To J. D. Hooker 24 July [1869]
Summary
An article in North British Review by mathematician against Hooker and Huxley and for William Thomson [P. G. Tait, "Geological time", North Br. Rev. 50 (1869): 406–39]. Feels a conviction that world will be found older than reviewer makes it.
Article on "Design" [by J. B. Mozley] in Quarterly Review [127 (1869): 134–76].
Has JDH studied Drosophyllum?
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 24 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 140–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6841 |
Matches: 23 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 24 July [1869] …
- … letter from J. D. Hooker, 17 July 1869 and n. 6. …
- … DAR 94: 140–2 Charles Robert Darwin Caerdeon 24 July [1869] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … Tait, "Geological time", North Br. Rev. 50 (1869): 406–39]. Feels a conviction that world …
- … by J. B. Mozley] in Quarterly Review [127 (1869): 134–76]. Has JDH studied Drosophyllum ? …
- … Bibliography Dallas, William Sweetland, trans. 1869. Facts and arguments for Darwin. By …
- … Magazine of Natural History 4th ser. 4 (1869): 141– 59. [ Collected papers 2: 138–56. ] [ …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter from J. D. Hooker, 17 July 1869 . CD …
- … arrived home from Wales on 31 July 1869 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). George Howard …
- … Müller’s Facts and arguments for Darwin ( Dallas, trans. 1869 ). See letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 17 July 1869 and letter to …
- … Fritz Müller, 18 July [1869] . The reference is to William Colenso . See …
- … of the unsigned article ‘The argument of design’, which appeared in the July 1869 issue of …
- … Quarterly Review ( [Mozley] 1869 ; see Wellesley index ), was James Bowling Mozley . CD …
- … letter to W. C. Tait, 12 and 16 March 1869 ). CD refers to William Henslow Hooker . See …
- … Mozley, James Bowling. ] 1869. The argument of design. Quarterly Review 127: 134–76. …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1869. Origin : On the origin of species by means …
- … letter from J. D. Hooker, 17 July 1869 and n. 8. Thomas Henry Huxley had written an …
- … the philosophy of Auguste Comte (see letter to T. H. Huxley, 9 July [1869] and n. 4). …
- … a review article, ‘Geologic time’ ( [Tait] 1869 ; see Wellesley index ), written by Peter …
- … considered in Tait’s essay (see [Tait] 1869 , pp. 413–14). Tait discussed several of …
- … Thomson’s and Tait’s varying estimates of the age of the earth, see [Tait] 1869 , p. 432. …
- … In [Tait] 1869 , p. 429, Tait had quoted CD’s conjecture, based on his estimate of time …
To Fritz Müller 18 July [1869]
Summary
Reports reviews of Facts and arguments for Darwin [1869].
Is preparing for a French translation of Orchids.
The case of Abutilon which is sterile with some individuals is remarkable.
Has sent FM’s account of the monstrous Begonia to the Linnean Society.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Date: | 18 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Loan MS 10 no 29) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6835 |
Matches: 14 hits
- … To Fritz Müller 18 July [1869] …
- … 29) Charles Robert Darwin Caerdeon 18 July [1869] Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller …
- … reviews of Facts and arguments for Darwin [1869]. Is preparing for a French translation of …
- … to Joseph Dalton Hooker . See letter from J. D. Hooker, 17 July 1869 and nn. 2 and 3. …
- … See letter from Fritz Müller, 14 March 1869 . The reference is …
- … to Dallas trans. 1869. See …
- … letter from John Murray, 28 April [1869] . See …
- … letter from Fritz Müller, 15 June 1869 and n. 3. The reviews have not been identified. …
- … the Capivary river with his letter of 14 March 1869. Müller published the results of his …
- … and Magazine of Natural History 4th ser. 4 (1869): 141–59. [ Collected papers 2: 138–56. ] …
- … See letter to George Bentham, 10 May [1869] and n. 6. Müller …
- … a brief article from Colonie Zeitung with his letter of 14 March 1869. A translation of a …
- … appeared in Gardeners’ Chronicle , 26 June 1869, p. 686. The excerpt does not mention CD …
- … californica (California poppy; see letter to Fritz Müller, 14 March 1869 and n. 11. ) …
To R. F. Cooke 2 July [1869]
Summary
Thanks for [July 1869] issue of Quarterly Review.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 2 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 272 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6814 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 2 July [1869] …
- … Thanks for [July 1869] issue of Quarterly Review . …
- … DAR 143: 272 Charles Robert Darwin Caerdeon 2 July [1869] Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … the address. The Darwins left on 10 June 1869 for Caerdeon, and returned on 31 July (see ‘ …
- … vol. 17, Appendix II)). The July 1869 issue of the Quarterly Review contained articles …
- … s hypotheses’ ( Lewes 1868 ; see Quarterly Review 127 (1869): 68–98, 134–76). The author …
- … design in nature ( Quarterly Review 127 (1869): 134–76) was James Bowling Mozley (see …
To T. H. Huxley 9 July [1869]
Summary
Haeckel wants British specimens of calcareous sponges. Can THH tell him to whom he can apply?
