To Edward Frankland [10 November 1873]
Summary
Requests permission to call upon EF either Friday or Saturday morning [14 or 15 November].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edward Frankland |
| Date: | [10 Nov 1873] |
| Classmark: | The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9137A |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To Edward Frankland [10 November 1873] …
- … of Manchester Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 2 [10 Nov 1873] Edward Frankland …
- … n. 3, below); the Monday before 15 November 1873, the date of the visit, was 10 November. …
- … for example, letter from Edward Frankland, 10 October 1873 ). Frankland’s reply has not …
- … been found, but CD visited him on Saturday 15 November 1873 (see letter to J. …
- … S. Burdon Sanderson, 15 November [1873] ). …
From Alfred Moschkau 10 November 1873
Summary
Has been studying Origin and other works. Has lectured on the subject and would like to send some of his conclusions if CD is willing.
| Author: | Otto Carl Alfred (Alfred) Moschkau |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Nov 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 250 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9137 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From Alfred Moschkau 10 November 1873 …
- … Carl Alfred (Alfred) Moschkau Niederoderwitz (Zittau) 10 Nov 1873 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Nieder Oberwitz. (Sachsen) 10. Nov. 1873. Hochgeehrter Herr! Ew. Wohlgeboren werden meine …
- … Nieder Oberwitz. (Sachsen) 10. Nov. 1873. Most respected Sir! May Your Honour forgive my …
From F. M. Balfour 11 November 1873
Summary
Suggests raising money to help Anton Dohrn complete the Naples Zoological Station, which is in danger of remaining unfinished.
| Author: | Francis Maitland Balfour |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Nov 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 22 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9138 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From F. M. Balfour 11 November 1873 …
- … 22 Francis Maitland Balfour Trinity College, Cambridge 11 Nov 1873 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … see letter from T. H. Huxley, 24 April 1873 ). The enclosure has not been found, but for …
- … Trinity Coll. Nov. 11. 1873 Dear M r . Darwin D r Dohrn has written to Professor Huxley, …
From John Downing 13 November 1873
Summary
Is pleased that CD found the letters from Bell’s Weekly Messenger to the point.
Encloses extracts relating to benefits derived by animals from altered conditions of life.
Encloses notes on deterioration of short-horns from inbreeding. Breeders agree with him on benefits of introducing fresh blood into inbred stocks.
| Author: | John Downing |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Nov 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 241 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9140 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From John Downing 13 November 1873 …
- … DAR 162: 241 John Downing Fermoy 13 Nov 1873 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Ashfield, | Fermoy. C o . Cork Nov r . 13th 1873. My dear Sir— I was much gratified by …
- … letter to John Downing, 25 October [1873] . An anonymous letter headed ‘Shorthorn breeding …
- … friend to shorthorn progress’, appeared in Bell’s Weekly Messenger , 31 March 1873, p. 6. …
- … An offprint, dated 4 April 1873 and signed ‘J. Downing’, is in DAR 198: 59. No other …
- … letter to G. H. Darwin, 24 [October 1873] ). Thomas Bates of Kirklevington. John Booth …
From T. H. Huxley [13 November 1873]
Summary
Arrangements for meeting in London.
Glad CD has heard about Dohrn’s affairs.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [13 Nov 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 331 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9183 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … From T. H. Huxley [13 November 1873] …
- … 331 Thomas Henry Huxley London, Marlborough Place, 4 [13 Nov 1873] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … H. Darwin, 15 November [1873] . Anton Dohrn was appealing for funds for the Zoological …
- … in Naples, which he had founded. In April 1873, CD organised a subscription fund raised by …
- … see letter to subscribers to T. H. Huxley’s gift, [25 April 1873] and nn. 2–4). …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter to G. H. Darwin, 15 November [1873] . …
- … In 1873, the Thursday before 15 November was 13 November. Huxley attended a meeting of …
- … and the Advancement of Science at 6 Old Palace Yard on 14 November 1873 ( The Times , …
- … 15 November 1873, p. 6). See letter from …
- … F. M. Balfour, 11 November 1873 , and letter to G. …
From J. J. Weir 13 November 1873
Summary
Hybrid Motacilla.
Case of female duck leaving mate to pair with male of another species.
| Author: | John Jenner Weir |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Nov 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 88: 179–80 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9139 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From J. J. Weir 13 November 1873 …
- … DAR 88: 179–80 John Jenner Weir Blackheath 13 Nov 1873 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … No other 1873 letters from Weir have been found, but see the letter to J. …
- … J. Weir, 22 May 1873 . Weir refers to Thomas James Monk . Motacilla boarula (a synonym of …
- … alba yarrellii is the pied wagtail. In 1873, the High Constable of Lewes was Robert …
- … Crosskey (see Pall Mall Gazette , 20 October 1873, p. 6); Crosskey lived in the castle …
- … Haddo Villas | Blackheath SE 13 Nov r . 1873 My Dear Sir I have hesitated some time before …
From W. D. Crotch 14 November 1873
Summary
Sends information on shedding of reindeer horns in males and females.
