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Thomson, Charles Wyville. 1873d. Notes from the ‘Challenger’. Nature, 8 May 1873, pp. 28–30; 15 May 1873, pp. 51–3; 5 June 1873, pp. 109–10; 10 July 1873, pp. 246–9; 31 July 1873, pp. 266–7; 28 August 1873, pp. 347–9; 18 September 1873, pp. 400–3.

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  • … Wyville. 1873d. Notes from the ‘Challenger’. Nature , 8 May 1873, pp. 28–30; 15 May 1873, …
  • … September 1873, pp. 400–3. https://www-nature-com.ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/articles/008028a0.pdf …
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To Nature   6 May [1876]

Summary

Reports seeing flowers of wild cherry bitten off in same manner as primroses [see 9418 and 9444]. In this case it was done by a squirrel, though birds also bite the flowers of the cherry-tree.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  6 May [1876]
Classmark:  Nature, 11 May 1876, p. 28
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-10498

Matches: 9 hits

  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    6 May [1876] …
  • Nature , 11 May 1876, p. …
  • … 28 Charles Robert Darwin Down 6 May [1876] Nature
  • … Cherry Blossoms In the last number of Nature (vol.  xiv. , p.  10), Mr.  Pryor states that …
  • … is established by the publication of this letter in Nature , 11 May 1876. A letter on the …
  • … by birds, written by Alfred Reginald Pryor , was published in Nature , 4 May 1876, p. 10. …
  • … with respect to primrose flowers in Nature , 23 April 1874, p. 482, and 14 May 1874, pp. …
  • … 5 ( Correspondence vol. 22, letters to Nature , 18 April [1874] and 7 and 11 May [1874]). …

To Nature   13 November [1869]

Summary

Comments on A. W. Bennett’s letter [Nature 1 (1869): 58] on fertilisation of winter-flowering plants. CD used net, not a bell-glass to cover Lamium.

Refers to F. Delpino’s observations on fertilisation of grasses; CD is glad to say these observations are compatible with "the very general law that distinct individual plants must be occasionally crossed".

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  13 Nov [1869]
Classmark:  Nature 1 (1869): 85
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6987

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  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    13 November [1869] …
  • Nature 1 (1869): 85 Charles Robert …
  • … Darwin Down 13 Nov [1869] Nature
  • … Comments on A. W. Bennett’s letter [ Nature 1 (1869): 58] on fertilisation of winter- …
  • … On the fertilisation of winter-flowering plants. Nature 1: 11–13. Correspondence : The …
  • … year is established by the publication date of the letter in Nature. See letter from A.   …
  • … W.  Bennett to Nature , 8 November 1869; Alfred William Bennett’s letter …
  • … was published in the 11 November 1869 issue of Nature. For an example of one of CD’s many …
  • … mentioned the bell-glass in his letter to Nature , 8 November 1869. In both Bennett 1869 , …
  • … and the letter from A.  W.  Bennett to Nature , 8 November 1869, Bennett only mentioned …

To Nature   [before 27 March 1879]

Summary

In reply to a query [in Nature 19 (1879): 433] CD reports that vessels full of water were kept on the deck of a ship to discourage rats from gnawing holes in the ship’s water casks.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  [before 27 Mar 1879]
Classmark:  Nature, 27 March 1879, p. 481
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8826

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  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    [before 27 March 1879] …
  • Nature , 27 March 1879, p.   …
  • … 481 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [before 27 Mar 1879] Nature
  • … In reply to a query [in Nature 19 (1879): 433] CD reports that vessels full of water were …
  • … Rats and Water-Casks Mr. Nicols says, in Nature , vol.  xix. p.  433:— “A ship’s carpenter …
  • … The date is established by the date of the issue of Nature in which the letter appeared. …
  • … Arthur Nicols had written to Nature about animal intelligence, as shown by rats …
  • … gnawing through water pipes to get water ( Nature , 20 February 1879, p. 365); his second …
  • … here by CD, was in response to objections ( Nature , 13 March 1879, p. 433). Nicols had …

