From Raphael Meldola 2 January [1878]
Summary
Wishes to borrow third part of Fritz Müller’s article on sexual selection in butterflies [Kosmos 2 (1877–8): 218–24].
Is forwarding material on stridulation, including Prof. Wood-Mason’s paper ["Note on Mygale stridulans", Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. (1877): 281–2], which should interest CD.
| Author: | Raphael Meldola |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Jan [1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 121 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11308 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Raphael Meldola 2 January [1878] …
- … DAR 171: 121 Raphael Meldola London, John St, 21 2 Jan [1878] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … John Murray. 1871. Meldola, Raphael. 1878. Entomological notes bearing on evolution. …
- … and the letter to Raphael Meldola, 1 January [1878] . Meldola dated it 1877 in error. …
- … See letter to Raphael Meldola, 1 January [1878] and n. 2. The October 1877 issue of Kosmos …
- … known natural history publisher. Meldola 1878 . Meldola had previously discussed with CD …
From E. A. Greaves 3 January 1878
Summary
The portrait of Erasmus Darwin by Wright of Derby has been dispatched.
| Author: | Elizabeth Anne Hadley; Elizabeth Anne Greaves |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.14: 12 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11309F |
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- … From E. A. Greaves 3 January 1878 …
- … Elizabeth Anne Hadley/Elizabeth Anne Greaves Cheltenham 3 Jan 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Parade, | Cheltenham Jan y . 3 rd . 1878 Dear Sir, Thanks to Parker’s dilatoriness the …
- … a payment of £50 to Greaves on 2 January 1878 in his Account books–banking account (Down …
From William Farrer 4 January 1878
Summary
Sends cutting on origin of variety of merino sheep.
Would like references to works on breeding.
| Author: | William James (William) Farrer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 106 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11311 |
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- … From William Farrer 4 January 1878 …
- … DAR 164: 106 William James (William) Farrer Burnley 4 Jan 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … miles north-east of Burnley in Lancashire. In 1878, it belonged to Farrer’s cousin, Edward …
- … Edgend | nr Burnley Jany 4. 1878 Sir, The enclosed is a leaf of the Australasian …
From Hyde Clarke 5 January 1878
Summary
Cites language books; a comparison of them shows unity of language.
| Author: | Henry Hyde (Hyde) Clarke |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 162 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11312 |
From W. W. Baxter 7 January 1878
Summary
Constituents of spermaceti ointment supplied to CD. Perhaps effect was caused by substance used to bleach the bees-wax.
| Author: | William Walmisley Baxter |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 209.8: 150 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11315 |
From Leonard Darwin 7 January 1878
Summary
LD’s chemical analysis of lamp-black.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 209.8: 153 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11316 |
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- … From Leonard Darwin 7 January 1878 …
- … DAR 209.8: 153 Leonard Darwin Brompton Barracks, Chatham 7 Jan 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … he had applied to the shoots of plants; see letter to W. W. Baxter, 6 January [1878] . …
- … Brompton Barracks, | Chatham. Jan 7 th . 1878 Dear Father The following is the work on the …
From Leonard Darwin 8 January 1878
Summary
Has been testing lamp-black for ammonia.
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 186: 33 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11317 |
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- … From Leonard Darwin 8 January 1878 …
- … DAR 186: 33 Leonard Darwin Brompton Barracks, Chatham 8 Jan 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … see letter from Leonard Darwin, 7 January 1878 and n. 1. See also Movement in plants , pp. …
- … Brompton Barracks, | Chatham. Jan 8 th . 1878 Dear Father Today I tested that lamp black …
From E. L. Sturtevant 12 January 1878
Summary
Encloses some notes on maize that may be useful.
| Author: | Edward Lewis Sturtevant |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 269 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11320 |
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- … From E. L. Sturtevant 12 January 1878 …
- … DAR 177: 269 Edward Lewis Sturtevant Framingham, Mass. 12 Jan 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Farm | So Framingham, Mass. | Jan. 12. 1878 Top of enclosure : ‘Curious difference in the …
- … So Framingham, Mass. Jan. 12. 1878. Charles Darwin, F.R.S. etc. Dear Sir; Having …
From Eugenio Montero Ríos and Jacinto Mesía 16 January 1878
Summary
CD elected an honorary professor of the Institucion Libre de Enseñanza.
| Author: | Eugenio María (Eugenio) Montero Ríos; Jacinto Mesía |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 230: 58 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11321A |
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- … From Eugenio Montero Ríos and Jacinto Mesía 16 January 1878 …
- … María (Eugenio) Montero Ríos Jacinto Mesía Madrid 16 Jan 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … presente documento. Madrid 16 de Enero de 1878. El Rector. E Montero Rios El Secretario. …
- … document is issued. Madrid 16 January 1878. The rector. E Montero Rios The secretary. …
- … also letter from Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos, 12 August 1878 , and letter from Laureano …
- … Figuerola Ballester, 28 November 1878 . …
From J. D. Hooker 18 January 1878
Summary
Invites CD to Kew.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 104: 101–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11323 |
From Arthur Nicols 18 January 1878
Summary
He has obtained further evidence that rats gnaw through lead pipes for water. CD’s opinion that they hear trickling confirms his view that they possess reason.
| Author: | Robert Arthur (Arthur) Nicols |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 66 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11324 |
From W. K. Parker 18 January 1878
Summary
Sorry he was out when CD called.
