From Asa Gray 10 November 1862
Summary
AG has Cypripedium to send to CD.
Civil War and English feelings.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Nov 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 122 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3799 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Asa Gray 10 November 1862 …
- … DAR 165: 122 Asa Gray Cambridge, Mass. 10 Nov 1862 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … of Learned Societies. 20 vols. , index, and 10 supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s …
- … Cambridge, Mass Nov. 10, 1862 Dear Darwin Here is a new stamp for L. D. —tho’ not …
- … be shut up , like the Japanese of old,—for 10 or 20 years,— —only with a weekly
〈 ma〉 il … - … us have it out now, even at the cost of 10 times what it has cost so far. I never thought …
From Asa Gray 2–3 July 1862
Summary
Discusses dimorphic plants and the occurrence of "precocious fertilisation" in the bud.
Gives some comments on design in nature in the light of the translator’s commentary in the French edition of the Origin.
Reports the recent events of the Civil War.
[Note on verso of envelope:] Utricularia vulgaris is "about as neatly contrived for cross-fertilisation by insects as almost any orchid".
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2–3 July 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 110a, 112–12a |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3637 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … your long and interesting letter of June 10 th , & later. Pray write upon thinner paper, …
- … Letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] . Gray refers to Leonard …
- … Darwin . In the letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] , CD requested Gray’s assistance in …
- … in Gray’s letters (see letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] , and letter from Asa Gray, [ …
- … of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 10–13. Orchids : On the various contrivances by …
- … to each other and under similar conditions (see letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] ). …
- … See letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] . A summary of Meehan’s findings is given in …
- … 1843 , 1: 428). In the letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] , CD discussed the occurrence …
- … October 1861 . In the letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] , CD asked Gray to observe the …
- … trans. 1862. See letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] . As president of the Linnean …
- … Correspondence vol. 8). See letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] . As Gray was over 50, …
To Asa Gray 10–20 June [1862]
Summary
Thanks AG for praise of Orchids and his notes on several American species of orchid. Comments on AG’s observations.
Is experimenting [on dimorphism] with Rhexia and Melastoma.
Asks AG’s opinion of a paper by Thomas Meehan ["On the uniformity of relative characters between allied species of European and American trees", Proc. Philadelphia Acad. Nat. Sci. (1862): 10–13] which is the best case of the apparently direct action of the conditions of life CD has seen.
Requests postage stamp for his ill son [Leonard].
Thanks AG for observations on Cypripedium and gives recent observations of his own.
Arethusa is very pretty; structure seems like that of Vanilla.
Finds the little (so-called imperfect) flowers of Viola and Oxalis curious: the pollen-grains emit their tubes whilst within the anthers, and they travel in straight lines right to the stigmas.
Sympathises with events in the U. S.
Reports on French translation of Origin by Mlle C. Royer, "one of the cleverest & oddest women in Europe".
Alphonse de Candolle says he wants direct proof of natural selection; "he will have to wait a long time for that".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 10–20 June [1862] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (66) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3595 |
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- … To Asa Gray 10–20 June [1862] …
- … Herbarium of Harvard University (66) Charles Robert Darwin Down 10–20 June [1862] Asa Gray …
- … Proc. Philadelphia Acad. Nat. Sci. (1862): 10–13] which is the best case of the apparently …
- … Down Bromley Kent June 10 th . My dear Gray, Your generous sympathy makes you overestimate …
- … of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 10–13. Orchids 2d ed. : The various contrivances …
- … degree “Blood’s 1. Penny Envelope, 1, 3, & 10 cents”. If you will make him this present …
- … having noticed that ( Meehan 1862 , pp. 10–11): European willows, oaks and other trees …
- … to J. D. Hooker, 4 November [1862] and n. 10. Orchids , pp. 346–51. In the table of …
To Asa Gray 26[–7] November [1862]
Summary
Discusses AG’s article ["Dimorphism", Am. J. Sci. 2d ser. 34 (1862): 419–20]. Does not like the terms "dioecio-dimorphism" or "precocious fertilisation". Discusses the separation of sexes in plants; cannot doubt that hermaphroditism is the aboriginal state.