To Nature   24 February [1877]

Summary

Darwin consents to his correspondence with Pieter Harting being published in Nature.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  24 Feb [1877]
Classmark:  19th Century Shop (dealers) (July 2004)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9872F

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  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    24 February [1877] …
  • … 19th Century Shop (dealers) (July 2004) Charles Robert Darwin 24 Feb [1877] Down Nature
  • … Darwin consents to his correspondence with Pieter Harting being published in Nature . …
  • … the reference to the correspondence published in Nature , 8 March 1877 (see n. 2, below). …
  • … Joseph Norman Lockyer was the editor of Nature . The letter from A.  A.  van Bemmelen and …
  • … of 12 February 1877 were published in Nature , 8 March 1877, pp. 410–11, with a covering …
  • … think the correspondence worth inserting in Nature. But in this case I earnestly hope that …

To Nature   3 August [1872]

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Replies to C. R. Bree’s letter of 27 July [Nature 6 (1872): 260] contending that CD was wrong about early pedigree of man.

Defends the statement of CD’s view in Wallace’s review [Nature 6 (1872): 237–9] of Bree’s book [Exposition of fallacies … of Darwin (1872)].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  3 Aug [1872]
Classmark:  Nature, 8 August 1872, p. 279
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8448

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  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    3 August [1872] …
  • Nature , 8 August 1872, p.   …
  • … 279 Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 Aug [1872] Nature
  • … Replies to C. R. Bree’s letter of 27 July [ Nature 6 (1872): 260] contending that CD was …
  • … of CD’s view in Wallace’s review [ Nature 6 (1872): 237–9] of Bree’s book [ Exposition of …
  • … interpretation of Descent in a letter in Nature , 1 August 1872, p.  260. For CD’s views …
  • … date of publication of this letter in Nature. Alfred Russel Wallace’s review of Charles …
  • … of Mr.  Darwin ( Bree 1872 ) appeared in Nature , 25 July 1872, pp.  237–9. According to …

To Nature   [before 2 November 1876]

Summary

Summarises, with comments, two letters from Johann von Fischer [10598, 10600] on the display by monkeys of their brightly-coloured hindquarters, and the relation of this behaviour to sexual selection.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  [before 2 Nov 1876]
Classmark:  Nature, 2 November 1876, pp. 18–19
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-10660

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  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    [before 2 November 1876] …
  • Nature , 2 November 1876, pp. …
  • … 18–19 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [before 2 Nov 1876] Nature
  • … St George Jackson. 1876. Lessons from nature, as manifested in mind and matter . London: …

To Nature   [before 24 July 1873]

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Sends a letter from J. D. Hague confirming his earlier observation [see 8788] of frightened behaviour of ants when they come upon dead ants. CD had asked for confirmation because J. T. Moggridge had suggested that the ants’ behaviour was alarm at the scent of the observer’s fingers.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  [before 24 July 1873]
Classmark:  Nature, 24 July 1873, p. 244
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-8985

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  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    [before 24 July 1873] …
  • Nature , 24 July 1873, p.   …
  • … 244 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [before 24 July 1873] Nature
  • … by the date of this letter’s publication in Nature . The extract from James Duncan …
  • … Hague’s letter of 26 February 1873 was published in Nature , 10 April 1873, p.   …
  • … 444 (see second letter to Nature , [before 3 April 1873]). The letter from Moggridge has …

To Nature   9 April [1880]

Summary

Forwards a letter from E. S. Morse on Omori shell mounds refuting F. V. Dickins’ review [Nature 21 (1880): 350] of Morse’s memoir ["The shell mounds of Omori", Mem. Sci. Dep. Univ. Tokyo 1 (1879) pt 1].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  9 Apr [1880]
Classmark:  Nature, 15 April 1880, p. 561
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12571

