see letter from Henry Reeks, 3 March 1873 . …
- … See letter to Henry Reeks, 5 March [1873] . Reeks’s observation was added to Expression 2d …
- … Newbury— March 8 th . 1873 My dear M r Darwin, I found your kind letter here tonight on my …
To T. H. Huxley 25 April 1873
Summary
Affected by THH’s letter – will send a copy to the other 17 friends. Hopes for his and public’s sake his health will improve.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Date: | 25 Apr 1873 |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 297) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8875 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … the additional amount by 25 April 1873 (see letter to Charles Lyell, [25 April 1873] , and …
- … Lyell died on 24 April 1873, following a brief illness (see letter from E. A. Darwin to …
- … A copy of Huxley’s letter of 24 April 1873 was enclosed …
- … the subscription (see letter to William Spottiswoode, [8 April 1873] ). Charles Lyell made …
- … See letter from T. H. Huxley, 24 April 1873 . …
- … with the letter to subscribers to T. H. Huxley’s gift, [25 April 1873] . Several of …
To Gerard Krefft 12 July [1873]
Summary
Thanks JLGK for photos of natives of Queensland.
Asks if he can observe whether worms throw up castings in wet weather.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Johann Louis Gerard (Gerard) Krefft |
Date: | 12 July [1873] |
Classmark: | Mitchell Library, Sydney (MLMSS 5828) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8975 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Huxley visited Down from 27 to 28 June 1873 (see letter to J. D. Hooker, 28 June 1873 ). …
- … of New Guinea men with his letter of 3 May 1873 . The letter enclosing the photograph of …
- … found, but they are mentioned in Krefft’s letter of 3 May 1873 . Neither of these sets of …
- … skeleton of Chlamydosaurus kingii (see letter from Gerard Krefft, 3 May 1873 and n. 4). …
- … this letter and the letter from Gerard Krefft, 3 May 1873 . Krefft enclosed photographs …
- … has been found. See letter to A. R. Wallace, 9 July [1873] . Krefft had written to …
To G. H. Darwin 24 [October 1873]
Summary
"It is a fearfully difficult moral problem about speaking out on religion, & I have never been able to make up my mind."
An Irishman, a "grand breeder" of short-horns, declared at lunch that CD’s books had been "a great help to [him] in breeding!"
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
Date: | 24 [Oct 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 15 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9111 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Downing, 20 October [1873] , and letter from John Downing, 13 November 1873 . …
- … this letter, the letter to G. H. Darwin, 21 October [1873] , and the letter from John …
- … Downing, 13 November 1873 . The letter has not been found. James Clerk Maxwell’s paper ‘On …
- … October [ 1873] and n. 4. Henrietta Emma Litchfield . Horace Darwin . See letter to John …
- … 1873 ) was full of equations. CD refers to Albert Venn Dicey , Richard Buckley Litchfield , and John Stuart Mill . See letter …
To James Crichton-Browne 4 March [1873]
Summary
Pleased that JC-B will review Expression.
Fears he will not be able to improve the book with JC-B’s "wonderfully curious" photographs because Murray printed such a large edition.
Would be glad to have JC-B’s notes on inheritance – "a most important subject".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Crichton-Browne |
Date: | 4 Mar [1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 143: 343 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8798 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … to James Crichton-Browne, 28 February [1873] , and letter from James Crichton-Browne, 2 …
- … of Expression (see letter from John Murray, 10 February [1873] and n. 2); there were no …
- … Paget has been found. See letter from James Crichton-Browne, 2 March 1873 and n. 5. …
- … CD’s lifetime. See letter from James Crichton-Browne, 2 March 1873 and nn. 2 and 4. …
- … this letter and the letter from James Crichton-Browne, 2 March 1873 . CD had written to …
- … review Expression (see letter from James Crichton-Browne, 2 March 1873 ). For reviews of …
From J. D. Hooker 29 October 1873
Summary
Sends plant specimens.