Discusses AG’s observations on orchids and his review of Orchids [Am. J. Sci. 2d ser. 34 (1862): 138–51].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 26[–7] Nov [1862] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (50) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3830 |
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- … day after my last letter yours of Nov r . 10 th & the Review in Silliman, which I feared …
- … the relationship to the letter from Asa Gray, 10 November 1862 . CD refers in his second …
- … see ‘Journal’ ( Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix II)). In his account of strawberries ( …
- … have been treated separately. In his letter of 10 November 1862 , Gray had enclosed proof- …
- … a postscript to the letter from Asa Gray, 10 November 1862 , that is now missing. In his …
- … 38–9). See also letters from Asa Gray , [10 July 1860] ( Correspondence vol. 8) and 11 …
- … p. 170 ( Collected papers 2: 106). See n. 10, above. See also letter to Asa Gray, 23[–4] …
- … 31 May 1862] , and letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] . Gray wrote on CD’s letter ‘But …
- … October 1862] ). See letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] and n. 24. CD had cultivated …
- … 5 September 1862, and letters to Asa Gray , 10–20 June [1862] , 23[–4] July [1862] , and [ …
From Asa Gray 18 May 1862
Summary
Has received first sheets of Orchids and is very impressed. "What a skill & genius you have for these researches."
Details of U. S. orchids.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 May 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 109 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3559 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … 21 April [1862] and nn. 11 and 13. See letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] and n. 2. …
- … for Orchids (see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix IV). CD initially considered publishing …
- … of, soon. I shall be continuously overworked now till 10 th July, Ever yours | A. Gray. …
- … Correspondence vol. 8, letter from Asa Gray, [10 January 1860] ). The American Journal of …
- … also letter to J. D. Hooker, [28 July – 10 August 1861] . Gray probably refers to CD’s …
To Asa Gray 14 July [1862]
Summary
Adaptations of orchid flowers. Believes the structure of all irregular flowers is adaptation to insect fertilisation.
Linum grandiflorum distinguishes its own pollen so that when placed on stigma of same flower the pollen-tube is not even exserted.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 14 July [1862] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (70) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3656 |
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- … of own-form crosses in dimorphic plants, see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix VI. …
- … the death of Heinrich Georg Bronn (see n. 10, below). The enclosure has not been found, …
- … July [1862] . In the letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] , CD had asked Gray to provide …
- … species mentioned in the letter to Asa Gray, 10–20 June [1862] . In DAR 70: 80, there is a …
- … 28 June 1862 , 2 July 1862 , and 10 July 1862 ). See letter from E. Schweizerbart’sche …
To Asa Gray 6 November [1862]
Summary
Agrees Max Müller’s book [see 3752] is interesting but cannot see how it will further his "cause".
A book by J. W. Colenso [The Pentateuch and book of Joshua critically examined, pt 1 (1862)] has just appeared and will "make a noise".
Would like some observations made on Cypripedium.
Will not publish yet on Lythrum as he must make many more crosses; the mid-styled is fertile with half of its own stamens.
Would like to try a few experiments on tendrils.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 6 Nov [1862] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (78) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3796 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … of Learned Societies. 20 vols. , index, and 10 supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s …
- … see Correspondence vol. 8, letter to Asa Gray, 10 September [1860] ). The reference is to …
- … to J. D. Hooker, 4 November [1862] , n. 10. Gray had reiterated a promise to send CD …
- … of Plants’ (see ‘Journal’ ( Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix II)). A. Gray 1858b . CD’s …
- … of Plants’ (see ‘Journal’ ( Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix II)); he discussed maize in …
To Asa Gray 22 January [1862]
Summary
Dimorphism: "new cases are tumbling in almost daily".
U. S. politics.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 22 Jan [1862] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (74) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3404 |
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- … list for the paper (see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix III). Orchids was published on …
- … to Charles Lyell, 29 [December 1859] and n. 10). In his letter of 31 December 1861 ( …
- … of which were reported in The Times , 10 December 1861, p. 9. Several speeches were made, …
- … J. D. Hooker, [19 January 1862] and n. 10. This is a reference to the suggestion made …
To Asa Gray 9 August [1862]
Summary
Believes Lythrum is trimorphic. Asks AG for seeds of plants he suspects are polymorphic.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 9 Aug [1862] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (71) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3685 |
To Asa Gray 16 February [1862]
Summary
Floral structure of Melastoma. Asks AG to observe position of pistils in lately-opened flowers of different plants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 16 Feb [1862] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (63) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3448 |
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- … letter to Asa Gray, 15 March [1862] and n. 10. The diagram has been reduced to 75% of its …
To Asa Gray 1 July [1862]
Summary
Thanks for notes on Cypripedium and Platanthera hookeri, which is really beautiful and quite a new case.