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  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    9 April [1880] …
  • Nature , 15 April 1880, p.   …
  • … 561 Charles Robert Darwin Down 9 Apr [1880] Nature
  • … mounds refuting F. V. Dickins’ review [ Nature 21 (1880): 350] of Morse’s memoir ["The …
  • … by the publication date of the letter in Nature . Edward Sylvester Morse had enclosed a …
  • … s review of Morse 1879 was published in Nature , 12 February 1880, p. 350. The ‘s’ is …

To Nature   11 February [1874]

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Prefaces Fritz Müller’s observations on termites and stingless bees [see 9281].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  11 Feb [1874]
Classmark:  Nature, 19 February 1874, pp. 308–9
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9283

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  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    11 February [1874] …
  • Nature , 19 February 1874, pp.   …
  • … 308–9 Charles Robert Darwin Down 11 Feb [1874] Nature
  • … date of publication of this letter in Nature. See letter from Fritz Müller , [ c. January  …
  • … running series, ‘Fertilisation of flowers by insects’, in Nature ( H.  Müller 1873–7 ). …
  • … on the reciprocal adaptations of both. Nature , 3 July 1873, pp. 187–9; 10 July 1873, pp. …

To Nature   [before 6 April 1882]

Summary

Reports observations of W. D. Crick [see 13705, 13715, and 13721] and Frank Norgate [see 13079]. They leave no doubt that living bivalves are often carried from pond to pond.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  [before 6 Apr 1882]
Classmark:  Nature 25 (1882): 529–30; Collected Papers 2: 276
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-13760

Matches: 4 hits

  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    [before 6 April 1882] …
  • Nature 25 (1882): 529–30; Collected Papers 2: 276 …
  • … Charles Robert Darwin unstated [before 6 Apr 1882] Nature

From W. T. Thiselton Dyer to Nature   [23–30 April 1874]

Summary

Cancelled: third-party letter.

Author:  William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  [23-30 Apr 1874]
Classmark:  Nature, 30 April 1874, p. 509
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9424F

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  • … Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. Nature
  • … From W.  T.  Thiselton Dyer to Nature    [23–30 April 1874] …
  • Nature , 30 April 1874, p.   …
  • … 509 William Turner Thiselton-Dyer [23-30 Apr 1874] Nature

From J. H. Gladstone to Nature   [23–30 April 1874]

Summary

Cancel: third-party letter.

Author:  John Hall Gladstone
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  [23-30 Apr 1874]
Classmark:  Nature, 30 April 1874, p. 509
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9425F

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  • … Gladstone, J. H. Nature
  • … From J.  H.  Gladstone to Nature    [23–30 April 1874] …
  • Nature , 30 April 1874, p.   …
  • … 509 John Hall Gladstone [23-30 Apr 1874] Nature

From H. C. Key to Nature   [23–30 April 1874]

Summary

Cancelled: third-party letter from H. C. Key.

Author:  Henry Cooper Key
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  [23-30 Apr 1874]
Classmark:  Nature, 30 April 1874, p. 509
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9425G

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  • … Key, H. C. Nature
  • … From H.  C.  Key to Nature    [23–30 April 1874] …
  • Nature , 30 April 1874, p.   …
  • … 509 Henry Cooper Key [23-30 Apr 1874] Nature

From G. M. Seabroke to Nature   [23–30 April 1874]

Summary

Cancelled: third-party letter from G. M. Seabrook.

