To T. L. Brunton [1874–5?]
Summary
Comments on behaviour of babies.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Lauder Brunton, 1st baronet |
| Date: | [1874–5?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9215 |
From J. S. B. Sanderson [1874]
Summary
Note on the chemical composition of teeth.
| Author: | John Scott Burdon Sanderson, baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.2: 58 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9214 |
From Fritz Müller [c. January 1874]
Summary
Agrees with Bates that neuter termites are not modified imagos (sterile females), but modified larvae (of both sexes).
Systematic relations of stingless honey-bees (Melipona and Trigona) are not yet well established.
| Author: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [c. Jan 1874] |
| Classmark: | Nature, 19 February 1874, p. 309 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9281 |
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- … From Fritz Müller [ c. January 1874] …
- … Nature , 19 February 1874, p. 309 Johann Friedrich Theodor ( …
- … Fritz) Müller unstated [ c. Jan 1874] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the species as Trigona limào (see letter from Fritz Müller, 20 April [1874] and n. 19). …
- … and CD’s letter to Nature , 11 February 1874, with which he enclosed this letter. Post …
To ? [1874–5?]
Summary
Although he formed a high opinion of one of the correspondent’s papers, regrets that he could not presume to give an opinion of the merits of a candidate in chemistry.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | [1874–5?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 97: C40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9217 |
To Fritz Müller 1 January 1874
Summary
Thanks for two pamphlets.
Sends Thomas Belt’s [The naturalist in Nicaragua (1874)], "the best Nat. Hist. book of travels ever published".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Date: | 1 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Loan MS 10 no 36) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9223 |
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- … and hypothesised that the ants ate not the leaves, but the fungus (Belt 1874, pp. 80–1). …
- … To Fritz Müller 1 January 1874 …
- … MS 10 no 36) Charles Robert Darwin Down 1 Jan 1874 Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller …
- … Belt’s [ The naturalist in Nicaragua (1874)], "the best Nat. Hist. book of travels ever …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Jan 1. 1874 My dear Sir No doubt I owe to your kindness two …
- … s The naturalist in Nicaragua (Belt 1874) was published in December 1873 ( Publishers’ …
From J. D. Hooker [1874?]
| Author: | unknown |
| Addressee: | unknown |
| Date: | |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.2: 96 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9212 |
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- … From J. D. Hooker [1874? ] …
To ? 1 January 1874
Summary
CD sends thanks for the honour conferred by his election as an honorary member, though ill health may prevent his taking advantage of the privileges granted.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 1 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9222 |
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From E. P. T. Houk 3 January 1874
Summary
Sends paper she read before AAAS, but which was not accepted for Proceedings.
| Author: | Eliza Phillips Thruston Houk |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 272 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9225 |
From H. H. Howorth 3 January [1874]
Summary
On the extinction of populations. [See Descent, 2d ed., p. 183.]
| Author: | Henry Hoyle Howorth |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Jan [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 90: 28–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8722 |
To ? 3 January 1874
Summary
Has no objection to having his name appear as honorary member of [unidentified] club.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 3 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9224 |
To James Crichton-Browne 5 January 1874
Summary
Requests help for George Darwin’s investigation of marriages of first cousins. Seeks to determine proportion of first-cousin offspring among the insane, deaf and dumb, blind, etc.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Crichton-Browne |
| Date: | 5 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 347 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9227 |
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- … To James Crichton-Browne 5 January 1874 …
- … DAR 143: 347 Charles Robert Darwin Down 5 Jan 1874 James Crichton-Browne …
- … CD was in London from 10 to 17 January 1874. It is not known whether he met Henry Maudsley …
- … Down Jan. 5, 1874. My dear Sir If you should think the subject of which I wish to speak …
From B. J. Sulivan 5 January 1874
Summary
Mentions family news;
sends a little magazine [missing] dealing with South American mission and showing "what teaching and the gospel of Christ is doing for those poor Natives".
| Author: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 299 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9226 |
To B. J. Sulivan 6 January [1874]
Summary
Thanks BJS for the missionary pamphlet and his good account of the Fuegians.
