To H. B. Wheatley 1 June 1879
Summary
Requesting a volume of the Philosophical Transactions said to contain two papers by Erasmus Darwin, also a third paper if it can be found.
Requesting parts or volume of the Philosophical Transactions due to him.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henry Benjamin Wheatley |
| Date: | 1 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | J. A. Stargardt (dealers) (5 April 2022, lot 146) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12076F |
To Francis Darwin [2 June 1879 or earlier]
Summary
Wants FD to find out what sort of man Ernst Krause is.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [2 June 1879 or earlier] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 51 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12076 |
To Francis Darwin 2 June [1879]
Summary
Thanks for FD’s letter describing microscopic work under experienced supervision.
Is glad to hear of C. E. Stahl’s objection to treating plants as mere machines.
Pleased that J. von Sachs has yielded on growth.
Perhaps Stahl will recognise whether the case of the silver fir is the same as that referred to in the German account [see 12074b].
CD has finished the first draft of his essay on Erasmus Darwin’s life and is "heartily sick of the job".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 2 June [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.4: 15 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12078A |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To Francis Darwin 2 June [1879] …
- … DAR 271.4: 15 Charles Robert Darwin Down 2 June [1879] Francis Darwin …
- … by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Krause, Ernst. 1879a. Erasmus Darwin, der …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter from Francis Darwin, 29 May 1879 . See …
- … letter from Francis Darwin, 29 May 1879 . Francis had asked Ernst Stahl about Albert …
- … see letter from Francis Darwin, 29 May 1879 and n. 9). In Movement in plants , pp. 571–3, …
- … affected branches of silver fir, dated 22 May 1879, are in DAR 209.5: 225; the branch was …
- … Surrey, where CD visited from 21 to 26 May 1879. Abberdubby was a pet name for Francis’s …
- … see letter from Francis Darwin, 29 May 1879 ). CD had spent several weeks working on a …
- … Darwin ( Krause 1879a ). The translation appeared in November 1879 ( Erasmus Darwin ). …
- … In his letter of [before 29 May 1879] CD had asked Francis to find and read an account of …
To John Murray 2 June 1879
Summary
Intends to publish a translation of Ernst Krause’s essay on Dr Erasmus Darwin, with a prefatory notice by himself. Asks JM to decide whether to publish it on commission or on usual two-thirds profit terms. CD incapable of judging chance of its selling.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 2 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 356–7) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12078 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To John Murray 2 June 1879 …
- … Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 356–7) Charles Robert Darwin Down 2 June 1879 John Murray …
- … by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Krause, Ernst. 1879a. Erasmus Darwin, der …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. June 2 | 1879 My dear Sir I intend to publish a translation of a …
- … d . (see letter from R. F. Cooke, 25 October 1879 ). The letter to William Clowes & Sons , …
From Francis Darwin [after 2 June 1879]
Summary
Geotropism.
Experimenting on Porlieria in damp and dry earth.
Hermann Müller has been ridiculed for teaching children "in the beginning was Carbon".
Will ask about Ernst Krause.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 2 June 1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 209.5: 230–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12075 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From Francis Darwin [after 2 June 1879] …
- … DAR 209.5: 230–2 Francis Darwin Würzburg [after 2 June 1879] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … and the letter to Francis Darwin, 2 June [1879] . CD had sent Francis a twig of Abies …
- … see letter to Francis Darwin, 2 June [1879] ). Ernst Stahl , an assistant of Julius Sachs …
- … by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Frank, Albert Bernhard. 1870. Die natürliche …
- … own and Müller’s defence (see letter from Hermann Müller, 14 February 1879 and n. 3). On …
- … see letter from Francis Darwin, 29 May 1879 and n. 3. In 1878, Francis had noted changes …
- … 3). See letter to Francis Darwin, 2 June [1879] . CD had spent several weeks working on a …
- … The translation appeared in November 1879 ( Erasmus Darwin ). Jimmy was a nickname for …
To Francis Darwin 3 June [1879]
Summary
Asks whether canary grass and oats have chlorophyll in their cotyledons.
