To Samuel Butler 1 April [1873]
Summary
Comments on SB’s book [The fair haven (1873)]. CD is struck by SB’s dramatic power – thinks he could write "a really good novel". Surprised at strength of case SB makes that Jesus did not die on the cross. SB’s identity will soon be universally known: Leslie Stephen knows he is the author.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Samuel Butler |
| Date: | 1 Apr [1873] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 34486 D: 60–1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8835 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To Samuel Butler 1 April [1873] …
- … MS 34486 D: 60–1) Charles Robert Darwin London, Montague St, 16 1 Apr [1873] Samuel Butler …
- … Comments on SB’s book [ The fair haven (1873)]. CD is struck by SB’s dramatic power – …
- … Bibliography [Butler, Samuel. ] 1873. The fair haven. A work in defence of the miraculous …
- … London, from 15 March until 10 April 1873 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). CD had been …
- … edition of The fair haven ( [Butler] 1873 ); his annotated copy is in the Darwin Library– …
- … believed he had been killed ( [Butler] 1873 , pp. 27–51). Butler contrasted this argument …
To N. D. Doedes 2 April 1873
Summary
The impossibility of conceiving that the universe arose through chance is the chief argument for the existence of God, but CD has never been able to decide whether this is an argument of real value. Safest to believe that the subject is beyond man’s intellect, "but man can do his duty".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nicolaas Dirk Doedes |
| Date: | 2 Apr 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 139.12: 11 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8837 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To N. D. Doedes 2 April 1873 …
- … Robert Darwin London, Montague St, 16 Down letterhead 2 Apr 1873 Nicolaas Dirk Doedes …
- … See letter from N. D. Doedes, 27 March 1873 . The friend was Jan Constantijn Costerus . …
- … CD believed in the existence of God (see letter from N. D. Doedes, 27 March 1873 ). …
- … Kent. [16 Montague Street, London] April 2 1873 a mon. N. D. Doedes | The University | …
From William Main 2 April 1873
Summary
Having now read Expression, WM repeats his criticism of "antithesis". Explains his theory of up-and-down-tending lines.
| Author: | William Main |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Apr 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 28 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8836 |
To Nature [before 3 April 1873]
Summary
"The following fact with respect to the habits of ants, which I believe to be quite new, has been sent to me by a distinguished geologist, Mr J. D. Hague [see 8788]; and it appears well worth publishing."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nature |
| Date: | [before 3 Apr 1873] |
| Classmark: | Nature, 10 April 1873, pp. 443–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8853 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To Nature [before 3 April 1873] …
- … Nature , 10 April 1873, pp. 443– …
- … 4 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [before 3 Apr 1873] Nature …
- … an ant visible on the wall. J ames D. H ague San Francisco, California, Feb. 26, 1873 …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter to J. D. Hague, 3 April [1873] . The …
- … letter was published in Nature , 10 April 1873, pp. 443–4. …
- … had been sent with his letter of 26 February 1873 . The ant Hague described was probably …
To Nature [before 3 April 1873]
Summary
Comments on article ["Perception and instinct in lower animals", Nature 7 (1871): 377–8].
