From David Moore 9 July 1874
Summary
Sends an Utricularia and a Drosophyllum.
Observations on Pinguicula grandiflora. [See Insectivorous plants, p. 390.]
| Author: | David Moir; David Moore |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 75–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9541 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From David Moore 9 July 1874 …
- … 75–6 David Moir/David Moore Botanic Garden, Glasnevin 9 July 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter to David Moore, 28 June 1874 . Utricularia vulgaris is common bladderwort. …
- … In his letter of 28 June 1874 , CD had mentioned his work on Drosophyllum (Portuguese …
- … Botanic Garden, Glasnevin. 9 th July 1874. My dear Sir A plant of Utricularia vulgaris has …
From John Ralfs 9 July 1874
Summary
Sends specimens of Pinguicula and observations made on them. [See Insectivorous plants, pp. 390–1.]
| Author: | John Ralfs |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 73–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9540 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From John Ralfs 9 July 1874 …
- … DAR 58.1: 73–4 John Ralfs Penzance 9 July 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … lusitanica is the pale butterwort; see letter to John Ralfs, 8 July 1874 , n. 2. …
- … See letter to John Ralfs, 8 July 1874 . See …
- … letter to John Ralfs, 8 July 1874 and n. 5. …
- … In his letter to Ralfs of 8 July 1874 , CD had requested specimens of both Pinguicula …
- … Penzance July 9 th 1874 My dear Sir, Yesterday I went to the Pingicula Grandiflora bog. I …
From E. E. Klein 10 July 1874
Summary
Reports results [partly excised] of examination of fibro-cartilage subjected to artificial gastric juice and to Drosera secretion. [See Insectivorous plants, pp. 104–5.]
| Author: | Edward Emanuel Klein |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 77–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9542 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From E. E. Klein 10 July 1874 …
- … DAR 58.1: 77–8 Edward Emanuel Klein Brown Institution 10 July 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Institution, | Wandsworth Road, S.W. July 10. 1874. Dear Mr. Darwin, I have examined the …
- … see letter from E. E. Klein, 14 May 1874 ). CD cut out a section of the letter here; in …
From G. J. Romanes 10 July 1874
Summary
Sets out some of his ideas on the effects of disuse on an organ. Disuse as a cause of reduction.
| Author: | George John Romanes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 52: D1–2, 10–14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9543 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From G. J. Romanes 10 July 1874 …
- … 14 George John Romanes Dunskaith, Parkhill, Ross-shire 10 July 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … s letter appeared in Nature , 2 July 1874, p. 164 ( Romanes 1874c ). He argued that …
- … to his earlier letter to Nature , 9 April 1874, pp. 440–1 ( Romanes 1874b ). See Origin …
From F. C. Donders 12 July 1874
Summary
On hearing of CD’s work with Drosera, tells of his experiment showing extreme sensitivity of the iris of a dog’s eye to atropine. [See Insectivorous plants, p. 173.]
| Author: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 79–80 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9545 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From F. C. Donders 12 July 1874 …
- … Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders Marienbad 12 July 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter to F. C. Donders, 7 July 1874 . George Howard Darwin had visited Donders …
- … Emma Darwin to Leonard Darwin, 7 July 1874 (DAR 239.23: 1.19)). Drosera is the sundew. …
- … Marienbad (Bohemia)— 12 July 1874. My dear Mister Darwin. As your son George, whom I was …
To David Moore 12 July 1874
Summary
Thanks for Drosophyllum. No longer needs Utricularia.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | David Moir; David Moore |
| Date: | 12 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Botanic Gardens of Ireland Library, Glasnevin (DSS/DM/1/1/16) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9544 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To David Moore 12 July 1874 …
- … Glasnevin (DSS/DM/1/1/16) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 July 1874 David Moir/David Moore …
- … July 12 1874 My dear Sir Drosophyllum has just arrived in perfect condition, & I thank you …
- … See letter from David Moore, 9 July 1874 . CD probably received the Utricularia ( …
- … searching for the plant (see letter to John Ralfs, 8 July 1874 and n. 2). John Ralfs …
- … see letter from John Ralfs, 9 July 1874 ). Moore had mentioned that it was easier to grow …
- … it did not die out like the latter (see letter from David Moore, 9 July 1874 and n. 4). …
To John Ralfs 13 July [1874]
Summary
Discusses specimens of Utricularia.
