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The Voyage of the Beagle
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It was a letter from his friend and former teacher, John Stevens Henslow, that brought the 22-year-old Charles Darwin news of the offer of a place on board the Admiralty surveying vessel HMS Beagle on a voyage to chart the coast of South America. During…
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- … not only kept him in touch with family and friends, but with Henslow and others from whom he could …
- … he returned to England. It was even letters sent back to Henslow and published without Darwin' …
- … in Wales with another former teacher, Adam Sedgwick . Henslow had been asked to recommend a …
- … would be a companion for Robert FitzRoy , the Beagle 's captain. Darwin was not the …
- … history, brought him to the top of the list when first Henslow himself, and then Leonard Jenyns , …
- … board. They did not arrive back in England until 2 October 1836. Darwin later wrote that his …
Women’s scientific participation
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Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…
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- … Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a …
- … - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [6 June 1864] Darwin’s niece, Lucy, responds to Darwin’s …
- … February 1867] Mary Barber responds to Darwin’s queries about Expression from …
- … him. Letter 6535 - Vaughan Williams , M. S. to Darwin, H. E., [after 14 October …
- … of wormholes. Letter 8611 - Cupples, A. J. to Darwin, E., [8 November1872] …
- … and offers to observe birds, insects or plants on Darwin’s behalf. Letter 8683 - …
- … passes on brief observations of an angry pig and her niece’s ears. Letter 8701 - …
- … wife of naturalist John Lubbock, responds to Darwin’s request that she make observations of her pet …
- … Thereza Story-Maskelyne responds to a letter of Darwin’s which was published in Nature with some …
- … Letter 4436 - Darwin to Hooker, J. D., [26-27 March 1864] Darwin thanks Hooker for …
- … and orangs. Letter 5705 - Haast, J. F. J. von to Darwin, [4 December 1867] …
- … in a marble tablet”. Letter 6815 - Scott, J. to Darwin, [2 July 1869] John …
- … Men: Letter 385 - Wedgwood, S. E. & J. to Darwin, [10 November 1837] …
- … Hall, Staffordshire. Letter 1219 - Hooker, J. D. to Darwin, [3 February 1849] …
- … to look for more samples. Letter 4928 - Henslow, G. to Darwin, [11 November 1865] …
- … admitted to Linnean Society. Men: Letter 1836 - Berkeley, M. J. to Darwin, …
- … to feed to them. Letter 2069 - Tenant, J. to Darwin, [31 March 1857] James …
- … University of Bonn. Letter 6046 - Weir, J. J. to Darwin, [24 March 1868] …
- … Men: Letter 378 - Darwin to Henslow, J. S., [20 September 1837] Darwin …
- … the “best authority” on the subject. Letter 1836 - Berkeley, M. J. to Darwin, [7 …
Scientific Networks
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Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…
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- … for building and maintaining such connections. Darwin's networks extended from his family …
- … The first is between Darwin and his friend Kew botanist J. D. Hooker. The second is between Darwin …
- … Hooker Letter 714 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., [13 or 20 Nov 1843] Darwin …
- … Letter 736 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 23 Feb [1844] Darwin begins with a charming …
- … flora of the USA. He sends a list of plants from Gray’s Manual of botany [1848] and asks him to …
- … recalled meeting Darwin three years earlier at Hooker’s. Gray has filled up Darwin’s paper [see …
- … Letter 1202 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 6 Oct [1848] Darwin catches up on personal …
- … reform, Darwin opposes appending first describer’s name to specific name. Letter 1220 — …
- … to Darwin and Lyell for Athenæum . He mentioned Darwin’s work on complemental males in barnacles …
- … Letter 1260 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 12 Oct 1849 Darwin opens by discussing their …
- … lamination of gneiss. Letter 1319 — Hooker, J. D. to Darwin, C. R., 6 & 7 Apr 1850 …
- … Mentors Darwin's close relationship with John Stevens Henslow, the professor of botany …
- … Mentors This collection of letters documents Henslow’s mentoring while Darwin was on the …
- … mail to Montevideo. He talks of being a sort of Protégé of Henslow’s and it is Henslow’s “bounden …
- … of his notes on the specimens. Letter 249 — Henslow, J. S. to Darwin, C. R., 22 July …
- … the termination of the voyage has been decided – September 1836. He writes of the earthquake of …
Darwin’s reading notebooks
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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … [A. von Humboldt 1811] Richardson’s Fauna Borealis [J. Richardson 1829–37] …
- … Hist. [Jenyns 1838] Prichard; a 3 d . vol [Prichard 1836–47] Lawrence [W. Lawrence 1819] …