Explains his contention that "many of the most wonderful instincts have been acquired, independently of habit, through the preservation of useful variations of pre-existing instincts". Cites examples: sterile workers of several species of social insects have acquired different instincts; movements of tumbler pigeons. Speculates that "many instincts have originated from modification or variations in the brain".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nature |
| Date: | [before 3 Apr 1873] |
| Classmark: | Nature, 3 April 1873, pp. 417–18 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8838 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To Nature [before 3 April 1873] …
- … Nature , 3 April 1873, pp. 417– …
- … 18 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [before 3 Apr 1873] Nature …
- … London: John Murray. 1872. Moore, W. J. 1873. Columbidæ. Indian Medical Gazette 8: 7–9, …
- … letter in Nature . CD refers to the lead article in Nature , 20 March 1873, pp. 377–8. …
- … on CD’s letter to Nature , [before 13 February 1873], and some of the responses to it. CD …
- … Indian Medical Gazette , Jan. and Feb 1873) of the somewhat analogous result which …
- … relation to instinct. See Nature , 20 March 1873, p. 378. CD described the Lotan and …
- … Lauder Brunton had lent the article ( W. J. Moore 1873 ) to CD (see letter to T. …
- … L. Brunton, 26 March 1873 ). In Variation 1: 209, CD attributed the phrase to Francis …
To G. H. Darwin [3 April 1873]
Summary
Anxious to have GHD come home because of his poor health. Recommends Huxley’s physician (Andrew Clark) – an advocate of milk diet.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | [3 Apr 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8839 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin [3 April 1873] …
- … 210.1: 10 Charles Robert Darwin London, Montague St, 16 [3 Apr 1873] George Howard Darwin …
- … G. H. Darwin to Emma Darwin, [6? March 1873] (DAR 210.2: 27)). He had been suffering …
- … DAR 242), George arrived in London on 5 April 1873. Andrew Clark was Thomas Henry Huxley’s …
- … 16 Montague Street, London, from 15 March to 10 April 1873 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). …
- … In 1873, the Thursday before 10 April was 3 April. …
- … George had been in Cannes, France, since January 1873 ( letter from G. H. Darwin …
- … to H. E. Darwin, 25 January 1873 (DAR 210.2: 24)). He had written to Emma Darwin that he …
To J. D. Hague 3 April [1873]
Summary
Has sent JDH’s letter to Nature ["Perception in ants", Nature 7 (1873): 443–4].
Sons recall kindness received from JDH and others in America.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Duncan Hague |
| Date: | 3 Apr [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 394 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8840 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To J. D. Hague 3 April [1873] …
- … Robert Darwin London, Montague St, 16 Down letterhead 3 Apr [1873] James Duncan Hague …
- … Nature ["Perception in ants", Nature 7 (1873): 443–4]. Sons recall kindness received from …
- … 19). See letter to G. H. Darwin, [3 April 1873] and n. 2. Hague had met CD in London in …
- … this letter and the letter from J. D. Hague, 26 February 1873 . See letter from J. …
- … D. Hague, 26 February 1873 . See …
- … second letter to Nature , [before 3 April 1873]. CD discussed the ability of ants to …
To F. H. Hooker 3 April [1873]
Summary
Thanks for present of
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frances Harriet Henslow; Frances Harriet Hooker |
| Date: | 3 Apr [1873] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/2/2/1 f. 309) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8839F |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To F. H. Hooker 3 April [1873] …
- … Robert Darwin 16 Montague Street 3 Apr [1873] Frances Harriet Henslow/Frances Harriet …
- … system of botany ( Le Maout and Decaisne 1873 ), translated by Frances Harriet Hooker and …
- … Le Maout, Emmanuel and Decaisne, Joseph. 1873. A general system of botany, descriptive and …
From N. D. Doedes 4 April 1873
Summary
Debates the existence of God.
| Author: | Nicolaas Dirk Doedes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Apr 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 202 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8841 |
Matches: 4 hits
From W. S. C. to George Busk 5 April 1873
Summary
Contradicts passages in Descent and Variation.
| Author: | Unidentified |
| Addressee: | George Busk |
| Date: | 5 Apr 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 386 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8842 |
To J. D. Hooker [6 April 1873]
Summary
Wants to discuss raising a testimonial fund for Huxley and whether Huxley would stand this.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [6 Apr 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 94: 261–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8843 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker [6 April 1873] …
- … 94: 261–2 Charles Robert Darwin London, Montague St, 16 [6 Apr 1873] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … Clark ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [3 April 1873] ). Katharine Murray Lyell had raised the …
- … and other friends of Huxley’s on 8 April 1873, but William Spottiswoode was unable to …
- … attend (see letter to William Spottiswoode, [8 April 1873] ). CD …
- … returned to Down on 10 April 1873 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). James Martineau received …
From Adolph Reuter 6 April 1873
Summary
Sends photograph of a diseased roebuck shot by Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia.
