Naevius (fl. 235–04 BCE )
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- … Naevius fl. 235–04 BCE Italian epic poet and dramatist. Oxford Classical Dictionary 20 …
To C. W. Fox 10 [April] 1880
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Condolences upon the death of CWF’s father, William Darwin Fox.
[Wrongly dated March by CD.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Woodd Fox |
| Date: | 10 [Apr] 1880 |
| Classmark: | University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-3-04) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12572 |
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- … Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-3-04) Charles Robert Darwin Abinger Hall 10 [ …
From J. S. Burdon Sanderson 7 April [1875]
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Sends the Memorial [concerning animal experimentation].
| Author: | John Scott Burdon Sanderson, baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Apr [1875] |
| Classmark: | University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Darwin - Burdon Sanderson letters RBSC-ARC-1731-2-04) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9917A |
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- … Burdon Sanderson letters RBSC-ARC-1731-2-04) John Scott Burdon Sanderson, baronet 7 Apr [ …
To W. D. Fox 28 August [1837]
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Proof-sheets [of Journal of researches] are tumbling in. Mentions future plans for Zoology and geological works. Has £1000 from Government for illustrations.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 28 Aug [1837] |
| Classmark: | University of British Columbia Library, Rare Books and Special Collections (Pearce/Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-10-04) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-374 |
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- … Darwin Fox collection RBSC-ARC-1721-10-04) Charles Robert Darwin London, Gt Marlborough …
From Asa Gray 4 August 1862
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Gives J. T. Rothrock’s observations on the structure and fertility of the two forms of Houstonia. Mentions his own observations on Rhexia virginica and Gymnadenia tridentata.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 4 Aug 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 110 (ser. 2): 67–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3679 |
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- … styled: stigmatic hairs are in length —.04 mm. Short-styled — " " .023" long wide Long- …
From J. S. Burdon Sanderson 25 April 1874
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Purpose of experiments was to determine digestive activity of liquids containing pepsin. Gives required amounts of hydrochloric, propionic, butyric and valerianic acids. Describes experiment and gives results. Also experimented on digestive activity of butyric acid at greater temperatures than the termperature of the body.
| Author: | John Scott Burdon Sanderson, baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Apr 1874 |
| Classmark: | DAR 58.2: 65–70 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9427F |
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- … centimeters of HCl. are in grammes 4 . 04 of Propionic acid, 4 . 82 of Butyric acid, and …
| Burdon Sanderson, J. S. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Gray, Asa | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Fox, C. W. | (1) |
| Fox, W. D. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Burdon Sanderson, J. S. | (2) |
| Fox, C. W. | (1) |
| Fox, W. D. | (1) |
| Gray, Asa | (1) |
Darwin in letters, 1868: Studying sex
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The quantity of Darwin’s correspondence increased dramatically in 1868 due largely to his ever-widening research on human evolution and sexual selection.Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to human descent led him to investigate…
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- … the “Origin of Species”’ ( letter from A. R. Wallace, 4 October 1868 ). Heaven protect …
- … The British envoy in China, Robert Swinhoe, remarked on 4 August that Darwin’s queries had …
- … who had also criticised Darwin’s theory in print, wrote on 4 March, ‘you force public attention to …
- … ). Barber’s paper was read before the Linnean Society on 4 February 1869, but remained unpublished …
Darwin’s observations on his children
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Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children,[1] began the research that culminated in his book The Expression of the emotions in man and Animals, published in 1872, and his article ‘A biographical sketch of an infant’, published in…
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- … behaviour of infants from his relatives with young families.[4] However, it was Darwin’s personal …
- … marked line—opens mouth.,—closes eyes— 4 Six weeks & four days. smiled repeatedly, …
- … . 5 weeks & 3 days. 7 lb – 10 4 wks 7 – 9½ …
- … nor does she so readily gives slaps.— 38 April 4 th ——42. Willy’s observation on dress …
- … is larger than mine Annie.” Jan. 1852 Lizzy 4½ years old.[60] She has always had the oddest …
- … Lizzy No I’m not a drop old Aug. 52 Franky 4 years old. with some nuts. F. (to Papa) I’ll …
Darwin in letters, 1858-1859: Origin
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The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet rural existence filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on species, he was jolted into action by the arrival of an unexpected letter from Alfred Russel Wallace…
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- … what actually occurred in nature ( see letter to Asa Gray, 4 April [1858] , and Natural …
Darwin in letters, 1872: Job done?
