From Quintino Sella 28 November 1875
Summary
Letter enclosing decree from the Accademia dei Lincei, with signatures dated 2 and 16 July 1875.
| Author: | Quintino Sella; Accademia dei Lincei |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Nov 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 229: 43, DAR 230: 44 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10280F |
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- … From Quintino Sella 28 November 1875 …
- … 229: 43, DAR 230: 44 Quintino Sella Accademia dei Lincei 28 Nov 1875 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … enclosing decree from the Accademia dei Lincei, with signatures dated 2 and 16 July 1875. …
- … Rè d’Italia con Suo decreto del 4 Febbrajo 1875, si degnò rifermare l’Accademia dè Lincei. …
- … dell’Accademia del 24. e 25 Gennajo 1875, che ho l’onore di trasmetterle, Ella vedrà le …
- … Court. Granted at Sant’Anna on 2 July 1875 Signed Vittorio Emanuele | signed Ruggiero …
- … at the State Audit Court | on 16 July 1875 | Reg. 432D. at the Court 152 | signed Ayres. …
- … the King of Italy by His decree of 4 February 1875 has deigned to confirm the Accademia dè …
- … sessions of the Academy of 24 and 25 January 1875, which I have the honour of passing on …
- … the Atti dell’Accademia dei Lincei from 1875–80 are in the collection of unbound journals …
- … di detta Accademia del 16 Giugno 1875; Sulla proposta del Nostro Ministro Segretario di …
- … alla Corte dei Conti. Dato a Sant’Anna a di 2 Luglio 1875 f o . Vittorio Emanuele | f. …
- … to alla Corte dei Conti | Li 16 Luglio 1875 | R o . 432 D. Lerf. a C te 152 | f o . Ayres. …
- … Rè d’Italia, con Suo Decreto del 2 Luglio 1875. Mi faccio un dovere di mandarle copia del …
- … di Roma approvato col Nostro Decreto del 14 Febbrajo 1875; Vista la lettera del Presidente …
- … the King of Italy, in His Decree of 2 July 1875. It is my duty to send you the Decree of …
- … Rome that was approved by Our Decree of 14 February 1875; We have seen the letter of the …
- … President of the said Academy of 16 June 1875; At the suggestion of our Minister the …
From John Murray 22 November [1875]
Summary
Sends cheques in payment on three of CD’s books.
Proposes to print 500 copies of Insectivorous plants before distributing the type.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 478 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10270 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … From John Murray 22 November [1875] …
- … DAR 171: 478 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50 22 Nov [1875] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … John Murray, 29 July [1874] . See letter from John Murray, 19 November [1875] and n. 2. …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Correspondence : The correspondence of …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Origin 6th ed. : The origin of species by …
- … and the letter to John Murray, 20 November 1875 . The cheques were for CD’s share of the …
- … ed. (see letter to John Murray, 20 November 1875 ). CD recorded deposits for these amounts …
- … in his Account books–banking account (Down House MS) on 23 November 1875. See …
- … letter to John Murray, 20 November 1875 and n. 2. On the payment for Origin 6th ed. , see …
- … The present Ed n . of 1500 was printed March 1875— Of Insectivorous Plants”, I propose to …
To Lawson Tait 27 November [1875]
Summary
Because CD has been unwell, he has not read RLT’s paper carefully, but it seems an important contribution to science. Hopes RLT’s chemical observations will be confirmed. It seems a great anomaly that two substances with an acid should be requisite for digestion.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait |
| Date: | 27 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 221.5: 30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10280 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Lawson Tait 27 November [1875] …
- … DAR 221.5: 30 Charles Robert Darwin Down 27 Nov [1875] Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait …
- … two substances, see the letters from Lawson Tait , 6 November [ 1875] and …
- … 16 November [1875] (second letter). …
- … See letter from Lawson Tait, 25 November [1875] . …
- … under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1875. …
- … see letter from Lawson Tait, 25 November [1875] ). CD was correcting proofs for Variation …
- … letter from H. E. Darwin to Leonard Darwin, 21 November [1875] (DAR 258: 1648)). On the …
From Lawson Tait 16 November [1875]
Summary
Has CD ever come across Dischidia rafflesiana?
