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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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- … 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 …
- … Hooker, ‘or as far as I know any scientific man’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 December [1878] ). …
- … as were family members. Darwin asked his niece Sophy to observe the arching shoots of …
- … or arched.… Almost all seedlings come up arched’ ( letter to Sophy Wedgwood, 24 March [1878–80] ). …
- … when he finds out that he missed sensitiveness of apex’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, [11 May 1878] …
- … Darwin complained. ‘I am ashamed at my blunder’ ( letter to John Tyndall, 22 December [1878] ). …
- … apart. At the start of June, Francis left to work at Sach’s laboratory in Germany, not returning …
- … accursed German language: Sachs is very kind to him’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 18 June …
- … have nobody to talk to, about my work, I scribble to you ( letter to Francis Darwin, 7 [July 1878] …
- … but it is horrid not having you to discuss it with’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 20 [July 1878] ). …
- … determine whether they had chlorophyll, Francis reported ( letter from Francis Darwin, [after 7 …
- … 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 …
- … the pot-plant every day & never the bedded out one’ ( letter from Francis Darwin, [after 7 July …
- … 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 …
- … into Greek. Theodor von Heldreich wrote from Athens on 8 February that the translator, a young …
- … Samuel Haughton. ‘If I do write’, George worried, ‘I’m pretty sure to get in Haughton’s ill favour …
Darwin in letters, 1880: Sensitivity and worms
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‘My heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old Shrewsbury friend Henry Johnson on 14 November 1880. Darwin became fully devoted to earthworms in the spring of the year, just after finishing the manuscript of…
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- … to adapt to varying conditions. The implications of Darwin’s work for the boundary between animals …
- … animal instincts by George John Romanes drew upon Darwin’s early observations of infants, family …
- … Controversy and Erasmus Darwin Darwin’s most recent book, Erasmus Darwin , had been …
- … generations. He continued to receive letters about Erasmus’s life and other bits of family history. …
- … Tindal, sent a cache of letters from two of Darwin’s grandfather’s clerical friends, full of lively …
- … the eagerness of the two learned divines to see a pig’s body opened is very amusing’, Darwin replied …
- … have influenced the whole Kingdom, & even the world’ ( letter from J. L. Chester, 3 March 1880 …
- … delighted to find an ordinary mortal who could laugh’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin to Charles and …
- … much powder & shot’ ( Correspondence vol. 27, letter from Ernst Krause, 7 June 1879 , and …
- … modified; but now I much regret that I did not do so’ ( letter to Samuel Butler, 3 January 1880 ). …
- … structural differentiations’ ( letter from F. M. Balfour, [22 November 1880] ). George Romanes, …
- … Darwin to Emma Darwin, [18 September 1880] ). Darwin’s Wedgwood nieces, Sophy and Lucy, were asked …
- … worms. We find that the light frightens them’ ( letter to Sophy Wedgwood, 8 October [1880] ). …
- … Galton, 7 April 1880 , and letter from Francis Galton, 8 April 1880 ). Darwin was queried about …
- … of several close family members. Emma’s brother Josiah Wedgwood III died on 11 March. Like Emma, he …
- … & am never happy except when at work’ ( letter to J. M. Herbert, 25 December [1880] ). …
Referencing women’s work
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Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, but whether and how they were acknowledged in print involved complex considerations of social standing, professional standing, and personal preference.…
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- … Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, …
- … selected letters is followed by letters relating to Darwin's 1881 publication Vegetable …
- … work are referenced throughout Variation . Letter 2395 - Darwin to Holland, …
- … her identity is both anonymised and masculinised. Letter 3316 - Darwin to Nevill, D …
- … being acknowledged publicly as a science critic. Letter 4370 - Wedgwood, L. C. to …
- … are identified only as “friends in Surrey”. Letter 4794 - Darwin to Lyell, C., [25 …
- … Lyell for advice on how to reference Arabella Buckley’s observations of pigeons, which he planned to …
- … received from “Miss. B”. Letter 7060 - Wedgwood, F. J. to Darwin, [1867 - 72] …
- … final publication. Letter 7223 - Darwin to Wedgwood, L. C., [9 June 1867 - 72] …
- … of a crying baby in Mary Barton. Letter 8321 - Darwin to Litchfield, H. E. …
- … the public humming” at him. Letter 7345 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [15 June 1872] …
- … whose accuracy I can implicitly rely”. Letter 8427 - Darwin to Litchfield H. E., [25 …
- … considerable editorial input. Letter 8719 - Darwin to Treat, M., [1 January 1873] …
- … relating to Earthworms Letter 7428 - Wedgwood, F. to Darwin, [4 January …
- … activity in the fields of North Wales. Letter 8193 - Ruck, A. R. to Darwin, H …
- … discussion of earthworm activity . Letter 8224 - Darwin to Ruck, A. R., [24 …
- … turf-based worm castings . Letter 7345 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [15 June 1872] …
- … K. E. S., [8 October 1880] Darwin asks his niece, Sophy, to keep an eye out for worm …
- … may be “unfavourable” and suggests Lucy might join her. Sophy may be the “lady...interested in the …
- … S. to Darwin, [15 October 1880] Darwin’s niece, Sophy, reports that she has “been up on the …
Capturing Darwin’s voice: audio of selected letters
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On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were very pleased to welcome Terry Molloy back to the Darwin Correspondence Project for a special recording session. Terry, known for his portrayal of Davros in Dr…
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- … Gray. Re: Design toured Britain and America in 2007–8, shedding light on how Darwin developed …
- … of a performance is available). This time Terry’s task was to bring some carefully selected …
- … a long and full day at the microphone, resulting in Terry’s interpretations of 23 letters. A …
- … making observations, as exemplified by the letters to his Wedgwood nieces, Lucy ( [before 25 …
- … seeking permission to go on the Beagle voyage, to a letter to C. A. Kennard written on 9 …
- … from the youthful exuberance of the Beagle letters (e.g. letter to Caroline Darwin, 29 April …
- … particular letters. How should one read Darwin’s politely worded rebuke to St G. J. Mivart ( 21 …
- … that led up to his ‘confessing a murder’ in his famous letter to J. D. Hooker, in which he admitted …
- … who was proofreading a draft chapter of Descent (letter to H. E. Darwin, [8 February 1870] ). …
