To W. E. Darwin 10 January [1879]
Summary
G[eorge] has visited A[nthony] R[ich] at Worthing.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Jan [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 152 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11824 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To W. E. Darwin 10 January [1879] …
- … DAR 210.6: 152 Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Jan [1879] William Erasmus Darwin …
- … A. R. quite a gentleman & highly accomplished in many ways. — C. Darwin Jan. 10 th . — …
- … letter from G. H. Darwin to W. E. Darwin, 10 January 1879 (DAR 210.14: 14)): He is a very …
To J. D. Hooker 10 February [1868]
Summary
Has heard that Variation sold the whole edition of 1500 copies in a week [see 5844]. Has done him a world of good. Pall Mall Gazette has review which pleased him exceedingly [see 5874].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 10 Feb [1868] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 50–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5856 |
Matches: 4 hits
From George Clendon Jr 10 November 1863
Summary
Suggests a possible explanation of the supposed paucity of intermediate forms in fossil formations.
| Author: | George Clendon, Jr |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Nov 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 47: 178 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4336 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From George Clendon Jr 10 November 1863 …
- … DAR 47: 178 George Clendon, Jr Plattsburgh, N.Y. 10 Nov 1863 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Chapters 9 and 10 of Origin , pp. 279–345, were entitled ‘On the imperfection of the …
- … District, N.Y. | Plattsburgh, November 10 th 1863. My dear Sir The following supposed …
From T. H. Huxley 10 October [1862]
Summary
Thanks for a contribution ["On the so-called ""auditory-sac"" of cirripedes", Nat. Hist. Rev. (1863): 115–16; Collected papers 2: 85–7]. Is sending a proof.
This year’s lecture to working men to be devoted to CD’s book.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Oct [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 166.2: 295 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3756 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From T. H. Huxley 10 October [1862] …
- … DAR 166.2: 295 Thomas Henry Huxley London, Jermyn St 10 Oct [1862] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Yours truly | T H Huxley Jermyn S t Oct r . 10 th I can’t find anything to talk to the …
- … letter to Natural History Review , [before 10 October 1862]). Huxley was editor-in-chief …
From Emma Nixon 10 December 1879
Summary
Thanks for Erasmus Darwin.
Violetta Darwin is near death.
| Author: | Emma Gisborne; Emma Nixon |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Dec 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 189–90 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12348 |
Matches: 4 hits
To [John Gould?] [before 10 May 1866?]
Summary
Asks for the name of a hummingbird.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Gould |
| Date: | [before 10 May 1866?] |
| Classmark: | Jeff Weber, Rare Books (dealer) (October 2018) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5075F |
From Asa Gray 10 February 1877
Summary
Sends specimens of two forms of Rhamnus lanceolata.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Feb 1877 |
| Classmark: | DAR 109: A84 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10837 |
From John Hellins 10 May 1869
Summary
Notes sex ratios in Lepidoptera he is breeding.
| Author: | John Hellins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 May 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 138 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6745 |
From John Scott 10 April 1865
Summary
Comments on CD’s Lythrum paper [Collected papers 2: 106–31]
and on H. Crüger’s orchid paper [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 8 (1865): 127–35].
May take position at Calcutta Botanic Garden.
Regrets he cannot be elected to Linnean Society.
Pleased Asa Gray has commented on JS’s paper.
| Author: | John Scott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Apr 1865 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 115 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4810 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From John Scott 10 April 1865 …
- … DAR 177: 115 John Scott Rungbee 10 Apr 1865 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Rungbee 10 th . April 1865. Sir, I duly received your letter along with the copies of my …
- … 1864 , 5 May [1864] , and first letter of 10 June [1864] ). CD communicated both papers to …
- … the Primulaceae, see Correspondence vols. 10–12. CD first told Scott of Hermann Crüger’s …
- … and Acropera , see Correspondence vol. 10, letter from John Scott, 11 November 1862 , …
- … January 1865 , letter from J. D. Hooker, [10 March 1865] , and letter to J. D. Hooker, …
- … see n. 1, above, Correspondence vol. 10, letter to John Scott, 11 December [1862] , and …
- … see Correspondence vol. 12, letter to John Scott, 10 June 1864 , n. 1, and this volume, …
From John Lubbock 25 October 1862
Summary
CD’s health is bad.
