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To Lawson Tait   10 September [1875]

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CD gives a few instances of various animals (starfish, earwigs, spiders) that take charge of their young.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait
Date:  10 Sept [1875]
Classmark:  Shrewsbury School, Taylor Library
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-10154

To H. E. Dresser   [10 September 1875]

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Hopes to meet Dresser and his guest, N. A. Severtsov, on returning to Down.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Henry Eeles Dresser
Date:  [10 Sept 1875]
Classmark:  The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13836F
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Darwin's Fantastical Voyage

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Learn about Darwin's adventures on his epic journey.

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  • … These activities explore Darwin’s life changing voyage aboard HMS Beagle. Using letters home, …

Darwin The Collector

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Look at nature more closely and create and record your own natural collections.

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  • … Activities provide an introduction to Charles Darwin, how and why he collected so many specimens …

Detecting Darwin

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Who was Charles Darwin? What is he famous for? Why is he still important?

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  • … Pupils act as Darwin detectives, exploring clues about Darwin’s life and work. No prior knowledge …

Darwin And Evolution

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What is evolution? What did Darwin discover and how did he come to his conclusions?

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  • … Activities give an introduction to Charles Darwin and his theories of evolution. Specimens brought …

1.18 John Collier, oil in Linnean

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< Back to Introduction By 1881 it was clear to Darwin’s intimates that he was increasingly frail, and that, as he approached death, he had finally escaped from religious controversy to become a heroic figure, loved and venerated for his achievements…

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  • … of Portrait Painting (London etc.: Cassell, 1905), pp. 7, 9–10, 14–18, 35. Walter Herries Pollock, …