| Author: | Adolf Reuter |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Apr 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 128 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8844 |
From E. F. Lubbock [before 7 April 1873]
Summary
Is trying to persuade "our friend" [T. H. Huxley?] to accept a gift.
| Author: | Ellen Frances Hordern; Ellen Frances Lubbock |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 7 Apr 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 17 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8833 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From E. F. Lubbock [before 7 April 1873] …
- … Frances Hordern/Ellen Frances Lubbock unstated [before 7 Apr 1873] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … visited him in connection with the subscription plan on 7 April 1873 (see letter to J. …
- … D. Hooker, [6 April 1873] , and letter to …
- … William Spottiswoode, [8 April 1873] ). …
From G. H. Darwin to John Tyndall [7 April 1873]
Summary
CD particularly wishes to see JT "On business not connected with himself" [the fund for Huxley’s holiday]. Asks whether CD may call that afternoon. GHD adds postscript saying CD very fatigued. He hopes JT can come to see CD instead, but he should not mention that GHD suggested it.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Tyndall |
| Date: | [7 Apr 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.8: 12 (EH 88205950) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8846 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From G. H. Darwin to John Tyndall [7 April 1873] …
- … 12 (EH 88205950) George Howard Darwin London, Montague St, 16 [7 Apr 1873] John Tyndall …
- … subscription was handled by Lubbock’s bank (see letter to T. H. Huxley, 23 April 1873 ). …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter to J. D. Hooker, [6 April 1873] . …
- … The Monday after 6 April 1873 was 7 April. The business referred to was the plan to raise …
- … see letter to J. D. Hooker, [6 April 1873] and n. 2). CD had probably visited John …
To Thomas Davidson 7 April 1873
Summary
Thanks TD for catalogue of his Cretacean fossils.
Regrets he cannot visit Brighton.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Davidson |
| Date: | 7 Apr 1873 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.426) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8845 |
From J. D. Hooker [7 April 1873]
Summary
Thinks the Huxley fund should be done. Difficulty will be getting him to accept it.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [7 Apr 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 153–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8847 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker [7 April 1873] …
- … DAR 103: 153–4 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew [7 Apr 1873] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Huxley’ took place on Tuesday 8 April 1873 and Hooker also came to lunch on Wednesday 9 …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter to J. D. Hooker, [6 April 1873] . …
- … The Monday following 6 April 1873 was 7 April. See letter to J. …
- … D. Hooker, [6 April 1873] . According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), …
- … Harriet Hooker had been to lunch with the Darwins on 28 March 1873. See letter to J. …
- … D. Hooker, [6 April 1873] and n. 1. The reference is to Thomas Henry Huxley . …
From Charles Voysey 7 April 1873
Summary
Sends his 6th volume.
| Author: | Charles Voysey |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Apr 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 180: 17 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8848 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Charles Voysey 7 April 1873 …
- … DAR 180: 17 Charles Voysey Dulwich 7 Apr 1873 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … was Frances Annesley Voysey . In early 1873, debates over the use of the Athanasian Creed …
- … s periodical The sling and the stone was published in April 1873 ( Publishers’ Circular , …
- … 17 April 1873, p. 261). …
- … Camden House | Dulwich S.E April 7. 1873 My dear Sir I can hardly hold my pen for laughter …
From E. F. Lubbock [after 7 April 1873?]
