To Leonard Darwin 11 September [1876]
Summary
Informs LD of the death of Francis Darwin’s wife, Amy.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Sept [1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 92 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10596 |
Matches: 15 hits
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, Leonard …
- … To Leonard Darwin 11 September [1876] …
- … DAR 211: 92 Charles Robert Darwin Down 11 …
- … Sept [1876] Leonard Darwin …
- … Informs LD of the death of Francis Darwin’s wife, Amy. …
- … dear Son | Your affectionate Father | Charles Darwin It is just decided that she shall be …
- … Bibliography Darwin, Bernard. 1955. The world that Fred made: an autobiography. London: …
- … The year is established by the reference to the death of Amy Darwin , …
- … Francis Darwin’s wife, who died in 1876 ( …
- … ODNB s.v. Darwin, Francis). …
- … Amy and Francis Darwin’s …
- … son, Bernard Darwin , was born on 7 September 1876 ( ODNB ). CD’s sons …
- … and Amy’s brothers had met at Clapham Grammar School ( B. Darwin 1955 , p. …
- … 53). Elizabeth Darwin . Amy was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Corris, near Machynlleth, …
From Francis Darwin 2 May 1876
Summary
Has read letter from Jemmy. Amy has been practicing on the printing machine. Fritz has come back from the Vicar of Orpington.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 May 1876 |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 23 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10492F |
Matches: 16 hits
- … Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, C. R. …
- … From Francis Darwin 2 May 1876 …
- … DAR 274.1: 23 Francis Darwin 2 May 1876 …
- … Down Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Ruck in October (see letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [24–5 October 1876] (DAR …
- … come back from the Vicar of Orpington who was taking care of him Yrs affec | Frank Darwin …
- … had praised Francis’s recent publications (see letter to Francis Darwin, [1 May 1876] ). …
- … Jemmy was Horace Darwin’s nickname; Francis possibly refers to a letter from Horace …
- … May 1876, Horace had sent George Howard Darwin a typewritten letter from London (DAR 258: …
- … on the same day. Francis and his wife, Amy Darwin , had been practising typing on a dummy …
- … of the arrival of CD’s typewriter (see letter from Francis Darwin, [1 May 1876] and n. 4). …
- … Edward Frankland (see letter from Francis Darwin, [1 May 1876] and n. 2). Fritz was a dog …
- … Francis’s brother-in-law. Fritz ran away around 23 April 1876 ( letter from Emma Darwin to …
- … Leonard Darwin, 24 April [1876] (DAR 239.23: 1.42)). Presumably he was found by …
- … was a very distant relative of Amy Darwin . It is unclear why Fritz had been brought …
To G. H. Darwin 13 July [1876]
Summary
All rejoice that J. C. Adams thinks well of GHD’s work and will present his paper to the Royal Society.
Gives news of his other sons.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 13 July [1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 56 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10561 |
Matches: 21 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin 13 July [1876] …
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, G. H. …
- … DAR 210.1: 56 Charles Robert Darwin Down 13 July [ …
- … 1876] George Howard Darwin …
- … of the dynamometer was published in the institution’s Proceedings ( H. Darwin 1876 ). …
- … Francis Darwin had discovered protoplasmic filaments in glands lining the cups of Dipsacus …
- … Bibliography Darwin, George Howard. 1877. On a suggested explanation of the obliquity of …
- … Philosophical Magazine 5th ser. 3: 188–92. Darwin, Horace. 1876. [Description of a dead- …
- … Oh Lord what a set of sons I have, all doing wonders. Ever your affect | C. Darwin …
- … this letter and the letter from G. H. Darwin, 1 June 1876 . John Couch Adams had read …
- … geological changes on the earth’s axis ( G. H. Darwin 1876b ) and had evidently also given …
- … work on the obliquity of planets to their orbits ( G. H. Darwin 1877 ; see letter from G. …
- … H. Darwin, 1 June 1876 and nn. 2 and 5). Adams communicated the former …
- … Society of London on 13 October 1876 ( G. H. Darwin 1876b , p. 271). The latter paper …
- … the Philosophical Magazine . Andrew Clark , one of the Darwin family doctors, had visited …
- … on 8 July 1876 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). George suffered from periodic bouts of …
- … unable to work as a result. William Erasmus Darwin was recovering from concussion suffered …
- … n. 3). William and his sister Elizabeth Darwin stayed at Tunbridge Wells for a week, after …
- … to Scotland, returning to Down on 31 August 1876 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … Horace Darwin (Jemmy was his nickname) had designed a dead-weight rotary dynamometer, …
From G. H. Darwin 1 June 1876
Summary
Greatly excited by the astronomical implications of his work.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 June 1876 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 54 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10522 |
Matches: 21 hits
- … From G. H. Darwin 1 June 1876 …
- … Darwin, G. …
- … H. Darwin, C. R. …
- … DAR 210.2: 54 George Howard Darwin Trinity College, Cambridge 1 …
- … June 1876 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers. 1998. Darwin, George Howard. 1877. On a suggested …
- … a long way yet Y rs affectionately | George Darwin Of course I’d made a mistake wh. makes …
- … because Horace was ill ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [30 May 1876] (DAR …
- … It was a device to demonstrate planetary motion ( letter to G. H. Darwin, [4 June 1876] , …
- … and letter from Horace Darwin to G. …
- … H. Darwin, 6 March 1876 (DAR 258: 858)). …
- … George got right. See letter from G. H. Darwin, 31 May 1876 . He published his theory in ‘ …
- … of planets to their orbits’ ( G. H. Darwin 1877 ). Nebular hypothesis: the theory of …
- … sylvestris , now D. fullonum ; see letter from Francis Darwin, [28 May 1876] , and F. …
- … Darwin 1877b ). See letter from James …
- … Paget, 30 May 1876 . William Erasmus Darwin had been injured on 10 May …
- … 1876, when his horse fell ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242); letter to W. D. …
- … George was in correspondence with Horace Darwin about a machine he had had made by …
- … a machinist in Clerkenwell, London ( letter from Horace Darwin to G. …
- … H. Darwin, 25 May 1876 (DAR 258: 861)). An appointment to …
- … the earth’s axis of rotation’ ( G. H. Darwin 1876b ). Francis had discovered protoplasmic …
To Francis Darwin 20 September [1876]
Summary
Suggests German works worth translating.
