To Hugh Falconer 8 March [1845?]
Summary
Has written down what he gathered from HF on Tibetan dogs. Would welcome a few more details at any time, as he knows of nothing parallel to it.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugh Falconer |
| Date: | 8 Mar [1845?] |
| Classmark: | Raab Collection (dealer) (2 October 2013) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1839 |
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To William Lonsdale [27 April 1839 or earlier]
Summary
Returns Whewell’s presidential address to the Geological Society of London (Whewell 1839), and suggests that ‘rules’ be changed to ‘customs’.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Lonsdale |
| Date: | [27 Apr 1839 or earlier] |
| Classmark: | University Archives (dealers) (3 March 2021, lot 73) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-496F |
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- … To William Lonsdale [27 April 1839 or earlier] …
- … March 2021, lot 73) Charles Robert Darwin London [27 Apr 1839 or earlier] William Lonsdale …
- … Geological Society of London ( Whewell 1839 ), and suggests that ‘rules’ be changed to ‘ …
- … of its results to be given to the world’ ( Whewell 1839 , p. 93). The final version of …
- … the passage was also reprinted in Philosophical Magazine 3d ser. 14 (1839): 503, in the …
- … issue for May 1839. CD’s Journal and remarks was in print …
- … in early 1838, but was not published until late May or early June 1839 ( Freeman 1977 ). …
- … by the publication at the beginning of May 1839 of William Whewell ’s presidential address …
- … see n. 2, below). The last Saturday in April 1839 was 27 April. Immediately after Whewell …
- … Geological Society of London on 15 February 1839, CD had asked him to make his comments on …
- … letter to William Whewell, 16 February [1839] ). It is likely that CD was returning a page …
- … of the globe. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. [Separately published as Journal of …
- … researches. ] Whewell, William. 1839. Address to the Geological …
- … at the anniversary, on the 15th February, 1839. Proceedings of the Geological Society of …
To Charles Babbage 19 [February 1839 – August 1842]
Summary
Asks to be allowed to bring his sister to CB’s party "that she may see the World".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Babbage |
| Date: | 19 [Feb 1839 - Aug 1842] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 37191: 299) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-479 |
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- … To Charles Babbage 19 [February 1839 – August 1842] …
- … Add MS 37191: 299) Charles Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 19 Feb 1839 19 …
- … Mar 1839 19 …
- … Apr 1839 19 …
- … May 1839 19 …
- … June 1839 19 …
- … July 1839 19 …
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- … Dec 1839 19 Jan 1840 19 Feb 1840 19 Mar 1840 19 Apr 1840 19 May 1840 19 June 1840 19 July …
From William Yarrell 14 July 1839
Summary
Acknowledges Journal of researches and in return sends the first volume of his History of British birds [1839–43].
| Author: | William Yarrell |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 July 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 185 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-526 |
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- … From William Yarrell 14 July 1839 …
- … DAR 204: 185 William Yarrell London, Ryder St, 6 14 July 1839 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 1837–43. The first bound volume, dated 1839, is annotated by CD (Darwin Library–CUL). …
- … researches and in return sends the first volume of his History of British birds [1839–43]. …
- … 6 Ryder Street | S t . Jamess 14 July 1839 Many thanks, my dear Sir, for your interesting …
Wiegmann, A. F. A. 1839. [Über die Unfruchtbarkeit bei den Bastardpflanzen.] Flora oder allgemeine botanische Zeitung 22 (1839): 703.
To John Washington [14 October 1839]
Summary
Returns proofs of J. O. French’s article ["Account of the province of La Rioja: S. America", J. R. Geogr. Soc. 9 (1839): 381–406].
Gratified by Humboldt’s praise of Journal of researches [J. R. Geogr. Soc. 9 (1839): 502].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Washington; Royal Geographical Society |
| Date: | [14 Oct 1839] |
| Classmark: | Royal Geographical Society |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-537 |
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- … To John Washington [14 October 1839] …
- … Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 [14 Oct 1839] John Washington Royal Geographical Society …
- … Rioja: S. America", J. R. Geogr. Soc. 9 (1839): 381–406]. Gratified by Humboldt’s praise …
- … of Journal of researches [ J. R. Geogr. Soc. 9 (1839): 502]. …
- … French 1839 . Dumont d’Urville, ed. 1830–5 , the account of a voyage to the South …
- … reefs . Horsburgh 1809–11 . Humboldt 1839 , p. 505: ‘The volume of Mr. Charles Darwin is …
- … éditeur-imprimeur. French, John Oliver. 1839. On the province of La Rioja in South America …
- … and Kingsbury. Humboldt, Alexander von. 1839. On the longitude of Valparaiso and Callao, …
From Robert FitzRoy [2 or 16 June 1839]
Summary
Has not yet had time to read CD’s Journal of researches attentively. He is sure there is no expression referring to himself personally that he could wish were not in it.
