From J. B. Innes 1 December 1878
Summary
JBI on CD’s integrity and the separateness of science and religion.
| Author: | John Brodie Innes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 167: 34 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11768 |
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- … From J. B. Innes 1 December 1878 …
- … DAR 167: 34 John Brodie Innes Milton Brodie 1 Dec 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Press. 1985–. Pusey, Edward Bouverie. 1878. Un-science, not science, adverse to faith: a …
- … Oxford on the twentieth Sunday after Trinity, 1878. Oxford: Devonport Society of the Holy …
- … See letter to J. B. Innes, 27 November [1878] and n. 2. Innes …
- … sermon by Edward Bouverie Pusey ( Pusey 1878 ). Pusey described transformist theories as ‘ …
- … of the Episcopal Church of Scotland held a meeting at Dundee in October 1878 ( Scotsman , …
- … 9 October 1878, pp. …
- … 6–7, and 10 October 1878, p. 3). For Innes’s earlier expression of the respect he and CD …
- … Milton Brodie 1 st . Dec r . 1878 Dear Darwin, I want to thank you for your most kind …
To Edward Frankland 2 December [1878]
Summary
Thanks for the Blue Book [Report to the Local Government Board on the water supplied to London].
Gives instructions for sending the pure water.
Has sent for the Wenham ice.
Enjoyed his talk with EF.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edward Frankland |
| Date: | 2 Dec [1878] |
| Classmark: | The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester (Frankland Collection 2230) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11768A |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Edward Frankland 2 December [1878] …
- … Frankland Collection 2230) Charles Robert Darwin Down 2 Dec [1878] Edward Frankland …
- … 4 January [1879] . CD visited Frankland on 25 or 26 November 1878 ( letter to Edward …
- … Frankland, 22 November [1878] ). …
- … the letter to Edward Frankland, 22 November [1878] . Government and other official reports …
To John Power 3 December 1878
Summary
Petition Cambridge University that candidates for an Honour degree may be relieved from the obligation of passing an examination in Greek.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Power |
| Date: | 3 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | Cambridge University Reporter, 7 December 1878, pp. 206–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11768G |
To R. I. Lynch 4 December [1878]
Summary
Encloses letter of recommendation for RIL [for position as Curator, Botanic Garden, Cambridge?]. [See 11770.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Richard Irwin Lynch |
| Date: | 4 Dec [1878] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11769 |
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- … To R. I. Lynch 4 December [1878] …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25. ) Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 Dec [1878] Richard Irwin Lynch …
- … the Cambridge Botanic Garden, 4 December 1878 . CD enclosed his testimonial on behalf of …
- … of the Cambridge Botanic Garden, 4 December 1878 ). Lynch was foreman of the propagating …
To the syndics of Cambridge Botanic Garden 4 December 1878
Summary
Letter recommending R. I. Lynch [for position as Curator, Botanic Garden, Cambridge].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Syndics of Cambridge Botanic Garden |
| Date: | 4 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11770 |
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- … To the syndics of Cambridge Botanic Garden 4 December 1878 …
- … Mss.B.D25. ) Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 Dec 1878 Syndics of Cambridge Botanic Garden …
- … See Lynch 1877 and 1878. See letter to R. …
- … I. Lynch, 4 December [1878] and n. 3. Lynch was applying for the curatorship of the …
- … Station | Orpington. S.E.R. ) December 4 th 1878 I have read M r . R. Irwin Lynch’s …
To John Tyndall 4 December [1878]
Summary
Has observed, perhaps erroneously, that certain plants were excited to movement by a prolonged high note on the bassoon. Would now like to try a siren and asks JT to bring one from the Royal Institution.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Tyndall |
| Date: | 4 Dec [1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.8: 27 (EH 88205965) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11771 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To John Tyndall 4 December [1878] …
- … DAR 261.8: 27 (EH 88205965) Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 Dec [1878] John Tyndall …
- … to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242),Tyndall visited Down on Saturday 7 December 1878. …
- … the letter from John Tyndall, 5 December 1878 . Francis Darwin played the bassoon ( DNB ). …
- … Emma Litchfield from 19 to 27 November 1878 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). Tyndall had …
To G. J. Romanes 5 December [1878]
Summary
Comments on GJR’s anonymous book [A candid examination of theism (1878)]. Notes possible theological objections.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 5 Dec [1878] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.553) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11773 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To G. J. Romanes 5 December [1878] …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.553) Charles Robert Darwin Down 5 Dec [1878] George John Romanes …
- … book [ A candid examination of theism (1878)]. Notes possible theological objections. …
- … the letter from G. J. Romanes, [8] December 1878 . Ethel Duncan married Romanes on 11 …
From John Tyndall 5 December 1878
Summary
Will provide the siren.
