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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. …
Diagrams and drawings in letters
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Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…
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- … the highlights in chronological order: Adam Sedgwick's report on his geological work in …
- … seen growing, [1–23 July 1841] William Hopkins's comments on a compass diagram …
- … geological formation, 3 March 1845 Edward Forbes's "Atlantis" theory, …
- … their geometry, [19 June 1858] . W. E. Darwin's observations on Pulmonaria , 14 …
- … coloration of moths, 26 March 1868 Adolf Reuter's sketches of Robinia rubra and …
- … Expression , 24 February [1872] Gerard Krefft's "Review of Owen’s Cuvierian …
- … of Gasteria , 7 December 1873 F. F. Hallett's rough sketch showing his system of …
- … villa, 15 November 1877 W. T. Thiselton-Dyer's information on Cyclamen and other …
- … sides of which are reproduced, 29 January 1878 S. B. J. Skertchly's researches on …
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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- … spent an extended period in Würzburg at Julius Sachs’s botanical institute, one of most advanced …
- … Darwin delighted in his role as grandfather to Francis’s son Bernard, occasionally comparing the …
- … Sophy to observe the arching shoots of Neottia (bird’s nest orchid) near her home in Surrey: ‘If …
- … 22 December [1878] ). Son abroad Darwin’s experiments on plant movement were …
- … apart. At the start of June, Francis left to work at Sach’s laboratory in Germany, not returning …
- … be obtained at Down House, but Francis thought Horace’s abilities were a match for German instrument …
- … here is far from well made.’ (Jemmy or Jim was Horace’s nickname.) Francis was occasionally …
- … letter from Francis Darwin, [after 7 July 1878] ). Sachs’s confidence was apparently matched by his …
- … Anne Westwood, and the proud grandparents. Many of Darwin’s letters conveyed news of the boy. ‘All …
- … faculties. He seemed to take special note of the child’s use of language and power of judgment. …
- … own research on animal instinct and intelligence. ‘Frank’s son, nearly 2 years old (& we think …
- … a young monkey, so as to observe its mind’? Darwin’s suggestion was seconded: ‘Frank says you ought …
- … younger generation of naturalists continued to find Darwin’s work inspiring. The geologist Sydney …
- … Association of Naturalists in September 1877, Darwin’s outspoken supporter Ernst Haeckel championed …
- … Innes now recounted the words he had spoken in Darwin’s defence at a recent Church Congress in …