Is glad FD is keeping busy; he has worked excellently on proof-sheets [of Orchids (1877)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Sept [1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 11 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10611 |
Matches: 20 hits
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, Francis …
- … To Francis Darwin 20 September [1876] …
- … DAR 211: 11 Charles Robert Darwin Down 20 …
- … Sept [1876] Francis Darwin …
- … tender & thoughtful kindness. My very dear son | Your affectionate Father | C. Darwin …
- … See letter to Francis Darwin, 16 September [1876] and n. 1. CD was …
- … self fertilisation . Mary Anne Ruck was Amy Darwin’s mother; Arthur Ashley Ruck was Amy’s …
- … brother. Francis had told Emma Darwin , ‘the love & care of Mrs Ruck & Atty …
- … are beautiful’ (quoted in the letter from Emma Darwin to …
- … Leonard Darwin, [26 September 1876] (DAR 239.23: 1.50)). …
- … Correspondence : The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et …
- … and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. …
- … 1876. Marginalia : Charles Darwin’s marginalia. Edited by Mario A. Di Gregorio with the …
- … this letter and the letter to Francis Darwin, 16 September [1876] . CD’s heavily annotated …
- … animals), but none have been found in the Darwin Archive–CUL (see letters from Johann von …
- … editor of Popular Science Review . Francis’s wife, Amy Darwin , had died a few days after …
- … the birth of her son, Bernard Darwin (see letter to W. …
- … E. Darwin, 11 September [1876] ). Francis’s paper ‘On the protrusion of protoplasmic …
- … was read in March 1877 and published later in the year ( F. Darwin 1877a , 1877b). …
From Francis Darwin [31 May 1876]
Summary
Has sent off Bulls Horn to Kew; has sent hamper to CD; is preparing drawings for his presentation at the Linnean Society; asks after William, and hopes to be able to come to visit.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [31 May 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10517F |
Matches: 18 hits
- … Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, C. R. …
- … From Francis Darwin [31 May 1876] …
- … DAR 274.1: 1 Francis Darwin [31 May 1876] …
- … Down Charles Robert Darwin …
- … The weather on Sunday 28 May 1876 was pleasant, and CD and Emma Darwin went up …
- … Holmbury Hill ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … Francis, possibly accompanied by Amy Darwin , came to Hopedene on …
- … 3 June 1876 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … He also refers to Elizabeth Darwin . …
- … Pouter was a nickname for Leonard Darwin , who was at Down …
- … from 8 May 1876 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … peltata serving as food for ants ( F. Darwin 1876d ). He mentioned the bull-horn acacia ( …
- … insectivorous (see letter from Francis Darwin, [28 May 1876] ). Francis was investigating …
- … aggregated matter was protoplasm or not ( F. Darwin 1876b ). Wilhelm Friedrich Kühne had …
- … ones ( Redding 1882 ). William Erasmus Darwin had been seriously injured after a riding …
- … accident on 10 May; he was staying with CD and Emma Darwin at Hopedene (see …
- … letter from Francis Darwin, 27 May 1876 and n. 5). …
From Francis Darwin [29 May 1876]
Summary
The Salvia has arrived.
Has found several fly orchids coming in flower, but no Cephalanthera or Musk.
Cannot do any teazel work.
Anthelme Thozet has sent him a lot of Ophideres.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [29 May 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 58 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10515I |
Matches: 17 hits
- … Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, C. R. …
- … From Francis Darwin [29 May 1876] …
- … DAR 274.1: 58 Francis Darwin Down [29 May …
- … 1876] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … are fertilised by insects. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition, revised. London: John Murray. …
- … and on the good effects of intercrossing. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1862. …
- … research was published in F. Darwin 1877b . …
- … In F. Darwin 1876b , p. 311, Francis emphasised that the process of dissolution travels …
- … a paper on the proboscis of Ophideres fullonica in October 1875 ( F. Darwin 1875 ). …
- … by the relationship between this letter, the letter from Francis Darwin, 27 May 1876 , and …
- … the letter to Francis Darwin, 30 [May 1876] ; see n. 2, below. When Francis wrote …
- … not yet arrived (see letter from Francis Darwin, 27 May 1876 and n. 1). In May 1876, CD …
- … to look for orchids (see letter from Francis Darwin, 27 May 1876 ). CD referred to the fly …
- … a strongly aggregated condition the masses become motionless ( F. Darwin 1876b , p. 314; …
- … see also F. Darwin 1877b , p. 266). Francis was investigating the protoplasmic filaments …
- … and had sent his observations to CD (see letter from Francis Darwin, [28 May 1876] ). His …
To G. H. Darwin 2 June [1876]
Summary
Further comments on GHD’s work on the influence of geological changes on the earth’s axis.
Frank [Francis Darwin] has made a fine zoological discovery.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 2 June [1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 54 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10528 |
Matches: 19 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin 2 June [1876] …
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, G. H. …
- … DAR 210.1: 54 Charles Robert Darwin Hopedene, Dorking 2 …
- … June [1876] George Howard Darwin …
- … changes on the earth’s axis. Frank [Francis Darwin] has made a fine zoological discovery. …
- … c will really work. Your affect. | C. Darwin Frank has made a really fine zoological …
- … Correspondence : The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et …
- … Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Darwin, George Howard. 1877. On a suggested …
- … between this letter and the letter from G. H. Darwin, 1 June 1876 . See letter from …
- … G. H. Darwin, 1 June 1876 ; see also letter from G. …
- … H. Darwin, 31 May 1876 . George had written about his work on how the obliquity of the …
- … D. fullonum ; see letter from Francis Darwin, [28 May 1876] ). Francis thought that the …
- … cups formed by some of the leaves (see F. Darwin 1877b ). CD may have described this as a …
- … no. 7, pp. 1–98. Marginalia : Charles Darwin’s marginalia. Edited by Mario A. Di Gregorio …
- … by changes in the conformation of the globe (see G. H. Darwin 1876b and 1877). In G. …
- … H. Darwin 1876b , p. 305, George speculated that changes in the earth’s axis, for example, …
- … earth’s surface ( Wallace 1876a ) in the Darwin Library–CUL (see Marginalia 1: 837–40). …
- … Wallace 1876a , 1: 401, 460–2. See G. H. Darwin 1877 . Francis had discovered protoplasmic …
From Francis Darwin [after 2 October 1876]
Summary
Sorry the corrections were so tedious, and offers to do revises.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 2 Oct 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 40 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10629F |
Matches: 15 hits
- … Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, C. R. …
- … From Francis Darwin [after 2 October 1876] …
- … DAR 274.1: 40 Francis Darwin Pantlludw [after 2 …
- … Oct 1876] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1876. …
- … to S’hampton Love to everybody | Yrs dear Father | affec | Frank Darwin I wrote to Wiesner …
- … to monkeys’; see letter to Francis Darwin, 2 October [1876] . The paper on crossing …
- … with rats was Fischer 1874b . Mary Anne Ruck . Emma Darwin’s letter has not been found. …
- … CD stayed at William Erasmus Darwin’s house in Southampton from 7 to 19 October (‘ …
- … II)). Julius von Wiesner (see letter to Francis Darwin, 2 October [1876] and n. 7). …
- … this letter and the letter to Francis Darwin, 2 October [1876] . Francis sent corrections …
- … and self fertilisation (see letter to Francis Darwin, 2 October [1876] ). CD had suggested …
- … articles by Johann von Fischer (see letter to Francis Darwin, 2 October [1876] and n. 4). …
- … the teasel, see the letter from Francis Darwin, [1 June 1876] and n. 2. CD discussed the …
To W. E. Darwin 29 September [1876]
Summary
Discusses the purchase of some land;
plans to visit Southampton.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Sept [1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 145 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10625 |
Matches: 19 hits
- … To W. E. Darwin 29 September [1876] …
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, W. E. …
- … DAR 210.6: 145 Charles Robert Darwin Down 29 Sept [ …
- … 1876] William Erasmus Darwin …
- … Litchfield, [24–5 October 1876] (DAR 219.9: 142); Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … of poor Amy’s clothes. My dear old fellow | your affectionate Father | C. Darwin …
- … this letter and the letter from W. E. Darwin, 28 September [1876] . See letter from …
- … W. E. Darwin, 28 September [1876] and n. 2. John Higgins was CD’s land agent. In his …
- … Journal’ (Appendix II)). Francis Darwin had travelled to Wales for the burial of his wife, …
- … near Machynlleth (see letter to W. E. Darwin, 11 September [1876] and n. 5). Francis and …
- … on 24 October 1876 and left again on 3 November 1876 ( letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. …
- … but had returned to work (see letter from W. E. Darwin, 28 September [1876] and n. …
- … 7) Bernard Darwin had been left in the …
- … care of CD and Emma Darwin following the death …
- … of his mother, Amy Darwin . After hiring a wet nurse and arranging for their daughter …
- … Litchfield , to care for the baby, the Darwins left Down on 4 October 1876 and stayed with …
- … William from 7 to 20 October 1876 ( letter from Emma Darwin to …
- … Leonard Darwin, [29 September 1876] (DAR 239.23: 1.51); CD’ s ‘ …
From G. H. Darwin [after 28 March 1876]
Summary
Personal news – is unwell.
