From W. E. Darwin 25 February [1879]
Summary
Thanks CD profusely for the circular which detailed his and Emma Darwin’s plans to increase their children’s income. Thinks a few hundred really makes the difference for feeling really rich, especially as he now knows how important it is for bankers to have available personal savings.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Feb [1879] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 71) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11896F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From W. E. Darwin 25 February [1879] …
- … Papers (DAR 275: 71) William Erasmus Darwin Basset 25 Feb [1879] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Howard Darwin was in Algeria at this time ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 3 March 1879 ). …
- … this letter and the letter to the Darwin children, 21 February 1879 . Sara Darwin . …
- … letter to the Darwin children, 21 February 1879 , in which CD said that he would divide …
To Karl Höchberg 25 February 1879
Summary
Discusses the value of a vegetable diet.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Karl Höchberg |
| Date: | 25 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.560) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11902 |
To C. A. Lindvall 25 February 1879
Summary
CAL’s letter [see 11885] would not be printed by the Geological Society as it is too speculative and has no new information.
Encloses his photograph.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Carl August Lindvall |
| Date: | 25 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | Centrum för vetenskapshistoria, Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien (MS C. A. Lindvall) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11904 |
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- … To C. A. Lindvall 25 February 1879 …
- … MS C. A. Lindvall) Charles Robert Darwin Down 25 Feb 1879 Carl August Lindvall …
- … See letter from C. A. Lindvall, 16 February 1879 . …
- … In his letter of 16 February 1879 , Lindvall had argued against glacial theory based on …
- … Station | Orpington. S.E.R. Feb. 25 th . 1879 Dear Sir I honour your zeal for Science & …
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 25 [February 1879]
Summary
Thanks for book [Duchartre, Éléments de botanique].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 25 [Feb 1879] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: f. 162) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11903 |
To G. H. Darwin [after 25 February 1879]
Summary
Frank [Darwin] has found a Trifolium remarkable for "bloom", but it was not in flower. If GHD knows where it grows, could he dig up the whole plant?
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | [after 25 Feb 1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 76 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10342 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin [after 25 February 1879] …
- … See letter to the Darwin children, 21 February 1879 . …
- … DAR 210.1: 76 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [after 25 Feb 1879] George Howard Darwin …
- … letter to the Darwin children, 21 February 1879 , which was sent first to William Erasmus …
- … William wrote in his letter of 25 February [1879] that he was forwarding the letter to …
- … letter from Francis Darwin, [ c. 25 February 1879] ). Trifolium is the genus of clovers. …
To E. K. Blyth 26 February [1879]
Summary
Details of publications by G. H. Darwin.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edmund Kell Blyth |
| Date: | 26 Feb [1879] |
| Classmark: | Maggs Brothers (dealers) (catalogue 1432, 2009) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11905F |
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- … 1875a and 1875b ). George was in Algeria ( letter from G. H. Darwin, 3 March 1879 ). …
- … To E. K. Blyth 26 February [1879] …
- … dealers) (catalogue 1432, 2009) Charles Robert Darwin 26 Feb [1879] Down Edmund Kell Blyth …
- … s statement that the envelope was postmarked 1879, and by George Howard Darwin’s being …
To S. J. Pozzi 26 February 1879
Summary
Thanks for sending him work on the skull.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Samuel Jean Pozzi |
| Date: | 26 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | Nicholas Bourdet (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11904F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To S. J. Pozzi 26 February 1879 …
- … Bourdet (private collection) Charles Robert Darwin Down 26 Feb 1879 Samuel Jean Pozzi …
- … descriptive et chirurgicale, développement ( Pozzi 1879 ) is in the Darwin Library–Down. …
- … Bibliography Pozzi, Samuel. 1879. Du crâne: anatomie descriptive et chirurgicale, …
- … Station | Orpington. S.E.R. Feb. 26 th 1879 My dear Sir I am much obliged to you for your …
From E. P. Wright 26 February 1879
Summary
Is applying for the Chair of Botany at Edinburgh and asks CD for a testimonial.