Summary
Observations on her pet pug.
| Author: | Ellen Frances Hordern; Ellen Frances Lubbock |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 7 Apr 1873?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 15 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8699 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From E. F. Lubbock [after 7 April 1873? ] …
- … Frances Hordern/Ellen Frances Lubbock High Elms [after 7 Apr 1873? ] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Darwin to John Tyndall, [ 7 April 1873] and n. 3). The reference is to Charles Dickens’s …
- … Thomas Henry Huxley . CD probably saw Lubbock on 7 April 1873 (see letter from G. H. …
To William Spottiswoode [8 April 1873]
Summary
Discusses the arrangements being made to present a gift to Huxley [see 8872].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Spottiswoode |
| Date: | [8 Apr 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 96: 169–70 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8851 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To William Spottiswoode [8 April 1873] …
- … DAR 96: 169–70 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [8 Apr 1873] William Spottiswoode …
- … Archer Hirst . CD evidently called on Spottiswoode on 7 April 1873 (see letter to J. …
- … D. Hooker, [6 April 1873] ). …
- … and the letter to John Tyndall, 8 April [1873] . CD refers to Joseph Dalton Hooker , John …
- … Henry Huxley , see the letter to J. D. Hooker, [6 April 1873] and n. 2. See also letter …
- … to T. H. Huxley, 23 April 1873 . Erasmus Alvey Darwin . Thomas …
From John Tyndall 8 April [1873]
Summary
William Spottiswoode was not at home, but JT sought out Herbert Spencer. Spencer will come with JT to see CD [about the Huxley fund].
| Author: | John Tyndall |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Apr [1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 106: C10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8849 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From John Tyndall 8 April [1873] …
- … DAR 106: C10 John Tyndall Royal Institution 8 Apr [1873] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … reference to a meeting that took place on 8 April 1873 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), …
- … letter to William Spottiswoode, [8 April 1873] ). William Spottiswoode . Herbert Spencer …
- … Henry Huxley , including CD, met on 8 April 1873 to discuss a plan to raise a subscription …
- … him out of financial difficulties (see letter to William Spottiswoode, [8 April 1873] ). …
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| Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
| Hordern, E. F. | (2) |
| Huxley, T. H. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (23) |
| Tyndall, John | (7) |
| Darwin, Francis | (3) |
| Huxley, T. H. | (3) |
| Hague, J. D. | (2) |
| Blomefield, Leonard | (1) |
| Buck, Emil | (1) |
| Busk, George | (1) |
| Butler, Samuel (b) | (2) |
| Canby, W. M. | (1) |
| Carpenter, W. B. | (1) |
| Crichton-Browne, James | (2) |
| Cupples, George | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (60) |
| Darwin, E. A. | (1) |
| Darwin, Emma | (1) |
| Darwin, Francis | (3) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (2) |
| Davidson, Thomas | (1) |
| Delpino, Federico | (1) |
| Doedes, N. D. | (2) |
| Farrer, T. H. | (1) |
| Günther, Albert | (1) |
| Hague, J. D. | (2) |
| Henslow, F. H. | (2) |
| Hooker, F. H. | (2) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (5) |
| Hordern, E. F. | (2) |
| Huxley, T. H. | (5) |
| Jenkin, H. C. F. | (1) |
| Jenyns, G. L. | (1) |
| Jenyns, Leonard | (1) |
| Lankester, E. R. | (1) |
| Lubbock, E. F. | (2) |
| Lyell, Charles | (2) |
| Main, William | (1) |
| Merriam, A. W. | (1) |
| Nature | (2) |
| Reuter, Adolf | (2) |
| Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft | (1) |
| Spencer, Herbert | (1) |
| Spottiswoode, William | (1) |
| Subscribers to T. H. Huxley gift | (1) |
| Tyndall, John | (12) |
| Unidentified | (2) |
| Voysey, Charles | (1) |
| Wedgwood, Emma | (1) |
Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
Summary
Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
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- … and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved …
- … A large portion of the letters Darwin received in 1873 were in response to The expression of the …
- … to have observed” ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 January [1873] ). Drosera was the main focus of …
- … leaf & branch!” ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 12 January 1873 ). Darwin found that the …
