From F. E. Nipher 11 December 1874
Summary
Cites more examples of inheritance of maternal impressions.
| Author: | Francis Eugene Nipher |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 70 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9754 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From F. E. Nipher 11 December 1874 …
- … DAR 172: 70 Francis Eugene Nipher St Louis 11 Dec 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … St Louis Dec. 11 1874— Mr. Darwin— Dear Sir: Yours of Nov 25 reached me yesterday. I …
- … CD’s letter to Nipher of 25 November 1874 has not been found; it was a …
- … reply to Nipher’s letter of 10 November 1874 , which discussed the effect of maternal …
- … letter from F. E. Nipher, 10 November 1874 . The School Laboratory of Physical Science …
To G. H. Darwin 12 [December 1874 or January 1875?]
Summary
Regrets the trouble GHD has had.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 12 [Dec 1874 - Jan 1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 43 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9221 |
To Theodor Eimer 12 December 1874
Summary
Thanks for work on Lacerta muralis coerulea [Zoologische Studien auf Capri 2 (1874)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Gustav Heinrich Theodor (Theodor) Eimer |
| Date: | 12 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9755 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Theodor Eimer 12 December 1874 …
- … Thanks for work on Lacerta muralis coerulea [ Zoologische Studien auf Capri 2 (1874)]. …
- … with the letter to C. -F. Reinwald, [12 December 1874] , of which only a draft is extant. …
- … collection) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Dec 1874 Gustav Heinrich Theodor (Theodor) Eimer …
- … Station | Orpington. S.E.R. Dec 12 th 1874 Dear Sir I am greatly obliged to you for the …
To C.-F. Reinwald [12 December 1874]
Summary
Thanks for translation of his Journal of researches. Is pleased by its appearance.
Also thank Edmond Barbier for his kind words. [See 9752.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles-Ferdinand Reinwald |
| Date: | [12 Dec 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.2: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9752A |
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From Arnold Dodel 13 December 1874
Summary
Describes his university lectures on evolution and their publication in a book [Die neuere Schöpfungsgeschichte (1875)].
| Author: | Arnold Dodel-Port |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 194 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9756 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From Arnold Dodel 13 December 1874 …
- … DAR 162: 194 Arnold Dodel-Port Zurich 13 Dec 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in his work Der Darwinismus und die Naturforschung Newtons und Cuviers ( Wigand 1874–7 ). …
- … See letter from Albert Wigand, 11 March 1874 . …
- … Zürich, 13. Decbr. 1874 Herrn Charles Darwin in Down, Beckenham Kent—England. …
- … Garland Publishing. 1990. Wigand, Albert. 1874–7. Der Darwinismus und die Naturforschung …
- … Zürich, 13. Decbr. 1874 To Mr Charles Darwin in Down, Beckenham Kent----England Most …
- … Library–CUL (see Marginalia 1: 203–4). In 1874, eleven students of Zürich University …
To J. D. Hooker 14 December 1874
Summary
Thanks JDH for his and Huxley’s countering of the false attack on George [Darwin] by Mivart. Encloses a note to Mivart on which he asks JDH’s opinion.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 14 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 350–1, DAR 97: C73 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9757 |
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- … To J. D. Hooker 14 December 1874 …
- … DAR 95: 350–1, DAR 97: C73 Charles Robert Darwin Down 14 Dec 1874 Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … see letter to G. H. Darwin, [6 December 1874] ). For Huxley’s letters to Hooker on the …
- … statement, discussed at length with CD in letters in August 1874, appeared in the October …
- … issue of Quarterly Review (137 (1874): 587–8), followed by an anonymous rejoinder by …
- … Down, Beckenham, Kent Dec 14 1874 My dear Hooker It is most generous of you & Huxley to …
- … the July number of the Quarterly Rev. for 1874, which includes an attack upon my son Mr …
To St. G. J. Mivart 14 December 1874
Summary
Asks StGJM to confirm that he is the author of the article on Tylor and Lubbock ["Primitive man", Q. Rev. 137 (1874): 40–77] in which an attack was made on George Darwin.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | St George Jackson Mivart |
| Date: | 14 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 97: C71 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9759 |
To John Murray 14 December 1874
Summary
Sends a suggested title [for Insectivorous plants?].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 14 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 342–3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9758 |
To John Lubbock 15 December [1874]
Summary
Asks JL to send ten shillings for the Down Friendly Club.
