To T. H. Huxley 12 March [1869]
Summary
Apologises for passing on what he agrees were offensive remarks in V. Lushington’s letter. Has told VL he had no right to make them. Asks THH to make allowance for red-hot disciples defending the master.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Date: | 12 Mar [1869] |
| Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 264) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6658 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To T. H. Huxley 12 March [1869] …
- … Archives (Huxley 5: 264) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Mar [1869] Thomas Henry Huxley …
- … March 1869 and n. 1. See letter to Vernon Lushington, [12 March 1869] . Auguste Comte . …
- … Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E. Mar 12. My dear Huxley I read Lushington’s letter in a …
To F. M. Malven [after 12 February 1869]
Summary
Honoured to be mentioned with Alexander von Humboldt, who was an inspiration to him.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ferdinand Maria Malven |
| Date: | [after 12 Feb 1869] |
| Classmark: | Neue Freie Presse (Vienna), 4 March 1869, p. 8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6610F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To F. M. Malven [after 12 February 1869] …
- … 4 March 1869, p. 8 Charles Robert Darwin [after 12 Feb 1869] Ferdinand Maria Malven …
- … letter and the letter from F. M. Malven, 12 February [1869] ( Correspondence vol. 17). For …
- … letter and the letter from F. M. Malven, 12 February [1869] ( Correspondence vol. 17). In …
- … birthday was published in Neue Freie Press , 12 February 1869, pp. 1–2. This extract from …
To Vernon Lushington [12 March 1869]
Summary
Huxley has acknowledged receipt of VL’s letter. Both he and CD feel that some of VL’s statements were a little offensive although CD is sure this was not intended. Was glad to read the condensed statement of Comte’s claims in VL’s letter.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Vernon Lushington |
| Date: | [12 Mar 1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 96: 74 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6660 |
To G. R. Gray 12 July 1869
Summary
Would be glad to send GRG a testimonial of his abilities as a naturalist, but is not qualified to express opinion on his works in ornithology or entomology.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Robert Gray |
| Date: | 12 July 1869 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Egerton MS 2348: 232–3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6827 |
To Fritz Müller 14 March 1869
Summary
Translation of Für Darwin has been published [Facts and arguments for Darwin (1869)].
Discusses dimorphic plants, commenting on FM’s observations on Oxalis.
Is greatly interested in Eschscholzia, which seems somewhat more self-sterile in Brazil than in England.
Thinks FM’s grass is "most wonderful".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Date: | 14 Mar 1869 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Loan MS 10 no 27) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6662 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … this species (see letter from Fritz Müller, 12 January 1869 and nn. 1 and 2). E. crocea …
- … 440–2). See letter from Fritz Müller, 12 January 1869 and nn. 6–8. For CD’s description …
- … of researches 2d ed. , p. 52. See letter from Fritz Müller, 12 January 1869 and n. 10. …
- … CD enclosed Müller’s letter of 12 January 1869 with his letter to Joseph Dalton Hooker of …
- … I have just received your letter of Jan. 12 th . — I am greatly interested by what you …
- … Origin 5th ed. See letter from Fritz Müller, 12 January 1869 . Müller had probably sent …
- … of 31 October 1868 ( Correspondence vol. 16) or with his letter of 12 January 1869 . …
- … See letter from Fritz Müller, 12 January 1869 and nn. 3–5. Müller did not publish his …
To W. C. Tait 12 and 16 March 1869
Summary
Thanks for specimen of Drosophyllum.
Describes capacity of various plants to catch flies.
Cannot name fern specimen.
Laugher pigeon descended from Columba livia.
Discusses tailless dogs.
Believes astronomical phenomenon responsible for oscillation of level of earth’s crust.
Would WCT like copy of Orchids?
Expected plants [Drosophyllum] have arrived.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 12 and 16 Mar 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 147: 541; Sotheby’s (dealers) (19 July 1990) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6661 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To W. C. Tait 12 and 16 March 1869 …
- … 19 July 1990) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Mar 1869 16 Mar 1869 William Chester Tait …
- … Dalton Hooker , see Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, 26 November [ …
- … Down, Bromley, Kent. S.E. March 12, 1869 Dear Sir I have received your two letters of …
To F. C. Donders 17 November [1869]
Summary
There is no hurry for information. Delighted that FCD is making experiments.
