From John Murray 10 October [1870]
Summary
Cannot find the [indelicate] passage he referred to in last letter.
Various publication arrangements.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 Oct [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 379 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7339 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … a translation of Descent in a letter of 13 September 1870 (National Library of Scotland, …
- … see letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 , and letter from John Murray, 28 September [ …
- … this letter and the letter from John Murray, 28 September [1870] . Murray had written to …
- … proof-sheets of Descent , see the letter from John Murray, 28 September [1870] and n. …
- … 7; see also the letter to John Murray, 29 September [1870] . CD wrote Descent 2: 345 n. …
- … William Clowes & Sons . See letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 . CD had promised the …
- … of the woodcuts (see letter to John Murray, 29 September [1870] and n. 3). Hendrik …
From J. J. Weir 4 July 1870
Summary
On mutations in rabbits.
Cytisus case is not a double graft.
Aggressive behaviour of birds of prey.
Author: | John Jenner Weir |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 4 July 1870 |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 83 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7264 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … See letter from J. J. Weir, 27 June 1870 and letter to J. J. …
- … Weir, 27 June 1870 and letter to J. J. …
- … J. Weir, 27 June 1870 . Weir had suffered blood poisoning (see letter from J. J. Weir, …
- … Weir, 29 June [1870] . See letter from J. J. …
- … 1870] . Weir’s brother was Harrison Weir. His gardener has not been identified. See letter …
To William Ogle 17 November [1870]
Summary
Thanks WO for information on platysma, which he did not know could be brought into voluntary action. Is coming to believe it has nothing to do with expression.
On the relation between white colouring and susceptibility to poisonous plants, CD suggests WO send his paper to J. Wyman and propose he investigate whether white as well as black pigs will eat paint-root.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Ogle |
Date: | 17 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.5: 4 (EH 88205902) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7373 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … 303. See letter from James Crichton-Browne, 15 March 1870 , and letter to James Crichton- …
- … the platysma myoides muscle in his letter of 9 November 1870 . Some of what Ogle wrote …
- … now missing portion of his letter of [10–17 November 1870] . See Expression , pp. 298– …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter to William Ogle, 9 November 1870 . CD had …
- … 4, and letter to William Ogle, 9 November 1870 . CD had given information from Jeffries …
- … Browne, 8 June 1869 . See letter from William Ogle, [before 9 November 1870] and n. …
- … Expression. , p. 299). See letter to William Ogle, 9 November 1870 and n. 5. CD refers …
- … 1870 . CD refers to Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne , and photographs in Duchenne 1862 . There is an annotated copy of Duchenne 1862 in the Darwin Library–CUL (see Marginalia 1: 209–10). See also Correspondence vol. 17, letter …
To Francis Galton [27 April 1870?]
Summary
Is much obliged for information [about rabbits?].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Francis Galton |
Date: | [27 Apr 1870?] |
Classmark: | DAR 105: A16v |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7176 |
To William Ogle 13 April [1871]
Summary
Reports further observations on contraction of platysma. Has been assisted by J. Wood. [See Expression, pp. 302, 303.]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Ogle |
Date: | 13 Apr [1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.5: 11 (EH 88205909) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7679 |
To J. V. Carus 18 August 1870
Summary
Has just sent MS of Descent to printers. Recognises that [because of Franco-Prussian War] the publisher will have given up idea of a German translation.
Though the war is a misfortune for science, CD rejoices at the wonderful success of Germany; has met no one who does not share this feeling.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Julius Victor Carus |
Date: | 18 Aug 1870 |
Classmark: | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Slg. Darmstaedter Lc 1859: Darwin, Charles, Bl. 60–61) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7305 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … been sent to the printers, William Clowes & Sons , on 9 August 1870 (see letter from John …
- … Murray, 6 August [1870] , and letter to Mr …
- … Dorrell, 9 August 1870 ; see also letter to J. J. Moulinié, 18 August 1870) . The …
- … See letter to Mr Dorrell, 9 August 1870 , and n. 2. French troops had crossed the border …
- … in 1871 (Carus trans. 1871). See also letter to J. J. Moulinié, 18 August 1870 . …
To W. W. Reade 30 June [1870]
Summary
Thanks WWR for information on the Nehro idea of beauty and other facts relating to expression.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Winwood Reade |
Date: | 30 June [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 96: 79–80 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7255 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … CD sent the manuscript of Descent to the printers in August 1870 ( letter to John …
- … this letter and the letter from W. W. Reade, 4 June 1870 . See letter from W. W. …
- … Reade, [ c. 8 or 9 April 1870]. See letter from W. W. Reade, 4 June 1870 . …
- … in Expression , pp. 143–4. See letter from W. W. Reade, 4 June 1870 and n. 7. …
- … sketch-book in 1873 ( Reade 1873 ). See letter from W. W. Reade, 4 June 1870 and n. 4. …
- … 1870] and n. 7, and 4 June 1870 and n. 14. The letter in which CD asked Reade about …
- … 1870] ). Expression was published in November 1872 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (DAR 158)). See letters …
From William Ogle [10–17 November 1870]
Summary
Relates instances of rabbits suffering from a condition which affects only the patches of white on their fur.
