To Herbert Spencer 11 March [1856]
Summary
Thanks for copy of HS’s Principles of psychology [1855].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Herbert Spencer |
Date: | 11 Mar [1856] |
Classmark: | DAR 147: 484a |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1841 |
Matches: 1 hit
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To Charles Babbage 19 [February 1839 – August 1842]
Summary
Asks to be allowed to bring his sister to CB’s party "that she may see the World".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Babbage |
Date: | 19 [Feb 1839 - Aug 1842] |
Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 37191: 299) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-479 |
Matches: 12 hits
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To W. A. Leighton [1–23 July 1841]
Summary
Tells WAL where specimen of Cynoglossum sylvaticum may be seen growing.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Allport Leighton |
Date: | [1–23 July 1841] |
Classmark: | DAR 146: 39 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-631 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To W. A. Leighton [1–23 July 1841] …
- … DAR 146: 39 Charles Robert Darwin Shrewsbury [1–23 July 1841] William Allport Leighton …
- … been written during any Shrewsbury visit from the summer of 1841 to November 1848, but CD’ …
- … s illness in the summer of 1841 makes this date likely. According to CD’s Account Book ( …
- … July and on to London on 23 July. Leighton 1841 . Leighton had not himself seen a specimen …
- … but he mentions a sighting by a Miss McGhie near Ludlow ( Leighton 1841 , p. 101). …
To E. W. Brayley 8 May [1841]
Summary
Thanks recipient for finding reference on carbonate of lime. Doubtful when he will publish his geological memoranda.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Edward William Brayley |
Date: | 8 May [1841] |
Classmark: | Christie’s, London (dealers) (online 31 October – 8 November 2018, lot 3) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-598F |
Matches: 7 hits
- … To E. W. Brayley 8 May [1841] …
- … Correspondence vol. 2, letter to William Lonsdale, 14 April [1841] ). …
- … 3) Charles Robert Darwin 12 Upper Gower Street, London 8 May [1841] Edward William Brayley …
- … at the Geological Society of London on 8 May 1841; CD probably did not attend in person ( …
- … America. By Charles Darwin. [Read 5 May 1841. ] Transactions of the Geological Society …
- … of London 2d ser. 6 (1841–2): 415–31. [ Shorter publications , pp. 147–62. For read date, …
- … period, 8 May fell on a Saturday only in 1841. In Volcanic islands , p. 6 n. , CD thanked …
To Charles Lyell [12 March 1841]
Summary
Discusses at length Louis Agassiz’s book [Études sur les glaciers (1840)] and Agassiz’s explanation of moraines. Defends his own theory of the importance of floating ice. Relates glacier theory to his own interpretation of Glen Roy.
Mentions a paper he is writing on South American boulders and till [Collected papers 1: 145–63].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
Date: | [12 Mar 1841] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.25) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-595 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … To Charles Lyell [12 March 1841] …
- … 2, Appendix II) and read on 4 May 1841. …
- … Charles Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 [12 Mar 1841] Charles Lyell, 1st baronet …
- … letter is dated with reference to letter to Louis Agassiz, 1 March [1841] , and letter to …
- … Charles Lyell, [9 March 1841] , which preceded …
- … it; 12 March 1841 was the Friday following 9 March. Evidently Lyell’s description of the …
- … 2: 218 and Playfair 1802 , pp. 388–9). See letter to Louis Agassiz, 1 March [1841] . See …
- … letter to Charles Lyell, [9 March 1841] . Presumably a reference to estimates by Robert …
- … 1: 145–63. The paper was completed on 4 April 1841 (‘Journal’; Correspondence vol. …
Fermond, Charles. 1841. Über die Rolle, welche die Blüthendecken bei dem Acte der Befruchtung spielen. Flora oder allgemeine botanische Zeitung 24 (1841): 204–8.
Hunt, Thomas Carew. 1841. Report of the destruction by earthquake of the town of Praya de Victoria, on the 15th of June, 1841. [Read 1 December 1841.] Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 3 (1838–42): 565–6.
Krauss, Christian Ferdinand Friedrich von. 1841. Reise vom Vorgebirge der guten Hoffnung nach England. Annalen der Erd-, Völker- und Staatenkunde. 3d ser. 11 (1841): 97–111.
Hall, Elizabeth (1754–1841)
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- … Elizabeth Hall Vaughton 1754–1841 Daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Hall. Married Roger …
- … Coldfield, Warwickshire, with her son-in-law and daughter, John and Mary Oughton, 1841. …
- … Census returns of England and Wales 1841 (The National Archives: Public Record Office …
- … pedigree , p. 9 Worcester Journal , 17 June 1841, p. 3 Bibliography Darwin pedigree : …
From Leonard Jenyns [c. 30 March 1841]
Summary
LJ has had a letter from R. T. Lowe in Madeira who thinks Scorpaena histrio, a species from Galapagos described in no. 1 [of Fish], is the same as the one in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. LJ does not think it is possible.
Author: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [c. 30 Mar 1841] |
Classmark: | DAR 205.3: 279 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-596 |
Matches: 4 hits
To Charles Lyell [21 February – 4 April 1841]
Summary
Answers a number of queries from Lyell concerning geography and geology of Chiloé Island and its relationship to the Cordilleras.