Lemmings.
| Author: | William Duppa Crotch |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Nov 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 88: 127–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9141 |
From H. W. Bates 15 November 1873
Summary
Encloses A. R. Wallace’s reply [in which he says he will undertake revision of Descent if CD wishes]. HWB says this shows that Wallace is unaware of the scope of revision; suggests need for well-defined terms.
| Author: | Henry Walter Bates |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Nov 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 89, 90 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9144 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From H. W. Bates 15 November 1873 …
- … DAR 160: 89, 90 Henry Walter Bates R. Geogr. Soc. 15 Nov 1873 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Savile Row, | Burlington Gardens, | W. Nov 15 1873 My dear Mr Darwin Enclosed is Wallace’s …
- … Bates The Dell, Grays, Essex. Nov r . 14th. 1873 Dear Bates Thanks for your note. I shall …
To J. S. Burdon Sanderson 15 November [1873]
Summary
Frankland is sending JSBS organic acids for him to try artificial digestion. CD will send globulin and haemoglobin.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 15 Nov [1873] |
| Classmark: | University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Darwin - Burdon Sanderson letters RBSC-ARC-1731-1-12) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9143 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To J. S. Burdon Sanderson 15 November [1873] …
- … Darwin London, Bryanston St, 2 15 Nov [1873] John Scott Burdon Sanderson, 1st baronet …
- … Emma Litchfield’s house, on 15 November only in 1873. These acids are naturally occurring …
- … plants , pp. 89–91. CD returned to Down on 18 November 1873 (‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). …
To G. H. Darwin 15 November [1873]
Summary
CD writes about organising a subscription for Dohrn’s Zoological Station at Naples. Has drawn up a draft circular for naturalists to sign to show their support for the Station.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Nov [1873] |
| Classmark: | National Records of Scotland (GD433/2/103A/1/1–2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9142 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin 15 November [1873] …
- … Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 2 Down letterhead 15 Nov [1873] George Howard Darwin …
- … this letter and the letter from F. M. Balfour, 11 November 1873 . See letter from F. …
- … M. Balfour, 11 November 1873 . CD refers to Francis Maitland Balfour and Anton Dohrn . CD …
- … T. H. Huxley to Anton Dohrn, 15 November 1873 . CD’s original draft of the circular is …
From T. H. Huxley to Anton Dohrn 15 November 1873
Summary
THH sends to AD a draft, prepared by himself and CD, of a statement for a subscription fund to assist AD’s Naples Zoological Station.
| Author: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Addressee: | Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn |
| Date: | 15 Nov 1873 |
| Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 13: 249) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9412 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From T. H. Huxley to Anton Dohrn 15 November 1873 …
- … Archives (Huxley 13: 249) Thomas Henry Huxley Down 15 Nov 1873 Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn …
- … T. H. Huxley to Anton Dohrn, 1 October 1873 , (Imperial College of Science, Technology …
- … Anton Dohrn to T. H. Huxley, 10 November 1873 (Imperial College of Science, Technology, …
- … at Naples, see the letter from F. M. Balfour, 11 November 1873 , and the letter to G. …
- … H. Darwin, 15 November [1873] . A draft of this circular in CD’s hand is in the Darwin …
- … Marlborough Place | N.W No r . 15 th 1873 My dear Dohrn Your letter arrived appropriately …
- … see the letter from T. H. Huxley, 24 April 1873 . Huxley had arranged for a set of the …
To H. W. Bates 16 November [1873]
Summary
Thanks for assistance. He will write fully to Wallace tomorrow.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henry Walter Bates |
| Date: | 16 Nov [1873] |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9145 |
Matches: 4 hits
To Friedrich Hildebrand 16 November [1873]
Summary
Thanks for FH’s work on the means of the distribution of plants (Hildebrand 1873).
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
| Date: | 16 Nov [1873] |
| Classmark: | Klaus Groove (private collection); sold by Venator and Hanstein, Cologne (dealers), 16 March 2018 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9146F |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To Friedrich Hildebrand 16 November [1873] …
- … Thanks for FH’s work on the means of the distribution of plants (Hildebrand 1873). …
- … 16 March 2018 Charles Robert Darwin 16 Nov [1873] Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) …
- … Bibliography Hildebrand, Friedrich. 1873. Die Verbreitungsmittel der Pflanzen . Leipzig: …
- … letter from Friedrich Hildebrand, 23 May 1873 . Hildebrand had promised to send CD a copy …
- … of the distribution of plants (see letter from Friedrich Hildebrand, 23 May 1873 ). There …
- … is an annotated copy of Hildebrand 1873 in the Darwin Library–CUL (see Marginalia 1: 379– …
To J. V. Carus 17 November [1873]
Summary
Informs JVC that he is beginning a second, corrected edition of Descent, in case a new edition is wanted in Germany.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 17 Nov [1873] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter. Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 108–109) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9147 |
To G. H. Darwin [17 November 1873]
Summary
Sorry to hear of GHD’s poor health – he could have pleasant society at Cambridge if he were stronger.