| Author: | William Kitchen Parker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 174: 20 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10077 |
From W. T. Thiselton Dyer 18 January 1878
Summary
Sends quotations on Dionaea and Sarracenia. [See Insectivorous plants, 2d ed., pp. 243, 366.]
| Author: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 86: B16–17 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11325 |
From Hugh Dalziel 19 January 1878
Summary
A "dog fancier" and newspaper critic of dog shows, HD seeks CD’s opinion on the origin, cause, and use of "dew claws".
| Author: | Hugh Dalziel |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 35 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11327 |
From W. C. Williamson 19 January 1878
Summary
Insectivorous plants.
| Author: | William Crawford Williamson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 105 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11326 |
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- … From W. C. Williamson 19 January 1878 …
- … 105 William Crawford Williamson Fallowfield, Manchester 19 Jan 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … read at the Linnean Society on 17 January 1878. John and Ellen Frances Lubbock lived at …
- … Copley Williamson , visiting Down House in 1878, nor is there a record of their visiting …
- … from W. C. Williamson, 20 September 1878 . In Lesquereux 1877 , Leo Lesquereux described a …
From Raphael Meldola 26 January 1878
Summary
Returns Kosmos.
Thanks CD for permission to use Fritz Müller’s last letter, which contains new observations.
| Author: | Raphael Meldola |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 125 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11332 |
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- … From Raphael Meldola 26 January 1878 …
- … DAR 171: 125 Raphael Meldola Atlas Works, Hackney 26 Jan 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letters to Raphael Meldola , 1 January [1878] and …
- … 3 January 1878 . CD had wanted Meldola to see the third part of Fritz Müller’s ‘ …
- … letter to Raphael Meldola, 11 January [1878] and n. 1. Meldola read portions of Müller’s …
- … Institution of Great Britain on 25 January 1878, in honour of the tercentenary of William …
- … the Entomological Society of London on 6 February 1878 ( Transactions of the Entomological …
- … Society of London ( Proceedings ) (1878): ii–iii). Müller had observed that the costal …
From W. E. Hart 27 January 1878
Summary
Offers observations on pollination.
| Author: | William Edward Hart |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 109 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11334 |
From G. H. Darwin 28 January 1878
Summary
Has been reading Samuel Haughton on geological time ["Notes on physical geology, no. III", Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 26 (1877): 534–46]. It is utter rubbish. Asks whether CD thinks GHD should write a critical note on the subject [see Nature 17 (1878): 509–10].
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 65 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11336 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From G. H. Darwin 28 January 1878 …
- … DAR 210.2: 65 George Howard Darwin El Biar | Algiers 28 Jan 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … CD thinks GHD should write a critical note on the subject [see Nature 17 (1878): 509–10]. …
- … s views in a paper read at the Royal Society on 14 March 1878 ( G. H. Darwin 1878a ). …
- … of the Royal Society of London 27 (1878): 154–5. Haughton had been highly critical of …
- … George left England for Algiers on 11 January 1878 ( letter from Emma Darwin to W. …
- … E. Darwin, [14 January 1878] , DAR 219.1: 103). El Biar is a suburb of Algiers, in the …
From John Evans 28 January 1878
Summary
Asks for subscription for A. H. Everett’s cave explorations in Borneo.
Is sure CD is pleased with Albert Gaudry’s new book [Les enchaînements du monde animal dans les temps géologiques (1878)].
| Author: | John Evans |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 163: 37 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11337 |
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- … From John Evans 28 January 1878 …
- … DAR 163: 37 John Evans Hemel Hempstead 28 Jan 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Gaudry’s new book [ Les enchaînements du monde animal dans les temps géologiques (1878)]. …
- … University Press. 1985–. Gaudry, Albert. 1878. Les enchaînements du monde animal dans les …
- … time: tertiary mammals; Gaudry 1878 ) at the end of December 1877 ( Correspondence vol. …
- … Nash Mills, | Hemel Hempsted. Jany 28. 1878 Dear M r . Darwin I venture to ask your kind …
From J. B. Thayer 29 January 1878
Summary
Is using CD’s correspondence with Chauncey Wright in his book on CW [Letters of Chauncey Wright (1878)].
| Author: | James Bradley Thayer |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Jan 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 178: 88 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11338 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … From J. B. Thayer 29 January 1878 …
- … DAR 178: 88 James Bradley Thayer Cambridge, Mass. 29 Jan 1878 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … with Chauncey Wright in his book on CW [ Letters of Chauncey Wright (1878)]. …
- … nine letters from CD to Wright in Thayer 1878 , pp. 230–1, 233–6, 240 n. , 246, 317–18, …
- … University Press. 1985–. Thayer, James Bradley. 1878. Letters of Chauncey Wright with some …
- … CD has not been found. The book ( Thayer 1878 ) included the letters to CD from Chauncey …
- … September 1874, and 24 February 1875 ( Thayer 1878 , pp. 230, 231–3, 234–5, 260–4, 304–17, …
- … Cambridge January 29 1878. My dear Sir. The receipt of your letter acknowledging the …
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| Meldola, Raphael | (10) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (8) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (258) |
| Darwin, Francis | (19) |
| Torbitt, James | (16) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (12) |
| Meldola, Raphael | (10) |
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
Summary
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
Summary
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
Summary
< 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
Summary
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
Summary
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
Summary
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
Summary
< 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
Summary
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
Summary
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 …
4.33 '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…
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…
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'
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< 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…