He and Thiselton-Dyer, working on with Nepenthes, have independently found the spiral vessels going to the gland. CD’s view that the glands are secretory organs is suggestive. When Nepenthes is as much done as CD wants,
he will turn to Cephalotus and Sarracenia.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Oct 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 176–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9116 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Darwin had visited Kew on 26 October 1873 (see letter to J. D. Hooker, 23 October [ …
- … of Lathyrus nissolia (the grass vetchling) in his letter to Hooker of 23 October [1873] . …
- … from J. D. Hooker, 25 October 1873 , and letter to J. D. Hooker, 26 October [1873] . …
- … farnesiana from Kew in his letter to Hooker of 26 October [1873] ; it was sent on 31 …
- … or dewy pine; see letter to Francis Darwin, 10 October 1873 and n. 9). Hooker refers to …
- … See letter to J. D. Hooker, 26 October [1873] . Francis …
- … carbonate). See also letter from J. D. Hooker, 25 October 1873 . CD had asked Francis to …
To Hermann Müller 5 May 1873
Summary
Comments on HM’s book [Die Befruchtung der Blumen (1873)]. Particularly glad to read historical sketch and discussion of work of C. K. Sprengel.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Heinrich Ludwig Hermann (Hermann) Müller |
Date: | 5 May 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 434 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8901 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … to T. H. Farrer, 28 April 1873 , letter to A. W. …
- … Bennett, 5 May [1873] , and letter to William Ogle, 5 May [1873] . There is a copy of H. …
- … by means of insects ( H. Müller 1873 ; see letter from Hermann Müller, 28 February …
- … 1873 , p. 4). CD later quoted Müller on this point in Cross and self fertilisation , pp. 6–7. See letter …
From J. D. Hooker 6 October 1873
Summary
Mimosa prostrata, described by John Lindley as M. marginata, native of Brazil.
Who supplies CD with distilled water and chemicals?
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Oct 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 169–70 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9089 |
From G. H. Darwin to Nature 4 October [1873]
Summary
Sends, with CD’s approval, a clarification of CD’s explanation of how useless organs might diminish [see 9061]. Using Quetelet’s law of normal distribution GHD shows how horns of cattle, having become useless, would gradually diminish and finally disappear.
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Nature |
Date: | 4 Oct [1873] |
Classmark: | Nature, 16 October 1873, p. 505 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9087 |
To William Bowman 27 November [1873]
Summary
"As the disease hypermetropia is not very rare, & as it is known to be hereditary, I will not give the case (about which I was very doubtful) & am glad to decide in the negative".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Bowman, 1st baronet |
Date: | 27 Nov [1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 221.5: 3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9162 |
To A. R. Wallace 9 July [1873]
Summary
Forwards photograph, sent by [J. L. G.] Krefft, of a chrysalis attached to its food-plant; the chrysalis has adjusted its colour remarkably.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Date: | 9 July [1873] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350 Box 1 Wallace MSS) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8970 |
From G. H. Darwin [before 3 October 1873]
Author: | George Howard Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 3 Oct 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 28 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9084 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Down House. Andrew Clark began treating both CD and George in 1873 (see letter from Andrew …
- … Clark, 3 September 1873 , and letter from G. H. Darwin, [1 October 1873] ). Edmund …
- … CD had published a letter in Nature , 25 September 1873, pp. 431–2, headed ‘On the …
- … rudimentary structures’ (see letter to Nature , 20 September [1873]). George’s draft has …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter to G. H. Darwin, 3 October [1873] . …
- … of organs (see letter from G. H. Darwin to Nature , 4 October [1873]). George took …
- … 1873 ( ODNB ). Leonard Darwin was working at the School of Military Engineering in Chatham ( ODNB ). He may have visited the Royal Observatory in Greenwich in preparation for an expedition to observe the transit of Venus ( Correspondence vol. 20, letter …
From E. M. Swanwick [after 13 February 1873]
Summary
Gives a case of peculiar behaviour in cats that apparently is inherited.
Author: | Eustace Maclean Swanwick |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 13 Feb 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 325 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8793 |
To John Tyndall 2 [May] 1873
Summary
Hopes JT does not think him over-cautious in requesting the return of the copies [of Huxley’s letter]. Has sent Huxley a list of the subscribers.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Tyndall |
Date: | 2 [May] 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 261.8: 19 (EH 88205957) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8894 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … raised for him. See letter to T. H. Huxley, 25 April 1873 , and letter to John …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Tyndall, 25 April 1873 . …
- … 25 April 1873 . For the names of those who subscribed, see the letter to subscribers to …
- … Copies of the letter from T. H. Huxley, 24 April 1873 , had been sent to all those who …
- … 1873] and n. 4. The two enclosures have not been identified. According to Francis Darwin , CD placed letters …
- … 1873 My dear Tyndall I am very much obliged for all the trouble you have taken, & I hope you do not think that I have been over-cautious in asking for the copies to be returned. I think I told you that H. had asked for a list of the names, which I have sent in alphabetical order. And now our work is completed. I return the 2 enclosed letters, …
To T. H. Huxley 28 April 1873
Summary
Lady Lyell’s death.