Is under the care of Andrew Clark, and feels "very old & helpless".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 6 Jan [1874] |
| Classmark: | Sulivan family (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9229 |
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- … To B. J. Sulivan 6 January [1874] …
- … private collection) Charles Robert Darwin Down 6 Jan [1874] Bartholomew James Sulivan …
- … letter from B. J. Sulivan, 5 January 1874 . Sulivan’s son, Thomas Edward Sulivan, died …
- … see letter from B. J. Sulivan, 5 January 1874 and n. 1). Two of CD’s children died in …
- … letter from B. J. Sulivan, 5 January 1874 and n. 2. CD refers to the mission in Tierra …
To William Waring 6 January 1874
Summary
CD has previously received information on colours of greyhounds. Now asks whether breeders rear all puppies, and, if not, do they selectively rear more males or females?
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Waring |
| Date: | 6 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | Kent History and Library Centre (CKS-U1906/Z/1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9228 |
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- … To William Waring 6 January 1874 …
- … and Library Centre (CKS-U1906/Z/1) Charles Robert Darwin Down 6 Jan 1874 William Waring …
- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Jan 6 1874 My dear Sir You will perhaps remember having formerly …
From Hubert Airy 8 January 1874
Summary
W. J. Beal’s paper ["Phyllotaxis of cones", Am. Nat. 7 (1873): 449–53] shows incompleteness of HA’s theory, but does not invalidate his basic principles on origin of leaf arrangement or the broad applicability of the theory.
| Author: | Hubert Airy |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 28 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9232 |
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- … From Hubert Airy 8 January 1874 …
- … DAR 159: 28 Hubert Airy Blackheath 8 Jan 1874 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Society of London 21 (1872–3): 176–9. Airy, Hubert. 1874. On leaf-arrangement. Abstract. …
- … Communicated by Charles Darwin. [Read 30 April 1874. ] Proceedings of the Royal Society of …
- … Kidbrook Grove. | Blackheath S.E. 8 Jan y . 1874. My dear Sir Herewith I return the “ …
- … was published in H. Airy 1873 ; he corrected and extended his theory in H. Airy 1874 . …
To J. D. Hooker 8 January 1874
Summary
Thanks JDH for Asa Gray’s interesting letter.
Would like JDH’s copy of Coral reefs. Needs it for corrections for a new edition. Cannot buy one.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 8 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 310; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Asa Gray Correspondence: Letter from Gray to Hooker, folio 658) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9231 |
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- … To J. D. Hooker 8 January 1874 …
- … from Gray to Hooker, folio 658) Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 Jan 1874 Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … 1873] ). Coral reefs 2d ed. was published in 1874. Gray was elected a foreign member of …
- … edition. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1874. Coral reefs : The structure and distribution of …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Jan 8. 1874 My dear Hooker Many thanks for sending me Gray’s …
- … from Saturday 10 to Saturday 17 January 1874 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). The first …
To Smith, Elder & Co. 8 January 1874
Summary
Pleased they will publish a new edition of Coral reefs, and he will soon consider any addenda and write a short preface.
Will return the wood-blocks of Journal of Researches the following week.
Could his copy of Coral Reefs please be returned.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 8 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 43127) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9233F |
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- … To Smith, Elder & Co. 8 January 1874 …
- … John Murray Archive) (Ms. 43127) Charles Robert Darwin 8 Jan 1874 Smith, Elder & Co …
- … edition. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1874. Coral reefs : The structure and distribution of …
- … Elder & Co. CD was in London from 10 to 17 January 1874 (see ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). …
- … preface to the new edition is dated February 1874 (see Coral reefs 2d ed. , pp. v–ix). CD …
- … see letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 January 1874 ). The London address was that of CD’s …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Jan 8. 1874 Dear Sir I am very glad to hear that you will publish …
To Horace Darwin 9 January [1874]
Summary
CD is glad Horace has done "pretty well" in his examination.
