To the Secretary of the Geological Society of France 25 April 1839
Summary
Acknowledges, on behalf of the Geological Society, receipt of the Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, vol. 9, feuilles 29, 34.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Société géologique de France |
| Date: | 25 Apr 1839 |
| Classmark: | Bibliothèque municipale de Versailles (Autographe Darwin) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-507 |
Burgess, Thomas Henry. 1839. The physiology or mechanism of blushing. London.
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De Rolandis, Maria Giuseppe. 1839. Notizie sugli scrittori astigiani. Asti: Garbiglia.
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- … De Rolandis, Maria Giuseppe. 1839. Notizie sugli scrittori astigiani. Asti: Garbiglia. …
Agassiz, Louis. 1839. Remarks on glaciers. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 27: 383–90.
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- … Agassiz, Louis. 1839. Remarks on glaciers. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 27: 383–90. …
McClelland, John. 1839. Indian Cyprinidæ. Asiatick Researches 19, pt 2: 217–465.
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- … McClelland, John. 1839. Indian Cyprinidæ. Asiatick Researches 19, pt 2: 217–465. 5 …
Oersted, Hans Christian. 1839. On water-spouts. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 27: 52–70.
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- … Oersted, Hans Christian. 1839. On water-spouts. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 27: …
Redfield, William C. 1839. Some account of violent columnar whirlwinds, which appear to have resulted from the action of large circular fires; with remarks on the same. American Journal of Science and Arts 36: 50–9. Reprinted in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 27 (1839): 369–79. [Vols. 2,7]
Smith, John. 1839. Notice of a plant which produces perfect seeds without any apparent action of pollen. [Read 18 June 1839.] Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 18 (1841): 509–12.
Theile, Friedrich Wilhelm. 1839. Entdeckung von Muskeln, welche die Rückenwirbel drehen (Rotatores dorsi) beim Menschen und den Säugethieren, nebst Bemerkungen über die Processus transversi und obliqui und über die Rückenmuskeln. Archiv für Anatomie, Physiologie und wissenschaftliche Medizin (1839): 102–38.
Walker, Francis. 1839. Monographia Chalciditum. London: Hyppolitus Bailliere.
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Nasse, Otto (1839–1903)
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From John Grant Malcolmson 24 July 1839
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Detailed evidence for and against geological elevation along coast of the Indian subcontinent, South Asia, and Arabia. Extensive references to geological literature about these areas.
Describes coral sand-dune and salt-marsh formation.
| Author: | John Grant Malcolmson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 July 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 39: 7–10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-528 |
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- … From John Grant Malcolmson 24 July 1839 …
- … DAR 39: 7–10 John Grant Malcolmson Forres 24 July 1839 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See Coral reefs , p. 134. Malcolmson 1839, 1859 . T. M. Ward 1830 . Low 1836 . John …
- … in this letter and his letter of 31 August 1839 is used in Coral reefs , chapter 6, where …
- … Forres (N. B. ) July 24 th . 1839 My Dear Sir, I am sorry that I can only spare a few …
- … 1830 . Madras Quarterly Medical Journal 1839. Burnes 1828 . Lyell cites Burnes to confirm …
- … Nairn, Banff, and Inverness. [Read 5 June 1839. ] Proceedings of the Geological Society of …
- … of Bombay 3: 90–116. Malcolmson, John Grant. 1839, 1859. On the relations of the different …
To William Herbert 26 June 1839
Summary
CD is led to believe there are no true permanently inbreeding, sexually reproducing beings. Thanks for replies to breeding questions.
Asks for clarification of Hippeastrum crosses: is selfing or crossing with individual of same species intended and was increased fertility due to constitution of foreign parent or due to the pollen coming from another plant? Has WH known any hybrid or mongrel to revert or to vary in a manner unlikely to be effect of soil?