Will make observations on the platysma for CD.
Author: | William Ogle |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [10–17 Nov 1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 173: 4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7365 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Ogle, 9 November 1870 See letter to William Ogle, 9 November 1870 and n. …
- … pp. 298–303. Variation. Jeffries Wyman . See letter to William Ogle, 17 November [1870] . …
- … relationship between this letter and the letters to William Ogle , 9 November 1870 and …
- … 3. See letter to William Ogle, 9 November 1870 , and Ogle 1870a , p. 283 n. 1. The …
- … 17 November [1870] . Letter to William …
To Ernst Haeckel 23 June [1870]
Summary
Comments on new edition of EH’s book [Natürliche Schöpfungsgeschichte, 2d ed. (1870)].
Mentions his own book [Descent].
Visit by Kölliker.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
Date: | 23 June [1870] |
Classmark: | Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1: 1–52/24) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7241 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … Albert von Kölliker visited CD with Albert Günther on 15 April 1870 ( letter from Albert …
- … Günther 12 April 1870 ; letter from J. V. Carus, 16 April [1870] ). …
- … 1870 (CD’s ‘Journal’ (Appendix II)). CD refers to his manuscript for Descent . He referred to the second edition of Haeckel’s Natürliche Schopfungsgeschichte in Descent 1: 4. In Descent 1: 4, CD wrote that if Haeckel’s Natürliche Schopfungsgeschichte ( Haeckel 1868 ) had appeared before his essay had been written, he would probably not have completed it, and that all his conclusions had been confirmed by Haeckel. Haeckel’s Generelle Morphologie der Organismen ( Haeckel 1866 ) has not been translated into English to date. See also Correspondence vol. 16, letter …
To Federico Delpino 1 June [1870]
Summary
Thanks FD for seeds of Canna.
Still thinks it would be worth FD’s while looking at the fertilisation of Lotus; does not think Frank Darwin has exaggerated the novelty of the contrivance.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Federico Delpino |
Date: | 1 June [1870] |
Classmark: | Anna Barone (private collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7213 |
From John Murray 28 September [1870]
Summary
Various arrangements concerning the publication of Descent. "It will cause men to prick up [their] ears – & to elevate their eyebrows." JM thinks he will venture to print 2500 copies.
Suggests CD tone down as possibly indelicate a passage on proportion of advances made by the two sexes in animals.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Sept [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 378 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7329 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 . …
- … See letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 and nn. 1 and 2. …
- … William Clowes & Sons . See letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 . The reference is to …
- … D. Appleton & Co . See letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 and n. 6. Murray …
- … Cassell, Petter & Galpin. See letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 and nn. 3 and 7. …
- … Sweetland Dallas . See letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 . Murray may refer to the …
- … 2: 268–73. See the letter from John Murray, 10 October [1870] and n. 3. CD briefly …
From Francis Darwin [before 5 December 1870]
Summary
Sends list of bills.
Author: | Francis Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 5 Dec 1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 13 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7387G |
Matches: 4 hits
- … this letter and the letter to Francis Darwin, 5 December [1870] ( Correspondence vol. 18). …
- … to be sent in October 1870 (see this volume, Supplement, letter from Francis Darwin [after …
- … see Correspondence vol. 18, letter to Francis Darwin, 5 December [1870] ; see also this …
- … volume, Supplement, second letter from Francis Darwin, [before 5 December 1870] ). …
To Adam Sedgwick 1 June [1870]
Summary
Thanks AS for his kindness towards himself and his family. Looks back with great satisfaction to his last visit ("as it will probably prove") to Cambridge.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Adam Sedgwick |
Date: | 1 June [1870] |
Classmark: | Stanford University Department of Special Collections (Stephen Jay Gould Collection, M1437, Box 958) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7213F |
Matches: 5 hits
- … by the relationship between this letter and the letter from Adam Sedgwick, 30 May 1870 . …
- … See letter from Adam Sedgwick, 30 May 1870 and n. 3. …
- … refers to the Woodwardian Museum (see letter to Alfred Newton, [22 May 1870] and n. 3). …
- … Dent, in Yorkshire (see letter from Adam Sedgwick, 30 May 1870 ). Dent is now in Cumbria. …
- … Sedgwick has not been found; however, see the letter to J. D. Hooker, 25 May [1870] . CD …
From T. H. Farrer 5 June 1870
Author: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 June 1870 |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 64 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7219 |
To J. P. M. Weale 30 July 1870
Summary
Has forwarded JPMW’s papers to the Linnean Society [four articles by J. P. M. Weale, J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Bot.) 13 (1870–2): 42–58].