| Author: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [2 or 16] June 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 144 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-516 |
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- … From Robert FitzRoy [2 or 16 June 1839] …
- … DAR 204: 144 Robert FitzRoy London, Chester St 2 June 1839 16 …
- … June 1839 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … and 1836. [Edited by Robert FitzRoy. ] 3 vols. and appendix. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
- … referred to is either the Athenæum of 1 June 1839, which carried a review of Narrative, …
- … vols. 1 and 2, or the issue of 15 June 1839, in which CD’s volume was reviewed. …
- … was advertised in the issue of 1 June 1839 of The Publishers‘ Circular under the heading ’ …
From Andrew Smith 16 March 1839
Summary
Sends his congratulations and best wishes on CD’s marriage.
| Author: | Andrew Smith |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Mar 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 172 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-498 |
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- … From Andrew Smith 16 March 1839 …
- … DAR 204: 172 Andrew Smith Fort Pitt, Chatham 16 Mar 1839 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 6s’ Burgess’s Physiology or mechanism of blushing ( Burgess 1839 ) is listed in the The …
- … Publishers’ Circular of 15 March 1839, p. 120. CD cites it frequently in chapter 13 of …
- … for his early interest in blushing. A copy of Burgess 1839 is in the Darwin Library–CUL. …
- … Bibliography Burgess, Thomas Henry. 1839. The physiology or mechanism of blushing. London. …
- … C : 265, an entry reads ‘March 20 t h. 1839. Philosophy of Blushing lately advertised. / …
- … Fort Pitt Chatham 16 March 1839 My Dear Darwin I have been making inquiries of late …
To William Whewell 16 February [1839]
Summary
Asks WW to alter, before printing, the passages in WW’s Presidential Address to the Geological Society [Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. 3 (1839): 93] which pointedly allude to the delay in publication of CD’s Beagle journal; they might annoy FitzRoy, who, as Captain, has a right to first use of the papers of all officers on board.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Whewell |
| Date: | 16 Feb [1839] |
| Classmark: | Trinity College Library, Cambridge (Add c 88: 4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-496 |
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- … To William Whewell 16 February [1839] …
- … c 88: 4) Charles Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 16 Feb [1839] William Whewell …
- … Bibliography Whewell, William. 1839. Address to the Geological …
- … at the anniversary, on the 15th February, 1839. Proceedings of the Geological Society of …
- … the account of its results to be given to the world. ’ ( Whewell 1839 , p. 93). See also …
- … vol. 30, Supplement, letter to William Lonsdale, [27 April 1839 or earlier] . …
- … Society [ Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. 3 (1839): 93] which pointedly allude to the delay in …
- … of the Geological Society, 15 February 1839. It is not known whether Whewell altered his …
To Charles Lyell [c. 9 January 1839]
Summary
Discusses his Glen Roy paper [(1839), Collected papers 1: 87–137], which he is sending to CL.
Remarks on Charles MacLaren’s treatment of alluvium. Comments on alluvial action in Lochaber.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | [c. 9 Jan 1839] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.15) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-480 |
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- … To Charles Lyell [ c. 9 January 1839] …
- … Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 [c. 9 Jan 1839] Charles Lyell, 1st baronet …
- … Discusses his Glen Roy paper [(1839), Collected papers 1: 87–137], which he is sending to …
- … at the Royal Society on 7 February 1839 ( Collected papers 1: 87–137). The Secretaries of …
- … 87). Collected papers 1: 134 n. 26. Maclaren 1839 . CD added an appendix to Journal and …
- … of the globe. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. [Separately published as Journal of …
- … researches. ] Maclaren, Charles. 1839. A sketch of the geology of Fife and the Lothians, …
- … By Charles Darwin. [ Read 7 February 1839. ] Philosophical Transactions of the Royal …
To the Geological Society of London 22 January 1840
Summary
W. B. Clarke’s paper on ashes falling at sea off Cape Verde Islands [Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. 3 (1839): 145–6] need not be published in Transactions.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Geological Society of London |
| Date: | 22 Jan 1840 |
| Classmark: | Geological Society of London (GSL/COM/P/4/2/38) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-551 |
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- … William Branwhite Clarke . Clarke 1839 . …
- … Islands [ Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. 3 (1839): 145–6] need not be published in Transactions . …
- … Bibliography Clarke, William Branwhite. 1839. A notice of showers of ashes which fell …
- … on board the Roxburgh, at sea, off the Cape de Verd islands, February, 1839. [ …
- … Read 6 November 1839. ] Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 3 (1838–42): 145– …
From William Whewell 11 April 1839
Summary
Sends a book [his translation of Goethe’s Hermann u. Dorothea] as a wedding gift.