Has been working hard at circumnutation of leaves to see whether sleep movements are exaggerated circumnutation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 3 June [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 25 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11541 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To Francis Darwin 3 June [1879] …
- … DAR 211: 25 Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 June [1879] Francis Darwin …
- … July [1878] . No later article on CD by Lubbock has been found; she died in October 1879. …
- … See letter from Francis Darwin, 29 May 1879 . Francis was working in Julius Sachs’s …
- … see letter from Francis Darwin, 29 May 1879 ). CD was trying to establish whether the …
- … National Archives, FS1/232), which in 1879 was 3 June. The photographer has not been …
From Nicolai Mengden 3 June 1879
Summary
Thanks for reply to query. Asked E. Haeckel same question and his answer agreed with CD’s. Haeckel disbelieves in the supernatural. What does CD think?
| Author: | Nicolai Mengden, Baron von Mengden |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 152 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12079 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From Nicolai Mengden 3 June 1879 …
- … DAR 171: 152 Nicolai Mengden, Baron von Mengden unstated 3 June 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See letter from Emma Darwin to Nicolai Mengden, 8 April 1879 . Ernst Haeckel . Mengden’s …
- … found; he wrote to CD again on 2 April 1879 . Mengden’s friend has not been identified, …
- … Nikolai von Mengden , is recorded in Album Dorpat as occurring at Riga in May 1879. …
From John Murray 3 June [1879]
Summary
Is well disposed toward publishing Krause’s essay on Dr Erasmus Darwin, particularly if CD undertakes to fill up its gaps. He thinks ED’s reputation is increasing.
| Author: | John Murray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 June [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: B11 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12080 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From John Murray 3 June [1879] …
- … DAR 92: B11 John Murray London, Albemarle St, 50 3 June [1879] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 2 June 1879 . See …
- … letter to John Murray, 2 June 1879 and n. 1. Ernst Krause had written an essay …
- … Erasmus Darwin ( Krause 1879a ). See letter to John Murray, 2 June 1879 and nn. 2 and 4. …
From W. S. Dallas 4 June 1879
Summary
Has finished the first part of Krause’s MS [of Erasmus Darwin]. Expects to receive the concluding portion soon.
| Author: | William Sweetland Dallas |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 107–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12083 |
To G. S. Ffinden 4 June 1879
Summary
Does not feel competent to judge on matters of measurement. R. B. Litchfield to look into case.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Sketchley Ffinden |
| Date: | 4 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.564) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12081 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To G. S. Ffinden 4 June 1879 …
- … Society (Mss.B.D25.564) Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 June 1879 George Sketchley Ffinden …
- … See letter from G. S. Ffinden, 31 May 1879 . Ffinden and CD had corresponded about a …
- … Station | Orpington. S.E.R. June 4 th 1879 My dear Sir Your last note contains much about …
To K. P. von Kaufman 4 June 1879
Summary
Thanks for letter of 27 April (Julian calendar; 9 May Gregorian calendar), and promised gift of wheat varieties. Will probably send them to Alexander Stephen Wilson.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufman (Константин Петрович фон Кауфман) |
| Date: | 4 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | National Library of Russia (Collection of P. Waxell (F. 965): no 636) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12081F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To K. P. von Kaufman 4 June 1879 …
- … 636) Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 June 1879 Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufman (Константин …
- … 27, letter from K. P. von Kaufman, 9 May 1879 (27 April was the date of the letter in the …
- … Stephen Wilson . See Correspondence vol. 27, letter to A. S. Wilson, 4 [June] 1879 . …
- … Station | Orpington. S.E.R. ) June 4 th 1879 Sir I beg leave to acknowledge the honour …
From Raphael Meldola 4 June 1879
Summary
Wants to republish Fritz Müller’s paper ["Ituna and Thyridia", Kosmos 5 (1879): 100–8] in Proceedings of the Entomological Society. [Thyridita!?]
