To H. A. Pitman [13 May 1879]
Summary
Appreciates award of the Baly Medal and hopes to attend ceremony on 26 June.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henry Alfred Pitman |
| Date: | [13 May 1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 174: 46 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12047 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To H. A. Pitman [13 May 1879] …
- … DAR 174: 46 Charles Robert Darwin Bassett [13 May 1879] Henry Alfred Pitman …
- … College of Physicians of London, see the letter from H. A. Pitman, 9 May 1879 and n. 1. …
- … between this letter, the letter from H. A. Pitman, 9 May 1879 , and the letter to J. …
- … S. Burdon Sanderson, 13 May 1879 . See letter from H. …
- … A. Pitman, 9 May 1879 . …
- … Between 6 and 26 May 1879, the Darwins visited Worthing, Southampton, and Leith Hill …
To Reginald Darwin 10 April [1879]
Summary
Research for Erasmus Darwin. CD has always thought there is one "golden rule" for biographers: "not to insert anything which … would interest only the members of the Family".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Reginald Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Apr [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 99 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11986 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Reginald Darwin 10 April [1879] …
- … DAR 153: 99 Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Apr [1879] Reginald Darwin …
- … crayon to indicate the sections he quoted. See letter from V. H. Darwin, 9 April 1879 . …
- … by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. Moilliet, Amelia and Moilliet, James Keir. …
- … the letter from Reginald Darwin, 9 April 1879 . Reginald Darwin had offered to lend CD an …
- … letter from Reginald Darwin, 9 April 1879 ). CD had already received a copy from Emma …
- … Sophia Galton (see letter from E. A. Wheler, 28 March 1879 ). See …
- … letter from Reginald Darwin, 7 April 1879 . Amelia Moilliet and James Keir Moilliet had …
To Francis Darwin [2 August 1879]
Summary
Tells arrangements for their journey to Coniston.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [2 Aug 1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 63 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12179 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Francis Darwin [2 August 1879] …
- … DAR 211: 63 Charles Robert Darwin London, Queen Anne St, 6 [2 Aug 1879] Francis Darwin …
- … from Francis Darwin, [before 31 July 1879] ). Francis referred to his various ‘axles’ (a …
- … issues) in his letter to Emma Darwin of 30 June 1879 . Francis’s son, Bernard Darwin . …
- … s brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin , on 1 August 1879, before travelling to Coniston ( Emma …
- … Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)); 2 August 1879 was a Saturday. Francis was on his way back …
- … Germany. In his letter of [before 31 July 1879] , Francis had asked how to get to Coniston …
- … 3: 384–93; see letter from James Paget, 25 July 1879 . Francis had offered to look at it …
Würtenberger, Leopold. 1879. Die darwinistischen Schlußergebnisse meiner Ammoniten-Studien. Kosmos 6 (1879–80): 192–206.
Aveling, Edward Bibbins. 1878–9. Darwin and his work. Student’s Magazine and Science and Art, 2 September 1878, pp. 32–3; 1 October 1878, pp. 55–7; 2 December 1878, pp. 99–100; 1 February 1879, pp. 148–9; 1 March 1879, pp. 175–6; 1 April 1879, pp. 207–8; 1 September 1879, pp. 30–3.
To J. D. Hooker 1 October [1879]
Summary
Searching for the right gardener.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 1 Oct [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 95: 489–90 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12241 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To J. D. Hooker 1 October [1879] …
- … DAR 95: 489–90 Charles Robert Darwin Down 1 Oct [1879] Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … and the letter to Thomas de Grey, 26 September 1879 . CD had asked Thomas de Grey , Baron …
- … for George Sleigh ( letter to Thomas de Grey, 26 September 1879 ; see also letter to …
- … George Sleigh, [before 26 September 1879] ). Henry Lettington , …
- … s previous head gardener, became ill in 1879 and seems to have reduced the amount of time …
- … CD ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 1 September [1879] ; letter from Emma Darwin to H. …
- … E. Litchfield, [ 20 September 1879] , DAR 219.9: 207; CD’s Classed accounts (Down House …
- … radicans’ and Mimosa pudica on 26 September 1879. Tecoma radicans is a synonym of Campsis …
To Asa Gray 24 October 1879
Summary
Requests seeds of Ipomoea and Megarrhiza for observations on seedling growth.
