From J. B. Innes 7 May 1875
Summary
Writes about a white rabbit which is turning fawn-coloured,
and about Scottish education.
| Author: | John Brodie Innes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 May 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 167: 32 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9973 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … probably a daughter of her sister Isabella Stuart Swan , who had died in February 1874. …
- … of observations of the transit of Venus, 1874, December 8: made under the authority of the …
- … 7 th . May 1875— Dear Darwin, In March 1874 my Keeper turned about six very small rabbits …
- … of Aquilegia (columbine) from Innes in 1874, after telling him that she had ‘fallen in …
- … Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] and n. 6). ‘Aquilegia Brodii’ was not a …
From Nevil Story-Maskelyne 26 December 1875
Summary
He is proposing [John Wesley] Judd for FRS and asks for CD’s support.
| Author: | Mervyn Herbert Nevil (Nevil) Story; Mervyn Herbert Nevil (Nevil) Story-Maskelyne |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Dec 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 262 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10327 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Press. 1985–. Judd, John Wesley. 1874. On the ancient volcanoes of the Highlands and the …
- … the Mesozoic strata. [Read 21 January 1874. ] Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society …
- … Highlands and Inner Hebrides ( Judd 1874 ); it was published in the Quarterly Journal of …
- … letter to Charles Lyell, 23 September 1874 ). Certificates of nomination for fellowship of …
- … vol. 22, letter to Nature , 7 and 11 May [1874] and n. 6). CD had seen her in London when …
From W. T. Thiselton-Dyer [after 16 October 1875?]
Summary
Comments on Insectivorous plants, p. 353 mentioning J. J. T. Schloesing’s experiments with carbonate of ammonia [see J. J. T. Schloesing, "Sur l’absorption de l’ammoniaque de l’air par les végétaux", C. R. Hebd. Acad. Sci. 78 (1874): 1700–3].
| Author: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 16 Oct 1875?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 86: B18 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11301 |
From J. D. Hooker 7 January 1875
Summary
Tyndall, T. A. Hirst and Spencer dissuade him from writing to Mivart, but he will let him feel his disapproval.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Jan 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 104: 4–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9807 |
To J. D. Hooker 1 December [1875]
Summary
Comments on R. L. Tait’s claimed isolation of digestive ferments from Nepenthes.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 1 Dec [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 399–400 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10283 |
To John Murray 16 February [1875]
Summary
Asks whether JM thinks another edition of Variation worth while. Asks because a Polish translation is planned and he would undertake corrections for a 2d edition, but not just for a Polish edition.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 16 Feb [1875] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 314–15) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9857 |
To G. H. Darwin 13 October [1875]
Summary
Pleased by W. Stanley Jevons’ letter.
Has ordered Dr Cohn’s book.
Is sure that GHD’s energy will lead to success with work on viscous fluids.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Oct [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 48 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10196 |
From Anton Dohrn 7 February 1875
Summary
Thanks to CD’s help Zoological Station has passed a crisis and is now flourishing.
Is writing pamphlet on "the origin of vertebrates and the principle of succession of functions" [see 9991 and 10003]. It is likely CD will not be pleased with it, but he thinks he must now, after seven years, bring it out. Seeks to open the way for a new series of theoretical questions.
| Author: | Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Feb 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 215 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9845 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … CD’s birthday was 12 February. Dohrn had sent a telegram in 1874 (see Correspondence vol. …
- … telegram from Anton Dohrn , 12 February 1874). CD and several other British researchers …
- … Reichsmarks from the German Empire in November 1874 ( Heuss 1991 , pp. 160–1). The idea …
- … was first suggested by Helmuth von Moltke in 1874 ( Heuss 1991 , p. 159). For more on the …
- … of vertebrates and invertebrates; Semper 1874 ), Carl Gottfried Semper had argued that the …
To J. V. Carus 7 February 1875
Summary
Thanks JVC for errata [in Descent, 2d ed.].
Discusses work in progress and publication plans.
