To John Lubbock 17 July 1870
Summary
CD would like questions on consanguineous marriages inserted in the Census to ascertain effects, if any, on fertility.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 17 July 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.7: 6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7281 |
From St G. J. Mivart 25 April 1870
Summary
Apologises for saying more than was necessary in his previous letter. Although he feels gratitude and esteem for CD, he execrates those who use natural selection to oppose man’s higher interests and impede his advance. Has seen Huxley’s Man’s place in nature for sale among a crowd of obscenities at most Italian railway stations.
| Author: | St George Jackson Mivart |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Apr 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 187 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7173 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … See letter from St G. J. Mivart, 22 April 1870 , and letter to St G. …
- … St G. J. Mivart, 21 April [1870] and n. 2, and letter from St G. J. Mivart, 22 April …
- … 1870] . Mivart refers to Thomas Henry Huxley and T. H. Huxley 1863 . Cynocephalus is the flying lemur. Mivart’s ‘trees’ were meant to show affinities between primates in relation to various parts of their skeletons, not genealogical relationships (see letter …
From M. S. Mostyn Owen 7 February [1870]
Summary
CD’s goddaughter, Maud, has been christened.
| Author: | Mary Susan Parker; Mary Susan Mostyn Owen |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Feb [1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 173: 46 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7098 |
To B. J. Sulivan 20 December [1870]
Summary
Thanks BJS for his congratulations [on Leonard Darwin’s success].
CD is "as usual, always ailing and grumbling".
Expects his new book [Descent] to "disgust you & many others".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 20 Dec [1870] |
| Classmark: | Sulivan family (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7400 |
To William Ogle 21 December [1871]
Summary
Thanks WO for a paper and for information about platysma. Has asked several persons to observe the muscle during a shivering fit, but all have failed.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Ogle |
| Date: | 21 Dec [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.5: 12 (EH 88205910) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8115 |
To William Bowman 25 January 1872
Summary
Discusses role of orbicular muscle and distended veins in eye in secretion of tears. Asks WB’s opinion.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Bowman, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 25 Jan 1872 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8179 |
From W. W. Reade 9 November 1870
Summary
Ideas of female beauty of W. African Negroes are on the whole the same as those of Europeans.
| Author: | William Winwood Reade |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Nov 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 85: 109–112 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7363 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … is a port in Ghana. In his letter of 3 September 1870 , Reade reported that he had seen …
- … addressed the question in his letters of 4 June 1870, 3 September 1870, and 6 November …
- … See letter from W. W. Reade, 3 September 1870 and n. 2. On Reade’ …
- … see Reade 1873 , 2: 508–9; see also letter from W. W. Reade, 4 June 1870 and n. 15. …
- … that has not been found; see letter to W. W. Reade, 30 June [1870] and n. 8. S a Leone: …
- … and Russia ( Dixon 1865 , 1867, and 1870). See the postscript to the letter from W. W. …
- … the postscript to the letter from W. W. Reade, 6 November 1870 . James Cowles Prichard …
- … 1870 . For CD’s first query to Reade regarding perceptions of beauty among different peoples, see Correspondence vol. 16, letter …
To George Cupples 3 November [1870]
Summary
Will collect the "precious animal" [deerhound puppy] from King’s Cross.
Thanks GC for information on the perch.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Cupples |
| Date: | 3 Nov [1870] |
| Classmark: | Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology MSS 405 A. Gift of the Burndy Library) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7355 |
To T. H. Farrer 28 May [1870]
Summary
Fertilisation of barberries.
Passiflora.