Is rereading MS of Movement in plants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Asa Gray |
| Date: | 24 Oct 1879 |
| Classmark: | Archives of the Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (125) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12269 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Asa Gray 24 October 1879 …
- … Gray Herbarium, Harvard University (125) Charles Robert Darwin Down 24 Oct 1879 Asa Gray …
- … Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [20 September 1879] (DAR 219.9: 207)). Bush morning-glory. A …
- … book. New York: Ivison & Phinney. Gray, Asa. 1879. Gray’s botanical text-book. Vol. I. …
- … book was in its sixth edition ( A. Gray 1879 ). Gray had recommended the fifth edition ( …
- … nudicaule , red larkspur, in A. Gray 1879 , pp. 20–2. CD had asked Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … see letter to J. D. Hooker, 17 October [1879] and n. 4). The nurseryman has not been …
- … see letter to Hugo de Vries, 13 February 1879 and n. 5). De Vries had probably visited …
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 T. L. Brunton 28 April 1879
Summary
Thanks for information about Erasmus Darwin and for lending journal.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Lauder Brunton, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 28 Apr 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 167 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12015 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To T. L. Brunton 28 April 1879 …
- … DAR 143: 167 Charles Robert Darwin Down 28 Apr 1879 Thomas Lauder Brunton, 1st baronet …
- … by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
- … Down | Beckenham Kent. Ap. 28 1879 My dear Sir I thank you cordially for your note & the …
- … See letter from T. L. Brunton, 26 April [1879] and n. 4. Brunton had pointed out that …
- … letter from T. L. Brunton, 26 April [1879] and n. 4). CD referred to this and Brunton’s …
- … p. 109. CD was in London from 27 February to 5 March 1879 (CD’ s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). …
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 …
To C. W. von Nägeli 21 June 1879
Summary
Thanks for a copy of Theorie der Gärung.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli |
| Date: | 21 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | On permanent loan to KULTURAMA Zurich (Inv. 5109_L) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12115F |
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- … To C. W. von Nägeli 21 June 1879 …
- … Bibliography Nägeli, Carl von. 1879. Theorie der Gärung. Ein Beitrag zur …
- … Zurich (Inv. 5109_L) Charles Robert Darwin Down 21 June 1879 Carl Wilhelm von Nägeli …
- … CD’s copy of Theorie der Gärung (Theory of fermentation; Nägeli 1879 ) has not been found. …
- … Station | Orpington. S.E.R. June 21 st . 1879 Dear Sir I am much obliged to you for the …
To W. P. Garrison 16 October 1879
Summary
Sends his thanks for the beautifully illustrated book for children [What Mr Darwin saw]
and for the memorials of William Lloyd Garrison. [See 12248.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Wendell Phillips Garrison |
| Date: | 16 Oct 1879 |
| Classmark: | Private collection |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12260A |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To W. P. Garrison 16 October 1879 …
- … Private collection Charles Robert Darwin Down 16 Oct 1879 Wendell Phillips Garrison …
- … Bibliography Douglass, Frederick. 1879. Speech on the death of …
- … William Lloyd Garrison. 2 June 1879. Manuscript/mixed material. https://www.loc.gov/item/ …
- … letter from W. P. Garrison, 4 October 1879 . Garrison had sent his abridgement of Journal …
- … William Lloyd Garrison , by the freed slave Frederick Douglass ( Douglass 1879 ). …
To T. H. Farrer 3 November 1879
Summary
Has written to Torbitt.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 3 Nov 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 98 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12288 |
To T. H. Farrer 17 November 1879
Summary
Received enclosed report from Torbitt on potato experiments.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 17 Nov 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 144: 99 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12325 |
From Daniel Mackintosh 14 October 1879
Summary
DM is highly gratified by CD’s opinion of his labours on boulders [see 12252]. He owes his start on this subject to CD. Since 1843 he has supported CD’s views on transportation of boulders by ice.