Will be pleased to receive concluding volume of JVC’s Zoologie [see 8531].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 7 Feb 1875 |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 131–132) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9844 |
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- … of lectures in the summers of 1873 and 1874, replacing Charles Wyville Thomson , who was …
- … 22, letter from J. V. Carus, 19 January 1874 ). Thomas Henry Huxley took over from Carus …
- … letter from J. D. Hooker, 25 November 1874 , and this volume, letter to J. V. Carus, …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. ‘Dimorphic condition in Primula ’: On the …
From F. J. Cohn 9 January 1875
Summary
Thanks CD for his letter of 1 Jan 1875. Will send a paper on the genus Volvox ["Die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Gattung Volvox", Cohn Beitr. Biol. Pflanz. 1 (1875) Heft 3: 99–115].
Informs CD of his discoveries of the "house"-building capacity of Difflugia, one of the lowest forms of organism.
Sends CD his writing on Aldrovanda and Utricularia, which he is welcome to use in his forthcoming book [Insectivorous plants].
Has observed a Dionaea fertilised without insect aid.
| Author: | Ferdinand Julius Cohn |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Jan 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 199 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9810 |
From Oswald Heer 23 March 1875
Summary
Discusses his work [Flora fossilis Arctica, vol. 4, pt 1 (1876)].
Sends copy of [Fossile Pflanzen von Sumatra (1874)]. Comments on climate in Tertiary period, especially on Sumatra.
Comments on theory of Thomas Belt concerning climatic change in ice age.
| Author: | Oswald Heer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 131 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9901 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … copy of [ Fossile Pflanzen von Sumatra (1874)]. Comments on climate in Tertiary period, …
- … 7 vols. Zurich: J. Wurster & Comp. Heer, Oswald. 1874. Ueber fossile Pflanzen von Sumatra. …
- … Sumatra’ (On fossil plants of Sumatra; Heer 1874 ) is in the Darwin Pamphlet Collection– …
- … of the collections sent by Verbeek in 1874 and 1875 ( Heer 1883 ). In ‘An examination of …
To T. H. Huxley 1 November [1875]
Summary
Astonished and disgusted at Klein’s evidence. No doubt there will be severe and vicious legislation against physiology. Will give evidence before Commission.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Date: | 1 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 322) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10235 |
To B. G. Wilder 26 January [1875]
Summary
CD expresses his high opinion of BGW’s papers. Thinks one on brains of dogs particularly valuable ["Anatomical papers on brain of dogs", Rep. Am. Assoc. Adv. Sci. (1874)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Burt Green Wilder |
| Date: | 26 Jan [1875] |
| Classmark: | Cornell University Library, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (Burt Green Wilder papers, 1841–1925: Box 1, Folder 5) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9830 |
From J. D. Hooker 16 January 1875
Summary
JDH wins over Douglas Galton and Lord Henry Lennox on assistant secretary for himself.
Has called on Murray and told him Quarterly Review had disgraced itself by attacking George and CD.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Jan 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 104: 9–10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9820 |
From T. M. Coan 24 April 1875
Summary
Transcribes extracts from Sir James Mackintosh and J. S. Polack on infanticide.
| Author: | Titus Munson Coan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 Apr 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 184 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9949 |
To E. B. Tylor [28 January 1875]
Summary
The review of EBT’s book ["Primitive Man: Tylor and Lubbock"] in the Quarterly Review [137: 40–77] last year contained a false and malicious attack on CD’s son George. CD knows it was written by St George Mivart. CD wishes to take every opportunity to say how false a man he considers him to be.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edward Burnett Tylor |
| Date: | [28 Jan 1875] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 50254 ff. 81–2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9832 |
From E. B. Tylor 29 January [1875]
Summary
Does CD think it desirable for EBT’s wife to produce a new English translation of A. E. Brehm’s work [Illustrirtes Thierleben (1864–7)]?
| Author: | Edward Burnett Tylor |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Jan [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 203 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9833 |
From D. F. Nevill 17 [April 1875]
Summary
Hooker has told her CD is in London. She requests a meeting.