His son, George, has been observing the insect fertilisation of orchids.
CD has been crossing peloric flowers of Pelargonium, but doubts he will get good results with respect to sterility of hybrids.
Rhexia glandulosa does not appear to be dimorphic. Lythrum is trimorphic.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 1 July [1862] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (69) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3634 |
To Asa Gray 21 August [1862]
Summary
Emma and Leonard have scarlet fever.
Houstonia seems "a grand case"; J. T. Rothrock should publish his observations on the two pollens and the reciprocal action of two hermaphrodites.
Rhexia glandulosa offers nothing odd, but Heterocentron will turn out something marvellous like Lythrum.
Would like to know what AG thinks of last chapter of Orchids.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 21 Aug [1862] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (67) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3692 |
From Asa Gray 5 September 1862
Summary
Suggests CD try to get Lythrum hyssopifolia from France.
Dimorphic flowers.
Differences between newly opened and older orchids.
Flowers of Spiranthes and Goodyera.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Sept 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 111: 81, DAR 165: 117 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3712 |
To Asa Gray 23 November [1862]
Summary
Recommends H. W. Bates’s paper on butterflies of Amazonia ["Insect fauna of the Amazon valley", Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 23 (1862): 495–566].
Lyell’s book [Antiquity of man (1863)] is eagerly awaited.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 23 Nov [1862] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (49) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3820 |
From Asa Gray 4 August 1862
Summary
Gives J. T. Rothrock’s observations on the structure and fertility of the two forms of Houstonia. Mentions his own observations on Rhexia virginica and Gymnadenia tridentata.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Aug 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 110 (ser. 2): 67–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3679 |
From Asa Gray 21 July 1862
Summary
Encloses stamps for Leonard Darwin.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 July 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 114 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3661 |
From Asa Gray 24 November 1862
Summary
Gives reference to his observations on tendrils [Proc. Am. Acad. Arts & Sci. 4: 98–9].
Notes cases in which the pollen of the fertilising plant affects the form of the fruit of the fertilised plant, e.g., gourds and maize.
Discusses the Civil War and the attitudes of the English press.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Nov 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 124 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3823 |
From Asa Gray 22 September 1862
Summary
Last chapter of Orchids opens up a "knotty sort of question about accident or design".
Changes in orchid flowers as they age.
Thinks CD may find trimorphism in Nesaea verticillata.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Sept 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 118, 119 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3736 |
To Asa Gray 21 April [1862]
Summary
Is sending first half of orchid book.
Feels he is wrong about Melastoma.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 21 Apr [1862] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (65) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3513 |
From Asa Gray 18–19 August 1862
Summary
Notes and observations on orchids.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18–19 Aug 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 111, 116 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3688 |
Reading my roommate’s illustrious ancestor: To T. H. Huxley, 10 June 1868
Summary
My roommate at Harvard College was Tom Baum, now a Hollywood screenwriter. Tom’s full name is Thomas Henle Baum, his middle name a reference to a German physician ancestor for whom the ‘Loop of Henle’ in the kidney had been named. Other than this iconic…
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- … catch my interest. And as I did so, my eyes fell on a 10 June 1868 Darwin letter to Huxley in which …
Darwin in letters, 1865: Delays and disappointments
Summary
The year was marked by three deaths of personal significance to Darwin: Hugh Falconer, a friend and supporter; Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle; and William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and father of Darwin’s friend…
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- … given it up by early July ( see letter to J. D. Hooker, [10 July 1865] ). In July, he …
- … finished hearing it read aloud ( letter to Fritz Müller, 10 August [1865] ). Over the next few …
- … ( see letter from Fritz Müller, [12 and 31 August, and 10 October 1865] ; since it is impossible …
- … similarly coloured varieties (see Correspondence vol. 10, letter to John Scott, 19 November …