Mentions JR’s work on desmids [The British Desmidieae [Desmidiae!?] (1848)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Ralfs |
| Date: | 13 July [1874] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.443) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9546 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To John Ralfs 13 July [1874] …
- … Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.443) Charles Robert Darwin Down 13 July [1874] John Ralfs …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter from John Ralfs, 9 July 1874 . See …
- … letter from John Ralfs, 9 July 1874 . Ralfs sent a small specimen of Utricularia ( …
- … of diarrhoea and sickness on 13 July 1874. Desmids (family Desmidiaceae) are freshwater …
To J. D. Hooker [before 15 July 1874]
Summary
Suggests experiments to try [with Nepenthes]. Asks JDH to test whether cabbage seeds and peas exposed to the ferment germinate.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [before 15 July 1874] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8: 38–9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9523 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker [before 15 July 1874] …
- … letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 28 [June 1874] ). All epiphytic species of Utricularia are …
- … 1873–8: 38–9) Charles Robert Darwin unstated [before 15 July 1874] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … and the letter from J. D. Hooker, 15 July 1874 . CD’s recommendations were for Hooker’s …
- … see letter from J. D. Hooker, 1 July 1874 and n. 3). CD wanted to determine whether …
To F. C. Donders 15 July 1874
Summary
Discusses effect of atropine solution on eye,
and effect of phosphate of ammonia solution on gland of Drosera.
Would like to see work by T. W. Engelmann and possibly one by Dr De Ruyter.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders |
| Date: | 15 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9547 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Hanover ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242); letter to J. V. Carus, 9 July [1874] ). …
- … To F. C. Donders 15 July 1874 …
- … Mss.B.D25. ) Charles Robert Darwin Down 15 July 1874 Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) …
- … letter from F. C. Donders, 12 July 1874 . Donders had offered to send Theodor Wilhelm …
- … see letter from F. C. Donders, 12 July 1874 and n. 10). CD refers to a dissertation …
- … see letter from F. C. Donders, 12 July 1874 and n. 6). In Insectivorous plants , p. …
- … that mentioned in the letter from F. C. Donders, 12 July 1874 . George Howard Darwin had …
- … in Utrecht, but returned home on 11 July 1874, cutting short his journey after reaching …
From J. D. Hooker 15 July 1874
Summary
Asks what can be the meaning of appendages to tips of leaflets of enclosed Acacia or Mimosa.
Is at fibrin today.
Michael Foster suggests coagulation of protoplasm may be diseased, not digestive, symptom.
F. M. Balfour is at Kew today.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 206–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9548 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker 15 July 1874 …
- … DAR 103: 206–7 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew 15 July 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … to J. D. Hooker, [before 15 July 1874] ). Nepenthes is the genus of tropical pitcher- …
- … letter to J. D. Hooker, [before 15 July 1874] . Francis Maitland Balfour . According to …
- … Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), CD had a bad attack of diarrhoea and sickness on 13 July 1874. …
- … bladderwort) was sent to CD on 19 September 1874 (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Outwards …
- … nectar glands, and food bodies in Belt 1874 , pp. 218–20. The genus Acacia was formerly …
- … viscosa in his letter to Hooker of 2 July 1874 . ( Lychnis viscaria is a synonym, but the …
To Donders [after 15 July 1874]
Summary
Wishes he had known of atropia and hopes he will have time to try it next summer.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | [after 15 July 1874] |
| Classmark: | Christie’s (dealers) (7 May 1993) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9548F |
To J. D. Hooker 16 July 1874
Summary
The Acacia must be Belt’s "Bulls’ horns".
The complexity of Utricularia has driven Frank and CD almost mad. Suspects it is necrophagous, i.e., it cannot digest, but absorbs decaying animal matter.
Foster is certainly in error. Every insect that Drosera catches causes aggregation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 16 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 326–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9550 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 16 July 1874 …
- … DAR 95: 326–7 Charles Robert Darwin Down 16 July 1874 Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … s diary (DAR 242), CD had a bad attack of diarrhoea and sickness on Monday 13 July 1874. …
- … See letter from J. D. Hooker, 15 July 1874 and n. 2. Hooker had sent CD an Acacia …
- … See letter from Fritz Müller, 20 April [1874] and n. 6. Cecropia (the embauba or trumpet …
- … tropics. Belt’s book was The naturalist in Nicaragua ( Belt 1874 ). See letter from J. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. July 16 1874 My dear Hooker Surely the acacia must be the …
- … D. Hooker, 15 July 1874 and n. 1. CD and Francis Darwin had recently begun to study …
- … see letter from J. D. Hooker, 15 July 1874 ). CD discussed aggregation in the protoplasm …
From J. D. Hooker 16 July [1874]
Summary
JDH has told Murray that the Quarterly Review article attacking George [Darwin] and CD [137 (1874): 40–77] was "as base as it was baseless".
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 July [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 24 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9552 |
From T. L. Marshall 16 July [1874]
Summary
She and her father have been counting insect remains on Pinguicula hairs.