| Author: | Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 22 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10261 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … 17 April 1875 ). …
- … From Lawson Tait 16 November [1875] …
- … DAR 178: 22 Robert Lawson (Lawson) Tait Birmingham 16 Nov [1875] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … tropical pitcher-plant, Nepenthes , in 1875. Dischidia rafflesiana , now Dischidia major , …
- … Hooker about the pitchers of Dischidia (see letters from J. D. Hooker, 16 April 1875 and …
To R. F. Cooke 17 November 1875
Summary
Reminds RC that he will lose £200 unless Variation [2d ed.] sells pretty well in the U. S. [and therefore Murray’s price for stereotypes should be kept low].
Is unwilling that Insectivorous plants be stereotyped until he has profited by criticisms and new facts. It would be better to wait a few years and correct the book thoroughly before stereotyping.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 17 Nov 1875 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 320–1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10263 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 17 November 1875 …
- … 42152 ff. 320–1) Charles Robert Darwin Down 17 Nov 1875 Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Correspondence : The correspondence of …
- … were to be made for Variation 2d ed. (see letters from R. F. Cooke, 25 October 1875 and …
- … 16 November 1875 ). Variation 2d ed. was to be published in the US by D. …
- … letter from D. Appleton & Co , 11 October 1875). Cooke had proposed a price of 18 s. for …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Variation 2d ed. : The variation of animals …
- … 2d edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1875. Variation : The variation of animals and …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Nov 17. 1875 My dear Sir Many thanks about the stereotypes. …
- … see letter from R. F. Cooke, 25 October 1875 ). The two hundred dollars might have been a …
- … letter from D. Appleton & Co. , 11 October 1875 , and Correspondence vol. 24, letter from …
- … See letter from R. F. Cooke, 16 November 1875 and n. 2. A second edition of Insectivorous …
To John Murray 20 November 1875
Summary
Greatly pleased at sale [of Climbing plants].
Points out a discrepancy in their records of copies of Origin printed.
500 more copies of Insectivorous plants should last forever.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 20 Nov 1875 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 318–19) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10267 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To John Murray 20 November 1875 …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 318–19) Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Nov 1875 John Murray …
- … 2d edition. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Insectivorous plants. By Charles …
- … Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Origin 6th ed. : The origin of species by means of …
- … plants , and Climbing plants 2d ed. (see letter from John Murray, 19 November [1875] ). …
- … In his letter of 19 November [1875] , Murray had listed …
- … 1500 copies for the 1875 reprint of Origin 6th ed. ; …
- … see, however, letter from John Murray, 22 November [1875] . See …
- … letter from John Murray, 19 November [1875] and n. 2. For CD’s presentation list for …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Nov. 20. 1875 My dear Sir I am greatly pleased that the sale of …
To Francis Galton 4 November [1875]
Summary
In London yesterday for Vivisection Commission.
Is revising his chapter on Pangenesis [in Variation, 2d ed.] to allow that gemmules probably multiply in the reproductive organs.
Notes examples of inheritance of acquired characteristics cited by Brown-Séquard.
Doubts that double parentage is necessary for complex organisations.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 4 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/18) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10241 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … To Francis Galton 4 November [1875] …
- … Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/18) Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 Nov [1875] Francis Galton …
- … letter from Francis Galton, 3 November 1875 . CD had been requested to appear before the …
- … Royal Commission on vivisection (see letter from T. H. Huxley, 30 October 1875 ). …
- … He gave testimony on 3 November 1875 ( Report of the Royal Commission on vivisection , pp. …
- … Galton 1875b ) in his letter of 3 November 1875 . CD’s revised chapter on pangenesis was …
- … Bibliography Brown-Séquard, Charles Édouard. 1875. On the hereditary transmission of the …
- … to the nervous system. Lancet , 2 January 1875, pp. 6–7. Report of the Royal Commission on …
- … under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1875. …
- … the letter from R. F. Cooke, 22 October 1875 ; the book was not published until the second …
- … 1 March 1876, p. 168). See letter from Francis Galton, 3 November 1875 and n. 3. The …
- … Édouard Brown-Séquard in Brown-Séquard 1875 . CD cited this paper in Variation 2d ed. 1: …
To G. J. Romanes [4 November 1875]
Summary
Mentions his appearance before Vivisection Commission.