| Author: | Raphael Meldola |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 137 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12082 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Raphael Meldola 4 June 1879 …
- … DAR 171: 137 Raphael Meldola London, John St, 21 4 June 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … paper [" Ituna and Thyridia ", Kosmos 5 (1879): 100–8] in Proceedings of the Entomological …
- … Thyridia; a remarkable case of mimicry in butterflies. [Read 4 June 1879. ] Transactions …
- … of the Entomological Society of London ( Proceedings ) (1879): xx–xxix. …
- … butterflies) had appeared in Kosmos , May 1879 ( F. Müller 1879c ). Müller had shown the …
To A. S. Wilson 4 [June] 1879
Summary
Mentions wheat varieties sent by Governor General of Turkestan.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Alexander Stephen Wilson |
| Date: | 4 [June] 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 148: 366 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11820 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … To A. S. Wilson 4 [June] 1879 …
- … DAR 148: 366 Charles Robert Darwin Down 4 [June] 1879 Alexander Stephen Wilson …
- … Bibliography Wilson, Alexander Stephen. 1879. Experiments with kubanka and saxonica wheat: …
- … first year’s experiments and results. Gardeners’ Chronicle , 24 May 1879, pp. 652–4. …
- … wheat, since it was published in Gardeners’ Chronicle , 24 May 1879, after Kaufman wrote …
- … to CD ( Wilson 1879 ). For CD’s letter to Kaufman, see Correspondence vol. …
- … 30, letter to K. P. von Kaufman, 4 June 1879 . The wheat specimens never arrived (see …
- … letter to A. S. Wilson, 30 December [1879] ). …
- … and the letter from K. P. Kaufman, 9 May 1879 . The copyist wrote ‘Jan’ in error. See …
- … letter from K. P. von Kaufman, 9 May 1879 . Konstantin Petrovich Kaufman mentioned having …
- … Down Jan: 4. 1879 My dear Sir Your excellent article in the Gardeners Chronicle has led, I …
To Francis Darwin [before 5 June 1879]
Summary
Believes that he will prove that the tip of radicle is the brain as far as geotropism is concerned.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [before 5 June 1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 53 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12084 |
From V. H. Darwin 5 June [1879]
Summary
Sends her drawing of Elston Hall as it was in 1754.
| Author: | Violetta Harriot Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 June [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 171 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12085 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From V. H. Darwin 5 June [1879] …
- … DAR 99: 171 Violetta Harriot Darwin Derby 5 June [1879] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … see letter from V. H. Darwin, 30 [May 1879] ). The coigns (coins or corner stones) are …
- … by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The buildings of …
- … and the letter from V. H. Darwin, 30 [May 1879] . Charlotte Maria Cooper Darwin had sent …
- … of Elston Hall with her letter of 27 March 1879 . CD later found a rough drawing of Elston …
- … see letter to C. M. C. Darwin, 6 April 1879 ). Violetta’s drawing of Elston was based on …
To Ernst Krause 5 June 1879
Summary
Has read Dallas’ translation of first part of EK’s essay [on Erasmus Darwin]. Has sent his MS to printer. Is perplexed by duplication. Thinks EK’s essay is better than his. Wishes he had sent all his material to him for a single biography. Best plan may be for EK to incorporate whatever he thinks useful in CD’s material.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause |
| Date: | 5 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | The Huntington Library (HM 36186) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12087 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Ernst Krause 5 June 1879 …
- … Library (HM 36186) Charles Robert Darwin Down 5 June 1879 Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause …
- … for example, letter to Ernst Krause, 19 March 1879 ); he had received papers, letters, and …
- … from various family members (see, for example, letter to Reginald Darwin, 1 April 1879 ). …
- … by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Krause, Ernst. 1879a. Erasmus Darwin, der …
- … See letter from W. S. Dallas, 4 June 1879 . William Sweetland Dallas was translating a …
- … but see the letter to John Murray, 2 June 1879 . Krause was revising his original essay, …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. June 5 | 1879 My dear Sir I received this morning from Mr Dallas …
To Nicolai Mengden 5 June 1879
Summary
NvM’s questions cannot be answered fully. "Science has nothing to do with Christ, except in so far as the habit of scientific research makes a man cautious in admitting evidence. For myself, I do not believe that there has ever been any Revelation."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nicolai Mengden, Baron von Mengden |
| Date: | 5 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | David W. Bowerman (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12088 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 5 June 1879
Summary
Has been writing life of Erasmus Darwin.