- … copy of the Handbook for the physiological laboratory (1873), a detailed guide to animal …
- … Darwin’s other main focus of botanical investigation in 1873 was cross- and self-fertilisation, work …
- … & correlated” ( letter to T. H. Farrer, 14 August 1873 ). Darwin worried, however, that …
- … when it will be ready” ( letter to John Murray, 4 May [1873] ). Keeping it in the family …
- … their burrows” ( letter from Francis Darwin, 14 August [1873] ). In September, Darwin …
- … will be created” ( letter to E. A. Darwin, 20 September 1873 ). Erasmus, who had studied medicine …
- … work” ( letter from E. A. Darwin, 25 September [1873] ). Shortly afterwards, it was arranged for …
- … 1872 and sold quickly. He wrote to Hooker on 12 January [1873] , “Did I ever boast to you on the …
- … anonymously in the Edinburgh Review in April ([Baynes] 1873). Darwin asked one of his Scottish …
- … before hand” ( letter to George Cupples, 28 April [1873] ). Readers' lives …
- … letter from L. M. Forster to H. E. Litchfield, 20 February 1873 ). The surgeon Francis Stephen …
- … ( letter to F. S. B. F. de Chaumont, 3 February [1873] ). Some readers proposed alternative …
- … that accompanied sexual intercourse? (letter from ?, [1873?]). The Scottish physician William Main …
- … with the reverse—” ( letter from William Main, 2 April 1873 ). The zoologist Henry Reeks suspected …
- … and good breeding ( letter from Henry Reeks, 3 March 1873 ). Robert Swinhoe wrote from Ning …
- … a second dose” ( letter from Robert Swinhoe, 26 March 1873 ). One of the leading …
- … the jaws” ( letter from James Crichton-Browne, 16 April 1873 ). Crichton-Browne was trying …
- … the disease ( letter to James Crichton-Browne, 30 December 1873 ). Instinct In …
- … to its offspring ( letter from J. T. Moggridge, 1 February 1873 ). Darwin soon became …
- … shops ( letter to Nature , [before 13 February 1873] ). Huggins’s letter prompted replies from …
- … to Nature ( letter to Nature , [before 13 March 1873] ) about a horse who had pulled a mail …
- … with his finger ( letter to Nature , [before 3 April 1873] ). Moggridge suggested the …
- … fellow species” ( letter to Nature , [before 24 July 1873] ). Character and genius …
- … as “utopian” ( letter to Francis Galton, 4 January [1873] ). Continuing the line of research he …
- … money very well” ( letter to Francis Galton, 28 May 1873 ). Among character traits, he listed …
- … honest & industrious” ( letter to Francis Galton, 28 May 1873 ). Supporting science, …
- … father ( enclosure to letter from T. H. Huxley, 3 December 1873 ). In April, Darwin also …
All Darwin's letters from 1873 go online for the anniversary of Origin
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To celebrate the 158th anniversary of the publication of Origin of species on 24 November, the full transcripts and footnotes of over 500 letters from and to Charles Darwin in 1873 are now available online. Read about Darwin's life in 1873 through his…
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- … of over 500 letters from and to Charles Darwin in 1873 are now available online. We have also …
- … Here are some highlights from Darwin's correspondence in 1873: I do not think any …
- … in Drosera. ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 23 October [1873] ) In 1873, Darwin continued …
- … work to do ( Letter to E. A. Darwin, 20 September 1873 ) As well as working on …
- … of them sold! ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 January [1873] ) Expression of the …
- … brother. ( Letter to T. H. Huxley, 23 April 1873 ) Darwin wrote this to Thomas …
- … and marvellous ( Letter to Francis Galton, 28 May 1873 ) Darwin was invited to …
Charles Harrison Blackley
Summary
You may not have heard of Charles Harrison Blackley (1820–1900), but if you are one of the 15 million people in the UK who suffer from hay fever, you are indebted to him. For it was he who identified pollen as the cause of the allergy. Darwin was…
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- … Darwin was very interested in hay fever. On 14 June [1873] he wrote to Blackley to thank him for …
- … Aestivus (hay-fever or hay-asthma). And on 5 July 1873 Darwin wrote again, saying: ‘The …
- … in every direction. (Letter to C. H. Blackley, 5 July [1873] ) Blackley wrote back …
- … regions of the atmosphere. Blackley wrote on 7 July 1873 that his high altitude experiments had …
- … remained elusive. He wrote to Darwin on 11 July 1873 : The problem of cure has still …
Cross and self fertilisation
Summary
The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project to provide evidence for Darwin’s belief that ‘‘Nature thus tells us, in the most emphatic manner, that she abhors…
