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List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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- … Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. …
- … William (2) Aitken, Thomas (1) …
- … Allen, John (1) Allen, Thomas (2) …
- … Bell, Robert (b) (2) Bell, Thomas (2) …
- … (1) Berliner Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, Ethnologie und Urgeschichte …
- … Birch, Samuel (5) Birkett, Thomas (1) …
- … Blow, T. B. (1) Blunt, Thomas (2) …
- … Brace, C. L. (5) Bradfield, Thomas (2) …
- … Brewer, T. M. (1) Bridges, Thomas (b) (2) …
- … Dareste, Camille (9) Darwin family (1) …
- … Spratt, T. A. B. (1) Spring Rice, Thomas (2) …
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 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous …
- … for scientific colleagues or their widows facing hardship. Darwin had suffered from poor health …
- … of his scientific friends quickly organised a campaign for Darwin to have greater public recognition …
- … Botanical observation and experiment had long been Darwin’s greatest scientific pleasure. The year …
- … to Fritz Müller, 4 January 1882 ). These were topics that Darwin had been investigating for years, …
- … working at the effects of Carbonate of Ammonia on roots,’ Darwin wrote, ‘the chief result being that …
- … contents, if immersed for some hours in a weak solution of C. of Ammonia’. Darwin’s interest in root …
- … London on 6 and 16 March, respectively. In January, Darwin corresponded with George John …
- … letter from Arthur de Souza Corrêa, 28 December 1881 ). Darwin had a long-running interest in such …
- … experiments had been conducted to lend support to Darwin’s theory of pangenesis (see …
- … He was eager to write up the results on Brazilian cane, with Darwin providing a detailed outline: ‘I …
- … at the Linnean Society on 4 May, but not published. Darwin carried on with botanical work in …
- … which are asymmetric, thus facilitating cross-fertilisation. Darwin’s aim, he said, was just to …
- … 3 April 1882 ). Earthworms and evolution Darwin’s last book, Earthworms , had been …
- … Appendix V). The conservative Quarterly Review , owned by Darwin’s publisher John Murray, carried …
- … was sounded by the American publisher, Allen Thorndike Rice: ‘This line of investigation, I am …
- … our homes, would in this case greatly suffer’ ( letter to C. A. Kennard, 9 January 1882 ). Kennard …
- … judged, intellectually his inferior, please ( letter from C. A. Kennard, 28 January 1882 ). …
- … to John Collier, 16 February 1882 ). Collier had married Thomas Henry Huxley’s daughter Marian. He …
- … dull aching in the chest’ (Emma Darwin to G. H. Darwin, [ c . 28 March 1882] (DAR 210.3: 45)). …
- … to some Estancia,’ wrote Hughes, ‘as the scenery &c. will amply repay your trouble’ ( letter …
- … making observations of geological uplift ( letter from Thomas Sutcliffe, [28 August – 5 September …
- … where he had witnessed an earthquake in 1835 ( letter from R. E. Alison, [March–July 1835 ]). …
- … theory of ice dams causing glacial lakes was presented by Thomas Francis Jamieson in a paper to the …
- … will be months before I am able to work’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, [ c . 10 April 1864] ). To …
Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle, by John Clunies Ross. Transcription by Katharine Anderson
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[f.146r Title page] Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle Supplement / to the 2nd 3rd and Appendix Volumes of the First / Edition Written / for and in the name of the Author of those / Volumes By J.C. Ross. / Sometime Master of a…
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- … N o II of the foresaid works. By Captain Robert Fitzroy R.N. In the first Edition Mr …
- … he is ready to admit – that altho’ many Captains R.N. do not hesitate to (unofficially) give the …
- … obtain such a one I was (in a manner) compelled to take Mr Darwin on a far too independent footing. …
- … of this Supplement exhibit evidence to that effect – in Mr Darwin’s instance – especially in respect …
- … to be noticed. Being of course ambitious to rival Mr Darwin in the line of Theory-invention – …
- … – with the exception of one of the class – which Mr Darwin bribed the Aborigines to perform – we …
- … I therefore hit upon the expedient of giving it to Mr Darwin to put into his Volume. Here – said …
- … to the soils of the coral formation. Nevertheless Mr Darwin (doubtless from his not looking …
- … and very pretty view.” Now bearing in mind that Mr Darwin is exceedingly “fond” of dry bones …
- … my fairness of statement that I have thus recapitulated Mr Darwin’s sentiments – albeit – so adverse …
- … to which I allude are the following. J.C.R. [column continues across …
- … called – the Hippomanes – and gave the command to R.C. Ross (brother to Mr J.C. Ross) the same who …
- … had at Diego Garcia so he went on to Pulo Nias – got some rice but not enough – came on along …
- … Settlement – took him into Keyser's Bay – there – only rice could be obtained – when being …
- … he had the honour of having made whilst commanding the H.C.C. Mary Ann under his Government of Java …
- … the most important – to wit – constantly kept short of rice – and that only given to be eaten along …
- … I did not let him stop here – but as to “his eating our rice” that is not possible – there being …
- … (Mr H's) quarters stop with his party and be eating their rice] the rice allowance that you …
- … to Captain Ross I know not as yet – without enough of rice it is impossible to do any amount of good …
- … builders can work upwards – namely that of “low water or spring tides.” – but kept above it – yea …
- … boards and the pillars of the Island timber. Two Englishmen (Thomas Deeley and George Bailey) of the …
- … sole reference to Malays – seeing, that he (an M.A. & F.R.S. – who is – or has been, Secretary …
- … whilst these reefs remained at the level of low water spring tides (above which Mr Darwin very truly …
- … along with their foundation down to the level of low water spring tides above which you yourself …
- … to add – my brother Knight) Sir Edward Belcher – Captain R.N. ^to wit^ To his performances in that …
- … marked in pencil “233ff. Mar, 1908 E.W.J. / Examined by C.J.G.”] *[1] The Sage …
- … Isles. They accordingly selected Mr R. M. Wichelo – Purser R.N. – but who had after the peace …
- … otherwise than from – Leisk’s representations. (Signed J.C.R. …