| Author: | Theodosia Louisa Marshall |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 July [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 123–4, 127 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9551 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From T. L. Marshall 16 July [1874] …
- … 58.1: 123–4, 127 Theodosia Louisa Marshall Keswick 16 July [1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Freeman 1977 ; see letter to Asa Gray, 3 June [1874] ). No letters to or from Henry Cowper …
- … in the now invalid order Homoptera. In 1874, 16 July was a Thursday. ‘ Thursday . . . now’ …
- … see letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 9 June 1874 ). George Biddell Airy , the astronomer …
- … in the expedition to New Zealand (see letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] and n. 12). …
To G. J. Romanes 16 July 1874
Summary
Thanks GJR for his letter, regrets pressure of other work prevents his giving GJR’s remarks the attention they deserve. GJR makes clearer how an organ that has started to decrease will go on decreasing.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 16 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.444) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9549 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To G. J. Romanes 16 July 1874 …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.444) Charles Robert Darwin Down 16 July 1874 George John Romanes …
- … See letter from G. J. Romanes, 10 July 1874 . CD refers …
- … to Romanes’s letters to Nature , 9 April 1874, pp. …
- … 440–1, and 2 July 1874, p. 164 ( Romanes 1874b and 1874c). See …
- … letter from G. J. Romanes, 10 July 1874 and n. 13. …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. July 16 1874 Dear Sir I am much obliged for the copy of your long …
From J. D. Hooker 18 July 1874
Summary
Two Nepenthes have devoured two pieces of fibrin [sketch shows size] in three days.
Has CD any objection to JDH’s giving an account of CD’s Drosera observations at Belfast [BAAS meeting] in a résumé of pitcher-plant results ["Address to the department of botany and zoology", Rep. BAAS 44 (1874): 102–16]?
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 208–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9553 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker 18 July 1874 …
- … DAR 103: 208–9 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew 18 July 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … results ["Address to the department of botany and zoology", Rep. BAAS 44 (1874): 102–16]? …
- … advice from CD (see letter to J. D. Hooker, [before 15 July 1874] , and letter from J. …
- … D. Hooker, 15 July 1874 , and n. 4). CD was interested in the digestive ability of the …
- … performed at the Mozart Festival ( Theatrical Observer and Musical Review , 20 July 1874). …
- … for the Advancement of Science in August 1874 ( J. D. Hooker 1874a and 1874b). …
- … was a concert that took place on 16 July 1874, to raise funds for the Mozart Institution …
- … Observer and Musical Review , 20 July 1874). Emma Albani sang ‘Dove sono’, an aria from …
From W. E. Darwin [19? July 1874]
Summary
WED encloses a letter from H. M. Wilkinson about Utricularia and sundew.
H. M. Wilkinson has examined bladders of Utricularia; doubts that they absorb or digest insects.
H. M. Wilkinson describes dragonfly trapped by sundew [Drosera].
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [19? July 1874] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 53); DAR 58.1: 135–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9554 |
To J. D. Hooker 20 July [1874]
Summary
"It is grand about Nepenthes."
JDH is welcome to notice in any way any of CD’s published or unpublished results with insectivorous plants. Gives an abstract of his observations on Drosera.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 20 July [1874] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (JDH/3/6 Insectivorous plants 1873–8: 32–37) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9555 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 20 July [1874] …
- … plants 1873–8: 32–37) Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 July [1874] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … from home from 25 July until 24 August 1874; the first five days were spent at the home of …
- … the letter from J. D. Hooker, 18 July 1874 . Hooker wanted to present his experimental …
- … see letter from J. D. Hooker, 18 July 1874 and n. 2). In the summer of 1873, CD had …
- … are carboxylic acids. See letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 30 March [1874] ). See …
- … letter from Joseph Fayrer, 17 June 1874 . CD quoted Theodor Nitschke on this point in …
From J. D. Dana 21 July 1874
Summary
Thanks CD for Coral reefs [2d ed. (1874)].
JDD will correct his misunderstanding of CD on one point in the next edition of his book [Corals and coral islands].
Suggests CD consult Charles Wilkes’s Narrative [1844] for more accurate observations on Pacific islands.
| Author: | James Dwight Dana |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 69: A71–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9556 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From J. D. Dana 21 July 1874 …
- … DAR 69: A71–2 James Dwight Dana New Haven, Conn. 21 July 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Thanks CD for Coral reefs [2d ed. (1874)]. JDD will correct his misunderstanding of CD on …
- … Revised edition. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1874. Couthouy, Joseph Pitty. 1842. Remarks …
- … New Haven, Conn. , July 21. | 1874. Mr Darwin— My dear Sir: I have received the copy of …
- … 1838–1842 and its publications, 1844–1874: a bibliography. New York: New York Public …
From D. A. Spalding 21 July 1874
Summary
Thanks for CD’s son’s observations
and for allowing DAS to visit Down.
| Author: | Douglas Alexander Spalding |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 July 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 221 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9557 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From D. A. Spalding 21 July 1874 …
- … DAR 177: 221 Douglas Alexander Spalding Chepstow 21 July 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … before 13 February 1873]). Spalding visited CD on 27 May 1874 (see letter to G. …
- … H. Darwin, 27 May [1874] ). …
- … see the letter to G. H. Darwin, 27 May [1874] . George Howard Darwin evidently sent some …
- … Katharine Louisa Russell ), in 1873. In May 1874, Frank became ill with diphtheria, but …
- … mother caught the disease and died in June 1874 ( Moorehead 1992 , p. 14). For more on …
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| Romanes, G. J. | (4) |
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…
Matches: 23 hits
- … 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: 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 …
Essay: Evolution & theology
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—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 …
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
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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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- … 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
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< 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
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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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- … 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
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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…
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…