Wants plants with heliotropic aerial roots. Has proved root apex governs nature of flexure in upper part of root.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 5 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 173–4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12086 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 5 June 1879 …
- … 1873–81: ff. 173–4) Charles Robert Darwin Down 5 June 1879 William Turner Thiselton-Dyer …
- … genus Drosophyllum (Portuguese sundew or dewy pine) in January 1879 (see letter from W. …
- … T. Thiselton-Dyer, [20 January 1879] and n. 1). …
- … Station | Orpington. S.E.R. } June 5 th 1879 My dear Dyer I have not troubled you or …
- … were away from home between 6 and 26 May 1879; they visited Anthony Rich at Worthing, …
- … his grandfather Erasmus Darwin since March 1879, and had just sent his manuscript to the …
- … printers (see letter to Ernst Krause, 5 June 1879 ). The most recent extant letter from CD …
- … letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 22 April [1879] . Richard Irwin Lynch was foreman of the …
- … letter to Francis Darwin, [before 5 June 1879] and nn. 2 and 3. Lunar caustic is silver …
To ? 5 June 1879
Summary
Unable to accept invitation.
Looked at leaves and saw no sign that animal matter was absorbed. Believes insects were caught only accidentally.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Unidentified |
| Date: | 5 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | Sotheby’s, New York (dealers) (5 December 2013) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12089 |
To Francis Darwin 6 and 7 June [1879]
Summary
Describes his experiments investigating the geotropic responses of radicles.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 6 and 7 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 54 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12091 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To Francis Darwin 6 and 7 June [1879] …
- … DAR 211: 54 Charles Robert Darwin Down 6 June [1879] 7 …
- … June [1879] Francis Darwin …
- … applying caustic to peas, dated from 8 June 1879, are in DAR 209.5: 143. White mustard is …
- … 29 December 1878 (DAR 209.5: 118). See letter from Francis Darwin, [after 2 June 1879]) . …
- … experiments using caustic were performed in 1879; CD’s notes on the application of caustic …
| letter | (66) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (41) |
| Darwin, Francis | (4) |
| Dallas, W. S. | (2) |
| Galton, Francis | (2) |
| Krause, Ernst | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (22) |
| Darwin, Francis | (11) |
| Galton, Francis | (3) |
| Krause, Ernst | (3) |
| Darwin, Horace | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (63) |
| Darwin, Francis | (15) |
| Galton, Francis | (5) |
| Krause, Ernst | (5) |
| Meldola, Raphael | (4) |
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
Summary
Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
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- … There are summaries of all Darwin's letters from the year 1879 on this website. The full texts …
- … Press . Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back …
- … was ‘dry as dust’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 9 September 1879 ). He was also unsatisfied with his …
- … me much’ ( letter to Francis Galton, 15 [June 1879] ). Even the prospect of a holiday in the Lake …
- … ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [after 26] July [1879] ). From July, Darwin had an additional …
- … ‘a dismal time’ ( letter to Henry Johnson, 24 September 1879 ). He may have been consoled to learn …
- … pear’ ( enclosure in letter from R. W. Dixon, 20 December 1879 ). The year ended with the start of …
- … or gone some other way round?’ At least the last letter of 1879 contained a warmer note and the …
- … marriage settlement ( letter from W. M. Hacon, 31 December 1879 ). Seventy years old …
- … could be’ ( letter from Karl Beger, [ c. 12 February 1879] ). The masters of Greiz College …
- … with glory’ ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 9 February 1879 ). The botanist and schoolteacher …
- … was carbon’ ( letter from Hermann Müller, 14 February 1879 ). Carus Sterne was the …
- … ( letter from Francis Darwin, [after 2 June 1879 ]). As one of Darwin’s most ardent admirers, …
- … he pointed out ( letter from E. A. Darwin, 13 March [1879 ]). Meanwhile, Darwin began searching …
- … my grandfathers life’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 14 March 1879 ). While searching for Seward …
- … time Darwin came to investigate his grandfather’s life in 1879, however, not only was Erasmus Darwin …
- … where, & the who—’ ( letter from V. H. Darwin, 28 May [1879] ). On the Galton side of the …
- … in every way’ ( letter from E. A. Wheler, 25 March 1879 ). She suggested that Darwin contact their …
- … with pride’ ( letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 ). It was from Reginald that …
- … with each other’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 27 March 1879 ). Darwin’s aim was ‘to give some sort of …
- … indispensable’ ( letter from Ernst Krause, 7 June 1879 ). Darwin welcomed Krause’s suggestion, but …
- … He hates scientific men’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 14 May 1879 ). From the start of his …