Asks about "perched rocks" on Jura and notes their relevance to Louis Agassiz’s theory. Discusses Agassiz’s view on Jura.
Mentions seeing Robert Brown.
Notes R. I. Murchison’s discovery of shells in central England.
Weakness of negative evidence.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
Date: | [21 Feb – 4 Apr 1841] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.26) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-590 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … To Charles Lyell [21 February – 4 April 1841] …
- … Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 [21 Feb – 4 Apr 1841] Charles Lyell, 1st baronet …
- … University Press. 1985–. Lyell, Charles. 1841. Elements of geology. 2d ed. 2 vols. …
- … A comment on the manuscript of C. Lyell 1841 . Lyell was attempting to draw a parallel …
- … of the Jura in Switzerland ( C. Lyell 1841 , 1: 252–3). CD also cited Murchison’s …
- … See letter to Charles Lyell, [12 March 1841] , n. 6. That is, glaciers and icebergs. …
- … that they had come from different Andean sites ( C. Lyell 1841 , 1: 250–3). For Agassiz’s …
- … see letter to Charles Lyell, [12 March 1841] , n. 5. On the verso of this sheet, CD added …
To Charles Lyell [March 1841]
Summary
Discusses the role of ice in determining the geological features of the Jura. Mentions view of Agassiz. Objects to idea of "a [sea of ice] carrying rocks". Notes Agassiz’s earlier view of "ice expanded in the line of the Great Swiss Valley". Comments on Pentlands.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
Date: | [Mar 1841] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.27) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-592 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To Charles Lyell [March 1841] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 [Mar 1841] Charles Lyell, 1st baronet …
- … Henry Colburn. 1839. Lyell, Charles. 1841. Elements of geology. 2d ed. 2 vols. London. [ …
- … to the Pentland Hills in southeast Scotland by icebergs ( C. Lyell 1841 , 1: 254–5). …
- … passage in the manuscript of C. Lyell 1841 which disputed Louis Agassiz’s interpretation …
- … in which icebergs were unlikely ( C. Lyell 1841 , 1: 252–3). In reply CD alluded to the …
From G. E. Bearpark 12 February 1841
Summary
Requesting information about membership of the Geological Society of London.
Author: | George Edmundson Bearpark |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Feb 1841 |
Classmark: | Geological Society of London (GSL/L/R/6/126) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-587F |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From G. E. Bearpark 12 February 1841 …
- … London (GSL/L/R/6/126) George Edmundson Bearpark Leeds 12 Feb 1841 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … 74 East Street, Leeds. February 12, 1841. Sir, Please to inform me on what conditions you …
- … secretaryship of the society in February 1841, but had ceased to be active the previous …
To A. Y. Spearman 27 March 1841
Summary
The Smith, Elder & Co. account for the now published fifth number of the third part of the Zoology is presented.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Alexander Young Spearman, 1st baronet |
Date: | 27 Mar 1841 |
Classmark: | The National Archives (TNA) (T1/4585 paper 10688) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-595A |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To A. Y. Spearman 27 March 1841 …
- … Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 27 Mar 1841 Alexander Young Spearman, 1st baronet …
- … from Smith, Elder & Co . , dated March 1841, detailing the various costs of Birds, No. 5. …
- … 12 Upper Gower St March 27 th . 1841 Sir I have the honour to transmit, as on former …
To A. Y. Spearman 17 May 1841
Summary
The third number of part four of the Zoology has been published. CD transmits the Smith, Elder & Co. account.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Alexander Young Spearman, 1st baronet |
Date: | 17 May 1841 |
Classmark: | The National Archives (TNA) (T1/4585 paper 10688) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-598B |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To A. Y. Spearman 17 May 1841 …
- … Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 17 May 1841 Alexander Young Spearman, 1st baronet …
- … from Smith, Elder & Co . , dated April 1841, detailing the various costs of Fish, No. 3. …
- … 12 Upper Gower St May 17 th . 1841 Sir I have the honour to transmit, as on former …
Buckland, William. 1841. On the glacia-diluvial phænomena in Snowdonia and the adjacent parts of North Wales. [Read 15 December 1841.] Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 3 (1838–42): 579–88.
Kane, Robert John. 1841. Elements of chemistry. Dublin.
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- … Kane, Robert John. 1841. Elements of chemistry. Dublin. 3 …
Leighton, William Allport. 1841. On Epilobium angustifolium, Linn., and species which have been confounded with it. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 (1842): 246–8. [Published in issue of December 1841.]
Lund, Peter Wilhelm. 1841–2. Blik paa Braziliens Dyreverden för sidste Jordomvæltning. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes selskabs naturvidenskabelige og mathematiske Afhandlinger 8 (1841): 61–144, 217–72, 273–96; 9 (1842): 137–208, 361- -4.
Russegger, Joseph. 1841–8. Reisen in Europa, Asien und Afrika, mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die naturwissenschaftlichen Verhältnisse der betreffenden Länder, unternommen in den Jahren 1835 bis 1841. 4 vols. in 6. Stuttgart.
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