| Author: | William Whewell |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Apr 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 175 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-504 |
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- … From William Whewell 11 April 1839 …
- … DAR 204: 175 William Whewell Trinity College, Cambridge 11 Apr 1839 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … translated from the Hexameters of Göthe [by W. Whewell, privately printed, 1839]. …
- … love story. Believe me always | Very truly yours | W Whewell Trin. Col. Ap. 11. 1839 …
To William Shoberl [21 March 1839]
Summary
Captain FitzRoy has no objection to appending advertisement of other works connected with Beagle voyage to CD’s volume [Journal of researches].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Shoberl; Henry Colburn |
| Date: | [21 Mar 1839] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.18) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-501 |
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- … To William Shoberl [21 March 1839] …
- … Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 [21 Mar 1839] William Shoberl Henry Colburn …
- … Charles Darwin. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. Mammalia : Pt 2 of The zoology of the voyage …
- … of Colburn book advertisements dated August 1839 in at least some copies of the Journal of …
- … letter from Robert FitzRoy, [20 March 1839] , n. 1). This announcement had been printed …
- … recipient is conjectural. The endorsement, ‘1839’, is in the distinctive hand attributed …
- … the letter from Robert FitzRoy, [20 March 1839] . However, the advertisement referred to …
Clarke, William Branwhite. 1839. A notice of showers of ashes which fell on board the Roxburgh, at sea, off the Cape de Verd islands, February, 1839. [Read 6 November 1839.] Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 3 (1838–42): 145–6.
Hood, Thomas. 1839. The railway. In extracts from The comic annual for 1839. Athenæum No. 586: 47–8.
Lund, Peter Wilhelm. 1839–40. Coup-d’oeil sur les espèces éteintes de Mammifères du Brésil; extrait de quelques mémoires présentés à l’Académie royale des Sciences de Copenhague. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Zoologie) 2d ser. 11 (1839): 214–34; 12 (1839): 205–8; 13 (1840): 310–19. [Vols. 6,10]
Silfverstrârcurbr;hle, Gustaf. 1839. Om Blads och Knoppars ställning: ârcurbr; Växters yta. Königlich Vetenskapsacademiens Handlingar (1839): 212–21.
From Emma Wedgwood [20–1 January 1839]
Summary
Preparations for the wedding, various callers, and other bits of news.
| Author: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [20–1 Jan 1839] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 161 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-490 |
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- … From Emma Wedgwood [20–1 January 1839] …
- … DAR 204: 161 Emma Wedgwood/Emma Darwin Maer [20–1 Jan 1839] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Frances Mosley Wedgwood, wife of Francis (Frank) Wedgwood. Talfourd 1837 . Hood 1839 . …
- … Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. 1977. Hood, Thomas. 1839. The railway. …
- … M ) was continued in Notebook N during 1839. The baby was Hensleigh Wedgwood’s son Ernest, …
- … his own son William was born in December 1839, CD began to keep systematic notes on the …
- … In extracts from The comic annual for 1839. Athenæum No. 586: 47–8. Notebook M. See …
From Thomas Evans Blackwell 26 January 1839
Summary
A newly-elected Fellow returns the obligation to be signed upon entering the Geological Society.
