To W. S. Dallas 12 March [1879]
Summary
Asks whether WSD would be interested in translating Ernst Krause’s article on Erasmus Darwin [Kosmos 4 (1879): 397–424] into English.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Sweetland Dallas |
| Date: | 12 Mar [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 202: 39 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11927 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To W. S. Dallas 12 March [1879] …
- … DAR 202: 39 Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Mar [1879] William Sweetland Dallas …
- … Krause gave his permission for a translation to be made in his letter of 12 March 1879 . …
- … March 12 th . Dallas My dear Sir, I do not know whether your many corrections ever allow …
To Charles Lyell 12 [March 1860]
Summary
Discusses the intellectual development of the ancient Greeks as an objection to evolution and gives his reply.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 12 [Mar 1860] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.203) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5032 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To Charles Lyell 12 [March 1860] …
- … Mss.B.D25.203) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 [Mar 1860] Charles Lyell, 1st baronet …
- … Elizabeth Lyell had visited Down from 9 to 12 March 1860 ( Emma Darwin’s diary). Probably …
- … Down 12 th My dear Lyell Thinking over what we talked about the high state of Intellectual …
To E. A. Darwin 12 December 1878
Summary
Informs EAD of Anthony Rich’s proposal to bequeath his property to CD.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11789 |
Matches: 4 hits
To J. G. Forchhammer 12 November [1849]
Summary
Encloses a letter to be forwarded to Sven Lovén, asking for a specimen of a remarkable cirripede. Still anxious to receive JGF’s specimens.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Johan Georg Forchhammer |
| Date: | 12 Nov [1849] |
| Classmark: | University of Copenhagen, Mineralogical Museum Archives |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1268 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To J. G. Forchhammer 12 November [1849] …
- … Museum Archives Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Nov [1849] Johan Georg Forchhammer …
- … See letter to Sven Lovén, 12 November 1849 . See letter to Albany Hancock, 29 September [ …
- … Down Farnborough Kent Nov. 12 th My dear Sir I beg your pardon for troubling you, but I …
From John Scott 20 January 1865
Summary
Comments on his Primula paper [see 4213].
Describes his situation in Calcutta.
| Author: | John Scott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Jan 1865 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 114 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4751 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … to seek employment in India (see Correspondence vol. 12). He departed for Calcutta on …
- … 28 August 1864 (see Correspondence vol. 12, letter from J. D. Hooker, 30 August 1864 , …
- … employment for Scott (see Correspondence vol. 12, letters from J. D. Hooker, [4 June …
- … of 16 May [1864] ( Correspondence vol. 12), Scott remarked: ‘the degree of sterility of …
- … alterations (see Correspondence vol. 12, letter from John Scott, 7 January [1864] , and …
- … to Asa Gray (see Correspondence vol. 12, letter to Asa Gray, 13 September [1864] ). Gray …
- … read the paper (see Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, [20–]22 February [ …
- … Oliver to review it (see Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, 13 September [ …
- … 3 June 1863] , and Correspondence vol. 12, letter from John Scott, 28 May 1864 ). CD and …
- … 10 June 1863 , and Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, 5 April [1864] , and …
- … practical duties (see Correspondence vol. 12, enclosure to letter from J. D. Hooker, 6 …
- … him financial support (see Correspondence vol. 12, letter to John Scott, 9 April 1864 ). …
- … Scott at Down (see Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, 7 April [1864] ). He …
From Francis Darwin [12 July 1878]
Summary
Chlorophyll development in oat seedling.
Lists the sleeping plants he has seen.
Julius Sachs thinks Hugo de Vries has not cleared up everything [about climbing plants]. But Sachs has not worked on the mechanical problem.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [12 July 1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 209.1: 156–7, DAR 209.14: 88 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11604 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Francis Darwin [12 July 1878] …
- … 88 Francis Darwin Botanisches Institut Würzburg [12 July 1878] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in seedlings & Sleep of Plants | July 12[‘2’ over ‘0’] th 1878’ pencil ; ‘Light | & | …
- … Edited by James A. H. Murray, et al. 12 vols. and supplement. Oxford: Clarendon Press. …
- … F Darwin 8.1] crossed pencil ; ‘9 33 – 12–6 | 51 [‘1’ over ‘0’] 14’ pencil 9.1 Please ... …
- … paragraph of this letter, labelled ‘Frank July 12 th 1878’, in his notes (DAR 209.7: 158). …
From Prior Purvis 12 March 1874
Summary
Sends report on an infant with congenital heart disease who died at ten months. Post-mortem showed it had the "heart of a fish": two cavities, one auricle and one ventricle.
| Author: | Prior Purvis |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Mar 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 174: 80 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9355 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From Prior Purvis 12 March 1874 …
- … DAR 174: 80 Prior Purvis Blackheath 12 Mar 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 5, Lansdowne Place, | Blackheath. S.E. March 12 th . 1874 Dear Sir/ In the course of my …
- … on April 17 th . 1873 and died February 12 th 1874, living 10 months, less 5 days— On my …
- … of the child gave way and it died on the 12 th . of last month— Two days after death we …
From Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos 12 August 1878
Summary
The secretary of the Comision de Propaganda of the Institución Libre de Enseñanza, Madrid, asks CD to send list of his publications to the Society.