Author:  George Mitchell Seabroke
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  [23-30 Apr 1874]
Classmark:  Nature, 30 April 1874, p. 509
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9425H

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  • … Seabroke, G. M. Nature
  • … From G.  M.  Seabroke to Nature    [23–30 April 1874] …
  • Nature , 30 April 1874, p.   …
  • … 509 George Mitchell Seabroke [23-30 Apr 1874] Nature

To Nature   6 April [1874]

Summary

Comments on J. T. Moggridge’s article on the fertilisation of Fumaria capreolata [Nature 9 (1874): 423].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  6 Apr [1874]
Classmark:  Nature, 16 April 1874, p. 460
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9393

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  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    6 April [1874] …
  • Nature , 16 April 1874, p.   …
  • … 460 Charles Robert Darwin Down 6 Apr [1874] Nature
  • … T. Moggridge’s article on the fertilisation of Fumaria capreolata [ Nature 9 (1874): 423]. …
  • … established by the date of publication of this letter in Nature. John Traherne Moggridge’s …
  • … of Fumaria capreolata appeared in Nature , 2 April 1874, p.  423. Moggridge’s letter was …

To Nature   [before 20 March 1879]

Summary

Comments on a letter from Fritz Müller [11839] and particularly on the subject of the disappearance of certain structures in organisms. FM’s explanation deserves serious consideration.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  [before 20 Mar 1879]
Classmark:  Nature, 20 March 1879, pp. 462–3
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11945

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  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    [before 20 March 1879] …
  • Nature , 20 March 1879, pp. …
  • … 462–3 Charles Robert Darwin unstated [before 20 Mar 1879] Nature
  • … organs ( Correspondence vol. 21, letter to Nature , 20 September [1873] ). Joseph Delboeuf …
  • … the date of publication of this letter in Nature . See also letter to J. N. Lockyer, 4 and …
  • … of use and disuse of organs appeared in Nature , 9 April 1874, pp. 440–1, and 2 July 1874, …
  • … Romanes 1874a and 1874b). CD had written to Nature discussing the rudimentary males of …

To Nature   1 July [1871]

Summary

Refers H. H. Howorth, the writer of "A new view of Darwinism" [Nature 4 (1871): 161–2], to Variation for a discussion of fertility and sterility of organisms in relation to increased food and other factors.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  1 July [1871]
Classmark:  Nature, 6 July 1871, pp. 180–1
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-7846

Matches: 7 hits

  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    1 July [1871] …
  • Nature , 6 July 1871, pp.   …
  • … 180–1 Charles Robert Darwin Down 1 July [1871] Nature
  • … the writer of "A new view of Darwinism" [ Nature 4 (1871): 161–2], to Variation for a …
  • … year of publication of the letter in Nature , 6 July 1871. Henry Hoyle Howorth’s letter …
  • … proportionate rate. ’ In his letter to Nature , Howorth had credited Thomas Doubleday with …

From T. R. Stebbing to Nature   [23–30 April 1874]

Summary

Cancelled: third-party letter.

Author:  Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  [23-30 Apr 1874]
Classmark:  Nature, 30 April 1874, p. 509
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9425I

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  • … Stebbing, T. R. R. Nature
  • … From T.  R.  Stebbing to Nature    [23–30 April 1874] …
  • Nature , 30 April 1874, p.   …
  • … 509 Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing [23-30 Apr 1874] Nature

To Nature   18 April [1874]

Summary

CD has observed hundreds of primrose flowers cut off their stalks, and conjectures that this was done by birds to obtain the nectar. Asks readers of Nature in England and abroad whether primroses are subject to such destruction in their localities.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Nature
Date:  18 Apr [1874]
Classmark:  Nature, 23 April 1874, p. 482
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9418

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  • … Darwin, C. R. Nature
  • … To Nature    18 April [1874] …
  • Nature , 23 April 1874, p.   …
  • … 482 Charles Robert Darwin Down 18 Apr [1874] Nature
  • … the date of publication of this letter in Nature. Greenfinch: Chloris chloris . Probably …
  • … birds to obtain the nectar. Asks readers of Nature in England and abroad whether primroses …
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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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  • … 1869 ). Problems of design and purposefulness in nature had been alluded to in a more …
  • … Much more influential in the long term, however, was  Nature , the first issue of which appeared …
  • … periodicals’, he wrote to Hooker, regretting only that  Nature  did not review more foreign …