Contributes £75 [to a fund for Naples Zoological Station] "if the affair goes on after we hear from Dohrn".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | [17 Nov 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9148 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin [17 November 1873] …
- … 210.1: 16 Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 2 [17 Nov 1873] George Howard Darwin …
- … at Naples (see letter to G. H. Darwin, 15 November [1873] , and letter from T. H. …
- … Huxley to Anton Dohrn, 15 November 1873 ). …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter to G. H. Darwin, 15 November [1873] ; …
- … in 1873, the Monday following 15 November was 17 November. The letter from G. H. …
- … Darwin has not been found, but see the letter to G. H. Darwin, 15 November [1873] . …
- … In October 1873, George moved from London to Trinity College, Cambridge, to pursue a …
From J. D. Hooker 17 [November 1873]
Summary
Is sending specimens of Eucalyptus;
goes tomorrow to receive LL.D. [Glasgow].
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 [Nov 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 100: 133-4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9054 |
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- … From J. D. Hooker 17 [November 1873] …
- … DAR 100: 133-4 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew 17 [Nov 1873] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … at the University of Glasgow, which took place on 19 November 1873 ( Glasgow Herald , …
- … 20 November 1873). CD had requested specimens of Eucalyptus and Mimosa albida (see letter …
- … to J. D. Hooker, [9 November 1873] ). Orpington was the nearest railway station to Down. …
To A. R. Wallace 17 November 1873
Summary
Would be happy if ARW would undertake to help with correcting the proof-sheets of his revised edition of Descent. Outlines the job that would be required.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | 17 Nov 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 96: 161–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9149 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To A. R. Wallace 17 November 1873 …
- … 96: 161–2 Charles Robert Darwin London, Bryanston St, 2 17 Nov 1873 Alfred Russel Wallace …
- … at 2 Bryanston Street, London, from 8 to 18 November 1873 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). …
- … See letter from H. W. Bates, 15 November 1873 . CD had asked Henry Walter Bates to ask …
- … see also letter to ? , 28 November [1873] ). From 1871, Wallace was examiner in physical …
From Valentin Salzmann 18 November 1873
Summary
Discusses human reactions to pleasant and unpleasant tastes; considers that modifications of these reactions produce several identifiable expressions of general like and dislike.
| Author: | Karl Ludwig Valentin (Valentin) Salzmann |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Nov 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 26 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9153 |
From A. R. Wallace 18 November 1873
Summary
Discussion of his possible assistance on editorial work for revised edition of Descent.
| Author: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Nov 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 106: B118–19 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9151 |
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- … From A. R. Wallace 18 November 1873 …
- … DAR 106: B118–19 Alfred Russel Wallace Grays 18 Nov 1873 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the letter to A. R. Wallace, 17 November 1873 . Charles Lyell’s last four editions were …
- … the antiquity of man 4th ed. ( C. Lyell 1873 ). In A. R. Wallace 1905 , 1: 430, Wallace …
- … The Dell, Grays, Essex Nov. 18th. 1873 Dear Darwin I quite understand what you require, …
- … of natural selection’, Nature , 13 February 1873, pp. 277–9; ‘Disestablishment and …
- … Church of England’, Macmillan’s Magazine 27 (1873): 498–507; ‘Free-trade principles and …
- … the coal question’, Daily News , 16 September 1873, p. 6; ‘Limitation of …
- … state functions in the administration of justice’, Contemporary Review 23 (1873): 43–52. …
- … vols. London: John Murray. Lyell, Charles. 1873. The geological evidences of the antiquity …
- … See letter to A. R. Wallace, 17 November 1873 . Wallace refers to Henry Walter Bates and …
- … letter from H. W. Bates, 15 November 1873 . John Murray (CD’s publisher). Wallace refers …
To A. R. Wallace [18 November 1873]
Summary
CD’s son [George] could do the work [of proof-correction for Descent, 2d ed.] if ARW finds he does not care for it.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | [18 Nov 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 96: 164 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9152 |
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- … To A. R. Wallace [18 November 1873] …
- … R. Wallace, 17 November 1873 . …
- … DAR 96: 164 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [18 Nov 1873] Alfred Russel Wallace …
- … this letter, the letter to A. R. Wallace, 17 November 1873 , and the letter from A. …
- … R. Wallace, [19 November 1873] . George Howard Darwin . CD refers to the work needed to …
- … and his letter to A. R. Wallace, 17 November 1873 . See enclosure to letter from H. …
- … W. Bates, 15 November 1873 . See letter to A. …
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Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
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- … 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
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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
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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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- … 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
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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 …