It was a sincere pleasure to make FCD’s acquaintance.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Date: | 17 Nov [1869] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6991 |
To Fritz Müller 1 December [1869]
Summary
Role of humming-birds in plant fertilisation.
Alexander Agassiz has visited Down.
Sales of Facts and arguments for Darwin.
Encloses copy of T. H. Farrer letter [7015] and observations on the self-sterility of Eschscholzia.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Date: | 1 Dec [1869] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Loan MS 10 no 31) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7018 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … in Cross and self fertilisation , pp. 111–12. For CD’s published discussion on the self- …
- … finest 16 seed, & several others from 4 to 7 or 8 seed; average about 12 seed. Later in …
- … the uncovered plants still produced pods, 12 flowers were self-fertilized, & they produced …
- … of which contained 30 seed, the next finest 12, & several others from 3 to 6 seed. — Hence …
- … their growth; see letter from Fritz Müller, 12 January 1869 , and letter to Fritz Müller, …
To W. C. Tait 7 April [1869]
Summary
Drosophyllum plants recovering [from trip]. Describes experiments on them.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 7 Apr [1869] |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections DC AL 1/10) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6693 |
To J. D. Hooker 17 March [1869]
Summary
Envies JDH’s Russian trip.
Thanks for information on Aucuba. Urges him to experiment – case "has highest physiological importance, not to mention Pangenesis".
Has heard that Huxley has been attacking views of Sir W. Thomson.
Has received 12 plants of Drosophyllum lusitanicum from Oporto.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 17 Mar [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 118–20 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6666 |
To R. F. Cooke 23 [February 1869]
Summary
Agrees to printing 1000 copies of Fritz Müller’s Facts and arguments for Darwin though he fears it is foolish. Lists seven publications for review copies.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke |
| Date: | 23 [Feb 1869] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 194–197) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6628 |
To John Warburton Robinson 1 February 1869
Summary
Statement of sum due from Rev. Robinson "On account of School".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Warburton Robinson |
| Date: | 1 Feb 1869 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6587 |
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- … from the Rev d . J. W. Robinson on account of School 27"12"5 Ch. Darwin Feb. 1. 1869. — …
To J. J. Moulinié 23 October [1869]
Summary
Would be delighted to have JJM translate new book [Descent].
Can CD legally bring out new edition of Origin in France with new publisher? Has been ill-used by V. Masson and C. Royer. Wants edition without Royer’s preface.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Jean Jacques Moulinié |
| Date: | 23 Oct [1869] |
| Classmark: | Bibliothèque de Genève (Ms. suppl. 66, ff. 11–12) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6955 |
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- … Bibliothèque de Genève (Ms. suppl. 66, ff. 11–12) Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 Oct [1869] …
To Benjamin Dann Walsh 3 April [1869]
Summary
Glad BDW has proved his case on dimorphism of Cynips.
Interested in galls
and BDW’s Cicada articles [Proc. Entomol. Soc. Philadelphia (1864)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Benjamin Dann Walsh |
| Date: | 3 Apr [1869] |
| Classmark: | Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (Walsh 17) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5482 |
To John Traherne Moggridge 7 June 1869
Summary
Glad JTM intends to write a paper. Discusses JTM’s research on Arbutus.
CD’s riding accident.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Traherne Moggridge |
| Date: | 7 June 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 146: 377 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6777 |
To T. H. Huxley 9 July [1869]
Summary
Haeckel wants British specimens of calcareous sponges. Can THH tell him to whom he can apply?
Health not improving – cannot climb even a hill.
Has heard THH’s article on Comte ["Scientific aspects of Positivism", Lay sermons (1870)] is a splendid success.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Date: | 9 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 271) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6823 |
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- … letters to T. H. Huxley, 10 March 1869 and 12 March [1869] , and letter from T. H. …
To J. D. Hooker 8 March [1869]
Summary
Transmits letter [from Fritz Müller].
Has been asked to permit a French translation of Orchids and Journal of researches.
At work on sexual selection.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 8 Mar [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 116-17 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6647 |
To J. V. Carus 21 June [1869]
Summary
Sends new edition of the Origin. Has made some corrections.