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'My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, 'is so nearly closed. . . What little more I can do, shall be chiefly new work’, and the tenor of his correspondence throughout the year is one of wistful reminiscence, coupled with a keen eye…
Darwin in letters, 1878: Movement and sleep
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In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his attention to the movements of plants. He investigated the growth pattern of roots and shoots, studying the function of specific organs in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of…
Darwin on childhood
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On his engagement to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, in 1838, Darwin wrote down his recollections of his early childhood. Life. Written August–– 1838 My earliest recollection, the date of which I can approximately tell, and which must have been before…
Eliza Burt Gamble
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Women have interpreted and applied evolutionary theory in arguments about women’s nature for over a century. Eliza Burt Gamble (1841-1920) was a pioneer in this endeavor. Gamble was an advocate of the Woman Movement, a mother, a writer, and a teacher from…
Biodiversity and its histories
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The Darwin Correspondence Project was co-sponsor of Biodiversity and its Histories, which brought together scholars and researchers in ecology, politics, geography, anthropology, cultural history, and history and philosophy of science, to explore how…
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- … and the value of diversity Session 4: Biogeography and Evolution Chair: Jim …
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…
Insectivorous plants
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In this song the lyrics are based on Darwin's statements about insectivorous plants in his letters. Darwin’s work on insectivorous plants began by accident. When he was on holiday in the summer of 1860, staying with his wife’s relatives in…
Referencing women’s work
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Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, but whether and how they were acknowledged in print involved complex considerations of social standing, professional standing, and personal preference.…
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- … Letter 7428 - Wedgwood, F. to Darwin, [4 January 1871] Darwin’s brother-in-law, …
Scientific Practice
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Specialism|Experiment|Microscopes|Collecting|Theory Letter writing is often seen as a part of scientific communication, rather than as integral to knowledge making. This section shows how correspondence could help to shape the practice of science, from…
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- … Letter 5429 — Müller, J. F. T. to Darwin, C. R., 4 Mar 1867 Müller reports observations on …
Darwin’s study of the Cirripedia
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Darwin’s work on barnacles, conducted between 1846 and 1854, has long posed problems for historians. Coming between his transmutation notebooks and the Origin of species, it has frequently been interpreted as a digression from Darwin’s species work. Yet…
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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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- … Letter 3139 — Tegetmeier, W. B. to Darwin, C. R., 4 May [1861] Tegetmeier sends some replies …
Darwin's health
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On 28 March 1849, ten years before Origin was published, Darwin wrote to his good friend Joseph Hooker from Great Malvern in Worcestershire, where Dr James Manby Gully ran a fashionable water-cure establishment. Darwin apologised for his delayed reply to…
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Exercise: Caricatures of Science
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Caricatures provide intriguing insights into both ideals and transgressions of gender. The following six images show caricatured representations of nineteenth-century men and women of science. They provide insight into the boundaries of what was deemed …
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From Sven Nilsson to J. D. Hookerf1 25 October 1868Lund (Suède)25 Okt. 1868.Monsieur le Professeur! J’ai écrit à deux de mes amis qui ont des connaissances personnelles à la Lapponie, pour avoir les…
6248A_20488
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From Fritz Müllerf1 17 June 1868Itajahy, Sa. Catharina, Brazil,17. Juni 1868. .... . Sie werden schon aus meinem letzten Briefe ersehen haben, dass es mir sehr schmeichelhaft ist, wenn Sie meine…
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- … war noch kein Spur zu sehen. Als ich auf der Rückreise nach 4 Wochen zu derselben Stelle kam, blühte …
- … latter occurs in the eleventh” (Gerstäcker). f16 4. Their palæontological occurrence; “in a …
- … some orchids in pollen deposition in Orchids , pp. 323–4. CD discussed the rostellum of …
- … anthers to be found. When I returned to the same place after 4 weeks the plant was flowering and the …
6248A_20488A
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From Fritz Müllerf1 17 June 1868Itajahy, Sa. Catharina, Brazil,17. Juni 1868. .... . Sie werden schon aus meinem letzten Briefe ersehen haben, dass es mir sehr schmeichelhaft ist, wenn Sie meine…
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- … war noch kein Spur zu sehen. Als ich auf der Rückreise nach 4 Wochen zu derselben Stelle kam, blühte …
- … latter occurs in the eleventh” (Gerstäcker). f16 4. Their palæontological occurrence; “in a …
- … some orchids in pollen deposition in Orchids , pp. 323–4. CD discussed the rostellum of …
- … anthers to be found. When I returned to the same place after 4 weeks the plant was flowering and the …
Abstract of Darwin’s theory
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There are two extant versions of the abstract of Darwin’s theory of natural selection. One was sent to Asa Gray on 5 September 1857, enclosed with a letter of the same date (see Correspondence vol. 6, letter to Asa Gray, 5 September [1857] and enclosure).…