Mentions "Twin-papers" ["Short notes on heredity, etc., in twins", J. Anthropol. Inst. 5 (1876): 324–9] sent by Galton.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 28 Mar 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 50 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10242 |
Matches: 16 hits
- … Darwin, G. …
- … H. Darwin, C. R. …
- … From G. H. Darwin [after 28 March 1876] …
- … DAR 210.2: 50 George Howard Darwin London, Queen Anne St, 6 [ …
- … after 28 Mar 1876] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Correspondence : The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et …
- … I was reminded of it by the pleasures of the choir last night Yours affec | G. H. Darwin …
- … of Galton 1875b and 1876 are in the Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL. George was away in …
- … Malta from early January 1876, returning on 28 March ( letter from Emma Darwin to …
- … Leonard Darwin, 9 January 1876 ( …
- … DAR 239.23: 1.40); Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
- … Erasmus Alvey Darwin . Blanche Alethea Elizabeth and Montague Hughes Cookson ; George had …
- … occasions (see Correspondence vol. 23, letter from G. H. Darwin, [26 October 1875] and n. …
- … 5). Leonard Darwin . …
- … on twins, and by the date of George Howard Darwin’s return from Malta (see n. 2, below). …
- … Institute , as copies only up to 1875 are in the Darwin Library–CUL. Reprints …
From W. E. Darwin 30 November [1876]
Summary
Pleased to hear about GHD’s paper at the Royal Society.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Nov [1876] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 65) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11260F |
Matches: 19 hits
- … From W. E. Darwin 30 November [1876] …
- … Darwin, W. …
- … E. Darwin, C. R. …
- … going to Hen for Sunday as I want to be in London on Monday Your affect son | W E Darwin …
- … Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 65) William Erasmus Darwin Basset [Southampton] 30 …
- … Nov [1876] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … also Correspondence vol. 24, letter to W. E. Darwin, 29 September [1876] . Henrietta Emma …
- … is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Emma Darwin to …
- … Leonard Darwin, [5? ] December [1876] (DAR 239.23: 1.54), which quotes from this letter. …
- … volume, Supplement, letter to W. E. Darwin, [before 30 November 1876] and n. 3. William …
- … to James Geikie, 16 November 1876 , and letter to W. E. Darwin, [after 20 November 1876] . …
- … Bibliography Darwin, George Howard. 1876b. On the influence of geological changes on the …
- … Society of London 167 (1877): 271–312. Darwin, George Howard. 1876c. On an oversight in …
- … constants of Jupiter and Saturn ( G. H. Darwin 1876b ). See Correspondence vol. …
- … 24, letter from G. H. Darwin, [27? November …
- … 1876] . Emma Darwin ’s notes would probably have been directions about how …
- … to circulate the letter. Elizabeth Darwin ’s letter to William has not been found. William …
- … George Howard Darwin’s paper ‘On the influence of geological changes on the earth’s axis …
- … of rotation’ ( G. H. Darwin 1876 ) was read at the Royal Society of London on 23 November …
To Francis Darwin [2 June 1876]
Summary
Looks to FD’s "grand discovery" as almost certain. Suggests observations.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | [2 June 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10526 |
Matches: 14 hits
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, Francis …
- … To Francis Darwin [2 June 1876] …
- … DAR 271.3: 16 Charles Robert Darwin Hopedene [2 …
- … June 1876] Francis Darwin …
- … William Erasmus Darwin had been injured on 10 May …
- … 1876, when his horse fell ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242); letter to W. D. Fox, 26 May [ …
- … on 30 May and returned on 31 May ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242); letter from James Paget, …
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter from Francis Darwin, [1 June 1876] . …
- … Francis joined the Darwins at Hopedene in Surrey …
- … on 3 June 1876 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). CD evidently wanted any post regarding …
- … brought to him. See letter from Francis Darwin, [1 June 1876] . Francis had discovered …
- … sylvestris , now D. fullonum ; see letter from Francis Darwin, [28 May 1876] , and F. …
- … Darwin 1877b ). …
To G. H. Darwin [after 4 September 1876]
Summary
Has received a baffling article on God, immortality, and socialism under a Darwinian point of view.
Clerk Maxwell has disagreed with CD on molecular calculations in relation to Pangenesis in Encyclopaedia Britannica article ["Atom", Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed. (1875) 3: 36–49].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | [after 4 Sept 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 66 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10338 |
Matches: 14 hits
- … grieved, my dear George, to hear how very bad you have been. Yours affect. | C. Darwin …
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, G. H. …
- … To G. H. Darwin [after 4 September 1876] …
- … DAR 210.1: 66 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [after 4 …
- … Sept 1876] George Howard Darwin …
- … see Maxwell 1875 , p. 42). Erasmus Alvey Darwin was CD’s brother. George periodically …
- … illnesses and in October 1876 he was also bothered by eczema ( letter from Emma Darwin to …
- … Leonard Darwin, [29 October 1876] (DAR 239.23: 1.53)). …
- … to the German translation of George’s paper on cousin marriages ( G. H. Darwin 1875 ; G. …
- … H. Darwin 1876a , pp. iii–vi). CD’ …
- … s copy of G. H. Darwin 1876a is …
- … in the Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL. See letter from Hermann Müller, 4 September 1876 …
- … Parow 1876 ). CD’s annotated copy is in the Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL. James Clerk …
From Francis Darwin [2 June 1876]
Summary
Has got a dodge to see protoplasm in Drosera in dead state. Comes to Hopedene with Amy tomorrow. his paper went off well.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [2 June 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 39 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10526F |
Matches: 15 hits
- … Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, C. R. …
- … From Francis Darwin [2 June 1876] …
- … DAR 274.1: 39 Francis Darwin [Down] [2 June …
- … 1876] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … to bury themselves in the ground’ ( F. Darwin 1876c ) had been read at the Linnean Society …
- … grass). See also letter from Francis Darwin, 27 May 1876 . The musk orchid is Herminium …
- … see n. 5, below), and by the fact that Francis joined the Darwins at Hopedene in Surrey …
- … on 3 June ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Francis had discovered protoplasmic filaments …
- … sylvestris , now D. fullonum ; see letter from Francis Darwin, [28 May 1876] , and F. …
- … Darwin 1877b ). Francis’s paper on aggregation in the tentacles of Drosera rotundifolia ( …
- … of Microscopical Science in July 1876 ( F. Darwin 1876b ). He cited Eduard Strasburger and …
- … cellules ( Strasburger 1876a ) in F. Darwin 1876b , p. 312; for his use of Strasburger’s …
- … Amy, arrived at Hopedene on 3 June ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). Francis’s paper ‘On …
- … peltata serving as food for ants’ ( F. Darwin 1876d ) was read at the Linnean Society on 1 …
From Francis Darwin [after 8 October 1876]
Summary
Thanks for papers and letter; has been working in the mornings on teasel.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 8 Oct 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 36 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10635F |
Matches: 14 hits
- … Darwin, …
- … Francis Darwin, C. R. …
- … From Francis Darwin [after 8 October 1876] …
- … DAR 274.1: 36 Francis Darwin Pantlludw, Machynlleth [after 8 …
- … Oct 1876] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Ruck as Francis’s ‘dear second mother’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 8 October [1876] ). …
- … CD stayed at William Erasmus Darwin’s house in Southampton from 7 to 20 October (CD’s ‘ …
- … 2d ed. were expected soon (see letter to Francis Darwin, 8 October [1876] and n. 5). …
- … nigrum ). Abstract. Communicated by Charles Darwin. [Received 8 May 1876. ] Proceedings of …
