To Hensleigh Wedgwood 3 March [1871]
Summary
Admits pointer illustration is faulty.
Discusses shame, remorse, social instincts, approbation, and other topics discussed in Descent, ch. 4. "But as yet I nail my colours to the mast."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
| Date: | 3 Mar [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 88: 24, 54–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7537 |
To Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen 5 March [1871]
Summary
Thanks for letter [7533] and the interesting notes. Even more interesting is HHHvZ’s case of the De Haas family.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen |
| Date: | 5 Mar [1871] |
| Classmark: | Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (Walter Deane Autograph Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7548 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
From Arthur Nicols 7 March 1871
Summary
Referring to CD’s passage on monkeys’ acquiring taste for tea, coffee, and tobacco, AN tells of three monkeys he kept in Australia that developed strong taste for rum and smoking tobacco without being taught in any way [see Descent, 2d ed., p. 7 n.].
| Author: | Robert Arthur (Arthur) Nicols |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 87: 19–20 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7553 |
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- … selection in relation to sex. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. …
From Alphonse de Candolle 8 March 1871
Summary
Thanks for Descent.
Reveals that it is his own family that has the movable scalp.
The Franco-Prussian war has held up the publication of the 17th and last volume of the Prodromus.
| Author: | Alphonse de Candolle |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7557 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
To Hensleigh Wedgwood 9 March 1871
Summary
Seeks to clarify his and HW’s views on the causes of repentance or shame.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
| Date: | 9 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 88: 64–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7560 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Marginalia : Charles Darwin’s marginalia. …
From George Busk 10 March 1871
Summary
Clarification of the supra-condyloid foramen in humans and animals.
| Author: | George Busk |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 87: 21–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7563 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
To George Busk 12 March [1871]
Summary
Discusses his blunder in "confounding the two foramina" [in the skull] of apes [in Descent].
Discusses views of George Rolleston, St George Mivart, and Huxley on the occurrence of the foramina.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Busk |
| Date: | 12 Mar [1871] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.387) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7574 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
To G. B. Murdoch 13 March 1871
Summary
Believes he has committed an oversight with regard to sexual selection in insects. Cites conclusions of B. T. Lowne, which are similar to GBM’s.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Brown Murdoch |
| Date: | 13 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | David Henderson-Howat (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7578 |
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- … 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Lowne, Benjamin Thompson. 1871. Observations on …
To A. R. Wallace 16 March 1871
Summary
Appreciative response to ARW’s "grand review" of Descent in the Academy [2 (1871–2): 177–82]. Comments in detail on ARW’s criticisms.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alfred Russel Wallace |
| Date: | 16 Mar 1871 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 46434) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7589 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
From John Murray 18 March [1871]
Summary
Second "edition" [of Descent] published this day. Offers CD 800 guineas.
Mentions Wallace’s review in Academy.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Mar [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 392 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7597 |
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- … the second edition was not published until 1874. CD’s Account books–banking account (Down …
From William Turner [after 28 March 1871]
Summary
Note on errata in first volume of Descent.
| Author: | William Turner |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 28 Mar 1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 88: 82 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7637 |
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- … second edition of Descent , published in 1874. The change of ‘Elaphus’ to ‘Elephas’ was …
To P. B. Mason 31 March [1871]
Summary
Thanks him for information on children with hairy backs.
Discusses paper by J. M. Duncan on the relative weights of male and female infants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Philip Brookes Mason |
| Date: | 31 Mar [1871] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.391) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7647 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
From J. E. Gray 2 April 1871
Summary
Sexual differences in sloths. J. G. Wagler article on sloths [Isis 24 (1831): 604–12].
| Author: | John Edward Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Apr 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 88: 95–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7652 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Lesson, René Primevère. 1840. Species des …
From James Crichton-Browne 3 April 1871
Summary
Sends photographs of general paralytics. Expressions of exaltation of [these?] patients do not come out well in the photographs.
Is experimenting with idiots under his care. Has been unable to produce a blush in any one of them.
| Author: | James Crichton-Browne |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Apr 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 53.1: A30, C134–6; DAR 161: 315 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7658 |
From David Wedderburn 6 April 1871
Summary
Sexual selection in deer.
Assemblies of black cocks.
Nests of spotted flycatcher.
| Author: | David Wedderburn |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Apr 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 88: 163, 167–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7660 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
From Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen 7 April 1871
Summary
On some errata in Descent.
Sends extracts from a statistical study giving proportion of sexes in [population of] Netherlands.
| Author: | Hermanus Hartogh Heijs van Zouteveen |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Apr 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 88: 99 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7664 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
From J. N. Hoare 10 April 1871
Summary
Sends quotations from Xenophon and Horace pointing to sexual selection. [See Descent, 2d ed., p. 29 n.]
| Author: | John Newenham Hoare |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Apr 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 87: 147–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7673 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
From George Fraser 12 April 1871
Summary
On sexual selection in butterflies. [See GF’s article in Nature 3 (1870–1): 489; also Descent (1875): 312.]
| Author: | George Rae Thomson (George) Fraser |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Apr 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 89: 100–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7677 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
From George Fraser 13 April 1871
Summary
Corroborates and offers explanation of fact that male ghost-moths (Hepialis humuli) closely resemble females. [See Descent 1: 402.]
| Author: | George Rae Thomson (George) Fraser |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 13 Apr 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 89: 103 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7681 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Descent : The descent of man, and selection …
To George Fraser 14 April [1871]
Summary
Cannot provide comment on GF’s paper for publication. Hopes GF will publish in Nature. Will consider his remarks when revising book [Descent].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Rae Thomson (George) Fraser |
| Date: | 14 Apr [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 297 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7684 |
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- … Darwin. 2d edition. London: John Murray. 1874. Fraser, George. 1871. Sexual selection. …
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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 …
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…