Has been led into dreadful blunder on p. 75 by erroneous calculations of a mathematical friend.
Opposes change of Entstehung into Ursprung [in title] even if more correct. It would make readers think it is a new book.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 21 June [1869] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 19–20) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6790 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … stayed at Caerdeon in North Wales from 12 June to 30 July 1869 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR …
To W. C. Tait 18 April [1869]
Summary
Not well owing to fall from horse.
[Drosophyllum] plants going on very well.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 18 Apr [1869] |
| Classmark: | Alan R. Tait (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6705 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … A. R. Wallace, 14 April 1869 and n. 12. See letter from W. C. Tait, 13 April 1869 …
To John Murray 29 April [1869]
Summary
Thanks JM for Quarterly Review. A. R. Wallace’s article inimitably good – and a triumph that it appears where it will make B[ishop] of O[xford] and Owen gnash their teeth.
Delighted at the sale of F. Müller’s book.
Thinks he has brought Origin up to "present standard of science" [5th ed. (June 1869)].
Slow progress on Descent.
His horse rolled over him, but he is recovering rapidly.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 29 Apr [1869] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 201–2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6718 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Origin 5th ed. and to Descent. See letter to A. R. Wallace, 14 April 1869 and n. 12. …
| letter | (45) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (45) |
| Tait, W. C. | (4) |
| Carus, J. V. | (3) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
| Wallace, A. R. | (3) |
Lost in translation: From Auguste Forel, 12 November 1874
Summary
You receive a gift from your scientific hero Charles Darwin. It is a book that contains sections on your favourite topic—ants. If only you had paid attention when your mother tried to teach you English you might be able to read it. But you didn’t, and you…
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- … barely understand a word. Writing in French on 12 November 1874 to thank Darwin for the …
Darwin’s hothouse and lists of hothouse plants
Summary
Darwin became increasingly involved in botanical experiments in the years after the publication of Origin. The building of a small hothouse - a heated greenhouse - early in 1863 greatly increased the range of plants that he could keep for scientific…
Matches: 9 hits
- … Correspondence vol. 10, letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 [December 1862] and n. 13). Initially, …
- … Stove [that is, cool hothouse]’ ( Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, 26[–7] March …
- … of different temperatures’ (letter to W. C. Tait, 12 and 16 March [1869] , Calendar no. 6661) …
- … 100 yards’ to the greenhouses ( Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, [25 January …
- … in mid-February (see letter from L. C. Treviranus, 12 February 1863 ). The second list is …
- … Anoectochilus argenteus 12 5 s . …
- … punctatum. 11. Mormodes aurantiaca 12. ‘Anoectochilus argenteus 5 s .’ deleted in …
- … Bolbophyllum barbigerum 12 major …
- … Ampelidae. 11. Alloplectus chrysanthus. 12. Bulbophyllum barbigerum. 13. …
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: 12 hits
- … Seventy years old Darwin’s seventieth birthday on 12 February was a cause for international …
- … and good as could be’ ( letter from Karl Beger, [ c. 12 February 1879] ). The masters of …
- … ). The botanist and schoolteacher Hermann Müller wrote on 12 February to wish Darwin a ‘long and …
- … well, and with little fatigue’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 , and letter from Leonard …
- … ever about life of D r . D’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 12 July [1879] ). It was little …
- … Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 , and letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 ). Darwin’s final task …
- … inn ‘ very comfortable’, but told Leonard Darwin on 12 August that there were ‘too many human …
- … not to have come up when the Darwins lunched with him on 12 August (Darwin’s ‘Journal’). Nor did …
- … the world. At the end of the year he was awarded a prize of 12,000 francs by the Turin Academy of …
- … which greatly pleased Darwin ( letter from Grant Allen, 12 February 1879 ). One of Allen’s targets …
- … engagement being made public ( letter from T. H. Farrer, 12 October 1879 ). Darwin’s response not …
- … accurate in its treatment’ ( letter from Francis Galton, 12 November 1879 ). The comment that …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
Summary
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…
Matches: 11 hits
- … (letters from George Cupples, 21 February 1874 and 12 March 1874 ); the material was …
- … the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii; letters from T. N. Staley, 12 February 1874 and 20 February 1874 …
- … was published in November 1874 ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Though containing …
- … print runs would be very good ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Darwin's …
- … Review & in the same type’ ( letter from John Murray, 12 August 1874 ). George’s letter …
- … he finally wrote a polite, very formal letter to Mivart on 12 January 1875 , refusing to hold any …
- … & snugness’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ). More …
- … vicar of Deptford ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ), but to her …