- … glad you like W ms house | Yr affec son | Frank Darwin I shall be glad of Orchis proofs …
- … this letter and the letter to Francis Darwin, 8 October [1876] . CD had recommended two …
- … Science Review (see letter to Francis Darwin, 8 October [1876] and nn. 1 and 3). Francis …
- … of D. fullonum ; see letter from Francis Darwin, [1 June 1876] and n. 2). Absorption, …
- … are fertilised by insects. By Charles Darwin. 2d edition, revised. London: John Murray. …
To G. H. Darwin [4 June 1876]
Summary
Is determined not to believe in GHD’s astronomical work until J. C. Adams accepts it, for he would be so disappointed if it breaks down.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | [4 June 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 55 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10530 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin [4 June 1876] …
- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, G. H. …
- … DAR 210.1: 55 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [4 June …
- … 1876] George Howard Darwin …
- … Bibliography Darwin, George Howard. 1877. On a suggested explanation of the obliquity of …
- … this letter and the letter from G. H. Darwin, 1 June 1876 . In 1876, the first Sunday …
- … June was 4 June. See letter from G. H. Darwin, 1 June 1876 . John Couch Adams communicated …
- … of London , and George thanked him in the paper for his help ( G. H. Darwin 1877 ). …
- … Horace Darwin (nicknamed Jim or Jemmy) had met George in London to see a machine that …
- … designed to demonstrate planetary motion (see letter from G. H. Darwin, 1 June 1876 and n. …
- … 8). William Erasmus Darwin went to London on 30 May to consult James Paget about the …
- … accident and returned on 31 May ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), letter from James Paget, …
To Francis Darwin 30 [May 1876]
Summary
Discusses FD’s observations on the protrusion of protoplasmic masses by cells of the teasel. Suggests analogy with amoeba. "I would work at this subject if I were you, to the point of death."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 30 [May 1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 271.3: 14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10517 |
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- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, Francis …
- … To Francis Darwin 30 [May 1876] …
- … Bibliography Insectivorous plants. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1875. …
- … DAR 271.3: 14 Charles Robert Darwin Hopedene 30 [ …
- … May 1876] Francis Darwin …
- … 1876, p. 689. See letter from Francis Darwin, [28 May 1876] and n. 4. Drosera is the genus …
- … good. for this— Yours affec ly — | C. Darwin No doubt marginal glands of Drosera answer …
- … this letter and the letters from Francis Darwin , [28 May 1876] and [29 May 1876] . CD …
- … CD’s advice was in response to Francis Darwin’s complaint about aggregated protoplasm …
- … masses (see letter from Francis Darwin, [29 May 1876] ). CD refers to a solution of …
- … a synonym of D. fullonum ). See letter from Francis Darwin, [28 May 1876] and n. …
- … 3. See letter from Francis Darwin, [28 May 1876] and n. 3. An amoeba was considered to be …
- … as having a ‘gelatinous consistence’ ( F. Darwin 1877b , p. 248). The quadrifids of …
To Francis Darwin 2 October [1876]
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Thanks FD for corrections [to Orchids (1877)].
Thinks Johann von Fischer’s paper on monkeys’ rumps [Der Zoologische Garten 17 (1876): 116–27, 174–9] worth translating, and he intends to write a letter on it to Nature [Collected papers 2: 207–11].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Oct [1876] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 15 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10629 |
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- … Darwin, C. …
- … R. Darwin, Francis …
- … To Francis Darwin 2 October [1876] …
- … DAR 211: 15 Charles Robert Darwin Down 2 …
- … Oct [1876] Francis Darwin …
- … volume, but it has not been found in the Darwin Library–CUL. CD was at Leith Hill Place in …
- … to 7 October, and at William Erasmus Darwin’s house in Southampton from 7 to 20 October (‘ …
- … in the vegetable kingdom. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1876. Fischer, Johann …
- … 12. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1978. Charles Darwin: a companion. Folkestone, Kent: William …
- … dear son, | Your affect. Father | C. Darwin We go to L. H. Pl. on the 4 th . & leave …
- … fertilisation (see letter to Francis Darwin, 27 [September 1876] and n. 2). The common or …
- … 37. Copies of these works are in the Darwin Library–CUL. The ferret (now Mustela putorius …
- … monkeys ( Fischer 1876a ; letter to Francis Darwin, 20 September [1876] ). The paper on …
- … 1873 . CD refers to George Howard Darwin . CD discussed Fischer 1876a in an article in …
- … a synonym of D. fullonum ), see the letter from Francis Darwin, [1 June 1876] and n. 2. …
- … The results were published in F. Darwin 1877b . CD had sent Francis …
- … Wiesner in May (see letter from Francis Darwin, 27 May 1876 ). The book has not been …
From W. E. Darwin 27 October [1876]
Summary
Discussing a purchase of land.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Oct [1876] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 64) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11212F |
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- … From W. E. Darwin 27 October [1876] …
- … Darwin, W. …
- … E. Darwin, C. R. …
- … Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 64) William Erasmus Darwin Basset 27 Oct [ …
- … 1876] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … this volume, Supplement, letter from W. E. Darwin to John Higgins Jr, 18 December 1875 . …
- … putting with Deeds. I keep the contract till I hear again. Your affect son | W. E Darwin …
- … this letter and the letter to W. E. Darwin, 28 October [1876] ( Correspondence vol. 24). …
- … John Higgins (1826–1902) was the Darwins’ land agent in Lincolnshire; his letter has not …
- … Correspondence vol. 24, letter from W. E. Darwin, 28 September [1876] ). William Mackmurdo …
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| Hooker, J. D. | (15) |
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| Darwin, G. H. | (8) |
| Torbitt, James | (8) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (208) |
| Darwin, Francis | (18) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (13) |
| Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. | (11) |
| Unidentified | (11) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (467) |
| Darwin, Francis | (32) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (28) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (17) |
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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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- … Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig …
- … as the creator of this dramatisation, and that of the Darwin Correspondence Project to be identified …
- … correspondence or published writings of Asa Gray, Charles Darwin, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Jane Loring …
- … Actor 1 – Asa Gray Actor 2 – Charles Darwin Actor 3 – In the dress of a modern day …
- … Agassiz, Adam Sedgwick, A Friend of John Stuart Mill, Emma Darwin, Horace Darwin… and acts as a sort …
- … the play unfolds and acting as a go-between between Gray and Darwin, and between the audience and …
- … this, he sends out copies of his Review of the Life of Darwin. At this time in his life, Asa …
- … friends in England, copies of his ‘Review of the Life of Darwin’… pencilling the address so that it …
- … Joseph D Hooker GRAY: 3 Charles Darwin… made his home on the border of the little …
- … are kept in check by a constitutional weakness. DARWIN: A plain but comfortable brick …
- … by every blessing except that of vigorous health… DARWIN: 4 My confounded stomach …
- … pursuits and the simplicity of his character. DARWIN: 5 I am allowed to work now …
- … own house, where he was the most charming of hosts. DARWIN: 6 My life goes on …
- … being a part of [an unpublished] manuscript. Darwin settles down to write. His tone is …
- … THE CONCURRENCE OF BOTANISTS: 1855 In which Darwin initiates a long-running correspondence …
- … gossip about difficult colleagues (Agassiz). Gray realizes Darwin is not revealing all of his …