Sends names of donors of gift to THH.
The Edinburgh Review has a critical article against CD, THH, Tyndall, and H. Spencer [see 8935]. Thinks Forbes reference not worth answering.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Date: | 28 Apr 1873 |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 299) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8887 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … and 3. See letter to George Cupples, 28 April [1873] and n. 3. …
- … Appendix IV). See letter from Herbert Spencer, 26 April 1873 . Andrew Clark was Huxley’s …
- … John Lubbock and Michael Foster . See letter from Herbert Spencer, 26 April 1873 and n. …
- … Tyndall , and Herbert Spencer . See letter to George Cupples, 28 April [1873] and nn. 2 …
- … Jackson Mivart . See letter from T. H. Huxley, 26 April 1873 and nn. 8 and 9. James …
- … s Copley Medal. See letter from J. D. Hooker, 25 April 1873 . Ellen Frances Lubbock . …
- … Huxley (see letter to subscribers to T. H. Huxley’s gift, [25 April 1873] , n. 4, and …
- … 2. See letter from T. H. Huxley, 26 April 1873 and n. 1. …
- … and Charles Lyell . See letter from T. H. Huxley, 26 April 1873 and nn. 5 and 6. The …
To J. V. Carus 8 May [1873]
Summary
John Murray has announced his next book [Cross and self-fertilisation] without CD’s knowledge. It is only half-written. JVC will hear when it is published and will decide whether it is worth translating. It will be dry, but, CD believes, of value.
Has read an account of JVC’s Scottish lectures.
Invites JVC to Down.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 8 May [1873] |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 104–105) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8906 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Edinburgh Review (see letter to George Cupples, 28 April [1873] , and letter from George …
- … Cupples, 1 May 1873 ). See letter from J. V. Carus, [before 8 May 1873] and n. 6. …
- … between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 4 May [1873] . CD’s work was published …
- … 1873, p. 8). Scottish Presbyterians were strict in their observance of the Sabbath; many, however, were ready to consider evolution, with the exception of John Duns , professor of natural science at New College (the theological college at Edinburgh University ), who remained opposed (see Livingstone 1999 , p. 21). Duns had reviewed Origin harshly in 1860 (see Correspondence vol. 8, letter …
To James Paget 18 January [1873]
Summary
JP’s note [8739] suggests reversion, but that is an easy trap. Will look to the ears of "our brethren at the Zool. Gardens".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Paget, 1st baronet |
Date: | 18 Jan [1873] |
Classmark: | Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology MSS 405 A. Gift of the Burndy Library) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8740 |
To William Spottiswoode [8 April 1873]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Spottiswoode |
Date: | [8 Apr 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 96: 169–70 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8851 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … called on Spottiswoode on 7 April 1873 (see letter to J. D. Hooker, [6 April 1873] ). …
- … this letter and the letter to John Tyndall, 8 April [1873] . CD refers to Joseph Dalton …
- … for Thomas Henry Huxley , see the letter to J. D. Hooker, [6 April 1873] and n. …
- … 2. See also letter to T. H. Huxley, 23 April 1873 . Erasmus Alvey Darwin . Thomas …
To J. D. Hooker 31 October 1873
Summary
On Nepenthes.
Asks JDH, if he publishes, to mention CD’s work on digestive powers of Drosera so that charges of plagiarism will not be made against CD later when he publishes.
