To James Samuelson 12 October [1867]
Summary
Thanks for Quarterly Journal of Science 4 (1867). Has just read Wallace’s admirable article in last number ["Creation by law", Q. J. Sci. 4 (1867): 471–88]. He is a master of clear argument.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Samuelson |
Date: | 12 Oct [1867] |
Classmark: | Paul V. Galvin Library, Illinois Institute of Technology |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5647 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To James Samuelson 12 October [1867] …
- … For more on the article, see the letter to A. R. Wallace, 12 and 13 October [1867] . …
- … Illinois Institute of Technology Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Oct [1867] James Samuelson …
- … Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E. Oct 12 My dear Sir I am much obliged for your kind present …
From Ernst Haeckel 12 May 1867
Summary
Thanks CD for new edition of Origin [4th ed. (1866)].
Comments on CD’s criticism of the harsh tone of Generelle Morphologie. Thinks he may have harmed himself but not the cause. Believes a radical reform of the science necessary, and since most scientists take a prejudiced view of the matter, a vigorous attack is essential.
Describes his travels in Canaries, Spain, and France.
Author: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 May 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 44 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5533 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … From Ernst Haeckel 12 May 1867 …
- … DAR 166: 44 Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel Jena 12 May 1867 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Jena 12. Mai 1867 Mein theurer, hochverehrter Freund! …
- … zurückgekehrt, fand ich Ihren lieben Brief vom 12. April vor, sowie die neue Ausgabe Ihres …
- … Jena 12. May 1867 My dear, most admired friend! …
- … a few days, I found your kind letter of 12. April along with the new edition of your …
- … Haeckel also refers to the letter from CD of 12 April [1867] , and the fourth edition of …
- … CUL. A report was also published on 12 September 1867 in the Jenaische Zeitschrift für …
- … and Jahn 1959–60. Haeckel wrote to Huxley on 12 May 1867 (Uschmann and Jahn 1959–60, …
- … pp. 11–12; the letter is at the Imperial College of Science and Technology), mentioning …
- … 1991, pp. 539–40. See letter to Ernst Haeckel, 12 April [1867] and n. 6. Carl Gegenbaur. …
From A. R. Wallace 22 October [1867]
Author: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Oct [1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 106: B46–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5656 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … between this letter and the letter to A. R. Wallace, 12 and 13 October [1867] . …
- … In his letter of 12 and 13 October [1867] , CD had praised Wallace’s article in the …
- … machines (see [Jenkin] 1867 , pp. 310–12, and A. R. Wallace 1867c , p. 487). Jenkin …
- … Wallace 1867c , pp. 486–7). See letter to A. R. Wallace, 12 and 13 October [1867] and …
- … n. 12. See letter to A. …
- … R. Wallace, 12 and 13 October [1867] and n. 13. …
- … of Travel and Natural History (see letter from Andrew Murray, 12 August 1867 and n. 1). …
- … See letter to A. R. Wallace, 12 and 13 October [1867] and n. 16. Wallace refers to …
- … subscription library with premises at 12 St James’s Square ( Post Office London directory …
- … 1867; see letter to A. R. Wallace, 12 and 13 October [1867] and n. 20). Wallace refers …
From John Lubbock 12 February 1867
Summary
H. T. Stainton should be elected F.R.S.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Feb 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 55 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5400 |
To T. H. Huxley 12 June [1867]
Summary
Asks THH to think about a better name for "Pangenesis"; suggests "Cytarrogenesis" or "Atomogenesis", but still prefers vaguer "Pangenesis".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Date: | 12 June [1867] |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 235) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5568 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To T. H. Huxley 12 June [1867] …
- … Archives (Huxley 5: 235) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 June [1867] Thomas Henry Huxley …
- … vol. 13, letter to T. H. Huxley, 12 July [1865] ). See letter to G. H. Darwin, 27 …
- … Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E. June 12 th My dear Huxley We come up on Saturday 15 th for a …
To Charles Lyell 12 June 1867
Summary
CD probably advised omitting mention of experiments suggesting that oxlips, cowslips, and primroses could be produced from the seed of a single plant
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
Date: | 12 June 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 326 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5568F |
From Samuel Wilson to Ferdinand von Mueller 12 November 1867
Summary
Sends some answers [missing] to CD’s queries on expression.
Author: | Samuel Wilson |
Addressee: | Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich (Ferdinand) von Mueller |
Date: | 12 Nov 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 129 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5677 |
From J. D. Hooker [12 January 1867]
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [12 Jan 1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 102: 131–4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5358 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker [12 January 1867] …
- … DAR 102: 131–4 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew [12 Jan 1867] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … to J. D. Hooker, 9 January [1867] and n. 12. CD’s annotations are notes for his letter …
- … 1867, the Saturday following 9 January was 12 January. Hooker refers to CD’s criticisms of …
To J. D. Hooker [12] May [1867]
Summary
Sends Fritz Müller’s address; has sent him Insular floras [pamphlet].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | [12] May [1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 25 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5532 |
From Andrew Murray 12 August 1867
Summary
He is planning a new journal to replace Natural History Review. Unlike the old one, it would be confined to reviews and would include an index of works on travel.