| Author: | Edward Perceval Wright |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 176 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11905 |
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- … From E. P. Wright 26 February 1879 …
- … 181: 176 Edward Perceval Wright Trinity College, Dublin 26 Feb 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … the retirement of John Hutton Balfour in 1879. From 1858 to 1868, Wright had been lecturer …
- … Trinity College Dublin 26 Feby 1879. Dear Sir It is with very great diffidence that on …
From Frederick King 27 February 1879
Summary
A founding member of the Royal Agricultural Society sends information on the specificity of sheep varieties to soil types.
| Author: | Frederick King |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 169: 19 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11907 |
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- … From Frederick King 27 February 1879 …
- … DAR 169: 19 Frederick King New Wandsworth 27 Feb 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … s Hill| New Wandsworth S.W. February 27 th . 1879. — Cha s . Darwin Esq r . D.C.L. | &c— & …
- … Society of England 1 (1839): cl). In 1879, the Royal Agricultural Society of England’s …
- … annual show took place at Kilburn, London, from 30 June to 7 July 1879 ( ibid. 2d …
- … ser. 15 (1879): vii). …
From A. S. Wilson 27 February 1879
Summary
Sends results of the first year’s experiments with the Russian wheat varieties sent by CD [see 11483].
| Author: | Alexander Stephen Wilson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 114 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11906 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From A. S. Wilson 27 February 1879 …
- … 181: 114 Alexander Stephen Wilson Summerhill, Aberdeen 27 Feb 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 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. …
- … Summerhill, | by Aberdeen. 27 Feby. 1879. Charles Darwin, Esq. F.R.S. | Down | …
- … has not been found but his report was published in Gardeners’ Chronicle , 24 May 1879 ( …
- … Wilson 1879 ); a proof copy is in the Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL. In wheat, the leaf …
From A. F. Batalin 28 February 1879
Summary
Sleep movements in Oxalis acetosella.
| Author: | Alexander Fedorovich Batalin (Александр Федорович Баталин) |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 209.14: 179, 180 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11910 |
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- … From A. F. Batalin 28 February 1879 …
- … Batalin (Александр Федорович Баталин) St Petersburg 28 Feb 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … in plants , p. 447. In his letter of 29 January 1879 , Batalin gave a brief account of his …
- … St Petersburg, 16 / 28 Febr. 1879 Sehr geehrter Herr! Auf Ihr geehrten Schreiben von …
- … St Petersburg, 16 / 28 Febr. 1879 Most esteemed Sir! With respect to your honoured letter …
- … found. However, in his letter of 29 January 1879 , Batalin had written about the movement …
To the curators of patronage, Edinburgh University 28 February 1879
Summary
CD has read several papers by E. Perceval Wright and has a high opinion of his abilities and great zeal for natural science.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edinburgh University |
| Date: | 28 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | Kenneth W. Rendell (dealer) (July 1994) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11909 |
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- … To the curators of patronage, Edinburgh University 28 February 1879 …
- … Rendell (dealer) (July 1994) Charles Robert Darwin Down 28 Feb 1879 Edinburgh University …
- … Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R. Feb. 28— 1879 I have read at different times several …
- … with his letter to Wright of 28 February [1879] . The chair was awarded by the curators of …
To E. P. Wright 28 February [1879]
Summary
Has already written a testimonial for [?William Ramsay] McNab as Professor of Botany. Hence what he can write for EPW will not be of much use.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Edward Perceval Wright |
| Date: | 28 Feb [1879] |
| Classmark: | Uppsala University Library: Manuscripts and Music (Waller Ms gb-00525) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11908 |
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- … To E. P. Wright 28 February [1879] …
- … 00525) Charles Robert Darwin London, Queen Anne St, 6 28 Feb [1879] Edward Perceval Wright …
- … see letter to curators of patronage of the University of Edinburgh, 28 February 1879 . …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from E. P. Wright, 26 February 1879 . …
- … In his letter of 26 February 1879 , Wright had asked CD for a testimonial for his …
- … in London from 27 February to 5 March 1879 on account of ‘Elizabeth’s illness’ (Sarah …
To Francis Galton [1 March 1879?]
Summary
Can FG come to lunch on Monday?