Health not improving – cannot climb even a hill.
Has heard THH’s article on Comte ["Scientific aspects of Positivism", Lay sermons (1870)] is a splendid success.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Date: | 9 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 271) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6823 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To T. H. Huxley 9 July [1869] …
- … article ( T. H. Huxley 1869a ). See letters to T. H. Huxley, 10 March 1869 and …
- … 12 March [1869] , and letter from T. …
- … H. Huxley, 11 March 1869 . …
- … Archives (Huxley 5: 271) Charles Robert Darwin Caerdeon 9 July [1869] Thomas Henry Huxley …
- … this letter and the letter from Ernst Haeckel, 2 July 1869 . Henrietta Anne Huxley . …
- … See letter from Ernst Haeckel, 2 July 1869 . CD refers to ‘The scientific aspects of …
- … Huxley 1869b ), which appeared in the 1 June 1869 issue of the Fortnightly Review. Huxley …
To the Athenæum 7 [July] 1869
Summary
Because readers have arrived at different answers to the problem of the rate of increase of elephants, CD offers a rule, used by his son George, for calculating the product for any number of generations.
[Letter erroneously dated June.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Athenæum |
| Date: | 7 [July] 1869 |
| Classmark: | Athenæum, 17 July 1869, p. 82 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6820 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To the Athenæum 7 [July] 1869 …
- … Athenæum , 17 July 1869, p. …
- … 82 Charles Robert Darwin Caerdeon 7 [July] 1869 Athenæum …
- … by mistake. He arrived in Wales on 12 June 1869 and stayed until 30 July ( Emma Darwin’s …
- … also letter to the Athenæum , 19 June 1869. The letter from Germany has not been found; CD …
- … from Ponderer to the Athenæum , [before 5 June 1869] and n. 2, and letter from E. …
- … L. Garbett to the Athenæum , 29 June 1869. George Howard Darwin . The calculus of finite …
- … Caerdeon, Barmouth, June 7, 1869. I have received a letter from Germany on the increase of …
From T. H. Huxley 16 July 1869
Summary
Has already referred Haeckel’s request to J. S. Bowerbank.
Has lost track of collectors and naturalists "by grace of the dredge" because of other work and ""the great question of "Darwinismus" which is such a worry to us all"".
Family health.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 July 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 320 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6830 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From T. H. Huxley 16 July 1869 …
- … travelling in Russia and northern Europe. See letter from J. D. Hooker, 24 June 1869 . …
- … DAR 166: 320 Thomas Henry Huxley London, Jermyn St 16 July 1869 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … refers to Ernst Haeckel . See letter to T. H. Huxley, 9 July [1869] , and letter from …
- … Ernst Haeckel, 2 July 1869 . James Scott Bowerbank . See letter …
- … to T. H. Huxley, 9 July [1869] . Huxley refers to the practice of dredging for marine …
- … Jermyn S July 16 th . 1869 My dear Darwin Haeckel wrote to me some time ago about his …
To William Ogle 7 July [1869]
Summary
Comments on WO’s paper on Salvia [Pop. Sci. Rev. 8 (1869): 261–73], which he admires.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Ogle |
| Date: | 7 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.5: 3 (EH 88205901) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6818 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To William Ogle 7 July [1869] …
- … DAR 261.5: 3 (EH 88205901) Charles Robert Darwin Caerdeon 7 July [1869] William Ogle …
- … Comments on WO’s paper on Salvia [ Pop. Sci. Rev. 8 (1869): 261–73], which he admires. …
- … University Press. 1985–. Ogle, William. 1869. The fertilisation of Salvia and of some …
- … of Salvia and some other flowers’ appeared in the 1 July 1869 issue of Popular …
- … Science Review ( Ogle 1869 ). CD’s annotated copy of the paper is in the Darwin Pamphlet …
- … one with a shorter style (see Ogle 1869 , p. 269). He noted the the longer styled …
- … connection between the two facts ( Ogle 1869 , pp. 270–1). In ‘Specific difference in …
- … Read 19 March 1868. ] Journal of the Linnean Society ( Botany ) 10 (1869): 437–54. …
From W. B. Dawkins 31 July 1869
Summary
Reports on prehistoric finds from caves at Rhagatt.