- … man, more formally attired and lighter on his feet than Darwin. He has many more demands on his time …
- … catches his attention. He opens the letter. DARWIN: 8 April 25 th 1855. My …
- … filled up the paper you sent me as well as I could. DARWIN: 10 My dear Dr Gray. I …
- … is condensed in that little sheet of note-paper! DARWIN: 11 My dear Hooker… What …
- … surprising good. GRAY: 12 My dear Mr Darwin, I rejoice in furnishing facts to …
- … of the sort to the advancement of science… DARWIN: 13 I hope… before [the] end of …
- … reasonably expect… Yours most sincerely Asa Gray. DARWIN: 16 My dear Gray… Your …
- … Journal, as a nut for [Professor] Agassiz to crack. Darwin and Gray share a joke at the …
- … will turn up that he cannot explain away… DARWIN: 22 Hurrah I got yesterday my …
Women’s scientific participation
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Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…
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- … | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a …
- … community. Here is a selection of letters exchanged between Darwin and his workforce of women …
- … Women: Letter 1194 - Darwin to Whitby, M. A. T., [12 August 1849] Darwin …
- … peculiarities in inheritance. Letter 3787 - Darwin, H. E. to Darwin, [29 October …
- … garden. Letter 4523 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [6 June 1864] Darwin’s …
- … . Letter 5745 - Barber, M. E. to Darwin, [after February 1867] Mary Barber …
- … Letter 6535 - Vaughan Williams , M. S. to Darwin, H. E., [after 14 October 1869] …
- … Letter 8611 - Cupples, A. J. to Darwin, E., [8 November1872] Anne Jane Cupples, …
- … observations on the expression of emotion in dogs with Emma Darwin. Letter 8676 - …
- … and offers to observe birds, insects or plants on Darwin’s behalf. Letter 8683 - …
- … ears. Letter 8701 - Lubbock, E. F . to Darwin, [1873] Ellen Lubbock, …
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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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 …
- … 27 of the print edition of The correspondence of Charles Darwin , published by Cambridge …
- … to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an …
- … the sensitivity of the tips. Despite this breakthrough, when Darwin first mentioned the book to his …
- … 1879 ). He was also unsatisfied with his account of Erasmus Darwin, declaring, ‘My little biography …
- … a holiday in the Lake District in August did little to raise Darwin’s spirits. ‘I wish that my …
- … W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [after 26] July [1879] ). From July, Darwin had an additional worry: the …
- … that his grandfather had felt the same way. In 1792, Erasmus Darwin had written: ‘The worst thing I …
- … contained a warmer note and the promise of future happiness: Darwin learned he was to be visited by …
- … Hacon, 31 December 1879 ). Seventy years old Darwin’s seventieth birthday on 12 …
- … the veteran of Modern Zoology’, but it was in Germany that Darwin was most fêted. A German …
- … ). The masters of Greiz College in Thuringia venerated Darwin as ‘the deep thinker’, while …
- … accepted in Germany. ‘On this festive day’, Haeckel told Darwin, ‘you can look back, with justified …
- … Hermann Müller wrote on 12 February to wish Darwin a ‘long and serene evening of life’. This …
- … on the theory of development in connection with Charles Darwin and Ernst Haeckel. Kosmos was, as …
- … March, with encouragement from his brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin, Darwin decided to publish an …
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 …
Darwin and working from home
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Ever wondered how Darwin worked? As part of our For the Curious series of simple interactives, ‘Darwin working from home’ lets you explore objects from Darwin’s study and garden at Down House to learn how he worked and what he had to say about it. And not…
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- … fixed on the spot where I shall end it . Charles Darwin to Robert FitzRoy, 1 October 1846 …
- … collaboration of his family. ► Darwin's Study Explore Darwin& …
- … is the study that can be seen at Down House today. Darwin's daily routine …
- … 6 pm Rested again in bedroom with ED [Emma Darwin] reading aloud. 7 …
- … him. Account summarised in Charles Darwin: A Companion by R.B. Freeman, …
Language: key letters
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How and why language evolved bears on larger questions about the evolution of the human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the development of human speech from animal sounds in The Descent of Man (1871),…
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- … human species, and the relationship between man and animals. Darwin presented his views on the …
- … he first began to reflect on the transmutation of species. Darwin’s correspondence reveals the scope …
- … he exchanged information and ideas. Letter 346: Darwin, C. R. to Darwin, C. S., 27 Feb 1837 …
- … one stock.” Letter 2070: Wedgwood, Hensleigh to Darwin, C. R., [before 29 Sept 1857] …
- … down of former continents.” Letter 3054: Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 2 Feb [1861] …
- … that languages, like species, were separately created. Darwin writes to the geologist Charles Lyell …
- … I tell him is perfectly logical.” Letter 5605: Darwin, C. R. to Müller, J. F. T., 15 Aug …
- … loud noise?” Letter 7040: Wedgwood, Hensleigh to Darwin, C. R., [1868-70?] As …
- … gradually growing to such a stage” Letter 8367: Darwin, C. R. to Wright, Chauncey, 3 June …
- … unconsciously altering the breed. Letter 8962: Darwin, C. R. to Max Müller, Friedrich, 3 …
- … Letter 10194: Max Müller, Friedrich to Darwin, C. R., 13 Oct [1875] For Müller, human and …
- … Language […]” Letter 9887: Dawkins, W. B. to Darwin, C. R., 14 Mar 1875 The …
- … of race […]” Letter 11074: Sayce, A. H. to Darwin, C. R., 27 July 1877 Darwin’s …
- … and comparative philologist Archibald Sayce wrote to Darwin with a series of detailed questions …
- … how a child first uttered the word ‘mum’. In his reply, Darwin told Sayce “that ‘mum’ arose from …
Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
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- … Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those …
- … a broad variety of women had access to, and engaged with, Darwin's published works. A set of …
- … women a target audience? Letter 2447 - Darwin to Murray, J., [5 April 1859] …
- … that his views are original and will appeal to the public. Darwin asks Murray to forward the …
- … and criticisms of style. Letter 2461 - Darwin to Hooker, J. D., [11 May 1859] …
- … it had been proofread and edited by “a lady”. Darwin, E. to Darwin, W. E. , (March 1862 …
- … typically-male readers. Letter 7124 - Darwin to Darwin, H. E., [8 February 1870] …
- … and style. Letter 7329 - Murray , J. to Darwin, [28 September 1870] …
- … impeding general perusal. Letter 7331 - Darwin to Murray, J., [29 September …
- … content. Letter 8335 - Reade, W. W. to Darwin, [16 May 1872] Reade …
- … of women. Letter 8341 - Reade, W. W. to Darwin, [20 May 1872] Reade …
- … women. Letter 8611 - Cupples, A. J. to Darwin, E., [8 November 1872] …
- … Cupples got hold of it first. Darwin’s female readership …
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
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In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began writing about all the eminent men he had met. He embarked on this task, which formed an addition to his autobiography, because he had nothing else to do. He had…
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- … In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began …
- … a very old man, who probably will not last much longer.’ Darwin’s biggest fear was not death, but …
- … sweetest place on this earth’. From the start of the year, Darwin had his demise on his mind. He …
- … provision for the dividing of his wealth after his death. Darwin’s gloominess was compounded by the …
- … and new admirers got in touch, and, for all his fears, Darwin found several scientific topics to …
- … Evolution old and new when revising his essay on Erasmus Darwin’s scientific work, and that Darwin …
- … memory in November 1880 and in an abusive letter about Darwin in the St James’s Gazette on 8 …