| Author: | John Tyndall |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 106: C22 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11774 |
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- … From John Tyndall 5 December 1878 …
- … DAR 106: C22 John Tyndall Royal Institution 5 Dec 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Institution of Great Britain 5 th . Dec. 1878 My dear Darwin. The syren shall be with you …
- … plants; see letter to John Tyndall, 4 December [1878] . According to Emma Darwin’s …
- … diary (DAR 242), Tyndall visited Down on Saturday 7 December 1878. …
From W. H. Flower 6 [December] 1878
Summary
Describes findings of examination of geese with abnormal wings. Says old gander that sired geese is without injury or abnormality. Encloses his assistant’s report.
| Author: | William Henry Flower |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 [Dec] 1878 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.551) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11717 |
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- … From W. H. Flower 6 [December] 1878 …
- … William Henry Flower Royal College of Surgeons 6 [Dec] 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … but in the event they did not meet ( letters to W. H. Flower, 26 February [1878] and [ …
- … 4 March 1878] ). CD forwarded three letters from Blair to Flower (see letter …
- … to W. H. Flower, 4 [August] 1878 and n. 4). See also letter …
- … from W. H. Flower, 12 April 1878 and n. 2. …
- … between this letter and the letter to W. H. Flower, 9 December 1878 . See letter from R. …
- … A. Blair, 17 July 1878 and n. 1, and letter to W. …
- … H. Flower, 4 [August] 1878 . Flower and John George Garson had been studying goose wings …
- … See letter from W. H. Flower, 12 April 1878 and n. 3. Club-foot is a congenital deformity …
- … The Darwins had lunch with Flower on 26 November 1878 ( Cornish 1904 , p. 87; letter to W. …
- … H. Flower, 9 December 1878 ). CD received the …
- … photograph of a goose from Blair in February 1878 and had originally intended to show it …
From C. G. Semper 6 December 1878
Summary
Asks whether he may use CD’s letters in his work [Die natürlichen Existenzbedingungen der Thiere (1880)] in order to show that Moritz Wagner has misrepresented CD’s views.
Discusses the influence of isolation and external conditions on animals, and the relative importance of the direct effect of external conditions and of selection in bringing about change.
| Author: | Carl Gottfried Semper |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 202: 120 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11776 |
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- … From C. G. Semper 6 December 1878 …
- … DAR 202: 120 Carl Gottfried Semper Würzburg 6 Dec 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … wuerzburg 6. dec . 1878. my dear mr. darwin! your two so very kind letters have given me …
- … See letters to C. G. Semper, 26 November [1878] and …
- … 30 November 1878 . Semper’s letter concerning the differences between CD’s and Moritz …
- … see letter from C. G. Semper, 5 October 1878 and n. 1). The corrections (in lower-case) …
- … CUL. In his letter to Semper of 30 November 1878 , CD noted that the effect of different …
To C. G. Semper [after 6 December 1878]
Summary
Gives CGS permission to use his letters in any way he thinks fit.
Discusses the direct effect of external conditions as an agent of change in organisms; has encountered many cases since the publication of Origin.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Carl Gottfried Semper |
| Date: | [after 6 Dec 1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 202: 120v |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11777 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To C. G. Semper [after 6 December 1878] …
- … DAR 202: 120v Charles Robert Darwin Down [after 6 Dec 1878] Carl Gottfried Semper …
- … between this letter and the letter from C. G. Semper, 6 December 1878 . See letter from C. …
- … G. Semper, 6 December 1878 and n. 2. After this passage, CD crossed out a section of text …
- … 155–6. Semper’s letter of 6 December 1878 was typewritten. Gaston de Saporta , Melchior …
From Anthony Rich 7 December 1878
Summary
Informs CD of his intention to bequeath his property to him.
| Author: | Anthony Rich |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.12: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11778 |
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From G. J. Romanes [8] December 1878
Summary
Thinks conservation of energy not evidence for Deity. Agrees with CD that there is little hope to illuminate subject with light of intellect. Intends to drop it.