| Author: | William Boyd Dawkins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 July 1869 |
| Classmark: | The Huntington Library (CB 847) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6847F |
Matches: 10 hits
- … From W. B. Dawkins 31 July 1869 …
- … The Huntington Library (CB 847) William Boyd Dawkins 31 July 1869 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Bibliography Dawkins, William Boyd. 1869. The Denbighshire caves. …
- … of the Manchester Geological Society 9 (1869–70): 31–7. Lartet, Edouard. 1862. New …
- … Road, Rusholme, Manchester. 31 July 1869. Dear M r . Darwin, I returned from Rhagatt …
- … Correspondence vol. 17, letter to W. B. Dawkins, 19 July [1869] , and letter to M. …
- … C. Lloyd, [24 July 1869] ). Gertrude Jane Mary Lloyd . …
- … in his letter to Mary Charlotte Lloyd of 4 August [1869] ( Correspondence vol. 17). …
- … paper ‘ The Denbighshire caves’ ( Dawkins 1869 ). For more on Lloyd’s exploration of the …
- … letter from W. B. Dawkins, 19 October 1869 . See also Lucas 2007 , pp. 326–7. In 1860, …
To W. C. Tait 17 July [1869]
Summary
Discusses need for cross-fertilisation in Geranium.
Hooker begins to doubt whether Drosophyllum so closely allied to Drosera.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Chester Tait |
| Date: | 17 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 147: 545; Sotheby’s (dealers) (19 July 1990) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6833 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To W. C. Tait 17 July [1869] …
- … dealers) (19 July 1990) Charles Robert Darwin Caerdeon 17 July [1869] William Chester Tait …
- … between this letter and the letter from W. C. Tait, 11 July 1869 . See letter from W. …
- … C. Tait, 11 July 1869 . Tait had sent CD several specimens of Drosophyllum lusitanicum , …
- … see letter to W. C. Tait, 12 and 16 March 1869 ). Joseph Dalton Hooker . See letters …
- … from W. C. Tait, 10 May 1869 and …
- … 11 July 1869 . CD had received information on Saxon merino sheep from his German …
- … translator, Julius Victor Carus (see letters from J. V. Carus, 22 January 1869 and …
- … 2 February 1869 ). CD refers to Descent. The reference is to Orchids. The second …
From E. L. Garbett to the Athenæum 19 July 1869
Summary
More on the problem of the increase of elephants (see 6806f and 6820).
| Author: | Edward Lacy Garbett |
| Addressee: | Athenæum |
| Date: | 19 July 1869 |
| Classmark: | Athenæum, 24 July 1869, p. 115 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6836F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From E. L. Garbett to the Athenæum 19 July 1869 …
- … George Howard Darwin . See letter to Athenæum , 7 [July] 1869 and n. 2. …
- … Athenæum , 24 July 1869, p. 115 Edward …
- … Lacy Garbett London, Mornington Road, 7 19 July 1869 Athenæum …
- … 7, Mornington Road, July 19, 1869. Either of my last methods, applied to Mr. Darwin’s …
From J. D. Hooker 17 July 1869
Summary
On reading F. Müller’s Facts and arguments for Darwin [1869].
Pangenesis.
Agrees with CD on fascination [of snakes].