| Author: | Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Aug 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.2: 4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11653A |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos 12 August 1878 …
- … DAR 271.2: 4 Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos Madrid 12 Aug 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Comision de Propaganda | Particular le 12 Août 1878— Très respectable Monsieur J’ai l’ …
- … Comision de Propaganda | Particular 12 August 1878— Most respectable Sir I have the honour …
To John Lubbock 12 [June 1856]
Summary
Smallpox in the village. Death of Joseph Parslow’s son.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 12 [June 1856] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 3 (EH 88206450) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1900 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To John Lubbock 12 [June 1856] …
- … EH 88206450) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 [June 1856] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st …
- … 8 June 1856] . CD went to London and back on 12 June 1856 and again from 18 to 21 June ( …
- … Down. — 12 th Dear Lubbock Many thanks for your note just received. — Pray do not get an …
To Daniel Oliver 12 [October 1860]
Summary
Requests DO apply carbonate of ammonia to sensitive hair of Dionaea and measure reaction time. Wants to compare Drosera and Dionaea.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
| Date: | 12 [Oct 1860] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 16 (EH 88206000) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2946 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To Daniel Oliver 12 [October 1860] …
- … DAR 261.10: 16 (EH 88206000) Charles Robert Darwin Eastbourne 12 [Oct 1860] Daniel Oliver …
- … 15 Marine Parade | Eastbourne 12 th My dear Sir The Drosera & leaves of Dionæa. arrived …
- … 10 October 1860] . There is a note dated 12 October 1860 (headed ‘Dionæa from Kew’) in DAR …
From J. I. Rogers 12 October 1876
Summary
His brother, George, reports from Calcutta a case of a man whose hands are divided like a cow’s foot.
| Author: | John Innes Rogers |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Oct 1876 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 195 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10640 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From J. I. Rogers 12 October 1876 …
- … DAR 176: 195 John Innes Rogers London, Cannon St, 119 12 Oct 1876 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Edited by James A. H. Murray, et al. 12 vols. and supplement. Oxford: Clarendon Press. …
- … 119, Cannon Street, | London, | E.C 12 th October/76. Dear Sir, My brother George Rogers …
To Hugo de Vries 12 August 1879
Summary
Thanks for letter.
Comments on growth and movement of plants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugo de Vries |
| Date: | 12 Aug 1879 |
| Classmark: | Artis Library (De Vries 6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12190 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To Hugo de Vries 12 August 1879 …
- … De Vries 6) Charles Robert Darwin Coniston Down letterhead 12 Aug 1879 Hugo de Vries …
- … holiday at Coniston in the Lake District; see letter to Leonard Darwin, 12 August 1879 . …
- … S.E.R. [Waterhead Hotel, Coniston. ] Augt 12 th . 1879 My dear Sir I thank you much for …
From Asa Gray 12 October 1876
Summary
Would like sheets of Cross and self-fertilisation if it is not already out.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Oct 1876 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 190 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10639 |
To Leonard Darwin 12 August 1879
Summary
Coniston is most beautiful, but CD finds "there are too many human beings for my taste".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Aug 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 94 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12191 |
To Alfred Krakauer 12 January 1880
Summary
"I am much obliged for your note. I have heard of the other analogous cases, but there remains a doubt whether they may not be accidental coincidences, for such cases certainly occur in non-Jewish families.––"
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Krakauer |
| Date: | 12 Jan 1880 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Surrogate RP 4481/3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12419A |
To Francis Darwin 12 May [1881]
Summary
Copies of FD’s paper have arrived ["The theory of growth", J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 18 (1881): 406–19]. Does he want them dispatched?
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 12 May [1881] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 72 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13155 |
To Wallis Nash 12 September [1871]
Summary
Thanks for facts relating to inheritance.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Wallis Nash |
| Date: | 12 Sept [1871] |
| Classmark: | F. Louise Nash Barton (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7934 |
To Francis Galton 12 August [1872]
Summary
The carrier will call at University College on Thursday 15 August.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 12 Aug [1872] |
| Classmark: | The Whiting family (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8464F |
To John Scott 2 May [1863]
Summary
Impressed by JS’s attempts to fertilise Gongora.
CD has large collection of notes on orchids, but does not know when he will publish on them again.
Asks for JS’s papers on sterility of individual orchids and on Drosera.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott |
| Date: | 2 May [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 93: B25–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4137 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … 13 May 1863. In his letter to CD of [after 12] April [1863], Scott mentioned that he was …
- … truncata in his letter to CD of [after 12] April [1863]. Scott and CD had been discussing …
- … seeds produced (see Correspondence vol. 12, letter from John Scott, 28 March 1864 ); CD …
- … 3, 2: 133–5. In his letter to CD of [after 12] April [1863], Scott stated that he had been …
- … on 14 May 1863. In his letter of [after 12] April [1863] , Scott had thanked CD for the …
- … encouraging remarks in his letter to Scott of 12 April [1863] . CD refers to Scott’s draft …
- … Maxillaria (see letter from John Scott, [after 12] April [1863] ); the paper was published …
- … on self-pollination (see letter to John Scott, 12 April [1863] and n. 17). Scott had …
- … inquiries (see letter from John Scott, [after 12] April [1863] ). See letter to Asa Gray, …
- … the ovule through the micropyle (see letter to Daniel Oliver, [12 April 1863] and n. …
- … 3, and letter to John Scott, 12 April [1863] ). …
- … In his letter to CD of [after 12] April [1863], Scott expressed a wish to make further …
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 …
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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…
Matches: 1 hits
- … 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
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: 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?
Summary
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…
Matches: 3 hits
Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
Summary
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
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…
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
Summary
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
Summary
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
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, 1847-1850: Microscopes and barnacles
Summary
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
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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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…