Comments on JPMW’s findings concerning flowers and their fertilisation.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | James Philip Mansel Weale |
Date: | 30 July 1870 |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.380) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7290 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … with his letter to CD of [25 May 1870] (see letter from J. P. M. Weale, [25 May 1870] …
- … where he lived, was in a now missing section of his letter to CD of [25 May 1870] . …
- … See letter to Richard Kippist, 28 July [1870] and n. 3. Weale had compared the ease of …
- … See letter from J. P. M. Weale, [25 May 1870] . The letter is now incomplete. …
- … in a now missing section of his letter to CD of [25 May 1870] ; only the first part of his …
- … S.E. July 30 1870 My dear Sir I received 3 days ago your interesting letter of May 25 th , …
To John Lubbock 21 July [1870]
Summary
Thanks JL for his book [Origin of civilization (1870)], which he has read with "extreme interest". Wishes JL had published four or five months earlier as CD would have "so profited & saved so much work". CD will have to modify some of what he has written [in Descent]. Sees they differ a good deal about moral sense "but hardly two men ever do agree on this perplexing subject".
JL’s note of the 16th [see 7277] about the Census arrived too late for CD to answer.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 21 July [1870] |
Classmark: | Dr N. Hammond (private collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7286 |
To John Murray 29 September [1870]
Summary
CD did not promise Appleton stereotypes of text [of Descent]; only of cuts.
Wishes to know which passage JM thought "coarse". Remembers only a quotation from John Hunter on courtship of female being required "to give her desires" [Descent 1: 273]. He fancied a quotation rendered the sentence less coarse.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Murray |
Date: | 29 Sept [1870] |
Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms. 42152 ff. 212–13) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7331 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from John Murray, 28 September [1870] . …
- … See letter from John Murray, 28 September [1870] and n. …
- … 5. See letter from John Murray, 28 September [1870] and n. …
- … 4. See letter from John Murray, 28 September [1870] and n. 7. CD quotes John Hunter’s …
To Fritz Müller 12 May 1870
Summary
Crossing experiments and self-sterility [in Eschscholzia].
Pangenesis.
Hermann Müller on insect adaptations for fertilisation of flowers.
CD working on book on man and sexual selection.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
Date: | 12 May 1870 |
Classmark: | The British Library (Loan MS 10 no 32) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7184 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Günther visited Down on 15 April 1870 (see letter from Albert Günther, 12 April 1870 ). CD …
- … wrote ‘15’ in error. In his letter of 29 March 1870 , Müller had reported his most recent …
- … referred to, see the letter from Fritz Müller, 16 February 1870 . Müller had enclosed …
- … in Variation 2: 357–404. See letter from Hermann Müller, 8 March 1870 and n. 2. …
- … Kent May 12. 1870 My dear Sir I thank you for your two letters of Dec 15 & Mar 29, both …
- … the topic. See also the letter from J. J. Weir, 17 March 1870 and n. 1 for more on the …
- … letters from Fritz Müller , 18 December 1869 ( Correspondence vol. 17) and 29 March 1870. …
- … not been found, but see the letter to J. J. Weir, 17 March [1870] , in which CD quoted a …
From John Murray 16 November [1870]
Summary
JM reports 1900 [advance] copies of Descent were taken at his annual sale,
and 340 copies of Origin [5th ed.] were sold.