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- … 5 December 1871 ). When Darwin began writing in February 1873, he asked Hooker for names of …
- … system to follow ( To J. D. Hooker, 17 February 1873 ). Despite also working on experiments with …
- … with this & get it published’ ( To Asa Gray, 11 March [1873] ). In April 1873, the …
- … Translators, Reviewers, &c.’ ( To John Murray, 4 May [1873] ). In reply to his German …
- … when it will be published’ ( To J. V. Carus, 8 May [1873] ). Hermann Müller also wrote from …
- … my further working’ ( From Hermann Müller, 10 June 1873 ). Darwin, in turn, had found Müller’s …
- … them by different routes’ ( To Hermann Müller, 30 May 1873 ). Although Darwin had completed a …
- … must turn to the vegetable kingdom’ In June 1873, Delpino informed Darwin that …
- … to avoid crossing ( From Federico Delpino, 18 June 1873 ). Darwin was intrigued. ‘I am very glad …
- … Bees’, he told Delpino ( To Federico Delpino, 25 June [1873] ). Darwin’s suspicion that sweet peas …
- … his crossing experiments through the early summer, by August 1873, Darwin decided to shift focus …
- … effects of Interbreeding’ ( To J. V. Carus, 2 August [1873] ). In September, Darwin wrote a …
- … conditions of life’ ( To Nature , 20 September [1873] ). Just as the free-swimming barnacle …
- … of their parents’ ( To Fritz Müller, 25 September 1873 ). But by March 1874, some doubts seemed to …
Your letter eternalized before us: From N. D. Doedes, 27 March 1873
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Geoff Belknap looks at his favourite set of letters between two Dutch student fans of Darwin and the photographs they exchanged with each other.
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- … Geoff Belknap looks at his favourite set of letters between two Dutch …
Frank Chance
Summary
The Darwin archive not only contains letters, manuscript material, photographs, books and articles but also all sorts of small, dry specimens, mostly enclosed with letters. Many of these enclosures have become separated from the letters or lost altogether,…
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Darwin and religion: a definitive web resource
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I am aware that if we admit a first cause, the mind still craves to know whence it came and how it arose. Charles Darwin to N. D. Doedes, 2 April 1873 Darwin is more famous, and more notorious than ever. Nowhere is this more evident than in the…
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- … Charles Darwin to N. D. Doedes, 2 April 1873 Darwin is more famous, and more …
Francis Galton
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Galton was a naturalist, statistician, and evolutionary theorist. He was a second cousin of Darwin’s, having descended from his grandfather, Erasmus. Born in Birmingham in 1822, Galton studied medicine at King’s College, London, and also read mathematics…
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- … including photography, anthropometry, and fingerprinting. In 1873, he proposed founding a society to …
- … difficult to judge on these latter heads” ( 4 January [1873] ). Like most of his contemporaries, …
- … particular inherited talents, except for business ( 28 May 1873 ). Galton grew increasingly …
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…
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- … Andrew Clark, whom he had been consulting since August 1873. Darwin had originally thought that …
- … had suggested a new edition of the coral book in December 1873, when he realised the difficulty a …
- … vol. 21, letter to Smith, Elder & Co., 17 December [1873] ). Darwin himself had some trouble …
- … of human evolution and inheritance himself. In August 1873, he had published in the Contemporary …
- … the use of the Down schoolroom as a winter reading room in 1873 (see Correspondence , vol. 21, …
- … ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 20 July [1874] ). In 1873, Hooker had begun a series of …
- … vol. 21, letter from Francis Darwin, [11 October 1873] ). Darwin wasted several weeks in …
- … Moulinié, who had died after a period of ill health in 1873. Edmond Barbier corrected defects in …
- … was a copy of Joseph Simms’s book on physiognomy (Simms 1873), which contained Darwin’s portrait to …
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 8701 - Lubbock, E. F . to Darwin, [1873] Ellen Lubbock, wife of naturalist …
- … Letter 8989 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [28 July 1873] Mary Treat reports in detail on her …