| Author: | Thomas Evans Blackwell |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Jan 1839 |
| Classmark: | Geological Society of London (GSL/L/R/4/121) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-494 |
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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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- … to read in Notebook C ( Notebooks , pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in …
- … in the Royal Society of London (Royal Society of London 1839) has been heavily marked, and quite a …
- … Pierquin, published in Paris (in 2 vols.), so long ago as 1839 4 [Pierquin de Gembloux 1839]. …
- … 1814–29] D r Royle on Himmalaya types [Royle 1839] (read) Smellie Philosophy of …
- … 12 by Owen in Encyclop. of Anat. & Physiology [R. Owen 1839] Dampier probably worth …
- … on subjects of science connected with Nat. Theol: [Brougham 1839] on instinct & animal …
- … 1808] Brit. & Foreign Medical Rev. N o 14. Ap 1839 [Anon. 1839b] Rev. on Walker on …
- … Smart 17 Beginning of a New School of metaphysic. [Smart 1839] about connection of language & …
- … Babbington on Flora of Channel Isl d . [Babington 1839] says he has remarks on affinities of …
- … 1816 [Gallesio 1816]— quoted by D r . Holland [Holland 1839] (p. 27) as good— Decandoelle …
- … [Thacker 1834–5] p. 291 Athenæum 1839. p. 546— M r Conrad has published …
- … Arboretum [Loudon 1838] in Edinburgh Review July 1839 [Anon. 1839a]— there are pencil remarks on it. …
- … would contain facts for me [DAR *119: 9v.] 1839. Decemb. Advertised . …
- … Dog with illustrations of about 100 varieties [?C. H. Smith 1839–40] 24 Flourens “Resume …
- … publishing Travels into interior of N. America [Wied-Neuwied 1839–41]— in Geograph Soc …
- … 1840. Octob & Jan. Papers on Instinct by Flourens [Flourens 1839] (read) Index of Clarkes …
- … S. Bellamy on Nat. Hist. of S. Devonshire [Bellamy 1839] chiefly on distribution of forms said to be …
- … at end of Catalogue of Royal Soc. [Royal Society of London 1839]— Meckel’s Anatomy. French …
- … ed. 1834] read Vol. (2 d ) on Dogs [C. H. Smith 1839–40] /on Ruminants [Jardine ed. 1835–6] …
- … on the Obligations of man to the inferior animals’ [Youatt 1839] discusses their minds. …
- … by Hooker . [A. P. de Candolle 1839–40] Jussieus …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
Summary
The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … they show for one another’s sensibilities. Early in 1839 the couple set up house in London and at …
- … and set in type by November 1837, though not published until 1839, when it appeared as the third …
- … of species” ( Letter to J. S. Henslow, [November 1839] ). note book, after note …
- … Marriage Darwin married Emma Wedgwood in January 1839. His hopes and fears about married life …
- … to act’ ( Letter from Emma Darwin, [ c. February 1839] ). These are not matters that she would …
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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- … now at Down House, celebrated his marriage in January 1839 to his cousin Emma Wedgwood; the one of …
- … his evolutionary theories. As early as February 1839, Elizabeth Wedgwood had written to her …
- … Richmond did not return from Italy until August or September 1839. Josiah Wedgwood himself wrote to …
- … twelve guineas for a portrait of some kind in December 1839, and a further payment of twelve guineas …
- … where it appears as the frontispiece, she had dated it to 1839; and, puzzlingly, she said there that …
- … Down House MSS, Darwin’s account books, entry for Dec. 1839. Joseph Hooker, letter to Darwin, 17 …
Science: A Man’s World?