Discusses his plans for planting and observing the carrots sent by GJR.
Mentions views of J. S. Burdon Sanderson on graft-hybrids.
Comments on GJR’s paper ["Instinct and acquisition", Nature 12 (1875): 553–4].
[Letter incorrectly dated "Thursday 8th" by CD.] [!? shd be note not synopsis]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | [4 Nov 1875] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.478) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10239 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To G. J. Romanes [4 November 1875] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin London, Queen Anne St, 6 [4 Nov 1875] George John Romanes …
- … Instinct and acquisition", Nature 12 (1875): 553–4]. [Letter incorrectly dated "Thursday …
- … on the tails of rats and mice (14 October 1875, p. 515). See letter from …
- … G. J. Romanes, [before 4 November 1875] and n. 5. In Variation 2d ed. 1: 288, CD …
- … under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1875. …
- … went to London on Wednesday 3 November 1875, staying with his brother Erasmus Alvey Darwin …
- … from G. J. Romanes, [before 4 November 1875] and n. 2. John Scott Burdon Sanderson . On …
- … nervous system of medusae, see the letter to G. J. Romanes, 24 September [1875] and n. 8. …
- … In Nature , 28 October 1875, pp. 553–4, Romanes described the maternal instincts of a hen …
- … letters in Nature on the pugnacity of rabbits and hares (30 September 1875, p. 476), and …
From Francis Galton 5 November 1875
Summary
Sends a proof of his "Theory of heredity" from the Contemporary Review [27 (1875): 80–95; revised in J. Anthropol. Inst. 5 (1876): 329–48]. Welcomes CD’s help and criticism.
| Author: | Francis Galton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Nov 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: A87 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10243 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From Francis Galton 5 November 1875 …
- … DAR 105: A87 Francis Galton London, Rutland Gate, 42 5 Nov 1875 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … heredity" from the Contemporary Review [27 (1875): 80–95; revised in J. Anthropol. Inst. …
- … Bibliography Brown-Séquard, Charles Édouard. 1875. On the hereditary transmission of the …
- … effects of certain injuries to the nervous system. Lancet , 2 January 1875, pp. 6–7. …
- … see letter to Frances Galton, 4 November [1875] ). Galton argued that the genetic material …
- … other parent ( Galton 1875b , pp. 83–5; the note is on p. 84). Brown-Séquard 1875 . See …
- … letter to Francis Galton, 4 November [1875] and n. 5. …
To R. F. Cooke 9 November [1875]
Summary
Climbing plants has sold better than he expected.
Thinks another 1000 of Origin may have to be printed; he has no corrections to make.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert Francis Cooke; John Murray |
| Date: | 9 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 322–3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10252 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To R. F. Cooke 9 November [1875] …
- … 42152 ff. 322–3) Charles Robert Darwin Down 9 Nov [1875] Robert Francis Cooke John Murray …
- … D. Appleton & Co . , is that of 11 October 1875, regarding the US edition of Variation 2d …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1977. The works of …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Origin 6th ed. : The origin of species by …
- … under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1875. …
- … appeared in July and was reprinted twice in 1875, making a total of 3000 copies ( Freeman …
- … Climbing plants 2d ed. was published in the first half of November 1875 ( Publishers’ …
- … circular 1875, p. 932). See letter to …
- … R. F. Cooke, 23 October [1875] . Origin 6th ed. was reprinted in 1876; this was the …
From D. Appleton & Co 23 November 1875
Summary
Can cut the electros from the plates of the illustrations for the new edition of Variation if they are the same as in the first edition.