| Author: | Dorothy Fanny Walpole; Dorothy Fanny Nevill |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 [Apr 1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 31 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8135 |
To Thomas Belt 24 February 1875
Summary
Will not come to London for some weeks. Hopes to make TB’s acquaintance.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Belt |
| Date: | 24 Feb 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 81 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9870 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Belt 1874a ; see Correspondence vol. 22, letter to Fritz Müller, 1 January 1874 ). …
To Daniel Oliver [15 December 1875]
Summary
Ferdinand Cohn has already sent a copy of his article, [possibly: "Über die Function der Blasen von Aldrovanda und Utricularia", Beitr. Biol. Pflanz. 1 (1870–5) pt 3: 71–89].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
| Date: | [15 Dec 1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 65 (EH 88206048) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10298 |
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| Hooker, J. D. | (11) |
| Romanes, G. J. | (6) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (5) |
| John Murray | (5) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (101) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (12) |
| Unidentified | (8) |
| Tait, Lawson | (5) |
| Romanes, G. J. | (4) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (195) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (23) |
| Romanes, G. J. | (10) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (8) |
| Tait, Lawson | (8) |
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
Summary
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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- … The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the …
- … intervals’ ( letter to D. T. Gardner, [ c . 27 August 1874] ). The death of a Cambridge friend, …
- … and collecting beetles ( letter from W. D. Fox, 8 May [1874] ). Such reminiscences led Darwin to …
- … much more than forwards’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). I feel very old & …
- … old & helpless’ ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] ). Darwin mentioned his poor …
- … on the matter ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 26 October 1874 ). Séances, psychics, and …
- … Joseph Dalton Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). Later in the month, …
- … and an imposter’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 27 January 1874 ). Darwin agreed that it was ‘all …
- … perform his antics’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 29 January [1874] ). This did not stop word getting …
- … at his home ( letter from T. G. Appleton, 2 April 1874 ). Back over old ground New …
- … Charles Lyell ( letter to Smith, Elder & Co., 8 January 1874 , letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 …
- … of correction’ ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 21 [March 1874] ). The book came out in June with the …
- … Darwin on this point ( letter from J. D. Dana, 21 July 1874 ); however, he did not retract his …
- … dog breeders (letters from George Cupples, 21 February 1874 and 12 March 1874 ); the material …
- … Islands (Hawaii; letters from T. N. Staley, 12 February 1874 and 20 February 1874 ; letters …
- … islanders ( letter from William Dealtry, 16 January 1874 ). One of the most significant …
- … enemy into a jelly’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 14 April 1874 ). The technical nature of Huxley’s …
- … mind where it goes’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 16 April 1874 ). The second edition of …
- … would be very good ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Darwin's son George …
- … of your thought’ ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 20 April 1874 ). The Mivart affair …
- … mental and physical disorders (G. H. Darwin 1873b). In July 1874, an anonymous essay appeared in the …
- … libel’ on his son ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [27 July 1874] ). George, however, consulted with his …
- … [a] lying scoundrel’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] ). He drafted a brief statement of …
Darwin's 1874 letters go online
Summary
The full transcripts and footnotes of over 600 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1874 are published online for the first time. You can read about Darwin's life in 1874 through his letters and see a full list of the letters. The 1874 letters…
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- … of over 600 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1874 are published online for the first time. …
- … ( Letter to G. H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] ) The Mivart affair highlights …
- … are some other highlights from Darwin's correspondence in 1874: I feel as old as …
- … signifying so much. ( Letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ) At the age of 65, Darwin …
- … more quietly was severely tested by some of the events of 1874. He had a clear idea of the shape of …