- … ‘industry & ability’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, [10 March 1865] ). Scott took these …
- … of transmutation to humans (see Correspondence vol. 10, letter from J. H. Balfour, 14 January …
- … ( Correspondence vol. 11, letter from J. D. Hooker, 10 June 1863 ). However, probably …
- … Cresy, 7 September [1865] , and letter from Edward Cresy, 10 September 1865 ). Francis and …
Cross and self fertilisation
Summary
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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- … self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom , published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a …
- … of the young plants is highly remarkable’ ( To Asa Gray, 10 September [1866] ). By early December, …
- … great measure my further working’ ( From Hermann Müller, 10 June 1873 ). Darwin, in turn, had …
- … had ‘begun to prepare for press observations continued for 10 years on the effects of crossing …
- … 12 November 1876 ). The book was published on 10 November 1876. Within days, Darwin received …
- … of rye and wheat that he had studied ( From A. W. Rimpau, 10 December 1877 ). By the end of …
The Lyell–Lubbock dispute
Summary
In May 1865 a dispute arose between John Lubbock and Charles Lyell when Lubbock, in his book Prehistoric times, accused Lyell of plagiarism. The dispute caused great dismay among many of their mutual scientific friends, some of whom took immediate action…
Darwin’s queries on expression
Summary
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…
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
Summary
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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- … within the family, Henrietta explained to Stephen on 10 January , hoping that he did not think …
- … investigate aggregation. He explained to Fritz Müller on 10 September why he had embarked on …
- … to the general stock of knowledge’ ( letter to E. W. Bok, 10 May 1881 ). Josef Popper, an expert …
- … to R. F. Cooke, 5 October 1881 ). The publication date was 10 October, but by 7 October Darwin …
- … of soil, while his brother James Geikie told Darwin on 10 October that no one would ‘any longer …
Schools Gallery: Using Darwin’s letters in the classroom
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English| History| Science English Pupils in Cumbria lead the way Year 9 English pupils at Ulverston Victoria High School spent several weeks studying Darwin’s letters, including comparing sections from Darwin’s ‘Voyage of the Beagle’ to letters…
Darwin's notes for his physician, 1865
Summary
On 20 May 1865, Emma Darwin recorded in her diary that John Chapman, a prominent London publisher who had studied medicine in London and Paris in the early 1840s, visited Down to consult with Darwin about his ill health. In 1863 Chapman started to treat…
Henrietta Darwin's diary
Summary
Darwin's daughter Henrietta kept a diary for a few momentous weeks in 1871. This was the year in which Descent of Man, the most controversial of her father's books after Origin itself, appeared, a book which she had helped him write. The small…
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- … now in the balance & I can laugh & talk & settle Bradshaw 10 etc etc just as …
- … me so. If I cannot be a good wife I have indeed neglected my 10 talents. 11 July 5th. …
- … all the world to me to see him smile to hear his voice 10 years on how will it be when we are 50 …
- … . 9 Richard Buckley Litchfield . 10 Bradshaw’s railway guide . …
Was Darwin an ecologist?
Summary
One of the most fascinating aspects of Charles Darwin’s correspondence is the extent to which the experiments he performed at his home in Down, in the English county of Kent, seem to prefigure modern scientific work in ecology.
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- … to me.— Charles Darwin to J. D. Hooker, 10 December [1866] . The ‘hard …
Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
Summary
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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- … however, continued to be raised in various ways. On 10 January, Charles O’Shaughnessy , an Irish …
- … them to such extent?’ enthused Hermann Hoffmann on 10 January , while on 23 June, Auguste Forel …
- … of plant digestion further, had already reported on 10 January that he had confirmed the ‘more …
- … Caroline home, they had experienced a further calamity. On 10 May, William suffered serious …
- … mentioned his oldest daughter Annie, who died at the age of 10 in 1851, but William, who was 11 …
Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest
Summary
The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…
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- … of coffee to two cups a day, since coffee, with the ‘10 drops of Muriatic acid twice a day (with …
- … the chemistry go on better’ ( letter from H. B. Jones, 10 February [1866] ). Darwin began …
- … you are in for it’ ( letter from H. E. Darwin, [ c . 10 May 1866] ). Henrietta’s letter …
- … know how to begin’ ( letter to Fritz Müller, [before 10 December 1866] ). The intrusion of …
- … other German states and Austria in June and July. Writing on 10 May from Württemberg, one of the …
Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'