Has received plates for Climbing plants and will print immediately.
| Author: | D. Appleton & Co |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Nov 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 97 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10271 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From D. Appleton & Co 23 November 1875 …
- … DAR 159: 97 D. Appleton & Co New York 23 Nov 1875 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 1876 (see letter from R. F. Cooke, 10 August 1875 and n. 3). …
- … 551 Broad
〈 wa〉 y, | New York: Nov, 23 rd . 1875 Dear Sir: If the illustrations fo〈 r〉 the new … - … letter from D. Appleton & Co , 11 October 1875). They were producing the second US edition …
- … letter from R. F. Cooke, 16 November 1875 ). Climbing plants US ed. was published in …
To Francis Galton 10 November [1875]
Summary
Comments on FG’s paper ["The history of twins"].
CD is "in a passion with the Spectator who always muddles".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 10 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/20) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10254 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To Francis Galton 10 November [1875] …
- … Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/20) Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Nov [1875] Francis Galton …
- … See letter to Francis Galton, 7 November [1875] and n. 8. …
- … 1875a was published in the Spectator , 6 November 1875, pp. 1387–9. CD had commented on a …
- … s article ‘A theory of heredity’ ( Galton 1875b ) in his letter of 7 November [1875] . See …
- … also letter from Francis Galton, 8 November 1875 . See …
- … letter to Francis Galton, 7 November [1875] and n. 3. …
From J. V. Carus 20 November 1875
Summary
Queries concerned with his translation of Insectivorous plants, which has been delayed by illness but is now two-thirds done.
| Author: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Nov 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 102 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10266 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From J. V. Carus 20 November 1875 …
- … DAR 161: 102 Julius Victor Carus Leipzig 20 Nov 1875 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 2d edition. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Insectivorous plants. By Charles …
- … Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Schiff, Moritz. 1867. Leçons sur la physiologie de la …
- … See letter to J. V. Carus, 14 October [1875] . CD sent Carus sheets of Climbing plants 2d …
- … Carus had been on holiday with his family (see letter from J. V. Carus, 28 June 1875 ). …
- … Leipzig. Nov. 20 th . 1875. My dear Sir, I ought to have written to you long before now, …
From Ernst Haeckel 7 November 1875
Summary
Thanks CD for Climbing plants and Insectivorous plants.
Discusses his research on phylogeny. Results described in "Die Gastrula und die Eifurchung der Tiere" [Jena. Z. Naturw. 9 (1875): 402–508].
Describes newly discovered coral.
| Author: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Nov 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 65 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10246 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … his plans for a journal to be called Darwinia ( letter from Otto Zacharias, 3 June 1875 ). …
- … From Ernst Haeckel 7 November 1875 …
- … DAR 166: 65 Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel Jena 7 Nov 1875 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Eifurchung der Tiere" [ Jena. Z. Naturw. 9 (1875): 402–508]. Describes newly discovered …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Coral reefs : The structure and distribution …
- … plants 2d ed. was published in the first half of November 1875 ( Publishers’ circular , …
- … 16 November 1875, p. 932). …
- … Insectivorous plants was published on 2 July 1875 (see CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Marginalia : Charles Darwin’s marginalia. …
From John Murray 23 November [1875]
Summary
JM has printed 16250 copies of Origin since 1859.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 479 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10273 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From John Murray 23 November [1875] …
- … Bibliography Insectivorous plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. …
- … DAR 171: 479 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50 23 Nov [1875] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 23 November 1875 . See …
- … letter to John Murray, 23 November 1875 and n. 2. CD sent a cheque for extra presentation …
To J. V. Carus 22 November [1875]
Summary
Thanks JVC for corrections in Insectivorous plants. Explains confusion of fluid and dry measures. The work has sold well in England.
Repeats suggestion that JVC employ someone to translate Climbing plants under his supervision.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
| Date: | 22 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 127–128) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10269 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To J. V. Carus 22 November [1875] …
- … Darwin, Charles, Bl. 127–128) Charles Robert Darwin Down 22 Nov [1875] Julius Victor Carus …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Correspondence : The correspondence of …
- … Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. Schiff, Moritz. 1867. Leçons sur la physiologie …
- … the letter from J. V. Carus, 20 November 1875 . Carus had suggested several corrections …
- … plants (see letter from J. V. Carus, 20 November 1875 ). Schiff 1867 (see letter from J. …
- … V. Carus, 20 November 1875 and n. 3). Charles Frédéric Martins was employing Richard …
To Francis Galton 7 November [1875]
Summary
Comments on FG’s paper ["A theory of heredity"]. Finds essay difficult to understand. Objects that FG’s theory conflicts with phenomenon of use and disuse. Conflicts also with rarity of bud-variations in nature.