- … must be enough for me ( Letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ) During the year he …
- … the positive ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 August [1874] ) – he mourned after several …
- … day’s work ( Letter to D. F. Nevill, 18 September [1874] ) Darwin’s family continued …
- … have to do— ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 November [1874] ) Darwin’s continuing …
St George Jackson Mivart
Summary
In the second half of 1874, Darwin’s peace was disturbed by an anonymous article in the Quarterly Review suggesting that his son George was opposed to the institution of marriage and in favour of ‘unrestrained licentiousness’. Darwin suspected, correctly,…
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- … In 1874, the Catholic zoologist St George Jackson Mivart caused Darwin and his son …
- … appeared to have created very little stir, until, in July 1874, Mivart published an anonymous review …
- … of the Quarterly ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 29 July 1874 ). Darwin hastily advised against …
- … to wish to circulate ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 1 August [1874] ). Darwin provided a draft of the …
- … to endorse them ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 5 August 1874 ). He sent a second draft, which Darwin …
- … a fair copy of his letter with his letter of 6 [August] 1874 . George and Darwin were also …
- … George’s letter to Murray with his letter of 11 August 1874 , and was no doubt relieved to …
- … to all he asked ( letter from John Murray, 12 August 1874 ). In October, George’s letter …
- … a Pickwickian sense’ ( letter to John Murray, 18 October 1874 ). In other words, Mivart had used …
- … reaction was savage ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [6 December 1874] ). Hooker and Huxley between them …
- … the attack on George ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 December 1874 ). Huxley met Mivart at an evening …
- … ( Enclosure to letter from J. D. Hooker, 21 December 1874 .) A reply soon came from Mivart . …
- … of a gentleman’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 23 December 1874 ). However, Huxley still wrote to …
- … this. 124 Gower St W.C. Dec. 24th 1874. Private & Confidential …
- … to John Tyndall ( letter from John Tyndall, 28 December 1874 , and letter from J. D. Hooker, 29 …
- … 16 January 1875, p. 66, signed, ‘The Quarterly Reviewer of 1874’. In it he reiterated his claim that …
Lost in translation: From Auguste Forel, 12 November 1874
Summary
You receive a gift from your scientific hero Charles Darwin. It is a book that contains sections on your favourite topic—ants. If only you had paid attention when your mother tried to teach you English you might be able to read it. But you didn’t, and you…
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- … understand a word. Writing in French on 12 November 1874 to thank Darwin for the book, …
Joseph Simms
Summary
The American doctor and author of works on physiognomy Joseph Simms wrote to Darwin on 14 September 1874, while he was staying in London. He enclosed a copy of his book Nature’s revelations of character (Simms 1873). He hoped it might 'prove…
Essay: Evolution & theology
Summary
—by Asa Gray EVOLUTION AND THEOLOGY The Nation, January 15, 1874 The attitude of theologians toward doctrines of evolution, from the nebular hypothesis down to ‘Darwinism,’ is no less worthy of consideration, and hardly less diverse, than that of…
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- … EVOLUTION AND THEOLOGY The Nation, January 15, 1874 The attitude of theologians toward …
Essay: What is Darwinism?
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—by Asa Gray WHAT IS DARWINISM? The Nation, May 28, 1874 The question which Dr. Hodge asks he promptly and decisively answers: ‘What is Darwinism? it is atheism.’ Leaving aside all subsidiary and incidental matters, let us consider–1. What the…
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- … Gray WHAT IS DARWINISM? The Nation, May 28, 1874 The question which Dr. Hodge …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
Summary
‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
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- … attack upon Darwin’s son George, in an anonymous review in 1874 (see Correspondence vol. 22, …
- … had also considered taking up the issue with Murray in 1874, even threatening to break off future …
- … laid to rest, another controversy was brewing. In December 1874, Darwin had been asked to sign a …
- … botanical research and had visited Down House in April 1874 (see Correspondence vol. 22, letters …
- … A scientific friendship had developed between the men in 1874, and this was enhanced by Romanes’s …
- … white’ ( letter from G. J. Romanes, [before 4 November 1874] ). Testing Pangenesis …
- … had learned of Lyell’s failing health from Hooker in 1874 and January 1875. On 22 February, he was …
Women’s scientific participation
Summary
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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- … 9426 - Story-Maskelyne , T. M. to Darwin, [23 April 1874] Thereza Story-Maskelyne …