| Author: | George John Romanes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [8] Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | E. D. Romanes 1896, p. 86 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11779 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … From G. J. Romanes [8] December 1878 …
- … p. 86 George John Romanes London, Cornwall Terrace, 18 [8] Dec 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … pages on instinct that CD sent in June (see letters to G. J. Romanes, 16 June [1878] and …
- … 19 June [1878] ). The books probably included Delboeuf 1876 (see letter to …
- … G. J. Romanes, 2 September [1878] ). …
- … Cornwall Terrace, Regent’s Park: Sunday, Dec. 1878. My dear Mr. Darwin,— Many thanks for …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter to G. J. Romanes, 5 December [1878] . …
- … The Sunday following 5 December 1878 was 8 December. CD had sent a photograph of himself …
- … letter to G. J. Romanes, 5 December [1878] ). [Romanes] 1878c (see letter to G. …
- … J. Romanes, 5 December [1878] and n. 3). …
- … CD visited Romanes on 21 November 1878. The quotation is from Arthur Hugh Clough’s ‘When …
To R. A. Blair 9 December 1878
Summary
Says deformity of wings of geese is not related to injury to gander. Forwards a report on the birds [11717].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Reuben Almond Blair |
| Date: | 9 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.554) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11780 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To R. A. Blair 9 December 1878 …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.554) Charles Robert Darwin Down 9 Dec 1878 Reuben Almond Blair …
- … deformed wings in July (see letter from R. A. Blair, 17 July 1878 ). See letter from W. …
- … H. Flower, 6 [December] 1878 . Post hoc ergo propter hoc : after this therefore because of …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Dece. 9 th . 1878 Dear Sir Professor Flower has suffered from a …
To G.S. Ffinden 9 December 1878
Summary
Encloses a cheque for £5.5.0 for the Down Coal and Clothing Club.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Sketchley Ffinden |
| Date: | 9 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | John Wilson (dealer) (Catalogue 64, 1988) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11782A |
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- … To G.S. Ffinden 9 December 1878 …
- … Catalogue 64, 1988) Charles Robert Darwin Down 9 Dec 1878 George Sketchley Ffinden …
- … Station | Orpington. S.E.R. Dec. 9 th 1878 Dear M r Ffinden I have the pleasure to …
- … J. R. Moore 1985 , p. 470). On 9 December 1878, CD recorded a payment of £5 5 s. under the …
To W. H. Flower 9 December 1878
Summary
Much obliged to WHF and Dr Garron for their trouble [over deformed goose wings]. Has no doubt that WHF’s view of the deformity is the right one. Will send WHF’s report to Blair.
CD and Emma enjoyed extremely meeting the Dean at WHF’s house.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Henry Flower |
| Date: | 9 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | John Innes Foundation Historical Collections |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11782 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To W. H. Flower 9 December 1878 …
- … Historical Collections Charles Robert Darwin Down 9 Dec 1878 William Henry Flower …
- … dean of Westminster, at Flower’ s London home on 26 November 1878 ( Cornish 1904 , p. 87). …
- … Reuben Almond Blair (see letter from W. H. Flower, 6 [December] 1878 ). See letter to R. …
- … A. Blair, 9 December 1878 . The letter and photographs have not been identified. Emma …
- … Down, Beckenham, Kent. Dec 9. 1878 My dear Flower I am extremely obliged to you & D r …
To Anthony Rich 9 December 1878
Summary
Is deeply gratified by AR’s proposed generosity.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Anthony Rich |
| Date: | 9 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.12: 3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11781 |
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From Anthony Rich 10 December 1878
Summary
Gives CD details of the property he proposes to bequeath to him.
| Author: | Anthony Rich |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.12: 4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11783 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From Anthony Rich 10 December 1878 …
- … DAR 210.12: 4 Anthony Rich Heene 10 Dec 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter to Anthony Rich, 9 December 1878 . Rich had bequeathed his estate to CD. In …
- … see letter from Anthony Rich, 7 December 1878 and n. 1). Lady Day (25 March) was one of …
- … Chappell Croft | Heene, Worthing. Dec r : 10. 1878 My dear Sir, I received yours by the …
From Raphael Meldola 11 December 1878
Summary
Is making progress with the Weismann translation.
Wonders whether Francis Darwin would give a botanical lecture at a Bayswater school.