Says he has ordered FG’s article ["The history of twins", Fraser’s Mag. 92 (1875): 566–76; revised in J. Anthropol. Inst. 5 (1876): 391–406].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 7 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/19) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10245 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Francis Galton 7 November [1875] …
- … Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/19) Charles Robert Darwin Down 7 Nov [1875] Francis Galton …
- … under domestication. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray. 1875. …
- … see letter to Francis Galton, 4 November [1875] and n. 4). Galton questioned the evidence …
- … to experiment with sweetpeas (see letter to Francis Galton, 22 September 1875 and n. 6). …
- … The history of twins", Fraser’s Mag. 92 (1875): 566–76; revised in J. Anthropol. Inst. 5 ( …
- … the letter from Francis Galton, 5 November 1875 . Galton had sent CD a proof copy of his …
- … letter from Francis Galton, 5 November 1875 ). Galton used the term ‘germs’ to refer to …
To the secretary of the Royal Commission on vivisection 8 November 1875
Summary
CD sends a draft bill which he helped to prepare relating to experiments on live animals; the Commissioners may wish to see it.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Secretary of the Royal Commission on vivisection |
| Date: | 8 Nov 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 97: C3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10251 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To the secretary of the Royal Commission on vivisection 8 November 1875 …
- … DAR 97: C3 Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 Nov 1875 Secretary of the Royal Commission on …
- … it was introduced to Parliament, see the letter from T. H. Huxley, 19 May 1875 and n. …
- … 2, and letter from Lyon Playfair, 27 May 1875 . The final copy of the draft before the …
- … Your obedient serv | C. D. November 8 th . 1875— | To Secr of Commission on Vivisection …
- … appeared before the Royal Commission on vivisection on 3 November 1875 (see letter from T. …
- … H. Huxley, 2 November 1875 and n. 1). His testimony appears in the Report of the Royal …
To T. H. Huxley 12 November [1875]
Summary
Thanks for Elementary biology [1875]. Wishes he had had a course like it.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Date: | 12 Nov [1875] |
| Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 324) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10256 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To T. H. Huxley 12 November [1875] …
- … Thanks for Elementary biology [1875]. Wishes he had had a course like it. …
- … Archives (Huxley 5: 324) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Nov [1875] Thomas Henry Huxley …
- … by the reference to T. H. Huxley and Martin 1875 (see n. 2, below). A copy of Course of …
- … Darwin Library–CUL (T. H. Huxley and Martin 1875). Each chapter of the book described a …
To Hugo de Vries 10 November 1875
Summary
Suggests that, if HdV make further observations on tendrils, he attend to Echinocystis, as described on p. 132 of Climbing plants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugo de Vries |
| Date: | 10 Nov 1875 |
| Classmark: | Artis Library (De Vries 2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10255F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Hugo de Vries 10 November 1875 …
- … Artis Library (De Vries 2) Charles Robert Darwin 10 Nov 1875 Down Hugo de Vries …
- … and habits of climbing plants. 2d edition. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. …
- … See letter from Hugo de Vries, 7 November 1875 . See …
- … letter from Hugo de Vries, 7 November 1875 and n. 6. CD’s observations on Echinocystis …
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| Darwin, C. R. | (22) |
| Tait, Lawson | (7) |
| Galton, Francis | (4) |
| Murray, John (b) | (3) |
| Nicols, Arthur | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (29) |
| Galton, Francis | (4) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (2) |
| Haeckel, Ernst | (2) |
| Huxley, T. H. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (51) |
| Galton, Francis | (8) |
| Tait, Lawson | (8) |
| Murray, John (b) | (5) |
| Cooke, R. F. | (3) |
Origin is 160; Darwin's 1875 letters now online
Summary
To mark the 160th anniversary of the publication of Origin of species, the full transcripts and footnotes of nearly 650 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1875 are published online for the first time. You can read about Darwin's life in 1875…
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- … of nearly 650 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1875 are published online for the first …
- … it behaved in similar ways to the Drosera secretion. In 1875, Klein was a very controversial …