- … mechanism that Darwin agreed with ( letter to F. J. Cohn, 12 October 1874 ). Darwin’s American …
- … bank with enormous tips to his ears ( letter from Asa Gray, 12 May 1874 ). The Manchester …
- … excellent, & as clear as light’ ( letter to John Tyndall, 12 August [1874] ). Hooker …
1.2 George Richmond, marriage portrait
Summary
< Back to Introduction Few likenesses of Darwin in his youth survive, although more may once have existed. In a letter of 1873 an old Shrewsbury friend, Arthur Mostyn Owen, offered to send Darwin a watercolour sketch of him, painted many years…
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- … < Back to Introduction Few likenesses of Darwin in his youth survive, although more …
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
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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: 6 hits
- … made a small omission ’. Stephen’s reply on 12 January was flattering, reassuring, and …
- … books being ‘a game of chance’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 12 April 1881 ). On 18 May he described …
- … Darwin had difficulty in obtaining mature plants. On 12 April, he reported to Müller , ‘I have …
- … to make me happy & contented,’ he told Wallace on 12 July , ‘but life has become very …
- … fight’ (letters to J. D. Hooker, 6 August 1881 and 12 August 1881 ). Darwin may have …
- … else’s judgment on the subject ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 12 July 1881 ). However, some requests …
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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Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
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1862 was a particularly productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments…
Matches: 6 hits
- … Hooker: ‘he is no common man’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 [December 1862] ). Two sexual …
- … of the year, he wrote to Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 [December 1862] ): ‘my notions on …
- … least 3 classes of dimorphism’ ( letter to Daniel Oliver, 12 [April 1862] ), and experimenting to …
- … passed so miserable a nine months’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 12 September [1862] ). A family …
- … ‘Botany is a new subject to me’ ( letter to John Scott, 12 November [1862] ), but, impressed by …
- … into Tyndall’s ears’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 10–12 November [1862] ). Another of Darwin’s …
German and Dutch photograph albums
Summary
Darwin Day 2018: To celebrate Darwin's 209th birthday, we present two lavishly produced albums of portrait photographs which Darwin received from continental admirers 141 years ago. These unusual gifts from Germany and the Netherlands are made…
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- … their generous sympathy. ( Letter to A. A. van Bemmelen, 12 February 1877 ) View the …
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…
Matches: 5 hits
- … than insectivorous plants. As he confessed to Hooker on 12 December , ‘I have not felt so angry …
- … from his family, he sent a curt note to Mivart on 12 January , breaking off all future …
- … of a bill that was presented to the House of Commons on 12 May, one week after a rival bill based on …
- … The author, Fritz Schultze, contacted Darwin himself on 12 June , describing the aims of his book …
- … scientific Socy. has done in my time,’ he told Hooker on 12 December . ‘I wish that I knew what …
Darwin in letters, 1878: Movement and sleep
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In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his attention to the movements of plants. He investigated the growth pattern of roots and shoots, studying the function of specific organs in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of…
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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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- … Rubiaceae with enclosures containing bud samples, 12 May 1878 G. H. Darwin's …
Darwin in letters, 1869: Forward on all fronts
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At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of Origin. He may have resented the interruption to his work on sexual selection and human evolution, but he spent forty-six days on the task. Much of the…
The Lyell–Lubbock dispute
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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
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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, 1847-1850: Microscopes and barnacles
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Darwin's study of barnacles, begun in 1844, took him eight years to complete. The correspondence reveals how his interest in a species found during the Beagle voyage developed into an investigation of the comparative anatomy of other cirripedes and…
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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Henrietta Darwin's diary
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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…
Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'
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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…
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Darwin & Glen Roy
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Although Darwin was best known for his geological work in South America and other remote Beagle destinations, he made one noteworthy attempt to explain a puzzling feature of British geology. In 1838, two years after returning from the voyage, he travelled…