Sheets for Dutch publisher will be sent to CD immediately. JM cautions against possibility that Dutch edition will anticipate the English.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Nov [1870] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 381 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7372 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … the relationship between this letter and the letter to John Murray, 15 November [1870] . …
- … See letter to John Murray, 15 November [1870] and n. 2. Murray refers to Origin 5th ed. ( …
- … Descent (published early in 1871). See letter to John Murray, 15 November [1870] and n. …
- … 4. See letter to John Murray, 15 November [1870] and n. 3. The reference is to Hendrik …
To H. H. Vivian 11 May [1870]
Summary
Thanks for HHV’s interest in the census [CD’s plan to add questions on consanguineous marriage to the census] on which CD hopes to persuade Sir J. Lubbock to speak.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Henry Hussey Vivian, 1st baronet |
Date: | 11 May [1870] |
Classmark: | Invercargill City Libraries and Archives (Alex Robertson Collection, vol. 12: A0444 S12450012) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7183 |
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Darwin, C. R. | (318) |
Hooker, J. D. | (39) |
Galton, Francis | (17) |
Kovalevsky, V. O. | (17) |
Reade, W. W. | (14) |
Darwin, C. R. | (485) |
Hooker, J. D. | (26) |
Murray, John (b) | (12) |
Crichton-Browne, James | (11) |
Sclater, P. L. | (10) |
Darwin in letters,1870: Human evolution
Summary
The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the year at work on the Descent of Man & Selection in relation to Sex’. Descent was the culmination of over three decades of observations and reflections on…
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- … The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the …
Darwin’s queries on expression
Summary
When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations more widely and composed a list of queries on human expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller…
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- … When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations …
Women as a scientific audience
Summary
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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- … Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's …
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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- … Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants …
Francis Darwin
Summary
Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished scientist. He was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, initially studying mathematics, but then transferring to natural sciences. Francis completed…
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- … Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished …
Jane Gray
Summary
Jane Loring Gray, the daughter of a Boston lawyer, married the Harvard botanist Asa Gray in 1848 and evidence suggests that she took an active interest in the scientific pursuits of her husband and his friends. Although she is only known to have…
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- … Jane Loring Gray, the daughter of a Boston lawyer, married the Harvard botanist Asa Gray in 1848 …
Casting about: Darwin on worms
Summary
Earthworms were the subject of a citizen science project to map the distribution of earthworms across Britain (BBC Today programme, 26 May 2014). The general understanding of the role earthworms play in improving soils and providing nutrients for plants to…
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- … Earthworms featured in the news announcement in May 2014 that a citizen science project had …
Capturing Darwin’s voice: audio of selected letters
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On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were very pleased to welcome Terry Molloy back to the Darwin Correspondence Project for a special recording session. Terry, known for his portrayal of Davros in Dr…
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- … On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were …
Darwin and Gender Projects by Harvard Students
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Working in collaboration with Professor Sarah Richardson and Dr Myrna Perez, Darwin Correspondence Project staff developed a customised set of 'Darwin and Gender' themed resources for a course on Gender, Sex and Evolution first taught at Harvard…
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- … Working in collaboration with Professor Sarah Richardson and Dr Myrna Perez, Darwin …
Science: A Man’s World?
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Discussion Questions|Letters Darwin's correspondence show that many nineteenth-century women participated in the world of science, be it as experimenters, observers, editors, critics, producers, or consumers. Despite this, much of the…
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- … Discussion Questions | Letters Darwin's correspondence show that many nineteenth …
Experimenting with emotions
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Darwin’s interest in emotions can be traced as far back as the Beagle voyage. He was fascinated by the sounds and gestures of the peoples of Tierra del Fuego. On his return, he started recording observations in a set of notebooks, later labelled '…
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- … Darwin’s interest in emotions can be traced as far back as the Beagle voyage. He was fascinated by …
Cross and self fertilisation
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The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project to provide evidence for Darwin’s belief that ‘‘Nature thus tells us, in the most emphatic manner, that she abhors…
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- … The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom , published on 10 November …
John Lubbock
Summary
John Lubbock was eight years old when the Darwins moved into the neighbouring property of Down House, Down, Kent; the total of one hundred and seventy surviving letters he went on to exchange with Darwin is a large number considering that the two men lived…
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- … John Lubbock was eight years old when the Darwins moved into the neighbouring property of Down …
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 …
Darwin in public and private
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Extracts from Darwin's published works, in particular Descent of man, and selected letters, explore Darwin's views on the operation of sexual selection in humans, and both his publicly and privately expressed views on its practical implications…
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- … The following extracts and selected letters explore Darwin's views on the operation of sexual …
Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small
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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…
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- … In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and …
Photograph album of Dutch admirers
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Darwin received the photograph album for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from his scientific admirers in the Netherlands. He wrote to the Dutch zoologist Pieter Harting, An account of your countrymen’s generous sympathy in having sent me on my…
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- … Darwin received the photograph album for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from his scientific …
Darwin on race and gender
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Darwin’s views on race and gender are intertwined, and mingled also with those of class. In Descent of man, he tried to explain the origin of human races, and many of the differences between the sexes, with a single theory: sexual selection. Sexual…
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- … Darwin’s views on race and gender are intertwined, and mingled also with those of class. In …
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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- … < Back to Introduction Darwin’s plans for the illustration of his book The …
Moral Nature
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In Descent of Man, Darwin argued that human morality had evolved from the social instincts of animals, especially the bonds of sympathy and love. Darwin gathered observations over many decades on animal behavior: the heroic sacrifices of social insects,…
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- … Letters | Selected Readings In Descent of Man , Darwin argued that human …