Sorry FG has not been well and is soon going abroad.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | [1 Mar 1879?] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/3/2/1/26) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11911 |
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- … To Francis Galton [1 March 1879? ] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin London, Queen Anne St, 6 [1 Mar 1879? ] Francis Galton …
- … s next recorded visit to CD was on 26 April 1879 at Down ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … of this letter in Pearson 1914–30 , 2: 193, between letters dated 22 March 1879 and …
- … 30 April 1879, and by the dates …
- … of CD’s spring 1879 visit to his brother (see n. 2, below). The only Saturday during this …
- … street, London, from 27 February to 5 March 1879 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). No other …
From Francis Darwin 3 March [1879]
Summary
Astonished at circular and will risk revolutions to invest. Describes Blidah, Algeria.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Mar [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 59 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11913F |
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- … From Francis Darwin 3 March [1879] …
- … DAR 274.1: 59 Francis Darwin Blidah 3 Mar [1879] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … between this letter and the letter to the Darwin children, 21 February 1879 . See …
- … letter to the Darwin children, 21 February 1879 . CD advised investing in safe securities …
- … George in Algeria, having left Down on 4 February 1879 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … He arrived back at Down on 12 March 1879, departing from Algiers on 8 March ( letter from …
- … G. H. Darwin, 3 March 1879 ; letter from Emma Darwin to W. …
- … E. Darwin, [12 March 1879] (DAR 219.1: 130)). By Francis’s calculation of …
- … would have sailed to Algiers on 7 February 1879. Blidah (now Blida) is an Algerian city, …
From G. H. Darwin 3 March 1879
Summary
Thanks CD [for his increased allowance?].
Writes of his tour [in Algeria].
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Mar 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 73 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11914 |
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From W. D. Fox 3 March [1879]
Summary
Sends family news;
describes what remains of his "menagerie" and tells of his interest in the framework of his son’s German badger-hound.
| Author: | William Darwin Fox |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 Mar [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 172–4 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11913 |
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To J. N. Lockyer 4 and 6 March [1879]
Summary
Encloses a letter [from Fritz Müller, see 11839] which "eminently deserves to be published in Nature". Discusses the form and illustration needed. Spelling problems to be referred to Robert McLachlan.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Norman (Norman) Lockyer |
| Date: | 4 and 6 Mar [1879] |
| Classmark: | University of Exeter Library Special Collections (EUL MS 110) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11915A |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To J. N. Lockyer 4 and 6 March [1879] …
- … Robert Darwin London, Queen Anne St, 6 4 and 6 Mar [1879] Joseph Norman (Norman) Lockyer …
- … the letter to Nature , [before 20 March 1879] . Robert McLachlan had written a monograph …
- … 5 March (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). See letter to Robert McLachlan, 12 March [1879] . …
- … between this letter and the letter from Fritz Müller, 21 January 1879 . CD enclosed …
- … the letter from Fritz Müller, 21 January 1879 . The letter as published in Nature had a …
- … has not been found (see letter from Fritz Müller, 21 January 1879 and nn. 1 and 2). …
- … See letter from Fritz Müller, 21 January 1879 . The sketch showed an adaptation of the …
From A. R. Leeds 4 March 1879
Summary
CD elected an honorary member of the New York Academy of Sciences.
| Author: | Albert Ripley Leeds |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Mar 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 230: 73 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11915B |
To Fritz Müller 4 March 1879
Summary
Has sent FM’s letter on caddis-fly to Nature ["On a frog and caddis-flies", Nature 19 (1879): 462–4].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Date: | 4 Mar 1879 |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Loan MS 10 no 48) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11915 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … To Fritz Müller 4 March 1879 …
- … Queen Anne St, 6 Down letterhead 4 Mar 1879 Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller …
- … s letter on caddis-fly to Nature ["On a frog and caddis-flies", Nature 19 (1879): 462–4]. …
- … 285–92. Müller, Fritz and Müller, Hermann. 1879. Phryganiden-Studien (mit einer Einleitung …
- … See letter from Fritz Müller, 21 January 1879 . Müller had discussed an adaptation of the …
- … to the surface. See letter to J. N. Lockyer, 4 and 6 March [1879] . For CD’s prefatory …
- … the letter to Nature , [before 20 March 1879] . Müller’s most recent work had focused on …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. March 4 th 1879 My dear Sir I thank you cordially for your …
- … of caddisflies ( F. Müller and Müller 1879 ). Hermann Müller had written an introduction …
- … on caddisflies ( F. Müller and Müller 1879 ), but his own research continued to focus on …
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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
Summary
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
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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
Summary
< 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…
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 …
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. …
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, …