- … in a review of Unconscious memory in Kosmos and sent Darwin a separate letter for …
- … Butler wished to boast publicly that his quarrel was with Darwin, agreed. Unsure how to address …
- … gone mad on such a small matter’. The following day, Darwin himself wrote to Stephen, admitting that …
- … a slap in the face as he would have cause to remember’. Darwin was enormously relieved. ‘Your note …
- … wrote such a savage review of Unconscious memory that Darwin feared he had redirected Butler’s …
- … so much for anything in my life as for its success’, Darwin told Arabella Buckley on 4 January . …
- … that Wallace would receive £200 a year, he wrote to Darwin, ‘I congratulate you on the success of …
- … on 8 January (his 58th birthday) and immediately wrote to Darwin to thank him for his ‘constant …
- … he had done. Buckley’s delight was evident when she told Darwin on 13 January : ‘I have always …
- … of 1881. This book had been a major undertaking for both Darwin and his son Francis, who assisted in …
- … ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January 1881 ). Unlike Darwin’s other books, Movement in plants …
- … those who had received presentation copies who complimented Darwin, made suggestions, and pointed …
- … of the technical terms used in the book particularly pleased Darwin because, he told Candolle on …
- … Brazil on the movements of leaves that were so original that Darwin sent them to Nature for …
Scientific Networks
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Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…
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- … activities for building and maintaining such connections. Darwin's networks extended from his …
- … when strong institutional structures were largely absent. Darwin had a small circle of scientific …
- … section contains two sets of letters. The first is between Darwin and his friend Kew botanist J. D. …
- … about Hooker’s thoughts. Letter 729 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., [11 Jan 1844] …
- … is like confessing a murder”. Letter 736 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 23 Feb [1844 …
- … of wide-ranging species to wide-ranging genera. Darwin and Gray Letter 1674 …
- … of the species. Letter 1685 — Gray, Asa to Darwin, C. R., 22 May 1855 Gray …
- … of alpine flora in the USA. Letter 2125 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 20 July [1857] …
- … have in simple truth been of the utmost value to me.” Darwin believes species have arisen, like …
- … or continuous area; they are actual lineal descendants. Darwin discusses fertilisation in the bud …
- … exchange This collection of letters between Darwin and Hooker, while Darwin was writing his …
- … to information exchange. Letter 1202 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 6 Oct [1848] …
- … followed automatically. On the issue of nomenclature reform, Darwin opposes appending first …
Darwin’s Photographic Portraits
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Darwin was a photography enthusiast. This is evident not only in his use of photography for the study of Expression and Emotions in Man and Animal, but can be witnessed in his many photographic portraits and in the extensive portrait correspondence that…
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- … Darwin was a photography enthusiast. This is evident not only in his use of …
- … portraits and in the extensive portrait correspondence that Darwin undertook throughout his lifetime …
- … was jokingly lamenting his role as an intermediary for Darwin and his correspondents from around the …
- … of friends and relatives was not a pursuit unique to Darwin (the exchange of photographic images was …
- … reinforced his experimental and scientific network. Darwin’s Portraits Darwin sat for …
- … famous photographers to studio portraitists looking to sell Darwin’s image to the masses. Between …
- … in nineteenth-century photography. Darwin’s first photo-chemical experience …
- … This particular daguerreotype is unique in terms of Darwin’s collection of photographs – it is the …
- … exchanged, but rather was an object of display placed on a Darwin family mantlepiece. The image …
- … in London and made at least four different exposures of Darwin between 1853 and 1857. They …
- … While this image is notable as the first popular image of Darwin, the extent to which Darwin …
- … me look atrociously wicked.” Image: Charles Darwin, by Maull & Polyblank, albumen …
- … Portrait Gallery, London (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) Darwin’s next experience with the …
- … with the results. In 1860-61 and again in 1864 Charles Darwin sat for his eldest son, William Darwin …
Home learning: 7-11 years
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Do try this at home! Support your children’s learning by downloading our free and fun activities for those aged between 7-11 and 11-14 years, using Darwin’s letters.
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- … for those aged between 7-11 and 11-14 years, using Darwin’s letters. Here are a few …
- … family discussion: If you were going to interview Darwin about his life and work, what …
- … Follow-up family discussion: Darwin sent back rocks, soils, plants and animal specimens …
- … world without going on a voyage? More Darwin and the Beagle Voyage activities …
- … Follow-up family discussion: If you were Darwin how would you send back a rare …
- … on a plant hunting trip today? More Darwin the Collector activities …
- … and why does it still happen today? More Darwin and Evolution activities …
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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- … the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same …
- … nineteenth century were different in important ways. Many of Darwin's leading supporters were …
- … their religious beliefs with evolutionary theory. Darwin's own writing, both in print and …
- … much as possible. A number of correspondents tried to draw Darwin out on his own religious views, …
- … political contexts. Design Darwin was not the first to challenge …
- … on the controversial topic of design. The first is between Darwin and Harvard botanist Asa Gray, …
- … second is a single letter from naturalist A. R. Wallace to Darwin on design and natural selection. …
- … result of “brute force”. Letter 2855 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 3 July [1860] …
- … a “muddle” on this issue. Letter 3256 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 17 Sept [1861] …
- … experiment about an angel. Letter 3342 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 11 Dec [1861] …
- … some questions about design. Letter 6167 — Darwin, C. R. to Gray, Asa, 8 May [1868] …
- … of each fragment at the base of my precipice”. Darwin and Wallace Letter 5140 …
- … of natural selection. He worries about the accusation in Darwin & his teachings “ Natural …
- … fittest” instead of “Natural Selection”. Wallace urges Darwin to stress frequency of variations. …
- … Personal Belief This collection of letters explores Darwin’s reluctance to take a definitive …
- … own family. Letter 441 — Wedgwood, Emma to Darwin, C. R., [21–22 Nov 1838] In this …
Language: Interview with Gregory Radick
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Darwin made a famous comment about parallels between changes in language and species change. Gregory Radick, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at Leeds University, talks about the importance of the development of language to Darwin, what…
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- … the interview. 1. According to Darwin, how did language begin? …
- … a bit more about that? 4. How did you use Darwin’s correspondence to re-evaluate …
- … is the power of language. And the most important element in Darwin’s account of the origin of …
- … the world or standing for feelings, begin to accumulate, and Darwin says these signs gave advantages …
- … predators that might attack them, whatever it might be, Darwin thinks had an advantage in the …
- … So language begins to accumulate like that. Likewise, Darwin thinks, in the courtship competition …
- … better functioning brains. And a very important part of Darwin’s account of the origin of language …
- … become more intelligent. And with larger intelligence comes, Darwin thinks, so many things—the …
- … and so forth. 2. Was this an important topic for Darwin? And if so, why? It was hugely …