Sends Journal of researches.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Herbert, dean of Manchester |
| Date: | 26 June 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 65–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-523 |
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- … To William Herbert 26 June 1839 …
- … Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 26 June 1839 William Herbert, dean of Manchester …
- … letter from William Herbert to J. S. Henslow, 5 April 1839 ). W. Herbert 1822 , p. 27. …
- … June 26 th . 1839— W Herbert Sir I hope you will excuse me taking the liberty of sending …
From William Herbert to J. S. Henslow 5 April 1839
Summary
Replies to CD’s questions on plant hybridisation and laws of inheritance. Rejects predominant transmission of characters by established forms. Males show predominance, but congeniality of parents’ constitution to climate and soil more important. No correlation between hybridisation and variability, cultivation, and geographical distribution. Rejects reversion.
Describes experiments in Hippeastrum in which pollen from another species proved more fertile than plant’s own pollen.
Did not intend to say that crossing is inimical to fertility.
| Author: | William Herbert, dean of Manchester |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | 5 Apr 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 63 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-503 |
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- … DAR 185: 63 William Herbert, dean of Manchester Spofforth 5 Apr 1839 John Stevens Henslow …
- … dissimilar?? Important—Walker’s Law’ pencil ‘ 1839 | Only thing in this letter, 5 season …
- … so; account given in letter’ added ink 15.2 1839] double underl brown crayon Top of first …
- … faithfully | W Herbert Spofforth April 5 1839. 2.1 I can … 2 d . 2.4] double scored brown …
To William Lonsdale [8 March 1839]
Summary
Has finished earthquake paper ["Volcanic phenomena in South America" (1840), Collected papers 1: 53–86]. Gives instructions about a woodcut. There should be an outline map.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Lonsdale |
| Date: | [8 Mar 1839] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-497 |
To William Shoberl 16 August [1839]
Summary
Gives his opinion of a MS on geology. It is not really a scientific work. It might sell well, but CD’s opinion on success of sale is worthless.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Shoberl |
| Date: | 16 Aug [1839] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-531 |
To John Phillips [18 March 1839]
Summary
Will send JP a map as requested. Asks for a ticket to one of JP’s lectures.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Phillips |
| Date: | [18 Mar 1839] |
| Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History Archive Collections (John Phillips collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-473 |
To the Secretary of the American Philosophical Society 23 May 1839
Summary
As Secretary of the Geological Society of London, CD formally expresses thanks for the American Philosophical Society’s Proceedings, vol. 1, no. 6.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | American Philosophical Society. |
| Date: | 23 May 1839 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.16) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-511 |
To Leonard Jenyns 15 July [1839]
Summary
Discusses details of LJ’s part of Zoology [Fish].
CD is working hard on Coral reefs.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Date: | 15 July [1839] |
| Classmark: | Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-527 |
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- … To Leonard Jenyns 15 July [1839] …
- … Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 15 July [1839] Leonard Jenyns/Leonard Blomefield …
- … See letter to Leonard Jenyns, 14 October [1839] . William Yarrell had published A history …
- … the end of August and beginning of September 1839. That is, the smoke of London. Hitcham, …
From C. H. Schaible 17 February 1873
Summary
Sends copy of Vinzenz Czerny [Beziehungen der Chirurgie (1872)], which applies Darwinian principles to pathology.
Recommends illustrations dealing with expression in the Atlas of K. H. Baumgärtner’s Kranken-Physiognomik [1839].
| Author: | Carl Heinrich Schaible |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Feb 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 48 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8771 |
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- … dealing with expression in the Atlas of K. H. Baumgärtner’s Kranken-Physiognomik [1839]. …
- … Bibliography Baumgärtner, Karl Heinrich. 1839. Physiognomice pathologica, etc. (Kranken- …
- … Museum. I believe it is the first edition of 1839. There was another edition in 1841. The …
- … of the physiognomy of illness ( Baumgärtner 1839 ), he sought to describe the physical …
- … with different diseases. A copy of Baumgärtner 1839 (shelfmark 781.k.9) is at the British …
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Darwin’s reading notebooks
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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'
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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
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< 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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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'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
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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 …