Huxley is at Comte again.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 July 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 22–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6832 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker 17 July 1869 …
- … DAR 103: 22–4 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew 17 July 1869 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … s Facts and arguments for Darwin [1869]. Pangenesis. Agrees with CD on fascination [of …
- … 1869b . See letter to T. H. Huxley, 9 July [1869] and n. 4. CD had been unwell for most …
- … and arguments for Darwin (Dallas trans. 1869). In chapter ten, Müller discussed the views …
- … developmental history (Dallas trans. 1869, pp. 98–9). He then gave a detailed critique …
- … Institute (1868), which was issued in May 1869, and to a paper by William Colenso , ‘On …
- … CD (see letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 July [1869] ). The paper was not published in Popular …
- … ibid. , pp. 110–21). In Dallas trans. 1869, pp. 119–20, Müller noted that in insect …
To Alfred Merle Norman 29 July [1869]
Summary
Asks whether AMN has any specimens of British calcareous sponges that CD could forward to Haeckel, who is studying them.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Merle Norman |
| Date: | 29 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6845 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Alfred Merle Norman 29 July [1869] …
- … Center Charles Robert Darwin Caerdeon Down letterhead 29 July [1869] Alfred Merle Norman …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from Albany Hancock, 25 July 1869 . See …
- … letter from Ernst Haeckel, 2 July 1869 . See …
- … letter from Albany Hancock, 25 July 1869 . …
To Mary Charlotte Lloyd [24 July 1869]
Summary
Forwards letter from W. B. Dawkins. The bones, though not themselves interesting, may indicate the work of prehistoric man.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Mary Charlotte Lloyd |
| Date: | [24 July 1869] |
| Classmark: | The Huntington Library (CB 383) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7044 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To Mary Charlotte Lloyd [24 July 1869] …
- … Library (CB 383) Charles Robert Darwin unstated [24 July 1869] Mary Charlotte Lloyd …
- … see letter to W. B. Dawkins, 19 July [1869] and nn. 2 and 3). CD refers to Lloyd’s …
- … pony, ‘Whitey’ (see letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 July [1869] and n. 3). …
- … and the letter to W. B. Dawkins, 19 July [1869] and by the reference to borrowing Lloyd’ …
- … n. 3). The Saturday following 19 July 1869 was 24 July. CD had already left Wales by the …
From Louis Agassiz 6 July 1869
Summary
Introduces his son Alexander; believes CD will find him "more tractable" on certain questions than LA himself is.
| Author: | Jean Louis Rodolphe (Louis) Agassiz |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 July 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6817 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Louis Agassiz 6 July 1869 …
- … Louis) Agassiz Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 6 July 1869 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Agassiz travelled to Britain in September 1869 (G. R. Agassiz ed. 1913, p. 97). For …
- … hotel) when they arrived in London (see letter from Asa Gray, 23 August 1869 ; Post Office …
- … London directory 1869); Alexander Agassiz may have stayed there too. …
- … College, | Cambridge, Mass. , 7 th . 6 th . 1869 My dear Sir, It gives me great pleasure …
To Albany Hancock 17 July [1869]
Summary
Ernst Haeckel is working on calcareous sponges. Does AH have any British specimens that he can spare? [See 6842.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Albany Hancock |
| Date: | 17 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | E. C. Hodgkin (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6834A |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Albany Hancock 17 July [1869] …
- … Hodgkin (private collection) Charles Robert Darwin Caerdeon 17 July [1869] Albany Hancock …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from Albany Hancock, 25 July 1869 . See …
- … letter from Ernst Haeckel, 2 July 1869 . CD refers to Thomas Henry Huxley . See …
- … letter from T. H. Huxley, 16 July 1869 . …
To J. D. Hooker 8 July [1869]
Summary
Simeon Habel of New York has returned from Galapagos. CD has asked him to send any plants to JDH.
Reading Nägeli convinces him that it is all-important to learn all about polymorphic or protean genera for the "Laws of Variability".
New Zealand genera are interesting and have perplexed him for years.
Has read paper on snakes. Thinks it is not fascination but fear that makes the victim fall into snake’s power.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 8 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 137–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6822 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 8 July [1869] …
- … DAR 94: 137–9 Charles Robert Darwin Caerdeon 8 July [1869] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … see letter from J. D. Hooker, 17 July 1869 and n. 9). CD refers to Journal of the …
- … this letter and the letter from J. D. Hooker, 24 June 1869 . See letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 24 June 1869 . CD refers to Mary Charlotte Lloyd and Frances Power Cobbe . …
- … 29, and letter to J. D. Hooker, 13 January 1869 and n. 1). CD evidently hoped that the …
- … features. CD returned to Down on 31 July 1869 (‘Journal’ ( Correspondence vol. 17, …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 24 June 1869 and n. 5. The paper on snakes was written by …
- … Simon Habel to J. D. Hooker, 30 June [1869] , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, DC 204, f. …
From George Robert Gray 9 July 1869
Summary
Asks for a testimonial.