- … systems of nonhuman animals, and human language. And so Darwin saw himself as trying to combat that …
- … Darwinian account of the origin of language. 3. Darwin made a famous comment about parallels …
- … that? Well, there’s a famous passage at the end of Darwin’s discussion of the evolutionary …
- … ten of these. And a question has arisen, quite what was Darwin getting up to in pointing out these …
- … debate, and on the one side are people who say that Darwin couldn’t resist an opportunity to review …
- … but I also think something more is going on there. Darwin was very concerned to defend his position …
- … the languages still show the formerly high state. So Darwin’s concerned, in my view, to …
- … people who like to think of themselves as fans of Charles Darwin because, of course, we don’t …
- … that, equality of languages. But that wasn’t the case for Darwin, that wasn’t how he understood his …
- … him and us, however uncomfortable. 4. How did you use Darwin’s correspondence to re-evaluate …
- … topics, I learned that there was a story around about how Darwin, very late in life, had changed his …
- … of study of all this, and it turns out that from the time of Darwin’s death through till now, …
- … not quite at the deathbed, but in 1881, a letter in which Darwin wrote to a friend of his that he …
Controversy
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The best-known controversies over Darwinian theory took place in public or in printed reviews. Many of these were highly polemical, presenting an over-simplified picture of the disputes. Letters, however, show that the responses to Darwin were extremely…
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- … Disagreement & Respect | Conduct of Debate | Darwin & Wallace The best-known …
- … the disputes. Letters, however, show that the responses to Darwin were extremely variable. Many of …
- … was itself an important arena of debate, one that Darwin greatly preferred to the public sphere. …
- … and support sustained in spite of enduring differences. Darwin's correspondence can thus help …
- … Disagreement and Respect Darwin rarely engaged with critics publically. Letters exchanged …
- … Richard Owen, the eminent comparative anatomist, show how Darwin tried to manage strong disagreement …
- … were less severe, the relationship quickly deteriorated and Darwin came to regard him as a bitter …
- … of respect. Letter 2548 — Sedgwick, Adam to Darwin, C. R., 24 Nov 1859 Adam …
- … which can neither be proved nor disproved”. He says that Darwin’s “grand principle natural …
- … and as his true-hearted friend. Letter 2555 — Darwin, C. R. to Sedgwick, Adam, 26 Nov …
- … have influenced the conclusions at which he has arrived. Darwin does not think the book will be …
- … and incoming of living species” and so could not regard Darwin’s attempt to demonstrate the nature …
- … at length a conversation with Owen concerning Origin . Darwin notes “that at bottom he goes …
- … he thinks a sort of Bear was the grandpapa of Whales!” Darwin has heard Herschel considered his book …
Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
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1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…
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- … The year 1876 started out sedately enough with Darwin working on the first draft of his book on the …
- … games. ‘I have won, hurrah, hurrah, 2795 games’, Darwin boasted; ‘my wife … poor creature, has won …
- … regarding the ailments that were so much a feature of Darwin family life. But the calm was not to …
- … four days later. ‘I cannot bear to think of the future’, Darwin confessed to William on 11 …
- … once, the labour of checking proofs proved a blessing, as Darwin sought solace for the loss of his …
- … and his baby son Bernard now part of the household, and Darwin recasting his work on dimorphic and …
- … had involved much time and effort the previous year, and Darwin clearly wanted to focus his …
- … When Smith, Elder and Company proposed reissuing two of Darwin’s three volumes of the geology of …
- … single-volume edition titled Geological observations , Darwin resisted making any revisions at …
- … volume, Coral reefs , already in its second edition. Darwin was nevertheless ‘firmly resolved not …
- … meticulous correction of errors in the German editions made Darwin less anxious about correcting the …
- … to Carus. ( Letter to J. V. Carus, 24 April 1876. ) Darwin focused instead on the second …
- … concentrated on the ‘means of crossing’, was seen by Darwin as the companion to Cross and self …
- … return to old work than part of the future work outlined by Darwin in his ‘little Autobiography’ ( …
- … holiday after finishing Cross and self fertilisation , Darwin took up the suggestion made by a …
- … for his family only. Writing for an hour every afternoon, Darwin finished his account on 3 August …
- … dimittis.”’ (‘Recollections’, pp. 418–19). Darwin remained firm in his resolution to …
- … ever return to the consideration of man.’ In particular, Darwin seemed eager to avoid issues that …
- … wrote with the good news that he could restore Darwin to a religious life. This transformation would …
- … that used to be called transmigration, Nemo pointed out to Darwin, adding, ‘the term nowadays is …
- … enemies... Views such as these were easy enough for Darwin to dismiss, but it was more …
- … St George Jackson Mivart in his Lessons from nature that Darwin had ‘at first studiously …
- … unjust, but it was also the latest attack by the one man who Darwin felt had treated him ‘basely’ …
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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- … heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old …
- … to adapt to varying conditions. The implications of Darwin’s work for the boundary between animals …
- … studies of animal instincts by George John Romanes drew upon Darwin’s early observations of infants, …
- … of evolution and creation. Many letters flowed between Darwin and his children, as he took delight …
- … Financial support for science was a recurring issue, as Darwin tried to secure a Civil List pension …
- … with Samuel Butler, prompted by the publication of Erasmus Darwin the previous year. …
- … Charles Harrison Tindal, sent a cache of letters from two of Darwin’s grandfather’s clerical friends …
- … divines to see a pig’s body opened is very amusing’, Darwin replied, ‘& that about my …
- … registry offices, and produced a twenty-page history of the Darwin family reaching back to the …
- … the world’ ( letter from J. L. Chester, 3 March 1880 ). Darwin’s sons George and Leonard also …
- … and conciliate a few whose ancestors had not featured in Darwin’s Life . ‘In an endeavour to …
- … think I must pay a round of visits.’ One cousin, Reginald Darwin, warmed to George: ‘he had been …
- … an ordinary mortal who could laugh’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin to Charles and Emma Darwin, 22 July …
- … whose essay on Erasmus’s scientific work complemented Darwin’s biographical piece. Krause’s essay …
- … Kosmos in February 1879, an issue produced in honour of Darwin’s birthday. Krause enlarged and …
- … superficial and inaccurate piece of work’, although Darwin advised him not to ‘expend much powder …
- … in the last sentence. When Butler read Erasmus Darwin , he noted the reference to his work, and …
- … the position I have taken as regards D r Erasmus Darwin in my book Evolution old & New, and …
- … 3 January 1880 ). At the top of Butler’s letter, Emma Darwin wrote: ‘it means war we think’. …
- … a grievance to hang an article upon’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin, [28 January 1880] ). …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working …
- … dispute over an anonymous review that attacked the work of Darwin’s son George dominated the second …
- … and traveller Alexander von Humboldt’s 105th birthday, Darwin obliged with a reflection on his debt …
- … ). The death of a Cambridge friend, Albert Way, caused Darwin’s cousin, William Darwin Fox, to …
- … from W. D. Fox, 8 May [1874] ). Such reminiscences led Darwin to the self-assessment, ‘as for one …
- … I feel very old & helpless The year started for Darwin with a week’s visit to …
- … Andrew Clark, whom he had been consulting since August 1873. Darwin had originally thought that …
- … ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] ). Darwin mentioned his poor health so frequently in …
