From George Cupples 1 March 1875
Summary
Thanks for presentation copy of Descent, 2d ed.
| Author: | George Cupples |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 303 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9877 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Morrell, William Parker. 1969. The …
- … Correspondence vol. 22, letter from George Cupples, 12 March 1874 and n. 2). Mr Magahan …
- … identified. With his letter of 21 February 1874 ( Correspondence vol. 22), Cupples had …
- … the Pall Mall Gazette , 22 September 1874, p. 7, stated that students of the University …
From Moritz Traube 2 March 1875
Summary
Sends two treatises which explain cell-wall formation and some aspects of cell growth in physico-chemical terms ["Experimente zur Theorie d. Zellenbildung und Endosmose", Arch. Anat. Physiol. (1867): 87–128, 126–65].
| Author: | Moritz Traube |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 176 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9878 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Medicin (1867): 87–165. Traube, Moritz. 1874. Experimente zur physikalischen Erklärung der …
- … und Aerzte in Breslau vom 18. bis 24 September 1874 , pp. 191–9. Breslau: E. Morgenstern. …
- … and the upward growth of plants; Traube 1874 ). CD’s copies are in the Darwin Pamphlet …
- … pressure would be equal on all parts of the membrane ( Traube 1874 , p. 199). …
To Moritz Traube 5 March 1875
Summary
Thanks correspondent for two essays.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Moritz Traube |
| Date: | 5 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | Library of Congress Manuscript Division (Francis Storr Correspondence (Mss2304)) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9879 |
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- … essays on artificial cells, Traube 1867 and 1874. See letter from Moritz Traube, 2 March …
To Oswald Heer 8 March [1875]
Summary
Thanks OH for his book [see 9876]; agrees that the sudden appearance of many dicotyledons in the Upper Chalk is a perplexing phenomenon for the evolutionist.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Oswald Heer |
| Date: | 8 Mar [1875] |
| Classmark: | Zentralbibliothek Zürich (Nachlass Oswald Heer 213.2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9881 |
From G. A. Wolfe 9 March 1875
Summary
CD’s Descent.
Fighting among beetles.
Similarity between dogs and men; intelligence of dogs.
| Author: | Gould Anne Ruxton; Gould Anne Wolfe |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 135 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9882 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
To P. P. C. Hoek 11 March 1875
Summary
Thanks for publication [Berste bijdrage tot een nauwkeuriger kennis der sessile cirripedien (1875)]. Cannot read Dutch. Mentions PPCH’s research on cirripedes.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Paulus Peronius Cato Hoek |
| Date: | 11 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | Artis Library (P. P. C. Hoek Archive: Darwin correspondence) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9883 |
From A. W. Bennett 12 March 1875
Summary
Has found the relation of pollen-grain size to style size in Primula to be the opposite of CD’s view; asks whether there is an error or just remarkable variation.
| Author: | Alfred William Bennett |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 143 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9884 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Association for the Advancement of Science (1874), Transactions of the sections, p. 133. …
To Lawson Tait [13–15 March 1875]
Summary
Thinks CD is right about the retention of a tail.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait |
| Date: | [13–15 Mar 1875] |
| Classmark: | Birmingham Daily Post, 8 April 1875, p. 6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9885F |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Variation : The variation of animals and …
From W. B. Dawkins 14 March 1875
Summary
Is glad CD is pleased with his book [Cave hunting (1874)].
Relationship between language and race. The Basques.
| Author: | William Boyd Dawkins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 130 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9887 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … is pleased with his book [ Cave hunting (1874)]. Relationship between language and race. …
- … Dawkins had sent CD a copy in October 1874 (see Correspondence vol. 22, letter to W. …
- … B. Dawkins, 18 October [1874] ). CD’s lightly annotated copy is in the Darwin Library– …
- … Garland Publishing. 1990. Taylor, Isaac. 1874. Etruscan researches . London: Macmillan. …
- … in the Fortnightly Review, September, 1874. [Read 9 February 1875. ] Journal of the …
- … in the Fortnightly Review in September 1874 ( Dawkins 1874b ). CD mentioned having read …
- … in his letter to Dawkins of 18 October [1874] ( Correspondence vol. 22). An unsigned …
- … in the Saturday Review , 12 September 1874, pp. 336–7. The reviewer, while accepting the …
- … Dawkins may also allude to a review of Etruscan researches ( I. Taylor 1874 ) in the …
- … Athenæum , 9 May 1874, pp. 625–6, in which the reviewer argued that when conflicting …
From John Fiske 15 March 1875
Summary
Thanks CD for Descent
and for his praise of Cosmic philosophy [1874].
| Author: | John Fiske |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 126 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9888 |
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- … Thanks CD for Descent and for his praise of Cosmic philosophy [1874]. …
- … CD sent Fiske a copy of Descent 2d ed. in December 1874 (see Correspondence vol. …
- … 22, letter to John Fiske, 8 December [1874] ). In …
- … his letter to Fiske of 8 December [1874] ( Correspondence vol. 22), CD had praised Fiske’ …
- … based on the doctrine of evolution ( Fiske 1874 ), noting especially Fiske’s ability as an …
- … in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Fiske, …
- … John. 1874. Outlines of cosmic philosophy: based on the doctrine of evolution, with …
From J. D. Hooker 17 March 1875
Summary
No action on assistance yet, but has had a private note from Disraeli asking whether Thiselton-Dyer is his recommendation.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 104: 20–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9891 |
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- … Michael Joseph. Barber, Mary Elizabeth. 1874. Notes on the peculiar habits and changes …
- … pupa of Papilio nireus. [Read 2 November 1874. ] Transactions of the Entomological Society …
- … secretary to the Office of Works in May 1874 ( ODNB ). Joseph Dalton Hooker and CD had …
- … and pupa of Papilio nireus ’, was read at a meeting in November 1874 and published in the …
- … society’s transactions ( Barber 1874 ; see Correspondence vol 22, letter from H. …
- … W. Bates, 1 October 1874 ). Henry Barkly was the governor of Cape Colony (South Africa). …
- … Hooker . Frances Harriet Hooker died in 1874. Francis Sibson was the Hooker family …
- … private secretary from 1872 until September 1874 (see Correspondence vol. 22, letter from …
- … J. D. Hooker, 15 September 1874 ). Douglas Strutt Galton was director of public works …
From Lawson Tait 17 March [1875]
Summary
Sends a short essay [The pathology and treatment of diseases of the ovaries (1874)] on which he would welcome CD’s opinion. Believes problems of pathology can be attacked by regarding them from "Darwinian" point of view.