- … I liked the man .’ Other highlights from the 1875 letters include: I am very …
- … of my books. ( Letter to R. F. Cooke, 29 June [1875] ) Darwin wrote this to his …
- … new Editions . ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 August [1875] ) Darwin also completed …
- … this possible ( Letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January [1875] ) Agitation for a law …
- … made false statements ( Letter to John Lubbock, 8 April 1875 ) Relations between the …
- … always succeeds ( Letter to G. H. Darwin, 13 October [1875] ) Darwin wrote …
- … help his father and brothers with scientific instruments: in 1875, he designed a hygrometer. …
- … his great works ( Letter to A. B. Buckley, 23 February 1875 ) The year was saddened …
- … in my time ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, [12 December 1875] ) In December, Darwin was …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
Summary
‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
Matches: 24 hits
- … during his periods of severe illness. Yet on 15 January 1875 , Darwin confessed to his close …
- … mouthpiece of ‘Jesuitical Rome’ ( Academy , 2 January 1875, pp. 16–17). ‘How grandly you have …
- … again & again’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 16 January 1875 ). Darwin had also considered …
- … learned of Klein’s testimony from Huxley on 30 October 1875 : ‘I declare to you I did not believe …
- … carried out on live animals in laboratories. In January 1875, he received details of experiments by …
- … printing an additional 250 ( letter to John Murray, 3 May 1875 ). In the event, the book …
- … in a review of the book in the Academy , 24 July 1875, by Ellen Frances Lubbock: ‘in Utricularia …
- … born (letter from E. F. Lubbock, [after 2 July] 1875). Back over old ground …
- … which I had long wished to see,’ he wrote on 21 April 1875 , ‘and now that I have seen it, I am …
- … do a good deal of “hammering”,’ he wrote on 14 July 1875 . ‘I shall not let Pangenesis alone …
- … his own theory of heredity in a series of articles in 1875 and 1876, based partly on his studies of …
- … & more’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, [ c . February 1875?] ). By May, having finished …
- … proofmaniac’ ( letter from Francis Darwin, 1 and 2 May [1875] ). But Francis also found …
- … on astronomy, or the Duke of Wellington on art (Max Müller 1875, pp. 305–7). The debate between Max …
- … researches (Carus trans. 1875b; the series is Carus trans. 1875–87). More controversial was the …
- … Darwin wrote: ‘An anonymous compliment | received Feb 16th 1875’. The great and the good …
- … Insectivorous plants ( letter to D. F. Nevill, 15 July [1875] ). Such visitors from the upper …
- … I can talk to anyone’ ( letter to John Lubbock, 3 May [1875] ). Finally it was arranged for the …
- … of twining plants (letters from Lawson Tait, 16 March [1875] and 27 March [1875] ). ‘As I am …
- … Nepenthes & will soon publish’, Darwin warned on 17 July 1875 . But Tait was undaunted. He …
- … Thiselton-Dyer ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 7 July 1875 ). It was Thiselton-Dyer who …
- … was appropriate for so distinguished a nominee. Already in 1875, Lankester had been elected a fellow …
- … of Lyell’s failing health from Hooker in 1874 and January 1875. On 22 February, he was notified of …
- … ‘high type’ ( letter from Woodward Emery, 17 September 1875 ). …
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…
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- … the Trichinae’ (letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January [1875] ). Darwin also worried that any bill …
- … their own petition (letter to T. H. Huxley, 14 January 1875 ). In the event, Darwin became …
- … within Darwin’s family. In his letter of 14 January 1875 to Huxley, Darwin mentioned the effect …
- … (letter from Emma Darwin to F. P. Cobbe, 14 January [1875] ). In the course of the public …
- … to Huxley (letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 12 February 1875 ). Darwin was in London from 31 …
- … sketch for a petition (letter from T. H. Huxley, [4 April 1875] ). This was evidently passed back …
- … on 7 April (letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 7 April [1875] ), and circulating it to others in …
- … were made (letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 10 April 1875 ), and another version was prepared …
- … of Lords (see letter to J. S. Burdon Sanderson, [11 April 1875] ). He was still unsure whether …
- … Royal Society of London (letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 April [1875] ). The next day he wrote to …
- … else you think best’ (letter to E. H. Stanley, 15 April 1875 ). After further consultations, a …
- … are evident in Darwin’s correspondence in April and May 1875. The initial petition (DAR …
- … order of the clauses. In the revised sketch, dated 24 April 1875, the penalty for unlawful …