- … 1874 ). Séances, psychics, and sceptics Darwin excused himself for reasons of …
- … by George Henry Lewes and Marian Evans (George Eliot), but Darwin excused himself, finding it too …
- … the month, another Williams séance was held at the home of Darwin’s cousin Hensleigh Wedgwood. Those …
- … imposter’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 27 January 1874 ). Darwin agreed that it was ‘all imposture’ …
- … stop word getting to America of the ‘strange news’ that Darwin had allowed ‘a spirit séance’ at his …
- … the first three months of the year and, like many of Darwin’s enterprises in the 1870s, were family …
- … 21, letter to Smith, Elder & Co., 17 December [1873] ). Darwin himself had some trouble in …
- … and letter to Charles Lyell, [13 January 1874] ). Darwin blamed his illness for the …
- … . In his preface ( Coral reefs 2d ed., pp. v–vii), Darwin reasserted the priority of his work. …
- … for the absence of coral-reefs in certain locations. Darwin countered with the facts that low …
- … whole coastline of a large island. Dana also thought that Darwin had seen fringing reefs as proof of …
- … presentation copy, Dana sent an apology for misinterpreting Darwin on this point ( letter from J. D …
- … Alongside his revision of Coral reefs, Darwin went to work on a new edition of Descent . In …
- … George Cupples, a Scottish deerhound expert who forwarded Darwin’s queries about the numbers of …
- … had raged between himself and Richard Owen since the 1860s. Darwin had omitted this controversial …
- … elements of geology , and with the cheaper sixth edition of Darwin’s own Origin . (The first …
- … Murray’s partner, Robert Francis Cooke, informed Darwin that the lower price would bring the profits …
Evolution: Selected Letters of Charles Darwin 1860-1870
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This selection of Charles Darwin’s letters includes correspondence with his friends and scientific colleagues around the world; letters by the critics who tried to stamp out his ideas, and by admirers who helped them to spread. It takes up the story of…
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- … This selection of Charles Darwin’s letters includes correspondence with his friends and scientific …
- … admirers who helped them to spread. It takes up the story of Darwin’s life in 1860, in the immediate …
- … of publication of Descent of Man in 1871. In this period Darwin became a public figure, and the …
- … increased accordingly. Letters conveyed public reaction to Darwin, as people who were often complete …
- … worked up, or their religious doubts and concerns for Darwin’s own soul. Darwin himself used letters …
- … world a questionnaire on the expression of the emotions. Darwin also continued to confide in his …
- … yet been pointed out to me. No doubt many will be. Darwin to Huxley, 1860. …
- … have been miserably uncomfortable. Emma to Charles Darwin, 1861. I am …
- … gravitating towards your doctrines … Huxley to Darwin, 1862. I cannot bear …
- … what you think about the derivation of Species … Darwin to Charles Lyell, 1863. …
- … fairly settled & succeeding in India. John Scott to Darwin, 1864. I …
- … was quite out of balance once during our voyage … Darwin to Hooker (on hearing of Robert …
- … that the necks of your horses are badly galled … Darwin to a local landowner, 1866. …
- … should be still very far off. Mary Boole to Darwin, 1866. Never, for God’s …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
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- … Editions Plants always held an important place in Darwin’s theorising about species, and …
- … his periods of severe illness. Yet on 15 January 1875 , Darwin confessed to his close friend …
- … way to continuous writing and revision, activities that Darwin found less gratifying: ‘I am slaving …
- … bad.’ The process was compounded by the fact that Darwin was also revising another manuscript …
- … coloured stamens.’ At intervals during the year, Darwin was diverted from the onerous task of …
- … zoologist St George Jackson Mivart. In April and early May, Darwin was occupied with a heated …
- … chapter of the controversy involved a slanderous attack upon Darwin’s son George, in an anonymous …
- … on 12 January , breaking off all future communication. Darwin had been supported during the affair …
- … Society of London, and a secretary of the Linnean Society, Darwin’s friends had to find ways of …
- … pp. 16–17). ‘How grandly you have defended me’, Darwin wrote on 6 January , ‘You have also …
- … in public. ‘Without cutting him direct’, he advised Darwin on 7 January , ‘I should avoid him, …
- … & again’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 16 January 1875 ). Darwin had also considered taking up …
- … , ‘I feel now like a pure forgiving Christian!’ Darwin’s ire was not fully spent, however, …
- … in the same Quarterly article that attacked George. Darwin raised the matter at the end of the …
- … to rest, another controversy was brewing. In December 1874, Darwin had been asked to sign a memorial …
- … Hensleigh and Frances Wedgwood. She had corresponded with Darwin about the evolution of the moral …
- … could not sign the paper sent me by Miss Cobbe.’ Darwin found Cobbe’s memorial inflammatory …
- … memorial had been read in the House of Lords (see ' Darwin and vivisection '). …
- … medical educators, and other interested parties. Darwin was summoned to testify on 3 November. It …
- … ( Report of the Royal Commission on vivisection , p. 183). Darwin learned of Klein’s testimony …
- … agree to any law, which should send him to the treadmill.’ Darwin had become acquainted with Klein …
- … am astounded & disgusted at what you say about Klein,’ Darwin replied to Huxley on 1 November …
- … the man.’ Poisons, plants, and print-runs Darwin’s keen interest in the progress of …
- … leading physiologists. Indeed, some of the experiments that Darwin performed on plants, such as the …
- … Vallisneria (tape grass). Fayrer had previously supplied Darwin with a quantity of the dried …
Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest
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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…
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- … The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now …
- … and also a meeting with Herbert Spencer, who was visiting Darwin’s neighbour, Sir John Lubbock. In …
- … all but the concluding chapter of the work was submitted by Darwin to his publisher in December. …
- … hypothesis of hereditary transmission. Debate about Darwin’s theory of transmutation …
- … alleged evidence of a global ice age, while Asa Gray pressed Darwin’s American publisher for a …
- … for the Advancement of Science. Fuller consideration of Darwin’s work was given by Hooker in an …
- … frustrations were punctuated by family bereavement. Two of Darwin’s sisters died, Emily Catherine …
- … from painful illness. Diet and exercise Among Darwin’s first letters in the new year …
- … every day’ ( letter to H. B. Jones, 3 January [1866] ). Darwin had first consulted Jones in July …
- … ( letter from H. B. Jones, 10 February [1866] ). Darwin began riding the cob, Tommy, on 4 …
- … day which I enjoy much.’ The new exercise regime led to Darwin’s being teased by his neighbour, John …
- … John Lubbock, 4 August 1866 ). More predictably, however, Darwin immediately converted his renewed …
- … Since the publication of Origin in November 1859, Darwin had continued gathering and organising …
- … by natural selection was based. The work relied heavily on Darwin’s extensive correspondence over …
- … and poultry expert William Bernhard Tegetmeier. In January, Darwin wrote to Tegetmeier that he was …
- … ( letter to W. B. Tegetmeier, 16 January [1866] ). Darwin found the evidence of variation in …
- … varieties from Columbia livia , the rock pigeon. Darwin on heredity: the 'provisional …
- … chapter headed ‘Provisional hypothesis of pangenesis’, Darwin proposed that the various phenomena of …
- … example, the reproductive organs, or the tissues of a bud. Darwin had submitted a preliminary sketch …
- … & brimful of my dear little mysterious gemmules.’ Darwin collected information on …
- … Thomas Rivers, and the German botanist Robert Caspary. Darwin was particularly interested in recent …
- … the scion apparently produced buds with blended characters; Darwin had tried to propagate the …