Author: | Andrew Dickson (Andrew) Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Aug 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 328 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5604 |
To Ernst Haeckel 12 April [1867]
Summary
Struck by singular clarity of EH’s Generelle Morphologie. Remarks on various authors seem too severe. Severity leads the reader to take the side of the attacked person.
Making slow progress in correcting Variation.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Date: | 12 Apr [1867] |
Classmark: | Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1–52/13) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5500 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To Ernst Haeckel 12 April [1867] …
- … A-Abt. 1–52/13) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Apr [1867] Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) …
- … Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E. Ap 12. My dear Sir I hope you have returned home well in …
- … 1867 ; see also letter from Ernst Haeckel, 12 May 1867 ). CD had received a copy of …
To Carl Vogt 12 April [1867]
Summary
Would be great honour to have CV translate Variation, but Schweizerbart has arranged for J. V. Carus to do it.
Has read CV’s Lectures on man [1864] with extreme interest.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Carl Vogt |
Date: | 12 Apr [1867] |
Classmark: | Bibliothèque de Genève (Ms fr. 2188, ff. 300–1) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5499 |
To A. R. Wallace 12 and 13 October [1867]
Summary
Response to ARW’s "Creation by law", especially the Angraecum sesquipedale and the predicted Madagascar moth.
ARW’s argument on beauty strikes CD as good.
Wishes ARW had made more clear the assumption of the reviewer [in North Br. Rev.] that each variation is a strongly marked one.
The Duke of Argyll’s argument on beauty is not candid.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Date: | 12 and 13 Oct 1867 |
Classmark: | The British Library (Add 46434 f. 96) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5648 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To A. R. Wallace 12 and 13 October [1867] …
- … 46434 f. 96) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Oct [1867] 13 Oct [1867] Alfred Russel Wallace …
- … Down. | Bromley. | Kent. S.E. Oct 12 & 13 th My dear Wallace I ordered the journal a long …
- … 1867c ; see also letter to James Samuelson, 12 October [1867] , and letter from A. R. …
- … An abstract of the paper appeared in the 12 October 1867 issue of Gardeners’ Chronicle ( …
From J. D. Hooker 12 February 1867
Summary
Relieved that CD approves his declining the Presidency of BAAS. The BAAS and the role of scientific men in it.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Feb 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 102: 143–4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5399 |
From Benjamin Clarke 12 March 1867
Summary
Requests CD’s subscription to his On systematic botany and zoology [1870]. "Progressive development" is a leading principle of his work.
Author: | Benjamin Clarke |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Mar 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 157/1, 158 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5439 |
From Thomas Belt 12 January 1867
Author: | Thomas Belt |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Jan 1867 |
Classmark: | DAR 47: 181–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5359 |
To J. D. Hooker 15 January [1867]
Summary
More comments on "Insular floras": community of peculiar genera in the Atlantic islands descended from European plants now extinct.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 15 Jan [1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 94: 5–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5361 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … J. D. Hooker, [12 January 1867] ). Emma Darwin wrote the postscript, inquiring after …
- … Letter from J. D. Hooker, [12 January 1867] . CD refers to Frances Harriet Hooker and …
- … parenthetical statement in his letter of [12 January 1867] . The second of the four parts …
- … 1866a ) appeared in the Gardeners’ Chronicle , 12 January 1867, p. 27. See letter to J. …
- … 8, 358–60. See letter from J. D. Hooker, [12 January 1867] . In his letter to Hooker of …
- … pp. 175–6 ( Collected papers 2: 111–12). CD refers to Variation (see letter from …
From F. A. Hagenauer to Ferdinand von Mueller [12 September 1867]
Summary
Replies to CD’s queries about expression.
Author: | Friedrich August Hagenauer |
Addressee: | Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich (Ferdinand) von Mueller |
Date: | [12 Sept 1867] |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 80 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5620 |
To A. R. Wallace [12–17] March [1867]
Summary
Asks to be kept informed on gaudy caterpillars.
Problems of his work on man; scope and role of sexual selection.
Indulgence of interest in expression is simply a "hobby-horse". Will see whether he can get queries inserted in an Indian newspaper.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
Date: | [12–17] Mar [1867] |
Classmark: | The British Library (Add 46434 ff. 80–83v) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5440 |
From C. W. Nägeli 31 March 1867
Summary
Summarises his 12-page letter in which he responds to CD’s criticisms of his theory of ‘perfectibility’.
Author: | Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 31 Mar 1867 |
Classmark: | On permanent loan to KULTURAMA Zurich (Inv. 5109_L) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5475F |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Summarises his 12-page letter in which he responds to CD’s criticisms of his theory of ‘ …
- … 31 Mars 1867 12 pages Mon cher Monsieur! sur sa critique de ma theorie du perfectionnement …
- … formation ( Nägeli 1865 ) in his letter of 12 June [1866] ( Correspondence vol. 14). …
- … 31 March 1867 12 pages My dear Sir, In his critique of my theory of perfectibility two …
letter | (150) |
Darwin, C. R. | (77) |
Hooker, J. D. | (10) |
Wallace, A. R. | (6) |
Müller, Fritz | (5) |
Lyell, Charles | (4) |
Darwin, C. R. | (144) |
Hooker, J. D. | (21) |
Wallace, A. R. | (12) |
Müller, Fritz | (8) |
Lyell, Charles | (5) |
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
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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
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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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- … 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
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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…
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- … 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
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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…
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- … 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…