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Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
Summary
1862 was a particularly productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments…
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- … is “absolutely negative”. Do you mean to say that Gärtner lied … when he showed that this was the …
- … ever to repeat the experiments by which Karl Friedrich von Gärtner had demonstrated a degree of …
- … ). When Darwin wrote to Gray in July that he and Emma had ‘come to wish for Peace at any …
- … of further infection must be avoided, leaving Darwin and Emma ‘perplexed to death what to do’ ( …
- … off in mid-August. However, Leonard had a relapse and Emma caught the infection herself, forcing …
- … plant, Drosera . As he had at Eastborne in the summer of 1860 (see Correspondence vol. 8), Darwin …
Darwin in letters, 1865: Delays and disappointments
Summary
The year was marked by three deaths of personal significance to Darwin: Hugh Falconer, a friend and supporter; Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle; and William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and father of Darwin’s friend…
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- … of illness. Variation , which he had begun in January 1860, and which was intended to explain his …
- … Gardens, Edinburgh, that he should repeat Karl Friedrich von Gärtner’s experiments on Verbascum , …
- … attending school, and spent some time travelling in Europe (Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), Emma …
- … people weren’t so foolish’;. In November, Darwin and Emma visited Erasmus in London ( …
- … frequently, and Hooker also came for a short stay in March (Emma Darwin’s diary, DAR 242). A …
Darwin in letters, 1863: Quarrels at home, honours abroad
Summary
At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of animals and plants under domestication, anticipating with excitement the construction of a hothouse to accommodate his increasingly varied botanical experiments…
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- … vol. 8, letter to Charles Lyell, 10 January [1860] ). In the same letter he reminded Lyell of …
- … who was already ill-disposed towards Owen following his 1860 review of Origin , wrote to Falconer …
- … had been unsuccessful ( see letter from E. A. Darwin to Emma Darwin, 11 November [1863] ). The …
- … exercise Darwin was Huxley’s assertion, first made in his 1860 review of Origin , that in order …
- … Huxley again of the German botanist Karl Friedrich von Gärtner’s experiments, which had produced …
- … and Viola species, had interested Darwin since 1860; it continued to capture his attention ( …
- … letter to Charles Lyell, 12–13 March [1863] ). Emma was a steady help to Darwin, writing …
- … shrubs ( see letter from W. D. Fox, 7 September [1863] ). Emma wrote back: ‘This has been a great …
- … fared little better, and most letters were dictated to Emma. Darwin only managed one of his …
- … letters from him in December were short, and dictated to Emma. By the end of the year, Emma admitted …