| Author: | Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Mar [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9892 |
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- … and treatment of diseases of the ovaries (1874)] on which he would welcome CD’s opinion. …
- … Bibliography Tait, Lawson. 1874. The pathology and treatment of diseases of the ovaries; …
- … treatment of diseases of the ovaries ( Tait 1874 ); CD’s annotated copy is in the Darwin …
- … Pamphlet Collection–CUL. In Tait 1874 , pp. 58–63, Tait discussed the formative origin of …
- … for by CD’s theory of pangenesis ( Tait 1874 , p. 60). CD had outlined his provisional …
- … without a fusion with the male germ’ ( Tait 1874 , p. 60). Tait’s transcription of the …
From F. M. Balfour [20 March – 14 April 1875]
Summary
Gives Carl Claus’s identifications of the organisms sent by CD.
| Author: | Francis Maitland Balfour |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [20 Mar – 14 Apr 1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.1: 149 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9203 |
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- … Archiv für mikroskopische Anatomie 10 (1874): 328–50, 377–400. Figures appeared in tables …
From Horatio Piggot 20 March 1875
Summary
Suggests advantage to students of adding coloured drawings of the coral-producing zoophytes in next edition of Coral reefs.
| Author: | Horatio Piggot |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 69: 73 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9894 |
To Lawson Tait 20 March [1875]
Summary
Has read RLT’s essay [The pathology and treatment of diseases of the ovaries (1874)] with interest. His facts about tumours seem to CD "highly favourable to some such notion as Pangenesis".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait |
| Date: | 20 Mar [1875] |
| Classmark: | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek, Hannover (Noviss. 450: A 48) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9896 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Bibliography Tait, Lawson. 1874. The pathology and treatment of diseases of the ovaries; …
- … and treatment of diseases of the ovaries (1874)] with interest. His facts about tumours …
- … Tait had recommended that CD read Tait 1874 , pp. 58–63 (see letter from Lawson Tait, 17 …
- … for by CD’s theory of pangenesis ( Tait 1874 , p. 60). Tait quoted from CD’s letter to …
From Anton Bachmaier 21 March 1875
Summary
Thanks for reference concerning regeneration of human fingers and toes.
Sends lecture on language.
Asks for information about animal communication by vocal sounds.
| Author: | Anton Bachmaier |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 11 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9897 |
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- … a lecture delivered at the February 1874 meeting of the Munich Society for Anthropology, …
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 …
From John Murray 23 March [1875]
Summary
Sends CD a cheque for 68 guineas – his two-thirds share of profit on sale of 2000 copies of 2d edition of Descent.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Mar [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 446 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9899 |
From J. P. Thomasson 23 March 1875
Summary
On nesting habits of pied and spotted flycatchers.
JPT disagrees with CD’s comment in Descent.
Marriages of first cousins produce congenital deaf-mutism.
| Author: | John Pennington Thomasson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Mar 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 109 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9900 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
To H. K. Rusden [before 27 March 1875]
Summary
Thanks for copy of lecture (Rusden 1874: Selection, natural and artificial, a lecture delivered in the Wangaratta Athenaeum by Mr. H. K. Rusden on Monday, October 26th, 1874) and essay (Rusden 1872: The treatment of criminals in relation to science, an essay read before the Royal Society of Victoria).
Comments on the essay.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henry Keylock Rusden |
| Date: | [before 27 Mar 1875] |
| Classmark: | Ovens and Murray Advertiser, 27 March 1875, p. 5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9705F |
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- … Thanks for copy of lecture ( Rusden 1874 : Selection, natural and artificial, a lecture …
- … Mr. H. K. Rusden on Monday, October 26th, 1874) and essay ( Rusden 1872 : The treatment of …
- … in G. H. Darwin 1873 , p. 418. In Rusden 1874 , p. 7, Rusden argued that some prehistoric …
- … George Robertson. Rusden, Henry Keylock. 1874. Selection, natural and artificial: a …
- … Selection, natural and artificial’ ( Rusden 1874 ), and the essay was his ‘The treatment …
- … should be used in medical experiments; he recapitulated his arguments in Rusden 1874 . …
- … In Rusden 1874 , p. 15, Rusden wrote that lunatics, like criminals, ought to be prevented …
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| Tait, Lawson | (2) |
| Heer, Oswald | (1) |
| Hoek, P. P. C. | (1) |
| Rusden, H. K. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (21) |
| Tait, Lawson | (3) |
| Heer, Oswald | (2) |
| Thomasson, J. P. | (2) |
| Traube, Moritz | (2) |
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
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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
Summary
The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project to provide evidence for Darwin’s belief that ‘‘Nature thus tells us, in the most emphatic manner, that she abhors…
3.16 Oscar Rejlander, photos
Summary
< 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…