| Author: | George Robert Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 July 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 96: 69v |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6824 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From George Robert Gray 9 July 1869 …
- … DAR 96: 69v George Robert Gray British Museum 9 July 1869 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … became senior assistant keeper at the British Museum at the end of July 1869 ( ODNB ). …
- … British Museum 9 th . July 1869 Dear M r Darwin I should feel greatly obliged if you would …
From Allan C. Pagan to George Cupples 16 July 1869
Summary
Appends an eight-year list of lambs for CD’s private information.
| Author: | Allan Cunningham Pagan |
| Addressee: | George Cupples |
| Date: | 16 July 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 85: B54–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6831 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Allan C. Pagan to George Cupples 16 July 1869 …
- … DAR 85: B54–5 Allan Cunningham Pagan Invergeldie, Comrie 16 July 1869 George Cupples …
- … information on sheep. See also letter from Robert Elliot to George Cupples, 4 June 1869 . …
- … 513 588 560 2187 1868 545 536 581 578 2240 1869 502 551 600 553 2206 Total 4104 4100 4395 …
- … 4466 Total 17065 Male Female Male Female Allan C Pagan | Innergeldie | 15 July 1869 …
- … Laurel House | Crief 16 July 1869 Dear Sir I now append you a list of Lambs on my Farms …
To the editors of the Annals and Magazine of Natural History 23 July 1869
Summary
CD passes on notes prepared for the French translation of Orchids so that his book may be brought up to date in English as well.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Annals and Magazine of Natural History |
| Date: | 23 July 1869 |
| Classmark: | Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4th ser. 4 (1869): 142 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6840A |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To the editors of the Annals and Magazine of Natural History 23 July 1869 …
- … Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4th ser. 4 (1869): 142 Charles Robert …
- … Darwin Down 23 July 1869 Annals and Magazine of Natural History …
- … letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 March [1869] , n. 5. This letter accompanied ‘Fertilization …
- … and Magazine of Natural History 4th ser. 4 (1869): 141–59. [ Collected papers 2: 138–56. ] …
- … Your obedient Servant, | C harles D arwin . Down, Beckenham, Kent. July 23, 1869. …
To W. B. Tegetmeier 2 July [1869]
Summary
Thanks for procuring eggs.
CD’s health has necessitated his leaving home.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
| Date: | 2 July [1869] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6811 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To W. B. Tegetmeier 2 July [1869] …
- … Cox Collection) Charles Robert Darwin Caerdeon 2 July [1869] William Bernhard Tegetmeier …
- … B. Tegetmeier, 20 July 1869 . A crested turkey had been exhibited at the Zoological …
- … this letter and the letter from W. B. Tegetmeier, 30 June 1869 . See letter from W. …
- … B. Tegetmeier, 30 June 1869 and n. 1. CD was holidaying at Caerdeon, Barmouth, Wales ( …
- … was evidently in a now missing part of his letter of 30 June 1869 . See letter from W. …
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| Darwin, C. R. | (21) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (2) |
| Dawkins, W. B. | (2) |
| Lubbock, John | (2) |
| Agassiz, Louis | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (22) |
| Cupples, George | (4) |
| Athenæum | (2) |
| Dawkins, W. B. | (2) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (43) |
| Cupples, George | (4) |
| Dawkins, W. B. | (4) |
| Darwin, W. E. | (3) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
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…
Matches: 27 hits
- … At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition …
- … that is something’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [22 January 1869] ). Much of the remainder of …