- … to the public’ ( letter to Reginald Darwin, 10 April [1879] ). However, even members of Darwin’s …
- … with little fatigue’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 , and letter from Leonard Darwin, …
- … life of D r . D’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 12 July [1879] ). It was little consolation that …
- … his ‘tether’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 , and letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July …
- … of his ‘proper work’ ( letter to James Paget, 14 July 1879 ). At this time, his proper work was …
- … they intended to publish their results as a book. By June 1879, Darwin was completing an …
- … roots of seedlings ( letter to Francis Darwin, 16 June [1879] ). Francis in Würzburg …
1879 Letters now online
Summary
In 1879, Darwin continued his research on movement in plants and researched, wrote, and published a short biography of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin as an introduction to a translation of an essay by Ernst Krause on Erasmus’s scientific work. Darwin’s son…
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- … In 1879, Darwin continued his research on movement in plants and researched, …
- … of over 640 letters written to and from Darwin in 1879 are now online. Read more about Darwin& …
- … such a job. ( Letter to J. D. Hooker, 1 December [1879] ) In early 1879, as a tribute …
- … . ( Letter to the Darwin children, 21 February 1879 ) Just over a week after his …
- … irritations ( Letter t o Francis Darwin, 2 July [1879] ) Darwin regarded his …
- … the country . ( Letter to T. H. Farrer, 23 October 1879 ) During the year Darwin …
- … of the theory of natural selection. Nothing came of it in 1879, but it was to bear fruit later. He …
- … strong health . ( Letter to T. H. Farrer, 13 October 1879 ) Darwin wrote this to his …
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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- … map of the sandhills in central Sweden, 16 February 1879 C. W. Hamilton's …
Darwin in letters, 1880: Sensitivity and worms
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‘My heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old Shrewsbury friend Henry Johnson on 14 November 1880. Darwin became fully devoted to earthworms in the spring of the year, just after finishing the manuscript of…
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- … book, Erasmus Darwin , had been published in November 1879. It was received well by his relations …
- … he had written for the German journal Kosmos in February 1879, an issue produced in honour of …
- … Butler, Evolution old and new , which had appeared in May 1879. Krause wanted to correct Butler’s …
- … Correspondence vol. 27, letter from Ernst Krause, 7 June 1879 , and letter to Ernst Krause, 9 …
- … Darwin stated that Krause’s piece had been written in 1879 (before Evolution old and new was …
- … had raised the plant from seeds sent by Asa Gray in December 1879. His observations differed, …
- … by Gray in an article and textbook (A. Gray 1877 and A. Gray 1879, pp. 20–1). ‘I think you cannot …
- … vol. 27, letter from J. D. Hooker, 18 December 1879 ). For some years, Wallace’s main source of …
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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- … Francis worked in this laboratory in the summers of 1878 and 1879, he encountered some of the most …
- … couple of days ( letter from A. F. Batalin, 28 February 1879 ). Darwin was especially keen for his …
- … so much at odds ( letter to Hugo de Vries 13 February 1879 ). He was reassured by De Vries, who …
- … When Francis spent a month in Algiers in early 1879, Darwin asked him to visit the botanist Gaetano …
- … seeds ( letter to Francis Darwin, [4 February – 8 March 1879] ). He continued to write up the …
- … ’. The lull in experimental work continued into March 1879, and Darwin seemed weary when he told …
- … the subject of bloom from his book. In mid-June 1879, Darwin was pleased to get back to …
- … and growth ( letter from Hugo de Vries, 7 August 1879 ). Darwin replied, ‘ I thank you much for …
- … the Spring ’. Luckily, De Vries published two papers in 1879 and 1880 that Darwin was later able to …
- … ‘A horrid bore’ In late October 1879, Darwin told Gray, ‘ I have written a rather big …
- … bodies’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 29 October 1879 ). Thiselton-Dyer, who had assisted in …
- … earlier ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 20 November 1879 ). Hooker offered to write to Egypt for …
Darwin’s student booklist
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In October 1825 Charles Darwin and his older brother, Erasmus, went to study medicine in Edinburgh, where their father, Robert Waring Darwin, had trained as a doctor in the 1780’s. Erasmus had already graduated from Cambridge and was continuing his studies…
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- … it was first published in 1804. On rereading this work in 1879 Darwin judged it ‘a wretched …
1.14 William Richmond, oil
Summary