- … Letter 9616 - Marshall, T. to Darwin, [September 1874] Theodosia Marshall sends …
- … 9606 - Harrison, L. C. to Darwin, [22 August 1874] Darwin’s niece, Lucy, sends a …
- … Letter 9616 - Marshall, T. to Darwin, [September 1874] Theodosia Marshall details …
- … Letter 9485 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [8 June 1874] Mary Treat details her experiments …
4.18 'Figaro' chromolithograph 1
Summary
< Back to Introduction In a cartoon of 1874 by Figaro’s French-born artist Faustin Betbeder (known as Faustin), Darwin holds up a mirror reflecting himself and the startled ape sitting beside him. Their hairy bodies, seen against a background of palm…
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- … < Back to Introduction In a cartoon of 1874 by Figaro’ s French-born artist Faustin …
- … this anti-Darwinian argument – a surprising one for 1874 – was genuine or tongue-in-cheek, it is …
- … appeared on the front page of the issue for 18 February 1874, surrounded by an elaborate wood …
- … The caricature of Darwin was not included until the May 1874 issue of the Sketch-Book (vol. 1, …
- … at bottom left. date of creation February 1874 computer-readable date c. …
- … of the Huntington Library. Figaro no. 475 (18 February 1874), cover illustration. James G. …
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)
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George Eliot was the pen name of celebrated Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880). She was born on the outskirts of Nuneaton in Warwickshire and was educated at boarding schools from the age of five until she was 16. Her education ended when she…
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- … started ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). Darwin took Emma to a Sunday afternoon at …
4.24 'Daily Graphic', Nast satire
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< Back to Introduction In 1874 the Harvard philosopher John Fiske published his magnum opus, Outlines of Cosmic Philosophy, in which he set out to explain the far-reaching significance of Darwin’s and Herbert Spencer’s evolutionary theories. He…
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- … < Back to Introduction In 1874 the Harvard philosopher John Fiske published his magnum …
- … in 1879 and 1880. When Cosmic Philosophy appeared in 1874, Fiske sent Darwin a copy, but …
- … mind generally towards the doctrine of Evolution in 1874-1875. I like to keep this design before me …
- … bottom right) date of creation September 1874 computer-readable date 1874-09 …
- … and bibliography The Daily Graphic 5: 474 (12 Sept. 1874), front page. John Fiske, Outlines …
- … and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, and London: Macmillan, 1874); there were many subsequent editions. …
- … letters to Fiske about Outlines : DCP-LETT- 9706 (3 Nov. [1874]) and DCP-LETT- 9749 (8 Dec. [1874 …
Photograph album of Dutch admirers
Summary
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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- … to Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen, 18 February 1874 ) Zouteveen’s editions of …
Animals, ethics, and the progress of science
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Darwin’s view on the kinship between humans and animals had important ethical implications. In Descent, he argued that some animals exhibited moral behaviour and had evolved mental powers analogous to conscience. He gave examples of cooperation, even…
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- … can be chloroformed (letter to G. J. Romanes, 27 December 1874 ). In the previous sections …
4.16 Joseph Simms, physiognomy
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< Back to Introduction In September 1874, the American doctor Joseph Simms, then on a three-year lecture tour of Britain, sent Darwin a copy of his book, Nature’s Revelations of Character; Or, Physiognomy Illustrated. He was seeking a public…
Dramatisation script
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Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007
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- … A GRAY 3 AUGUST 1871 201 TO A GRAY 3 JUNE [1874] 202 FROM A GRAY 16 …
Darwin as mentor
Summary
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…
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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- … 1871, but dates others (still with the spotted waistcoat) to 1874. Elliott and Fry were …
- … Table in November 1876. The Pictorial World of 6 June 1874 published a wood engraving which …
- … taken in summer 1869 and summer 1871, possible also in 1874. computer-readable date c …
- … 140.1.9). Wood engraving in The Pictorial World (6 June 1874), p. 228 (DAR 140.1.3). Another …
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…
3.16 Oscar Rejlander, photos
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< Back to Introduction Darwin’s plans for the illustration of his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872) led him to the Swedish-born painter and photographer, Oscar Gustaf Rejlander. Rejlander gave Darwin the notes that he had…