| Author: | Raphael Meldola |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 133 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11785 |
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- … From Raphael Meldola 11 December 1878 …
- … DAR 171: 133 Raphael Meldola Atlas Works, Hackney 11 Dec 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Hackney Wick, | London, N.E. Dec. 11 th . 1878 My dear Sir, I am much obliged for your …
- … See letter to Raphael Meldola, 26 November [1878] and n. 1. The translation of August …
To G. J. Romanes 11 December [1878]
Summary
Sends copy of H. D. Lindemuth, "Vegetative Bastarderzeugung" [Landwirtsch. Jahrb. 7 (1878): 887–939].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 11 Dec [1878] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.555) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11784 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To G. J. Romanes 11 December [1878] …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.555) Charles Robert Darwin Down 11 Dec [1878] George John Romanes …
- … H. D. Lindemuth, "Vegetative Bastarderzeugung" [ Landwirtsch. Jahrb. 7 (1878): 887–939]. …
- … Bibliography Lindemuth, Hugo. 1878. Vegetative Bastarderzeugung durch Impfung . Berlin: …
- … letter and the letter from G. J. Romanes, [8] December 1878 . CD’s copy of Hugo Lindemuth’ …
- … Plant hybridisation by means of grafting; Lindemuth 1878 ) is in the Darwin Library–Down. …
- … been published in Landwirthschaftliche Jahrbücher 7 (1878): 887–939. See letter from G. …
- … J. Romanes, [8] December 1878 and n. 5. …
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| Romanes, G. J. | (4) |
| Hacon, W. M. | (3) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (3) |
Darwin in letters, 1878: Movement and sleep
Summary
In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his attention to the movements of plants. He investigated the growth pattern of roots and shoots, studying the function of specific organs in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of…
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- … is to lessen injury to leaves from radiation In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his …
- … scientific man’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 December [1878] ). Writing to Ernst Haeckel on …
- … plants.’ Movement in plants In the spring of 1878, Darwin started to focus on the …
- … come up arched’ ( letter to Sophy Wedgwood, 24 March [1878–80] ). While Darwin was studying the …
- … of apex’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, [11 May 1878] ). Having found plants responsive to …
- … at my blunder’ ( letter to John Tyndall, 22 December [1878] ). Son abroad Darwin’s …
- … kind to him’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 18 June [1878] ). While Francis was away, Darwin …
- … work, I scribble to you ( letter to Francis Darwin, 7 [July 1878] ). Two weeks later he wrote: ‘I …
- … to discuss it with’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 20 [July 1878] ). It is unclear why the …
- … reported ( letter from Francis Darwin, [after 7 July 1878] ): ‘The oats have only just begun to …
- … Francis wrote ( letter from Francis Darwin, [before 17 July 1878] ), ‘a strong horizontal axis …
- … rather’ ( letter from Francis Darwin, [before 3 August 1878] ). One day Francis observed that the …
- … out one’ ( letter from Francis Darwin, [after 7 July 1878] ). Sachs’s confidence was apparently …
- … him,’ he reported ( letter from Francis Darwin, [22 June 1878] ). ‘Sachs doesn’t consider that …
- … all evils’ ( letter from Francis Darwin, [24 and 25 July 1878] ). Babies and animals …
- … he added a week later ( letter to Francis Darwin, 14 July [1878] ). Darwin had of course observed …
- … have said a gee-gee’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 17 July [1878] ). On 12 September , Darwin …
- … will always do so’ ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 20 August [1878] ). Darwin remarked that a monkey …
- … in your house!’ ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 2 September [1878] ). More remarkable cases of …
- … of a thieving wasp’ ( letter from G. J. Romanes, 21 June 1878 ). An inspiration In …
- … ( letter from J.-B. Dumas and Joseph Bertrand, 5 August 1878 ). Despite his many botanical …
- … to me quite ridiculous’ ( letter to John Price, 2 April [1878] ). When a wealthy businessman tried …
- … ( letter from Edmund Mojsisovics von Mojsvár, 28 April 1878 ). ‘What a wonderful change in the …
- … The Swiss botanist Arnold Dodel-Port announced on 12 June 1878 the first issue of an atlas with …
- … come together’ ( letter from Arnold Dodel-Port, 18 June 1878 ). In countries where …
- … are without you’ (letters from Carl Kraus, [31?] January 1878 and 10 February 1878 ). Darwin …
- … been school-boys’ ( letter to Karl von Scherzer, 1 April 1878 ). More critics Closer …
- … matter’ ( letter from H. N. Ridley, [before 28 November 1878] ). Darwin received a copy of the …
- … care of himself ’ ( letter from J. B. Innes, 1 December 1878 ). Darwin did not think the Oxford …
Darwn's letters from 1878 online
Summary
Investigating the movements and 'sleep' of plants, being entertained by the mental faculties of his young grandson Bernard, finally elected a corresponding member of the French Académie des sciences, trying to secure a government grant to support…
Wearing his knowledge lightly: From Fritz Müller, 5 April 1878
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Darwin received letters from so many people and wrote so many fascinating letters himself, that it’s hard to choose from many letters that stand out, but one of this editor’s favourites, that always brings a smile, is a letter from Fritz Müller written 5…
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- … smile, is a letter from Fritz Müller written 5 April 1878 . Müller was a German naturalist …
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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- … specimen, both sides of which are reproduced, 29 January 1878 S. B. J. Skertchly's …