Describes at length his observations on the movements of Desmodium.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 31 Oct 1873 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 300–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9118 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … visited Kew on Sunday 26 October 1873 (see letter to J. D. Hooker, 23 October [1873] ) …
- … In his letter of 29 October 1873 , Hooker had offered to send an Acacia farnesiana (now …
- … as secreting organs, in his letter of 29 October 1873 (see also J. D. Hooker 1874 , p. …
- … use an immersion lens ( letter to Francis Darwin, 10 October 1873 ). CD was in London from …
- … Down Oct 31 1873 My dear Hooker I will now answer the rest of yr letter; but first, I …
- … was next in London ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 29 October 1873 ). CD had asked Francis …
- … plants , pp. 357–65. See letter to J. D. Hooker, 23 October [1873] . CD later discussed …
- … of trees and plants). See letter from J. D. Hooker, 29 October 1873 and n. 7. CD later …
letter | (457) |
Darwin, C. R. | (235) |
Hooker, J. D. | (24) |
Darwin, Francis | (11) |
Darwin, G. H. | (10) |
Huxley, T. H. | (7) |
Darwin, C. R. | (208) |
Hooker, J. D. | (28) |
Burdon Sanderson, J. S. | (13) |
Darwin, G. H. | (12) |
Frankland, Edward | (10) |
Darwin, C. R. | (443) |
Hooker, J. D. | (52) |
Darwin, G. H. | (22) |
Darwin, Francis | (20) |
Burdon Sanderson, J. S. | (16) |
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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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- … Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of …
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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…
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- … To celebrate the 158th anniversary of the publication of Origin of species on 24 November, the …
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Charles Harrison Blackley
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You may not have heard of Charles Harrison Blackley (1820–1900), but if you are one of the 15 million people in the UK who suffer from hay fever, you are indebted to him. For it was he who identified pollen as the cause of the allergy. Darwin was…
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- … You may not have heard of Charles Harrison Blackley (1820–1900), but if you are one of the 15 …
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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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- … The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom , published on 10 November …
Your letter eternalized before us: From N. D. Doedes, 27 March 1873
Summary
Geoff Belknap looks at his favourite set of letters between two Dutch student fans of Darwin and the photographs they exchanged with each other.
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- … Geoff Belknap looks at his favourite set of letters between two Dutch …
Women’s scientific participation
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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…
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- … Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants …
Frank Chance
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The Darwin archive not only contains letters, manuscript material, photographs, books and articles but also all sorts of small, dry specimens, mostly enclosed with letters. Many of these enclosures have become separated from the letters or lost altogether,…
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- … The Darwin archive not only contains letters, manuscript material, photographs, books and articles …
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Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early …
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Language: key letters
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How and why language evolved bears on larger questions about the evolution of the human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the development of human speech from animal sounds in The Descent of Man (1871),…
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- … The origin of language was investigated in a wide range of disciplines in the nineteenth century. …
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Francis Darwin
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Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished scientist. He was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, initially studying mathematics, but then transferring to natural sciences. Francis completed…
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- … Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished …
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Photograph album of Dutch admirers
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Darwin received the photograph album for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from his scientific admirers in the Netherlands. He wrote to the Dutch zoologist Pieter Harting, An account of your countrymen’s generous sympathy in having sent me on my…
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- … Darwin received the photograph album for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from his scientific …
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Diagrams and drawings in letters
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Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…
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- … Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have …
Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
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- … Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's …
Religion
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Design|Personal Belief|Beauty|The Church Perhaps the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same can be said of the evolution controversy today; however the nature of the disputes and the manner in…
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- … Design | Personal Belief | Beauty | The Church Perhaps the most notorious …
Referencing women’s work
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Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, but whether and how they were acknowledged in print involved complex considerations of social standing, professional standing, and personal preference.…
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- … Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, but …
Darwin as mentor
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Darwin provided advice, encouragement and praise to his fellow scientific 'labourers' of both sexes. Selected letters Letter 2234 - Darwin to Unidentified, [5 March 1858] Darwin advises that Professor C. P. Smyth’s observations are not…
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- … Darwin provided advice, encouragement and praise to his fellow scientific 'labourers' of both …
2.6 Adolf von Hildebrand bust
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< Back to Introduction In 1873, the German biologist Anton Dohrn commissioned a plaster bust of Darwin for the ‘fresco room’ of his new research centre, the Stazione Zoologica in Naples. It was a fitting memorial of a long association between the two…
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- … < Back to Introduction In 1873, the German biologist Anton Dohrn commissioned a …
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Darwin's bad days
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Despite being a prolific worker who had many successes with his scientific theorising and experimenting, even Darwin had some bad days. These times when nothing appeared to be going right are well illustrated by the following quotations from his letters:
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- … Despite being a prolific worker who had many successes with his scientific theorising and …
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Science, Work and Manliness
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Discussion Questions|Letters In 1859, popular didactic writer William Landels published the first edition of what proved to be one of his best-selling works, How Men Are Made. "It is by work, work, work" he told his middle class audience, …
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- … Discussion Questions | Letters In 1859, popular didactic writer William Landels …
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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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- … There are summaries of all Darwin's letters from the year 1879 on this website. The full texts of …