- … to be the case’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 13 January 1869 ). Hooker went straight to a crucial …
- … probable’ (see also letter to A. R. Wallace, 22 January [1869] , and letter from A. R. Wallace, …
- … in distribution’ ( letter to James Croll, 31 January [1869] ). Darwin had argued ( Origin , pp. …
- … formation’ ( letter to James Croll, 31 January [1869] ). Croll could not supply Darwin with an …
- … have got that yet’ ( letter from James Croll, 4 February 1869 ). Darwin did not directly …
- … towards [Thomson]’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 19 March [1869] ). Towards Descent …
- … ‘everlasting old Origin’ ( letter to Asa Gray, 1 June [1869] ), he was able to return to work on …
- … ( letter from Robert Elliot to George Cupples, 21 June 1869 ). Details on mating behaviour …
- … in the garden ( letter from Frederick Smith, 8 October 1869 ). Albert Günther, assistant in the …
- … varieties ( letter to W. B. Tegetmeier, 25 February [1869] ). The data contined to …
- … cocks & hens.—’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 13 November [1869] ). Yet completion of the work was …
- … for Descent . Researching emotion In 1869, Darwin still expected that Descent …
- … hatred—’ ( from Asa Gray and J. L. Gray, 8 and 9 May [1869] ). James Crichton-Browne and …
- … ( enclosure to letter from Henry Maudsley, 20 May 1869 ). Darwin had often complained of the …
- … in regard to Man’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 14 April 1869 ). More remarkable still were Wallace …
- … seem to you like some mental hallucination’ ( 18 April 1869 ). Since his marriage to Annie …
- … (Wallace 1869a; letter to A. R. Wallace, 22 March [1869] ), and scolded him for again being too …
- … demands justice’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 14 April 1869 ). Proceeding on all fronts …
- … South American cordillera ( letter to Charles Lyell, 20 May 1869 ), and fossil discoveries in …
- … investigated in depth ( letter from C. F. Claus, 6 February 1869 ). In a letter to the Gardeners …
- … of the soil ( letter to Gardeners’ Chronicle , 9 May [1869] ). In March, Darwin received …
- … in the early 1860s ( letter to W. C. Tait, 12 and 16 March 1869 ). This research contributed to …
- … editions ( see letter from Victor Masson, 29 September 1869 ). The work had been undertaken, like …
- … Animals”’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 19 November [1869] ). Angered by these proceedings, Darwin …
- … of Fritz Müller’s Für Darwin (Dallas trans. 1869). The book, an explication of Darwinian …
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…
Matches: 11 hits
- … Crichton-Browne, James 20 May 1869 32 Queen Anne St. …
- … Crichton-Browne, James 19 May 1869 West Riding …
- … Gray, Asa 9 May [1869] [Alexandria, Egypt] …
- … Gray, Jane 9 May [1869] [Alexandria, Egypt] …
- … Gray, Asa 8 & 9 May 1869 Florence, Italy (about …
- … King, P.G. 25 Feb 1869 Sydney, Australia …
- … Maudsley, Henry 20 May 1869 32 Queen Anne St. …
- … Reade, Winwood W. 17 Jan 1869 Sierra Leone, Africa …
- … Reade, Winwood W. 28 June [1869] Sierra Leone, …
- … Reade, Winwood W. 26 Dec 1869 Sierra Leone, Africa …
- … Scott, John 2 July 1869 Royal Botanic Gardens, …
Perfect copper-plate hand: From Adolf Reuter, 30 May 1869
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My favourite correspondent was chosen not because he is a brilliant conversationalist or a significant scientific thinker – but after a decade of reading a series of challenging hand writings, my favourite is the one who wrote in a perfect copper-plate…
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- … My favourite correspondent was chosen not because he is a brilliant conversationalist or a …
A beginning, & that is something: To J. D. Hooker, [22 January 1869]
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Alison Pearn talks about a letter Darwin wrote to his friend Joseph Dalton Hooker after finishing corrections to the fifth edition of Origin of Species in 1869.