Would like to visit CD on Friday.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Oct 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 32 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3781 |
From H. W. Bates 10 September 1868
Summary
Because of work on the first number of the new Royal Geographical Society magazine, a manual of geography, and other things, HWB finds he must decline CD’s invitation.
| Author: | Henry Walter Bates |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Sept 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 85 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6360 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From H. W. Bates 10 September 1868 …
- … DAR 160: 85 Henry Walter Bates R. Geogr. Soc. 10 Sept 1868 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Society | 15, Whitehall Place, S.W. Sept 10 1868 My dear Mr Darwin On returning from a …
- … 1868 (see letter to J. D. Hooker, [8–10 September 1868] ). Bates may be referring to the …
To V. O. Kovalevsky 10 August [1872]
Summary
Sends proofs and details [concerning VOK’s Russian translation of Expression (1872)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) |
| Date: | 10 Aug [1872] |
| Classmark: | Institut Mittag-Leffler |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8462 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To V. O. Kovalevsky 10 August [1872] …
- … Mittag-Leffler Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Aug [1872] Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky ( …
- … August [1872] ). See letter to R. F. Cooke, 10 August [1872] and n. 2. CD was at Leith …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Aug 10 th My dear Sir It is no trouble to me to write short …
To Asa Gray 10 September [1866]
Summary
L. Agassiz’s evidence [for glaciation of America] is very weak.
Thanks AG for arranging for American edition of Variation, but doubts that the book will be successful.
Has found no differences in pollen of Rhamnus so cannot conjecture whether it is dimorphic.
The common oxlip of England is certainly a hybrid between the primrose and the cowslip whereas Primula elatior is a good species.
Reports experiments on the relative vigour of seedlings from cross- and self-fertilised plants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 10 Sept [1866] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (92) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5210 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Asa Gray 10 September [1866] …
- … Herbarium of Harvard University (92) Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Sept [1866] Asa Gray …
- … Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E. Sep 10 My dear Gray Perhaps you will remember when one of my …
- … of American postage stamps for his collection (see Correspondence vol. 10, letters to …
- … Asa Gray , 10–20 June [1862] and 28 July [1862] ). See letter from Asa Gray, 27 August …
- … Journal of the Linnean Society ( Botany ) 10 (1869): 437–54. ‘Three forms of Lythrum …
- … flowers , pp. 295–6, CD noted a ratio of 10 to 9 in the diameter of pollen-grains in the …
- … the Bardfield oxlip), are in DAR 108: 8–10; the bulk of CD’s notes on Primula are in DAR …
From Asa Gray 10 June 1877
Summary
Has two young friends who wish to call on CD.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 June 1877 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 197 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10994 |
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From T. H. Farrer [before 10 April 1874]
Summary
Observations on Coronilla.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 10 Apr 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 77 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8854 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From T. H. Farrer [before 10 April 1874] …
- … 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer Abinger Hall [before 10 Apr 1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … most truly | T H Farrer Which came first—free 10 th stamen or peculiar aperture at base of …
- … letter and the letter to T. H. Farrer, 10 April 1874 . Farrer had been examining the …
- … Correspondence vol. 21, letter to T. H. Farrer, 10 August [1873] and n. 2). Farrer had …
- … at it there. This helps to explain the free 10 th stamen; serviceable in some, rudimentary …
From Francis Darwin to Ernst Krause [after 10 February 1881]
Summary
CD thanks him for his congratulations and for details of letters, which he will keep with the Butlerian documents.
FD is happy for his lecture to be republished in Kosmos.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause |
| Date: | [after 10 Feb 1881] |
| Classmark: | The Huntington Library (HM 36219) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13048F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From Francis Darwin to Ernst Krause [after 10 February 1881] …
- … Library (HM 36219) Francis Darwin Down [after 10 Feb 1881] Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter from Ernst Krause, 10 February 1881 . …
- … See letter from Ernst Krause, 10 February 1881 . Krause had sent details of the letters in …
- … the back of the letter from Ernst Krause, 10 February 1881 , Krause had written a note to …
From Henry Trimen 10 May 1864
Summary
Cannot give information about the box of Oxalis bulbs that his brother [Roland Trimen] has forwarded to CD.
| Author: | Henry Trimen |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 May 1864 |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 183 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4491 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From Henry Trimen 10 May 1864 …
- … DAR 178: 183 Henry Trimen London, Guildford St, 71 10 May 1864 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 71, Guildford Street, W.C. May. 10 th /64 Dear Sir In answer to your note of May 3 rd . , …
- … May [1863] , and letter from Roland Trimen, 10, 13, and 18 October 1863 ). See also Forms …
From John Scott 2 August 1864
Summary
Thanks CD for loan of £10.
| Author: | John Scott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Aug 1864 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 113 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4582 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Thanks CD for loan of £10. …
- … of the 31 st . containing cheque for £10. I do feel ashamed that I should have occasion …
- … account (Down House MS) records a gift of £10 to Scott on 31 July 1864. CD had previously …
- … India (see second letter from John Scott, 10 June [1864] ). He gave Scott an additional £ …
From Arthur Nicols 10 November 1875
Summary
Apologises for troubling CD to look for his lost MS.
