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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…
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- … is to lessen injury to leaves from radiation In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his …
- … scientific man’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 December [1878] ). Writing to Ernst Haeckel on …
- … plants.’ Movement in plants In the spring of 1878, Darwin started to focus on the …
- … come up arched’ ( letter to Sophy Wedgwood, 24 March [1878–80] ). While Darwin was studying the …
- … of apex’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, [11 May 1878] ). Having found plants responsive to …
- … at my blunder’ ( letter to John Tyndall, 22 December [1878] ). Son abroad Darwin’s …
- … kind to him’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 18 June [1878] ). While Francis was away, Darwin …
- … work, I scribble to you ( letter to Francis Darwin, 7 [July 1878] ). Two weeks later he wrote: ‘I …
- … to discuss it with’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 20 [July 1878] ). It is unclear why the …
- … reported ( letter from Francis Darwin, [after 7 July 1878] ): ‘The oats have only just begun to …
- … Francis wrote ( letter from Francis Darwin, [before 17 July 1878] ), ‘a strong horizontal axis …
- … rather’ ( letter from Francis Darwin, [before 3 August 1878] ). One day Francis observed that the …
- … out one’ ( letter from Francis Darwin, [after 7 July 1878] ). Sachs’s confidence was apparently …
- … him,’ he reported ( letter from Francis Darwin, [22 June 1878] ). ‘Sachs doesn’t consider that …
- … all evils’ ( letter from Francis Darwin, [24 and 25 July 1878] ). Babies and animals …
- … he added a week later ( letter to Francis Darwin, 14 July [1878] ). Darwin had of course observed …
- … have said a gee-gee’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 17 July [1878] ). On 12 September , Darwin …
- … will always do so’ ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 20 August [1878] ). Darwin remarked that a monkey …
- … in your house!’ ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 2 September [1878] ). More remarkable cases of …
- … of a thieving wasp’ ( letter from G. J. Romanes, 21 June 1878 ). An inspiration In …
- … ( letter from J.-B. Dumas and Joseph Bertrand, 5 August 1878 ). Despite his many botanical …
- … to me quite ridiculous’ ( letter to John Price, 2 April [1878] ). When a wealthy businessman tried …
- … ( letter from Edmund Mojsisovics von Mojsvár, 28 April 1878 ). ‘What a wonderful change in the …
- … The Swiss botanist Arnold Dodel-Port announced on 12 June 1878 the first issue of an atlas with …
- … God looked at through nature’s phenomena’ ( letter from James Grant, 6 March 1878 ). Darwin …
- … may hope for whatever he earnestly desires’ ( letter to James Grant, 11 March 1878 ). The question …
- … February , Darwin was contacted by the Irish businessman, James Torbitt, about an ambitious project …
- … 1878] ). Further meetings were held with Farrer and James Caird, a member of the Royal Agricultural …
- … your work in this case would soon be known’ ( letter to James Torbitt, 4 March 1878 ). The …
Darwn's letters from 1878 online
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Investigating the movements and 'sleep' of plants, being entertained by the mental faculties of his young grandson Bernard, finally elected a corresponding member of the French Académie des sciences, trying to secure a government grant to support…
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- … French Académie des sciences, trying to secure a government grant to support an Irish correspondent& …
- … of over 550 letters written to and from Darwin in 1878 are now online. Read more about Darwin& …
- … of plants & bloom . Darwin summed up his work in 1878 briefly in his journal. …
- … Darwin spent some time trying to secure a government grant to support his Irish correspondent James …
- … then in Afghanistan; Darwin signed two anti-war petitions in 1878. I may say with …
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
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- … to be tempted out of his ‘proper work’ ( letter to James Paget, 14 July 1879 ). At this time, his …
- … ). Francis in Würzburg As he had done in 1878, Francis Darwin spent the summer of 1879 …
- … extended from encouragement to financial support. When Grant Allen, a full-time journalist, suffered …
- … on colour sense, which greatly pleased Darwin ( letter from Grant Allen, 12 February 1879 ). One …
- … Frederick King, 27 February 1879 ). The Belfast businessman James Torbitt, who wished to carry out …
- … cross-fertilisation, had first contacted Darwin in 1876. By 1878, Darwin was sufficiently impressed …
- … that perhaps most pleased Darwin came from the surgeon James Paget, who, in a letter of 18 …
Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small
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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…
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- … in Earthworms were taken up by individual readers. James Frederick Simpson, a musical composer, …
- … that is sacred to me, as well as my own great desires, grant us this our modest request!’ ( letter …
- … of Devonshire and chancellor of the university ( letter to James Porter, 18 April 1882 ). …
- … … I am content to declare, that any one who refuses to grant that Man must be included in the theory …
- … experiments. Francis went to Germany in the summer of 1878 for more experience in physiological …
- … this to you’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, [1 August 1878] ). The last years also saw Darwin …
- … and Earthworms , pp. 221–8). Darwin resumed contact in 1878. On receiving Darwin’s letter, …
- … at wormbs”’ ( letter from Mary Johnson, [after 22 July 1878] ). Edition complete …
