From C. H. Blackley 7 July 1873
Summary
Thanks for copy of Wyman’s book.
His own recent researches [on pollen] at high altitudes were inspired by CD’s account in Journal of researches of distances dust may travel.
| Author: | Charles Harrison Blackley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 July 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 192 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8967 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … From C. H. Blackley 7 July 1873 …
- … Blackley, C. H. Darwin, C. R. …
- … DAR 160: 192 Charles Harrison Blackley Manchester 7 July 1873 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … I Remain Dear Sir | Yours Very Truly | Cha s H Blackley Cha s Darwin Esq M.A. F.R.S. &c …
- … cities far away from sources of pollen ( Blackley 1873 , pp. 115–53; see also Taylor and …
- … Walker 1973, p. 106). Evidently Blackley had not yet received CD’s letter of 5 July [ …
- … Blackley refers to Morrill Wyman’s book Autumnal catarrh ( M. Wyman …
- … causes and nature of catarrhus aestivus ( Blackley 1873 ). Philipp Phoebus wrote a study …
- … in Journal of researches 2d ed. , p. 5. Blackley was sampling air at high altitudes to …
- … Bibliography Blackley, Charles Harrison. 1873. Experimental researches on the causes and …
From C. H. Blackley 11 July 1873
Summary
Thanks for suggestion to try effect of dry heat on pollen and for other new information on pollen. Will begin new experiments soon, hoping to cure hay-fever.
| Author: | Charles Harrison Blackley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 July 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 193 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8974 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … From C. H. Blackley 11 July 1873 …
- … Blackley, C. H. Darwin, C. R. …
- … DAR 160: 193 Charles Harrison Blackley Manchester 11 July 1873 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Dear Sir | Yours Very Sincerely | Cha s H Blackley Cha s Darwin Esq MA. F.R.S. &c P.S. I …
- … Blackley had published a book on the causes of hay fever; see letter …
- … to C. H. Blackley, 5 July [1873] . See letter to …
- … C. H. Blackley, 5 July [1873] and n. …
- … 3. Blackley operated homoeopathic practices at Egerton Terrace and Stretford Road in …
- … Taylor and Walker 1973). See letter to C. H. Blackley, 5 July [1873] and n. 7. …
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| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Blackley, C. H. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
Charles Harrison Blackley
Summary
You may not have heard of Charles Harrison Blackley (1820–1900), but if you are one of the 15 million people in the UK who suffer from hay fever, you are indebted to him. For it was he who identified pollen as the cause of the allergy. Darwin was…
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- … You may not have heard of Charles Harrison Blackley (1820–1900), but if you are one of the 15 …
- … interested in hay fever. On 14 June [1873] he wrote to Blackley to thank him for his book …
- … & mucous membrane seems to me an astonishing fact’. Blackley was a doctor, practicing in …
- … the medical establishment. Himself a hay fever sufferer, Blackley devised an ingenious series of …
- … able to single out pollen as the only credible cause. Blackley investigated pollens from over …
- … dry heat above the boiling point of water. He also asked Blackley why he had not considered the …
- … to be largely blown in every direction. (Letter to C. H. Blackley, 5 July [1873] ) …
- … pressing upon me’. Darwin was fascinated by Blackley’s experiments testing whether pollen …
- … why some sailors suffer from hay fever out at sea. Blackley flew kites at different altitudes …
- … later work, possibly inspired by his interest in homeopathy, Blackley tried to find out the smallest …
- … pollen grains is wonderful’. The ultimate goal of Blackley’s research remained elusive. He …
- … part of the task I originally set myself. Blackley tried many drugs to no avail. He had …
List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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- … Black, E. W. (2) Blackley, C. H. (8) …