Summary
Discussion Questions|Letters Darwin's correspondence show that many nineteenth-century women participated in the world of science, be it as experimenters, observers, editors, critics, producers, or consumers. Despite this, much of the…
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- … Letter 489 - Darwin to Wedgwood, E., [20 January 1839] Written shortly before their …
Natural Science and Femininity
Summary
Discussion Questions|Letters A conflation of masculine intellect and feminine thoughts, habits and feelings, male naturalists like Darwin inhabited an uncertain gendered identity. Working from the private domestic comfort of their homes and exercising…
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- … Letter 542 - Darwin to Wedgwood, C. S., [27 October 1839] Darwin details his typical …
Darwin’s observations on his children
Summary
Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children, began the research that culminated in his book The Expression of the emotions in man and animals, published in 1872, and his article ‘A biographical sketch of an infant’, published in Mind…
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- … races, lunatics, the blind, and animals. And as early as 1839 Darwin had begun to collect …
- … development from the day of his birth, 27 December 1839, until September 1844. Parallels in the …
- … 1 [9] W. Erasmus. Darwin born. Dec. 27 th . 1839.—[10] During first week. yawned, streatched …
- … vol. 2, letter from Emma Wedgwood, [23 January 1839] . [7] Correspondence vol. 2, …
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…
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- … on subjects connected with natural theology (1839), Brougham commented that bees acted with a …
- … suppose when we recollect who is her teacher’ (Brougham 1839, 1: 35, 77). William Kirby wrote of the …
- … no bee in the world ever made cylindrical cells (Brougham 1839, 1: 32). However, Darwin knew that …
Introduction to the Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle
Summary
'a humble toadyish follower…': Not all pictures of Darwin during the Beagle voyage are flattering. Published here for the first time is a complete transcript of a satirical account of the Beagle’s brief visit in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands…
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- … voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle (1839), was written by John Clunies Ross, …
- … in the Beagle , and especially the works published in 1839 by her captain, Robert FitzRoy and his …
- … are marked in roman numerals. Others relate to Darwin’s 1839 or 1845 volumes and Belcher’s …
- … star in the scientific world, and had copies of both the 1839 Narrative and the 1845 second edition …
Syms Covington
Summary
When Charles Darwin embarked on the Beagle voyage in 1831, Syms Covington was ‘fiddler & boy to Poop-cabin’. Covington kept an illustrated journal of his observations and experiences on the voyage, noting wildlife, landscapes, buildings and people and,…
Religion
Summary
Design|Personal Belief|Beauty|The Church Perhaps the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same can be said of the evolution controversy today; however the nature of the disputes and the manner in…
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- … Letter 471 — Darwin, Emma to Darwin, C. R., [c. Feb 1839] Emma discusses Darwin’s religious …
4.10 'Hornet' caricature of Darwin
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< Back to Introduction Caricatures of Darwin that depicted him as a semi-ape are numerous and well known, but they marked a specific historical moment. Most date from the period following the publication of Descent of Man in 1871-2, extending through…
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4.21 Gegeef, 'Our National Church', 1
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< Back to Introduction A print with the ironic title Our National Church: The Aegis of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity was issued by the London publisher Edmund Appleyard in c.1872-3, and sold at a penny. The artist who drew it signed himself …
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Journal of researches
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Within two months of the Beagle’s arrival back in England in October 1836, Darwin, although busy with distributing his specimens among specialists for description, and more interested in working on his geological research, turned his mind to the task of…
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George James Stebbing
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George James Stebbing (1803—1860) travelled around the world with Charles Darwin on board HMS Beagle and helped him with measuring temperature on at least one occasion. However, Stebbing barely registers in Darwin’s correspondence. The only mention omits…
Elleparu (York Minster)
Summary
Elleparu was one of the Alakaluf, or canoe people from the western part of Tierra del Fuego. He was captured by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, in 1830 after one the small boats used for surveying the narrow inlets of the coast of Tierra del Fuego…
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- … FitzRoy.] 3 vols. and appendix. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
Bibliography of Darwin’s geological publications
Summary
This list includes papers read by Darwin to the Geological Society of London, his books on the geology of the Beagle voyage, and other publications on geological topics. Author-date citations refer to entries in the Darwin Correspondence Project’s…
Yokcushlu (Fuegia Basket)
Summary
Yokcushlu was one of the Alakaluf, or canoe people from the western part of Tierra del Fuego. She was one of the hostages seized by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, after the small boat used for surveying the narrow inlets of the coast of Tierra del…
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- … FitzRoy.] 3 vols. and appendix. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
Orundellico (Jemmy Button)
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Orundellico was one of the Yahgan, or canoe people of the southern part of Tierra del Fuego. He was the fourth hostage taken by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, in 1830 following the theft of the small surveying boat. This fourteen-year old boy was…
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- … FitzRoy.] 3 vols. and appendix. London: Henry Colburn. 1839. …
4.34 'Punch', Sambourne cartoon 1
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< Back to Introduction Linley Sambourne’s cartoon in Punch, a ‘Suggested Illustration’ for Darwin’s forthcoming book on The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants (1875) is another playful transformation of the author into an ape or monkey. However,…
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Darwin in letters, 1821-1836: Childhood to the Beagle voyage
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Darwin's first known letters were written when he was twelve. They continue through school-days at Shrewsbury, two years as a medical student at Edinburgh University, the undergraduate years at Cambridge, and the of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle.…
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- … until FitzRoy completed his volume of the Narrative in 1839. London scientific society …