| Author: | Daniel Mackintosh |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Oct 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12257 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From Daniel Mackintosh 14 October 1879 …
- … DAR 171: 8 Daniel Mackintosh Tranmere 14 Oct 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 7 (1812–15): 139–211. Mackintosh, Daniel. 1879. Results of a systematic survey, in 1878, …
- … previous observations. [Read 26 March 1879. ] Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society …
- … Road, | Tranmere, | Birkenhead, 14th Oct. 1879. Dear Sir,— I can scarcely find words to …
- … letter to Daniel Mackintosh, 9 October 1879 . According to his obituary in the Geological …
- … of the Government Grant Committee of the society in Mackintosh 1879 , which was published …
- … in the August 1879 issue of the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London . …
- … CD’s letter ( Mackintosh 1880 ). See letter to Daniel Mackintosh, 9 October 1879 and n. 4. …
To James Torbitt 7 November 1879
Summary
Wrote to T. H. Farrer about JT’s potato experiments. Would be calamity if JT were prevented from trying successful fungus-proof variety for a few more years.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Torbitt |
| Date: | 7 Nov 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 148: 108 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12297 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To James Torbitt 7 November 1879 …
- … DAR 148: 108 Charles Robert Darwin Down 7 Nov 1879 James Torbitt …
- … Down, Nov. 7, 1879. My dear Sir I wrote at considerable length yesterday to Mr. Farrer …
- … found (see, however, letter to T. H. Farrer, 23 October 1879 ). Torbitt had enclosed an …
- … from the Field with his letter of 4 November 1879 . Dudley Francis Stuart Ryder , Viscount …
- … see letter from T. H. Farrer, 30 October 1879 ). Torbitt was trying to breed a potato …
- … resistant to late potato blight (see letter from James Torbitt, 4 November 1879 and n. 8). …
To G. H. Darwin 12 July 1879
Summary
CD thinks nothing had better be done about the deeds at present.
Henrietta thinks Erasmus Darwin almost too dull to publish.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 12 July 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 87; unknown |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12149 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin 12 July 1879 …
- … DAR 210.1: 87; unknown Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 July 1879 George Howard Darwin …
- … by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
- … family records (see Correspondence vol. 27, letter from Reginald Darwin, 11 July 1879 . …
- … see letter to J. L. Chester, 12 July 1879 and n. 1. Emma Darwin was probably amused by …
- … see letter from G. H. Darwin, 24 June 1879 ). Henrietta Emma Litchfield had read the …
- … see letter to Francis Darwin, 12 July [1879] and n. 9). This postscript was added after …
From G. H. Darwin [30 November 1879]
Summary
Erasmus thinks CD should give a copy of Erasmus Darwin to Henry Parker.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [30 Nov 1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 81 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12240 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From G. H. Darwin [30 November 1879] …
- … 81 George Howard Darwin London, Queen Anne St, 6 [30 Nov 1879] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Darwin’s house in London on Wednesday, 3 December 1879 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879. …
- … of CD’s visit to London (see n. 5, below). In 1879, the Sunday preceding 3 December was 30 …
- … Erasmus Darwin was published in early November 1879. Henry Parker was CD’s nephew. …
- … London ( Post Office London directory 1879). No letter from CD to Parker has been found. …
To H. N. Moseley 20 January 1879
Summary
Thanks for HNM’s [Notes by a naturalist on the "Challenger" (1879)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henry Nottidge Moseley |
| Date: | 20 Jan 1879 |
| Classmark: | Christie’s, London (dealers) (online 31 October – 8 November 2018, lot 11) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11837 |
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- … To H. N. Moseley 20 January 1879 …
- … Thanks for HNM’s [ Notes by a naturalist on the "Challenger" (1879)]. …
- … 8 November 2018, lot 11) Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 Jan 1879 Henry Nottidge Moseley …
- … 1876. CD’s annotated copy of Moseley 1879 is in the Darwin Library–CUL (see Marginalia 1: …
- … Station | Orpington. S.E.R. ) Jan 20 th . 1879 Dear Moseley I have just received your …
- … naturalist on the ‘Challenger’ ( Moseley 1879 ) was dedicated to CD. The dedication read: …
- … Garland Publishing. 1990. Moseley, Henry Nottidge. 1879. Notes by a naturalist on the ‘ …
From J. D. Hooker 26 July 1879
Summary
JDH criticises John Ball’s theory of origin of higher plants in Carboniferous highlands, where low carbon dioxide levels permitted survival.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 July 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 104: 128–30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12173 |
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- … From J. D. Hooker 26 July 1879 …
- … DAR 104: 128–30 Joseph Dalton Hooker Kew 26 July 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Bibliography Ball, John. 1879. On the origin of the flora …
- … of the European Alps. [Read 9 June 1879. ] Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society …
- … s paper ‘On the origin of the flora of the European Alps’ ( Ball 1879 ) in his letter to …
- … Hooker of 22 July [1879] . Ball’s lecture was delivered at …
- … the Royal Geographical Society on 9 June 1879. Hooker probably intended Lepidodendron , an …
- … See letter to J. D. Hooker, 22 July [1879] and n. 3; the letter was forwarded by William …
- … in the Lake District from 2 to 27 August 1879 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). Hooker’s …
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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
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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
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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…
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, …