Summary
In May 1856, Darwin began writing up his 'species sketch’ in earnest. During this period, his working life was completely dominated by the preparation of his 'Big Book', which was to be called Natural selection. Using letters are the main…
Darwin in letters, 1863: Quarrels at home, honours abroad
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At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of animals and plants under domestication, anticipating with excitement the construction of a hothouse to accommodate his increasingly varied botanical experiments…
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- … (see Correspondence vol. 8, letter to Charles Lyell, 10 January [1860] ). In the same letter …
- … had been published in 1862 (see Correspondence vol. 10). He sent a copy to Asa Gray to review in …
- … of species, when crossed’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 10 [January 1863] ). He reminded Huxley again …
- … Verbascum and Zea (see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix VI). However, when Evidence as …
- … other acquired differences’ (see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix VI). In addition to crossing …
- … orchid genus Acropera (see Correspondence vol. 10). Their 1863 letters reveal 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…
Dramatisation script
Summary
Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007
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- … you sent me as well as I could. DARWIN: 10 My dear Dr Gray. I really hardly know …
- … Hooker is younger than Darwin and Gray by about 10 years. Like Gray, he is a professional botanist …
- … right when he said the whole subject would be forgotten in 10 years. But now that I hear you will …
- … a lesser degree ‘Blood’s One Penny Envelope, 1, 3, and 10 cents’. If you will make him this present, …
- … HOOKER: 208 We had a horrid scare 10 days ago, in the form of a Telegram from ‘Nature’ to …
- … XVII, 1882 4 C DARWIN TO JD HOOKER 10 MAY 1848 5 C DARWIN TO JD HOOKER …
- … 9 A GRAY TO C DARWIN, 22 MAY 1855 10 C DARWIN TO A GRAY, 24 AUGUST 1855 …
- … JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 72 A GRAY TO C DARWIN, 10 JANUARY 1860 73 C DARWIN TO …
- … A GRAY, 21 JULY 1861 120 A GRAY TO JD HOOKER, 10 JUNE 1861 121 A GRAY TO C …
- … 18 FEBRUARY 1862 129 JD HOOKER TO C DARWIN, 10 MARCH 1862 130 C DARWIN …
- … 23 NOVEMBER 1862 136 C DARWIN TO A GRAY, 10–20 JUNE 1862 137 A GRAY TO …
- … AND 26 JANUARY 1862 142 A GRAY TO C DARWIN, 10 NOVEMBER 1862 143 A …
Darwin in letters, 1860: Answering critics
Summary
On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species, printing off another 3000 copies to satisfy the demands of an audience that surprised both the publisher and the author. It wasn't long, however, before ‘the…
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- … form’, namely those of embryology ( letter to Asa Gray, 10 September [1860] ). Only his theory, he …
- … with other animals’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 10 January [1860] )— he and others were well aware …
- … views.—’ ( letter from J. S. Henslow to J. D. Hooker, 10 May 1860 ). What worried Darwin most …
- … serve a purpose in Britain. He immediately wrote to Gray on 10 September after studying the first …
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
Summary
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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- … interesting to the public’ ( letter to Reginald Darwin, 10 April [1879] ). However, even members …
- … he disagreed with Henrietta, or that Krause had written on 10 July to say that he had derived …
- … & experiment’ ( letter from J. F. Moulton, 10 December 1879 ). In reply to Darwin’s response …
- … Leopold Würtenberger fared better. When he wrote on 10 January to ask whether Darwin could find him …
Darwin’s reading notebooks
Summary
In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … Marcel de Serres Cavernes d’Ossements 7 th Ed. 10 8 vo . [Serres 1838] good to trace Europ. …
- … on wheat [Le Couteur 1836] Bechstein on Caged Birds. 10 s 6 d . translated by Rennie …
- … Soc read Prichards. Nat: History of Man. Bailliere. 1.10 [Prichard 1843] must be studied . …
- … Des ). De leur Anatomie, Reproduction et Culture. 4to. Avec 10 planches. Amsterdam, 1768. 12 s . …
- … G. Browne 1799]— well skimmed 1839 Jan 10 All life of W. Scott [Lockhart 1837–8] …
- … Voyage of Kolff to the Molucca Sea [Kolff 1840] 10 th Surville-Marion [Crozet 1783]. …
- … 1839]. References at end. chiefly on instincts 10 th . Blackwalls Researches in Zoology …
- … 1839–40]. references at end.— Maer (June 10 to Nov. 14. 1840) Smellies Buffon 3 d …
- … Hilaire: [I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1841] d[itt]o: 10 th Journal de Phys. [ Observations …
- … [Lyman 1781] [DAR 119: 10b] Dec. 10 th The Hour & Man. H. Martineau [H. …
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The evolution of honeycomb
Summary
Honeycombs are natural engineering marvels, using the least possible amount of wax to provide the greatest amount of storage space, with the greatest possible structural stability. Darwin recognised that explaining the evolution of the honey-bee’s comb…
