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Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one …
- … a family Busy as he was with scientific activities, Darwin found time to re-establish family …
- … close contact. In November 1838, two years after his return, Darwin became engaged to his cousin, …
- … in London and at the end of the year their first child, William Erasmus, was born. In September 1842 …
- … his greatest theoretical achievement, the most important of Darwin’s activities during the years …
- … ideas on a wide range of topics. Then, in September 1838, T. R. Malthus’ An essay on the principle …
- … This explanation of a “new Geological Power”, as William Buckland called it (in his referee’s report …
- … by all the leading geologists of England—among them Charles Lyell, Sedgwick, and Buckland (see the …
- … of the Beagle voyage. With the help of J. S. Henslow, William Whewell, and other prominent …
- … Fossil Mammalia , by Richard Owen; Mammalia , by G. R. Waterhouse; Birds , by John Gould; …
- … publications. The beetles were described by F. W. Hope, G. R. Waterhouse, and C. C. Babington; the …
- … Towards the end of 1843, he increasingly hoped that William Jackson Hooker or his son Joseph might …
- … lists of Darwin’s plants (see D. M. Porter 1981). Charles Lyell In the extensive …
- … correspondent, both scientifically and personally, was Charles Lyell. The letters Darwin and Lyell …
- … letters have suffered an even more severe loss. In a letter to Lyell’s sister-in-law, Katharine …
- … material for her Life, letters and journals of Sir Charles Lyell, Bart., Darwin informs her that …
- … of fact . . . on the origin & variation of species” ( Letter to J. S. Henslow, [November 1839] …
- … that he had a sound solution to what J. F. W. Herschel in a letter to Lyell had called the ‘mystery …
- … about searching for evidence to support his hypothesis. In a letter to Lyell, [14] September [1838 …
- … all crosses between all domestic birds & animals dogs, cats &c &c very valuable—' …
- … the practice of systematists. As the correspondence with G. R. Waterhouse during the 1840s shows, …
- … just the same, though I know what I am looking for' ( Letter to G. R. Waterhouse, [26 July …