| Author: | Robert Arthur (Arthur) Nicols |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Nov 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 63 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10255 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From Arthur Nicols 10 November 1875 …
- … DAR 172: 63 Robert Arthur (Arthur) Nicols Hampstead 10 Nov 1875 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 11. Church Row | N. W | Hampstead Nov 10 th . 1875 My dear Sir. I am infinitely obliged …
- … See letter from Arthur Nicols, [before 10 November 1875] . He wrote to CD about the case …
From Charles Layton 16 May 1878
Summary
Encloses statement of U. S. sales of CD’s work to 29 April 1878 and sends a cheque for balance due to CD.
| Author: | Charles James (Charles) Layton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 May 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 101–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11513 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … CD recorded the receipt of £73 19 s . 10 d . for sales of US editions of his books on 17 …
- … Augt 1/77 On hand 307 Oct Printed 500 Ed over 10 Feby 1/78 On hand 490 Sold 327 5% of $2 $ …
- … g 1/77 On hand 1184 Feby 1/78 " 1117 Sold 67 10% of $3 50 23.45 Descent of Man Aug 1/77. …
- … On hand 564 Given Editors 106 Sold 330. 10% of 1 75 $57.75
〈 d〉 educt. 1 2 Copyright on 15 … - … On hand 517 Given Editors 111 Sold 372. 10% of $1 50 $55.80 d
〈 e〉 duct. 1 2 Copyright on 5 … - … 29/78 On hand 344 Given Editors 131 Sold 525 10% of $2 $105. deduct 1 2 Copyright on 51 …
- … On hand 472 Feby 1/78 " 201 Sold 271 10% of $2 54.20 Insectivorous Plants No sales since …
- … On hand 452 Given Editors 206 Sold 342. 10% of $1 25 $42.75
〈 d〉 educt 1 2 Copyright on 15 …
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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…
Matches: 8 hits
- … 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…
Matches: 6 hits
- … 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…
Matches: 5 hits
- … 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
Summary
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…
Matches: 4 hits
- … 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.
Matches: 1 hits
- … 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…
Matches: 5 hits
- … 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
Summary
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…
Matches: 6 hits
- … (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
Summary
‘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
Matches: 12 hits
- … 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…
Matches: 4 hits
- … 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…
Matches: 4 hits
- … 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. …
- … Dog [C. H. Smith 1839–40] 2 d . vol. d[itt]o Nov. 10 th Sprengel. Endeckte Geheimniss. …
- … Nat. Lib. vol 14 [Waterhouse 1841] Marked—— 10 th Veterinary [ Veterinarian ] 1828 Vol 1 …
- … & Mary. & Anne [Smollett 1805].— 1842 Jan 10 M rs Hamilton Grays Etruria [E …
- … Royle Prod. Resources of India [Royle 1840] abst June 10 th Miller’s old Red Sandstone [H. …
- … Clarendons History [Hyde 1704]. 1843 Jan 10. Last Vol of Clarendons History [Hyde …
- … 26 Hinds Regions of Vegetation [Hinds 1843]. June 10 th . Linnæan Trans. [ Transactions of …
- … 3. vols. [Bradley 1724] (nothing) scarcely —— 10 Johnson’s Field Sports of India [D. Johnson …
- … or Geograph. Distrib:” [Gérard 1844–5] Dec. 10 Ray. Society. Vol I. Reports [Ray Society 1845 …
- … French in Algiers [Lamping 1845] 1846 Jan 10 th Mackintosh life of More …
- … St. Lecons de Morph. Bot. [Saint-Hilaire 1841] April 10 Wagners Anatomy by Tulk [Wagner 1845] …
- … of Ægyptians [J. G. Wilkinson 1837–41].— April 10 3 d vol of d[itt]o W. Scotts Life …
- … May 5. Ray’s Memorials of [Ray 1846] —— 10 th The Falcon Family [Savage] 1845] 27 …
- … Misc. Works. 3 vols: [Mackintosh 1846] Aug 10. Appendix to Carlyle’s Cromwell [Carlyle 1845]. …
- … Travels in Brazil [Gardner 1846]. —— 10 th D r . Joseph Adams. Philosoph. Treatise on …
- … Miller First Impressions of England [H. Miller 1847]. Nov. 10 Prichard Physical Researches. Hist. of …
- … et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève ]. Tom I to 10. —— Annales du Museum [ Annales …
- … W. Tone Autobiography [Tone 1826] very amusing March 10 John Galt Autobiography [Galt 1833] …
- … Chancellors [J. Campbell 1845–7] —— 10 Neander’s Life of St Bernard [Neander 1843] …
- … Miller Footsteps of the Creator [H. Miller 1849] Dec. 10. Dana’s Geology. U.S. Expedition [J. …
- … to 1837. & thence I have read in Journals June 10 th Goulds Birds of Australia [Gould …
- … . Feb. 1. Emigrants Manual [Burton 1851] March 10 th Hind’s Solar System [Hind 1852 …
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…