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- … corrections to the fifth edition of Origin of Species in 1869. …
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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- … of self-fertility over subsequent generations. In June 1869, Müller remarked, on receiving a new …
- … sometimes depends’ ( From Fritz Müller, 15 June 1869 ). By May 1870, Darwin reported that he was …
- … Müller ( To Fritz Müller, 28 November 1868 ). In March 1869, Müller reported results of …
- … pod were mutually sterile ( From Fritz Müller, 14 March 1869 ). ‘The case of the Abutilon sterile …
- … of this plant sent by Müller ( To Fritz Müller, 18 July [1869] ). Darwin sent specimens of plants …
Women’s scientific participation
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Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…
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- … Letter 6736 - Gray, A. & J. L to Darwin, [8 & 9 May 1869] Jane Loring Gray, …
- … Williams , M. S. to Darwin, H. E., [after 14 October 1869] Darwin’s niece, Margaret, …
- … Letter 6815 - Scott, J. to Darwin, [2 July 1869] John Scott responds to Darwin’s …
- … - Darwin to Gunther, A. C. L. G., [21 September 1869] Darwin asks Gunther for “a great …
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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- … of Robinia rubra and Pirus malus , 23 September 1869 Alexander Agassiz's …
Jane Gray
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Jane Loring Gray, the daughter of a Boston lawyer, married the Harvard botanist Asa Gray in 1848 and evidence suggests that she took an active interest in the scientific pursuits of her husband and his friends. Although she is only known to have…
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Rewriting Origin - the later editions
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For such an iconic work, the text of Origin was far from static. It was a living thing that Darwin continued to shape for the rest of his life, refining his ‘one long argument’ through a further five English editions. Many of his changes were made in…
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…
3.18 Elliott and Fry photos, c.1869-1871
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< Back to Introduction The leading photographic firm of Elliott and Fry seems to have portrayed Darwin at Down House on several occasions. In November 1869 Darwin told A. B. Meyer, who wanted photographs of both him and Wallace for a German…
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- … Darwin at Down House on several occasions. In November 1869 Darwin told A. B. Meyer, who wanted …
- … down here on purpose’. Payments to the firm on 25 July 1869 and 5 April 1870 in Darwin’s banking …
- … widely disseminated images of Darwin were taken in summer 1869, and which in summer 1871: the …
- … were dated by Darwin’s daughter Henrietta on the backs to 1869. By 1871-2 some of Elliott and Fry’s …
- … it ‘abt. 1870’, then crossed this date out in favour of 1869 – the date which John van Wyhe assigns …
- … some of the Elliott and Fry group as having been taken in 1869 and 1871, but dates others (still …
- … to this source. It is significant that none of these 1869–71 Elliott and Fry photographs were …
- … as belonging to groups of photographs taken in summer 1869 and summer 1871, possible also in 1874. …
- … letters from Darwin to A.B. Meyer, 27 November [1869], (DCP-LETT-7014), and to Wallace, 5 December …
Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
Photograph album of Dutch admirers
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Darwin received the photograph album for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from his scientific admirers in the Netherlands. He wrote to the Dutch zoologist Pieter Harting, An account of your countrymen’s generous sympathy in having sent me on my…
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- … work on human expression. Donders visited Darwin in 1869 , and a year later Darwin consoled him …
Darwin in letters,1870: Human evolution
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The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the year at work on the Descent of Man & Selection in relation to Sex’. Descent was the culmination of over three decades of observations and reflections on…
Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small
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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…
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- … he attracted many admirers in German-speaking countries. In 1869, his birthday was celebrated by an …
- … vol. 17, letter from F. M. Malven, 12 February [1869] ). An extract from Darwin’s reply to Malven …
- … with his’ ( letter to F. M. Malven, [after 12 February 1869] ). Accompanying this extract was the …
- … some of whom drew substantially on his theory. In 1869, Hermann Müller (brother to Fritz) sent …
- … theory to flowers and flower-visiting insects; H. Müller 1869)). Darwin was full of admiration and …
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 6976 - Darwin to Blackwell, A. B., [8 November 1869] Darwin thanks Antoinette …
3.12 Edwards, second group of photos
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< Back to Introduction Despite the prior difficulties experienced by both photographer and sitter, it is evident that Ernest Edwards portrayed Darwin again in the late 1860s; but exactly when and in what circumstances is not known. There are strong…
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Race, Civilization, and Progress
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Darwin's first reflections on human progress were prompted by his experiences in the slave-owning colony of Brazil, and by his encounters with the Yahgan peoples of Tierra del Fuego. Harsh conditions, privation, poor climate, bondage and servitude,…
John Beddoe
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In 1869, when gathering data on sexual selection in humans, Darwin exchanged a short series of letters with John Beddoe, a doctor in Bristol. He was looking for evidence that racial differences that appear to have no benefit in terms of survival - and…
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- … In 1869 Darwin exchanged a short series of letters with a John Beddoe, a doctor in …
3.15 George Charles Wallich, photo
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< Back to Introduction In the years around 1868–1871, when professional photographers competed for sittings with Darwin, a doctor called George Charles Wallich approached him with a similar request. Wallich was planning to publish a set of his own…