Smith and Elder will publish new edition of Coral reefs [1874]; thanks HD for aid.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Horace Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Jan [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9234 |
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- … To Horace Darwin 9 January [1874] …
- … DAR 185: 3 Charles Robert Darwin Down 9 Jan [1874] Horace Darwin …
- … Smith and Elder will publish new edition of Coral reefs [1874]; thanks HD for aid. …
- … honours; see Cambridge University calendar 1874). Horace had told CD about the demand for …
- … Monday following 29 December, which in 1874 was 5 January. Horace went on to complete the …
From William Waring 9 January 1874
Summary
Breeders normally destroy weak and puny puppies in large litters, but would keep females if only one or two.
| Author: | William Waring |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Jan 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 90: 76–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9235 |
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To Andrew Clark 10 January [1874]
Summary
Invites AC to visit.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Andrew Clark, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 10 Jan [1874] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.436) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9236 |
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| Huxley, T. H. | (9) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (306) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (30) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (21) |
| Unidentified | (11) |
| Burdon Sanderson, J. S. | (10) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (633) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (55) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (36) |
| Burdon Sanderson, J. S. | (21) |
| Carus, J. V. | (15) |
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … 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
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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 …
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: 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 …
Essay: What is Darwinism?
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—by Asa Gray WHAT IS DARWINISM? The Nation, May 28, 1874 The question which Dr. Hodge asks he promptly and decisively answers: ‘What is Darwinism? it is atheism.’ Leaving aside all subsidiary and incidental matters, let us consider–1. What the…
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- … Gray WHAT IS DARWINISM? The Nation, May 28, 1874 The question which Dr. Hodge …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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…
Darwin’s first love
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Darwin’s long marriage to Emma Wedgwood is well documented, but was there an earlier romance in his life? How was his departure on the Beagle entangled with his first love? The answers are revealed in a series of flirtatious letters that Darwin was…
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- … months earlier. Although Sarah visited Darwin in Down in 1874 , their connection lapsed until …
Darwin’s Photographic Portraits
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Darwin was a photography enthusiast. This is evident not only in his use of photography for the study of Expression and Emotions in Man and Animal, but can be witnessed in his many photographic portraits and in the extensive portrait correspondence that…
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- … later, would take his camera across the globe to observe the 1874 transit of Venus. Tommy, …
- … Perfilieff , a member of the Tolstoy family in March of 1874, Darwin included the line “I have the …
- … newly-produced carte . Image: Charles Darwin, 1874, Elliot and Fry, Dar 257:11, …
- … ©Cambridge University Library Between 1874 and 1878 Darwin was very busy – too busy, …
- … Darwin’s Pictures: Views of Evolutionary Theory, 1837-1874 . New Haven, USA: Yale University Press, …
Darwin and vivisection
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Darwin played an important role in the controversy over vivisection that broke out in late 1874. Public debate was sparked when the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals brought an unsuccessful prosecution against a French physiologist who…
Moral Nature
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In Descent of Man, Darwin argued that human morality had evolved from the social instincts of animals, especially the bonds of sympathy and love. Darwin gathered observations over many decades on animal behavior: the heroic sacrifices of social insects,…
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- … Letter 9377 : Darwin, C. R. to Abbott, F. E. A., 30 March 1874 Writing to the American …
Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
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- … 9633 - Nevill, D. F. to Darwin, [11 September 1874] Dorothy Nevill tells Darwin …
Clémence Auguste Royer
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Getting Origin translated into French was harder than Darwin had expected. The first translator he approached, Madame Belloc, turned him down on the grounds that the content was ‘too scientific‘, and then in 1860 the French political exile Pierre…
Lydia Becker
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Becker was a leading member of the suffrage movement, perhaps best known for publishing the Women’s Suffrage Journal. She was also a successful biologist, astronomer and botanist and, between 1863 and 1877, an occasional correspondent of Charles Darwin. …
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- … Becker was a leading member of the suffrage movement, perhaps best known for publishing the …
Titus Coan
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In 1874, when Darwin was preparing the second edition of Descent of Man, he received letters from all over the world in reply to his queries about human behaviour; one in particular would have stirred up unexpected memories of his own time among the native…
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- … In 1874, when Darwin was preparing the second edition of Descent of Man , he …