Has just read JL’s paper on bees and wasps [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Zool.) 12 (1876): 110–39]. Is astonished by their stupidity. The experiments on colour are especially good. Suggests JL examine their retinas; sends enclosure [missing] on eyes of reptiles and birds.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 15 Dec [1874] |
| Classmark: | University of Liverpool Library (Rathbone XXI.12.3: 4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9760 |
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- … To John Lubbock 15 December [1874] …
- … 4) Charles Robert Darwin Down 15 Dec [1874] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron …
- … University Press. 1985–. Lubbock, John. 1874–7. Observations on the habits of ants, bees, …
- … and wasps. [Read 19 March and 17 December 1874, 4 November 1875, and 1 February 1877. ] …
- … is established by the reference to Lubbock 1874–7 (see n. 3, below). CD had founded the …
- … observations of ants, bees, and wasps ( Lubbock 1874–7 ) was published in the issue of the …
- … of London ( Zoology ) for 3 November 1874. CD underlined and scored the passage about bees …
- … the second, third, or fourth parts of Lubbock 1874–7 . The signature has been excised, and …
From O. G. Rejlander 15 December 1874
Summary
Awakened by a mouse scratching at night, he mewed like a cat and the mouse disappeared.
Sending a group of stuffed sparrows.
| Author: | Oscar Gustaf Rejlander |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 118 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9761 |
To G. J. Romanes 16 December 1874
Summary
Thanks GJR for copy of his book [Christian prayer and general laws (1874)].
Discusses breeding and sterility.
Discusses experiments to test Pangenesis. Cites useful references.
Suggests GJR visit Kew gardens.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 16 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.455) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9762 |
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- … To G. J. Romanes 16 December 1874 …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.455) Charles Robert Darwin Down 16 Dec 1874 George John Romanes …
- … Christian prayer and general laws (1874)]. Discusses breeding and sterility. Discusses …
- … letter to G. J. Romanes, [7 December 1874] ). CD’s letter to Thomas Henry Farrer has not …
- … Down. Dec 16 th 1874 Dear M r Romanes I am much obliged for the present of your book. Mess …
- … graft hybrids ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 20 December 1874 ). Frances Harriet Hooker , …
- … Dalton Hooker’s wife, died on 13 November 1874 ( Allan 1967 , p. 225). It had long been …
From George King 18 December 1874
Summary
Sends three specimens of Aldrovanda verticillata.
| Author: | George King |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 111 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9763 |
To Daniel Oliver 18 December 1874
Summary
Asks four favours: sort out confusion about the name Byblis gigantea or grandiflora; can he see dried specimens of Genlisea ornata; is there a more recent list of Drosera spp. than Steudel 1841; are there at Kew any dried specimens of Utricularia montana collected from the plant’s native haunts.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Daniel Oliver |
| Date: | 18 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | Newcastle University Special Collections (Spence Watson/Weiss Archive GB186 SW/6/4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9763F |
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- … To Daniel Oliver 18 December 1874 …
- … Watson/Weiss Archive GB186 SW/6/4) Charles Robert Darwin Down 18 Dec 1874 Daniel Oliver …
- … letter from Daniel Oliver, 20 October 1874 . Oliver had mentioned two species of rainbow …
- … Tübingen: J. G. Cotta. Warming, Eugenius. 1874. Bidrag til Kundskaben om Lentibulariaceæ. …
- … den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn (1874, Nr. 3–7): 33–58. (Resumé in French, pp. …
- … to the knowledge of Lentibulariaceæ; Warming 1874 , pp. 34–5). The linear leaves or tube- …
From W. W. Reade 18 December [1874]
Summary
Bishop J. W. Colenso supports his old contention that the Kaffirs (including Zulus of South Africa) are Negroes.
[Horace Waller’s] The last journals of David Livingstone [in central Africa (1874)] cites CD’s plant research and has many facts "for Darwin".
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Dec [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 72 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9764 |
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- … From W. W. Reade 18 December [1874] …
- … 176: 72 William Winwood Reade London, Beaumont St, 10 18 Dec [1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … of David Livingstone [ in central Africa (1874)] cites CD’s plant research and has many …
- … established by the reference to H. Waller ed. 1874 (see n. 5, below). Reade died on 24 …
- … spent a week in London in December. In 1874, he had stayed there from 3 to 12 December ( …
- … journals of David Livingstone (H. Waller ed. 1874, p. 19). CD had described Livingstone’ …
- … Colenso , bishop of Natal, visited England in 1874 to protest against harsh treatment of …
From Daniel Oliver 19 December 1874
Summary
Sends Utricularia montana and Byblis species.
Drosera census numbers 100 species.
Genlisea distinguished from Utricularia.
| Author: | Daniel Oliver |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 112–13 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9765 |
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- … From Daniel Oliver 19 December 1874 …
- … DAR 58.1: 112–13 Daniel Oliver Kew 19 Dec 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Herb m . 19 Dec | 1874 My dear Sir It is too bad to talk of asking “favours”! — xx The …
- … CD’s letter to Oliver of 18 December 1874 , is published in this Correspondence vol. 30, …
- … from D. F. Nevill, 8 [September 1874] ). CD discussed Byblis gigantea in Insectivorous …
To Henry Sidgwick 19 December 1874
Summary
Thanks for his Methods of ethics [1874].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henry Sidgwick |
| Date: | 19 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | Joseph R. Sakmyster, ADS Autographs (dealer) (no date) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9765F |
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- … To Henry Sidgwick 19 December 1874 …
- … Thanks for his Methods of ethics [1874]. …
- … Bibliography Sidgwick, Henry. 1874. The methods of ethics. London: Macmillan and Co. …
- … ADS Autographs (dealer) (no date) Charles Robert Darwin Down 19 Dec 1874 Henry Sidgwick …
- … is a copy of Sidgwick’s Methods of ethics ( Sidgwick 1874 ) in the Darwin Library–Down. …
From Ernst Haeckel 20 December 1874
Summary
Discusses his Anthropogenie [1874]. Remarks on the tables.
