From Francis Darwin to J. H. Gilbert 8 June 1876
Summary
Asks about constituents of burnt soil.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Henry Gilbert |
| Date: | 8 June 1876 |
| Classmark: | Rothamsted Research (GIL13) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10535F |
From David Forbes 1 March 1872
Summary
Sends information on composition of chalk at Shoreham and Folkestone.
| Author: | David Forbes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Mar 1872 |
| Classmark: | DAR 164: 149 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8233 |
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- … low water Folkestone Carbonate of lime 94·09 — of Magnesium 0·31 Insoluble (rock …
Smith, C. A. (1827–1907)
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- … as Springfield Daily Republican; Date: 09-19-1896; Page: 4; Location: Springfield, …
From Asa Gray 22 May 1877
Summary
Asked C. E. Bessey whether Lithospermum longiflorum was dimorphic like its relatives. Encloses CEB’s reply.
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 May 1877 |
| Classmark: | DAR 110: B53–7, DAR 165: 196 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10969 |
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- … Corolla 1.14 Style .95 Stamens .98 Anthers .09 Pollen falling freely. Plant No 4 Flower 7 …
Author
| Darwin, Francis | (1) |
| Forbes, David | (1) |
| Gray, Asa | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Gilbert, J. H. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Darwin, Francis | (1) |
| Forbes, David | (1) |
| Gilbert, J. H. | (1) |
| Gray, Asa | (1) |
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Darwin in letters, 1869: Forward on all fronts
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At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of Origin. He may have resented the interruption to his work on sexual selection and human evolution, but he spent forty-six days on the task. Much of the…
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- … by his perfectibility principle (Nägeli 1865, pp. 28–9). In further letters, Hooker tried to provide …
- … hatred—’ ( from Asa Gray and J. L. Gray, 8 and 9 May [1869] ). James Crichton-Browne and …
- … of the soil ( letter to Gardeners’ Chronicle , 9 May [1869] ). In March, Darwin received …
- … I do not care to follow him’ ( letter from T. H. Farrer, 9 October 1869 ). Farrer ventured to …
- … on summit of a mountain.—’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 9 July [1869] ). Earlier in the year, …
Darwin in letters,1870: Human evolution
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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…