Power of movement in plants
Summary
Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Family experiments Darwin was an active and engaged father during his children's youth, involving them in his experiments and even occasionally using them as observational subjects. When his children…
3.8 Leonard Darwin, interior photo
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< Back to Introduction Leonard Darwin, who created the distinctive image of his father sitting on the verandah at Down House, also portrayed him as a melancholy philosopher. His head, brightly lit from above, emerges from the enveloping darkness; he…
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- … when he took his photographs. This one must be before August 1878, when it was reproduced as a …
- … copies in the Darwin archive say the photograph was taken in 1878. The latter date is accepted by …
- … Leonard wrote to his father from Brompton Barracks in April 1878 enclosing two photographs …
- … of the photograph at Down House that he took it in 1878. It was this photograph which …
- … date of creation undated; probably early 1878 computer-readable date c.1878-01-01 to c …
- … to his father, enclosing unidentified photographs, 25 April 1878. Woodburytype reproduction of …
Photograph album of German and Austrian scientists
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The album was sent to Darwin to mark his birthday on 12 February 1877 by the civil servant Emil Rade, and contained 165 portraits of German and Austrian scientists. The work was lavishly produced and bound in blue velvet with metal embossing. Its ornate…
Darwin and the Church
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The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It shows another side of the man who is more often remembered for his personal struggles with faith, or for his role in large-scale controversies over the…
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…
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- … son Francis worked in this laboratory in the summers of 1878 and 1879, he encountered some of the …
- … Movement in plants , p. 179. In May 1878, Darwin had pointed out the importance of …
- … his experiments on the function of bloom. By December 1878, Darwin was thinking about the …
- … accuracy ( letter from J. D. Cooper, 13 December 1878 ). The method would be expensive, so Darwin …
4.31 'La Lune Rousse', Gill cartoon
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< Back to Introduction A drawing of Darwin by André Gill borrows a satirical trope found in The Hornet, Fun and Punch, showing him with a large caricatured head joined to the body of an ape. However, La Lune Rousse is distinctively French in…
Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small
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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…
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- … experiments. Francis went to Germany in the summer of 1878 for more experience in physiological …
- … this to you’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, [1 August 1878] ). The last years also saw Darwin …
- … and Earthworms , pp. 221–8). Darwin resumed contact in 1878. On receiving Darwin’s letter, …
- … at wormbs”’ ( letter from Mary Johnson, [after 22 July 1878] ). Edition complete …
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…
Dining at Down House
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Dining, Digestion, and Darwin's Domestic Life While Darwin is best remembered for his scientific accomplishments, he greatly valued and was strongly influenced by his domestic life. Darwin's…
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- … Leonard Darwin to George Darwin, 8 February [1878] Darwin’s youngest son, Leonard (Lenny), …
1.13 Louisa Nash, drawing
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< Back to Introduction This sketch portrait of Darwin was drawn by Louisa A‘hmuty Nash as a memento of her friendship with the Darwin family and a token of her unbounded admiration and affection for Darwin himself. She and her husband, the lawyer…
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1.12 Marian Huxley, drawing
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< Back to Introduction Portrayals of Darwin by women in his social circle cannot be lumped together as the products of adoring amateurs. In 1878 he was sketched by Marian (‘Mady’) Huxley, who was then only in her late teens, but already a trained and…
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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- … A. W. Rimpau, 10 December 1877 ). By the end of February 1878, Murray was ready to print the second …
4.30 'La Petite Lune', Gill cartoon
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< Back to Introduction La Petite Lune was a sister paper of La Lune Rousse, and was published, edited and illustrated by André Gill, through 1878-9. It featured a series of caricatures titled ‘Les hommes illustrés’, to which this belongs. Gill again…
4.33 'Harper's Weekly', Bellew caricature
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< Back to Introduction In a page of comic drawings by Frank Bellew, ostensibly his ‘Sketches in the New York Aquarium’, yet another joke about Darwin’s simian connections makes an appearance. ‘The Chimpanzee’ sits on a fancy bed amid the straw…
2.23 Hope Pinker statue, Oxford Museum
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< Back to Introduction Henry Richard Hope Pinker’s life-size statue of Darwin was installed in the Oxford University Museum on 14 June 1899. It was the latest in a series of statues of great scientific thinkers, the ‘Founders and Improvers of Natural…
3.17 Lock and Whitfield, 'Men of Mark'
Summary
< Back to Introduction The ambitious series of photographs of Men of Mark, published by the firm of Lock and Whitfield between 1876 and 1883, was a successor to similar sets which had appeared in the 1850s and 1860s. This one was distinguished by its…