- … Letter 8989 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [28 July 1873] Mary Treat provides a detailed …
- … 9156 - Wallace, A. R . to Darwin, [19 November 1873] Wallace reassures Darwin that …
- … 9157 - Darwin to Da rwin, G. H., [20 November 1873] Darwin offers the work of …
- … Letter 8719 - Darwin to Treat, M., [1 January 1873] Darwin gives Mary Treat close …
- … 9157 - Darwin to Da rwin, G. H., [20 November 1873] Darwin offers the work of …
Language: key letters
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How and why language evolved bears on larger questions about the evolution of the human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the development of human speech from animal sounds in The Descent of Man (1871),…
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- … 8962: Darwin, C. R. to Max Müller, Friedrich, 3 July 1873 In the 1870s, Darwin corresponded …
Francis Darwin
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Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished scientist. He was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, initially studying mathematics, but then transferring to natural sciences. Francis completed…
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- … work” (letter from E. A. Darwin, 25 September [1873] ). Shortly afterwards, it was arranged for …
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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- … in different species of Gasteria , 7 December 1873 F. F. Hallett's rough sketch …
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…
4.23 Gegeef, 'Battle Field of Science'
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< Back to Introduction Another satirical print by ‘Gegeëf’, The Battle Field of Science and the Churches, is signed and dated 30 November 1873. It survives as a foldout plate in a twopenny journal, The Gauntlet, which, like Our National Church and…
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- … Science and the Churches , is signed and dated 30 November 1873. It survives as a foldout plate …
- … not to have progressed beyond its first issue of December 1873. A detached and damaged copy of The …
- … (pseudonym) date of creation 30 November 1873 computer-readable date 1873-11 …
- … references and bibliography The Gauntlet 1 (Dec. 1873). Warren R. Dawson, The Huxley Papers: …
2.6 Adolf von Hildebrand bust
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< Back to Introduction In 1873, the German biologist Anton Dohrn commissioned a plaster bust of Darwin for the ‘fresco room’ of his new research centre, the Stazione Zoologica in Naples. It was a fitting memorial of a long association between the two…
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- … < Back to Introduction In 1873, the German biologist Anton Dohrn commissioned a …
- … on at least two occasions during the construction (1872–1873). Most of the money for the building …
- … saloon where Darwin’s bust was to be placed in 1873, together with a bust of Karl Ernst von Baer, …
- … image Adolf von Hildebrand date of creation 1873 computer-readable date …
- … ‘The Zoological Station at Naples’, Nature 8 (29 May 1873), p. 81. Thomas Huxley’s letter to …
Exercise: Caricatures of Science
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Caricatures provide intriguing insights into both ideals and transgressions of gender. The following six images show caricatured representations of nineteenth-century men and women of science. They provide insight into the boundaries of what was deemed …
Darwin's bad days
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Despite being a prolific worker who had many successes with his scientific theorising and experimenting, even Darwin had some bad days. These times when nothing appeared to be going right are well illustrated by the following quotations from his letters:
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- … Despite being a prolific worker who had many successes with his scientific theorising and …
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…
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- … Weale, J.P.M. [Jan 1873] Bedford, Cape of Good Hope, …
Darwin as mentor
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Darwin provided advice, encouragement and praise to his fellow scientific 'labourers' of both sexes. Selected letters Letter 2234 - Darwin to Unidentified, [5 March 1858] Darwin advises that Professor C. P. Smyth’s observations are not…
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- … Letter 9005b - Darwin to Treat, M., [12 August 1873] Darwin thanks Treat for sending over …