- … at this alteration (letter from T. H. Huxley, 19 May 1875 , letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, …
- … corrections had been made (letter to Lyon Playfair, 26 May 1875 , and letter from Lyon Playfair, …
- … ( Hansard Parliamentary Debates , 3d ser., vol. 224 (1875), col. 794). A Royal Commission was a …
- … the RSPCA. The commission met between 5 June and 15 December 1875, examining fifty-three witnesses, …
I never trusted Drosera: From E. F. Lubbock, [after 2 July] 1875
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Francis Neary has set his favourite letter to music (with additional vocals and bass by Deen Manning). The satirical verses were sent to Darwin by Ellen Frances Lubbock in 1875 after the publication of his book on insectivorous plants. They…
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- … verses were sent to Darwin by Ellen Frances Lubbock in 1875 after the publication of his book on …
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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- … but inconclusive (see letter from G. J. Romanes, 14 July 1875 ). Eventually Romanes, who had …
- … physiologists’ ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 18 July 1875 ). Darwin was concerned that the method be …
- … let loose from hell’ ( letter to F. B. Cobbe, [14 January 1875] ). Darwin’s involvement in …
- … position most frankly in a letter to Henrietta, 4 January [1875] . I have long thought …
- … present agitation. ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January [1875] ) Darwin worked closely …
- … death in this country. ( letter To T. H. Huxley, 14 January 1875 ) Legislation was passed …
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…
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- … on this subject. ( To J. V. Carus 7 February 1875 ). In fact, Darwin had planned a new set of …
- … fact seems to me all important.’ ( To Asa Gray, 30 May [1875] ). In earlier papers on plants with …
- … any material aid to plants in fertilization?’ (Meehan 1875) prompted Darwin to inform him that he …
- … to plants to intercross’ ( To Thomas Meehan, 3 October 1875 ). Hermann Müller had also read Meehan …
- … obscure this matter’ ( From Hermann Müller, 23 October 1875 ). The Italian botanists were …
- … plants that crossing was of little importance (Pedicino 1875; Comes 1875). Darwin was philosophical, …
- … Kölreuter’s papers’ ( To Hermann Müller, 26 October 1875 ). Darwin’s copy of Johann Kölreuter’s …
- … in the conditions’ ( To Ernst Haeckel, 13 November 1875 ). He added on a darker note, ‘What I …
- … papers in the same book ( To J. V. Carus, 25 December 1875 ). As Darwin continued to write …
Language: key letters
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How and why language evolved bears on larger questions about the evolution of the human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the development of human speech from animal sounds in The Descent of Man (1871),…
Thomas Burgess
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As well as its complement of sailors, the Beagle also carried a Royal Marine sergeant and seven marines, one of whom was Thomas Burgess. When the Beagle set sail he was twenty one, having been born in October 1810 to Israel and Hannah Burgess of Lancashire…
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- … about him again until he opened a letter from him in March 1875 . It was written from Rainow, a …
Movement in Plants
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The power of movement in plants, published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical work that Darwin wrote. It was the only work in which the assistance of one of his children, Francis Darwin, is mentioned on the title page. The research for this…
Diagrams and drawings in letters
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Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…
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- … sketch showing his system of selection, 21 May 1875 J. G. Joyce's report of …
4.34 'Punch', Sambourne cartoon 1
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< Back to Introduction Linley Sambourne’s cartoon in Punch, a ‘Suggested Illustration’ for Darwin’s forthcoming book on The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants (1875) is another playful transformation of the author into an ape or monkey. However,…
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- … book on The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants (1875) is another playful transformation of …
- … forms. A writer in the Gardeners’ Chronicle in March 1875 remarked that Darwin had ‘invested …
- … Sambourne date of creation December 1875 computer-readable date …
- … references and bibliography Punch vol. 69 (11 December 1875), p. 242. Gardeners’ Chronicle …
Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
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1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…
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- … vol. 23, letter from Ernst von Hesse-Wartegg, 20 September 1875 ). He began to compile an account …
- … end of the previous year. He had been incensed in December 1875 when the zoologist Edwin Ray …
- … The controversial issue had occupied Darwin for much of 1875. In January 1876, a Royal Commission …
- … to Insectivorous plants , which was published in July 1875, with a US edition published later …
- … in February 1876 (despite bearing a publication date of 1875), Darwin must have been gratified by …
- … Darwin, who had communicated the paper to the society in 1875 at Tait’s request, with the ‘awful job …
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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- … not retract his criticism in his own second edition (Dana 1875, p. 274). Descent …
- … (Correspondence vol. 23, from J. D. Hooker, 3 January [1875] ), preferring to attack Mivart in …
- … Anthropogenie in the Academy (2 January 1875; see Appendix V, pp. 644–5) . The affair …
- … wrote a polite, very formal letter to Mivart on 12 January 1875 , refusing to hold any future …
- … and a second French edition was published in January 1875 ( letter from C.-F. Reinwald , 4 February …
Fake Darwin: myths and misconceptions
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Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, with full debunking below...
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- … Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, …
Climbing Plants
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment A monograph by which to work After the publication of On the Origin of Species, Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, The Descent of Man, and The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals in…
Vivisection: Darwin's testimony to the Royal Commission
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Wednesday, 3rd November 1875. Mr. Charles Darwin called in and examined. 4661. (Chairman.) We are very sensible of your kindness in coming at some sacrifice to yourself to express your opinions to the Commission. We attribute it to the great…
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- … Wednesday, 3rd November 1875. Mr. Charles Darwin called in and examined. …
Vivisection: first sketch of the bill
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Strictly Confidential Mem: This print is only a first sketch. It is being now recast with a new & more simple form – but the substance of the proposed measure may be equally well seen in this draft. R.B.L. | 2 586 Darwin and vivisection …
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- … cited for all purposes as “The Experiments on Animals Act, 1875.” SCHEDULE. …
- … under the provisions of “The Experiments on Animals Act, 1875,” empowering me to make experiments on …
- … under the provisions of the Experiments on Animals Act, 1875, that the above-named M.N. is enaged in …
- … under the provisions of the Experiments on Animals Act, 1875, accompanied by Certificate, such as is …
1.6 Ouless oil portrait
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< Back to Introduction The first commissioned oil portrait of Darwin was painted by Walter William Ouless, who was given sittings at Down House in March 1875. The idea for such a portrait came from Darwin’s son William, who as far back as 1872 had…
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- … Ouless, who was given sittings at Down House in March 1875. The idea for such a portrait came from …
- … the resulting picture was shown at the Royal Academy in May 1875, the Times reviewer noted …
- … Walter William Ouless date of creation March 1875 computer-readable date …
- … and letter from Charles Darwin to Joseph Hooker, 30 March [1875], DCP-LETT-9905. ‘The Royal Academy’ …
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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- … to an end. The dispute was not resolved until early 1875, and, even then, not to Darwin’s complete …
- … from J. D. Hooker, 29 December 1874 ). By January 1875, Mivart had still not made any …
- … book Anthropogenie , in the Academy , 2 January 1875. ‘Possessed by a blind animosity against …
- … (Mivart was a Catholic convert.) On 12 January 1875 , Darwin finally wrote to Mivart, …
- … article in a letter published in the Academy , 16 January 1875, p. 66, signed, ‘The Quarterly …
Insectivorous Plants
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Plants that consume insects Darwin began his work with insectivorous plants in the mid 1860s, though his findings would not be published until 1875. In his autobiography Darwin reflected on the delay that…