Is continuing his experiments on the comparative growth of crossed and self-fertilised plants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Farrer, 1st baronet and 1st Baron Farrer |
| Date: | 28 May [1870] |
| Classmark: | Linnean Society of London (LS Ms 299/14) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7205 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … letter from T. H. Farrer, 26 May 1870 . See letter from T. H. Farrer, 26 May 1870 and …
- … s monograph, Axell 1869 (see letter from Federico Delpino, 20 May 1870 and n. 7). CD had …
- … wife, Frances Farrer (see letter from T. H. Farrer, 17 May 1870 ). CD refers to Federico …
- … Ross and Auge 2008, p. 22). See letter from T. H. Farrer, 26 May 1870 and n. 1. …
To John Murray [after 1 July 1870]
Summary
Wants to keep "The origin of man" as first part of title of book.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray; John Murray |
| Date: | [after 1 July 1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 273 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7050 |
From Fritz Müller 18 December 1869
Summary
Discusses dimorphic and trimorphic plants; mentions especially Rubiaceae and a dimorphic monocotyledon.
Notes observations on the monstrous male flowers of Begonia,
and on self-sterile plants.
| Author: | Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Dec 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 109: B125–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7029 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Müller mentioned Cassia in his letter of 29 March 1870 ( Correspondence vol. 18). CD also …
- … Variation 1: 390–7. See letter to Fritz Müller, 12 May 1870 ( Correspondence vol. 18). …
- … in a letter that has not been found ( ibid. , ,letter to J. J. Weir, 17 March [1870] ). …
- … characteristics ( ibid. , letter from J. J. Weir, 17 March 1870) . In his reply to Weir, …
From John Lubbock 27 February [1870]
Summary
Suicide is rare among savages [see Descent 1: 94].
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 Feb [1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 80: 166–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7118 |
To Hubert Airy 5 April [1871]
Summary
Discusses loss of voluntary movement of ears in man and monkey.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hubert Airy |
| Date: | 5 Apr [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 15 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7659 |
To L.-G. De Koninck [after 19 December 1870]
Summary
Thanks LGK for the part he played in getting CD elected as an Associate [of Royal Belgian Academy of Sciences].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Laurent-Guillaume De Koninck |
| Date: | [after 19 Dec 1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 96: 83 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7392 |
From William Farr 6 August 1870
Summary
Is glad John Lubbock made the fight he did [to amend Census Bill to enable insertion of questions on consanguineous marriages].
| Author: | William Farr |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Aug 1870 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 33 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7296 |
From L. C. Wedgwood [5 May 1870]
Summary
Expression in horses.
Crying in babies.
| Author: | Lucy Caroline Wedgwood; Lucy Caroline Harrison |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [5 May 1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 60 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7179 |
Bell, Charles. 1870. Letters of Sir Charles Bell, K.H., F.R.S.L. & E., selected from his correspondence with his brother George Joseph Bell. London: John Murray.
From V. O. Kovalevsky 12 December [1870]
Summary
Progress on his Russian translation of Descent.
Alexander Kovalevsky is at Tor in Sinai, where C. G. Ehrenberg was in 1827.
Has CD seen Ernst Haeckel’s new book [Biologische Studien (1870–7)]?
| Author: | Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky (Владимир Онуфриевич Ковалевский) |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Dec [1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 169: 68 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7389 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … of Descent . See letter to John Murray, 26 September 1870 and n. 1. John Murray charged …
- … Brehm et al. 1864–9 ( letter from John Murray, 10 October [1870] ). Kovalevsky refers to …
- … this letter and the letter from V. O. Kovalevsky, 22 November 1870 . Kovalevsky was …
- … and 1825 ( DSB ). See letter from V. O. Kovalevsky, 15 September 1870 and n. 2. CD had …
- … Ehrenberg . See letter from V. O. Kovalevsky, 22 November 1870 . Ehrenberg took part in …
From G. H. Darwin [3 February 1870 or earlier]
Summary
Conveys some information on a quiet horse which CD may be able to purchase from a riding school.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [3 Feb 1870 or earlier] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7091 |
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| Murray, John (b) | (25) |
| Crichton-Browne, James | (20) |
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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
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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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- … 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
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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
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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
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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 …