Has CD received Friedrich von Hellwald’s Culturgeschichte [1875]?
Plans research trip to the Mediterranean.
| Author: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 63 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9767 |
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- … From Ernst Haeckel 20 December 1874 …
- … DAR 166: 63 Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel Jena 20 Dec 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Discusses his Anthropogenie [1874]. Remarks on the tables. Has CD received Friedrich von …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Di Gregorio, Mario A. 2005. From here to …
- … 74 Hochverehrter theurer Freund! Da das Jahr 1874 seinem Ende entgegen geht, erlauben Sie …
- … by E. Schweizerbart’sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, from 1874 onwards. Haeckel’ …
- … in Jenaer Literaturzeitung , 26 December 1874, pp. 820–1. There is a copy of Haeckel’s …
- … 1873 and n. 7. CD’s annotations are notes for his letter to Haeckel of 26 December 1874 . …
- … Most esteemed dear friend! As the year of 1874 is coming to a close, allow me to send you …
- … in the Darwin Library–Down. Wilhelm Engelmann . Saturday Review , 17 October 1874, pp. …
- … 514–15, and Nature , 5 November 1874, pp. …
- … 4–5, 12 November 1874, pp. 22–4. The review in Nature was by the physician Philip Henry …
- … development to the present; Hellwald 1874) in CD’s libraries at CUL or Down. Haeckel did, …
To J. D. Hooker 20 December 1874
Summary
Asks JDH to help G. J. Romanes, who wishes to try Pangenesis experiment.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 20 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 352–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9766 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 20 December 1874 …
- … DAR 95: 352–3 Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Dec 1874 Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … See letter to G. J. Romanes, 16 December 1874 . Romanes studied natural sciences at …
- … Christian prayer and general laws ( Romanes 1874 ), which won the Burney essay prize in …
- … 1873 ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 16 December 1874 and n. 1). See letter …
- … to G. J. Romanes, 16 December 1874 . …
From St. G. J. Mivart to T. H. Huxley 20 December 1874
Summary
Is writing confidentially not to justify the passage referred to [see 9759], which he much regrets, but to state facts. He never intended any personal hostility to [George] Darwin and seeks advice about how to make reparation.
| Author: | St George Jackson Mivart |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Date: | 20 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 145: 368 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9767F |
From J. D. Hooker 21 December 1874
Summary
His view of Huxley’s cutting Mivart without explanation. States his own intentions. Mivart’s apology in October Quarterly Review is abominable.
Has heard of a Drosophyllum in Edinburgh. Is it too late?
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Dec 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 103: 236–8; Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Dawson 2.214) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9768 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … From J. D. Hooker 21 December 1874 …
- … Archives (Dawson 2.214) Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew 21 Dec 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Burnett Tylor. ] Quarterly Review 137 (1874): 40–77. ODNB : Oxford dictionary of national …
- … of works by John Lubbock and Edward Burnett Tylor ( [Mivart] 1874 , p. 70). See letter to …
- … G. H. Darwin, [6 December 1874] . Huxley sent a verbal message to Mivart via William …
- … of public works (see letter from J. D. Hooker, 8 December 1874 ). See letter from T. …
- … H. Huxley, 8 December 1874 . Huxley’s paper ( T. H. …
- … Royal Society of London on 17 December 1874. William Smith was the editor of the Quarterly …
- … the letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 December 1874 . The letter was never sent. Hooker refers …
- … October issue of Quarterly Review (137 (1874): 587–8), followed by an anonymous rejoinder …
- … see letter to David Moore, 12 July 1874 ). Hooker refers to the Royal Botanic Garden, …
- … letter to J. D. Hooker, 2 December [1874] ). Lord H y : Henry Gordon-Lennox , the first …
- … Amphioxus was
〈 foot of page excised〉 Dec 19. 1874 My dear Hooker I had no opportunity of …
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| Huxley, T. H. | (3) |
| Mivart, S. G. J. | (2) |
| Oliver, Daniel | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (24) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (6) |
| Romanes, G. J. | (5) |
| Huxley, T. H. | (4) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (62) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (12) |
| Huxley, T. H. | (7) |
| Romanes, G. J. | (5) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (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…
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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
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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
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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
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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
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‘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…