< Back to Introduction William Blake Richmond’s portrait of Darwin, dating from 1879, celebrated his honorary degree of LL.D (Doctor in Laws), awarded by Cambridge University in 1877. Darwin’s return to his alma mater for the presentation ceremony…
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- … William Blake Richmond’s portrait of Darwin, dating from 1879, celebrated his honorary degree of LL …
- … Oxford in this same year. In a letter of 18 June 1879, Darwin told Thiselton-Dyer (Hooker’s …
- … William Blake Richmond date of creation 1879-80 computer-readable date 1879 …
- … in DAR 215.31b. Letters from Darwin to John Fiske, 10 June 1879 (DCP-LETT-12098) and to Thiselton …
Life of Erasmus Darwin
Summary
The Life of Erasmus Darwin (1879) was a curious departure for Darwin. It was intended as a biographical note to accompany an essay on Erasmus's scientific work by the German writer Ernst Krause. But Darwin became immersed in his grandfather's…
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- … The Life of Erasmus Darwin (1879) was a curious departure for Darwin. It was intended as a …
- … the book into grist for controversy. In February 1879, Darwin received an unusual birthday …
- … my grandfathers life ', Darwin wrote to Krause on 14 March 1879. He made contact with family …
- … my tether '. The book was published in November of 1879. Darwin filled his notice with …
- … whose Evolution Old and New had been published in May of 1879, had not failed to find the …
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…
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- … Letter 12152 - Francis Darwin to Darwin, 12 July 1879 Francis writes to his father …
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, …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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Here is a list of people that appeared in the photograph album Darwin received for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from scientific admirers in the Netherlands. Many thanks to Hester Loeff for identifying and researching them. No. …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
Summary
List of people appearing in the photograph album Darwin received from scientific admirers in the Netherlands for his birthday on 12 February 1877. We are grateful to Hester Loeff for providing this list and for permission to make her research available.…
3.18 Elliott and Fry photos, c.1869-1871
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< Back to Introduction The leading photographic firm of Elliott and Fry seems to have portrayed Darwin at Down House on several occasions. In November 1869 Darwin told A. B. Meyer, who wanted photographs of both him and Wallace for a German…
Religion
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Design|Personal Belief|Beauty|The Church Perhaps the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same can be said of the evolution controversy today; however the nature of the disputes and the manner in…
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- … Letter 12041 — Darwin, C. R. to Fordyce, John, 7 May 1879 In this letter marked “private”, …
3.16 Oscar Rejlander, photos
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< Back to Introduction Darwin’s plans for the illustration of his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872) led him to the Swedish-born painter and photographer, Oscar Gustaf Rejlander. Rejlander gave Darwin the notes that he had…
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- … Litchfield to a family servant as her leaving present in 1879. Henry Eeles Dresser’s album of …
3.14 Julia Margaret Cameron, photos
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< Back to Introduction In the summer of 1868 Darwin took a holiday on the Isle of Wight with his immediate family, his brother Erasmus, and his friend Joseph Hooker. The family’s accommodation at Freshwater was rented from the photographer Julia…
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- … in his journal after an encounter with the great man in 1879, ‘his features are not good’; yet ‘his …
4.24 'Daily Graphic', Nast satire
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< Back to Introduction In 1874 the Harvard philosopher John Fiske published his magnum opus, Outlines of Cosmic Philosophy, in which he set out to explain the far-reaching significance of Darwin’s and Herbert Spencer’s evolutionary theories. He…
Suggested reading
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Contemporary writing Anon., The English matron: A practical manual for young wives, (London, 1846). Anon., The English gentlewoman: A practical manual for young ladies on their entrance to society, (Third edition, London, 1846). Becker, L. E.…
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- … Buckley, A., The fairy-land of science , (London, 1879; Philadelphia 1888). Holmes, M. …
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…
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- … her early teens (she won several prizes there); nor that in 1879 she had parental blessing for her …
Dramatisation script
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Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007
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- … 1872 208 JD HOOKER TO C DARWIN, 29 NOVEMBER 1879 209 A GRAY, 1882, …