- … Paper on consciousness in brutes Blackwood June 1838 [J. F. Ferrie 1838]. H. C. Watson on …
- … 1829] Prostitution of Paris [Parent-Duchâtelet 1836]. about licentiousness destroying their …
- … has pub. in 1 st vol of Annals of Vienna [Endlicher 1836]. sketch of S. sea Botany R. …
- … worth studying in a metaphys. point of view Henslow has list of plants of Mauritius with …
- … to White Nat. Hist of Selbourne [E. T. Bennett ed. 1837 and [J. Rennie] ed. 1833] read 19 : …
- … Col. le Couteur has written on wheat [Le Couteur 1836] Bechstein on Caged Birds. 10 s 6 d …
- … what have they written.? “Hunt” [J. Hunt 1806] p. 290 …
- … chiefly on distribution of forms said to be Poor Sir. J. Edwards Botanical Tour [?J. E. Smith …
- … [?Heisch 1842] Coleridge. Literary Remains [Coleridge 1836–9] Inconsistency of Human …
- … Butler. 3. first sermons [Butler 1834] recommended by Sir. J. Mackintosh J. Long Moral Nature …
- … and Duméril 1821] Encyclop of Anat & Phys [Todd ed. 1836–59] [DAR *119: 14] …
- … 36s.— Wiegmann. Archif fur Naturgeschicte. 33 1836. Meyen on distrib of plants in …
- … [Gaertner 1788–91] (Plates on all seeds) R. Soc Henslow says there is a grand book with …
- … Von. J. Metzger. Heidelberg 1841 [Metzger 1841] Read Henslow in Botanist 36 has written on …
- … 1834]— d[itt]o d[itt]o d[itt]o. d[itt]o. 15 th Henslow’s Botany [Henslow 1837].— d[itt]o d …
- … ] 4. Vol. references at End Feb. 23 rd . Henslow Pamph. on Wheat [Henslow 1841]— fact about …
- … or Review in a Medical Journal which Hooker has & lent to Henslow Huxley [DAR *128: 178 …
- … years 1838–1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. New York. [Abstract in DAR 71: 51–2.] …
- … years 1838–1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Philadelphia. [Abstract in DAR 205.3: …
- … ou, iconographie de toutes les espèces et variétés d’arbres, fruitiers cultivés dans cet …
- … sur la distribution géographique des animaux vertébrés, moins les oiseaux. Journal de Physique 94 …
- … Drury, Robert. 1729. Madagascar; or, Robert Drury’s journal, during fifteen years …
- … [Vols. 3 and 4 in Darwin Library.] 119: 3a Dugès, Antoine. 1832. Memoir sur la …
- … augmentée d’un grand nombre de fruits, les uns échappés aux recherches de Duhamel, les autres …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one …
- … the publication of the Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle , for which he described the …
- … touching in the concern they show for one another’s sensibilities. Early in 1839 the couple set up …
- … theoretical achievement, the most important of Darwin’s activities during the years 1837–43 was …
- … a result of thinking about the significance of John Gould’s and Richard Owen’s identifications of …
- … daring and momentous conviction that species were mutable (S. Herbert 1980, p. 12; Sulloway 1982b). …
- … in the version of 1859. Young author Darwin’s investigation of the species question …
- … of Darwin’s findings had been spread by the publication by J. S. Henslow and Adam Sedgwick of …
- … results of the Beagle voyage. With the help of J. S. Henslow, William Whewell, and other …
- … by Adam White; infusoria by C. G. Ehrenberg; fungi by M. J. Berkeley; and corals by William Lonsdale …
- … were neglected. During the voyage Darwin had expected that J. S. Henslow would describe his …
- … the other on the Keeling Island flora. Darwin’s letters to Henslow show a gradual realisation that …
- … knowledge of plant distribution and classification (see Henslow 1837a and 1838; W. J. Hooker and G. …
- … to the views of his master. Their correspondence began in 1836 and from the start Lyell accepted …
- … The letters show that at least five of his friends—Lyell, Henslow, Jenyns, Waterhouse, and his …
- … filled, with facts It is true that, until he took J. D. Hooker into his confidence in …
- … to convince anyone that he had a sound solution to what J. F. W. Herschel in a letter to Lyell had …
- … distributed ( Correspondence vol. 2, Appendix V). As P. J. Vorzimmer has pointed out (Vorzimmer …
Darwin in letters, 1821-1836: Childhood to the Beagle voyage
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Darwin's first known letters were written when he was twelve. They continue through school-days at Shrewsbury, two years as a medical student at Edinburgh University, the undergraduate years at Cambridge, and the of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle.…
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- … Darwin's first known letters were written when he was twelve. They continue through …
- … years at Cambridge, and the five years of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle . In 1836, the twenty-seven …
- … in Shrewsbury, and of the role his family played in Darwin’s early life; those from Sarah and Fanny …
- … The letters written to Darwin during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle kept him informed of such …
- … own copy to his son in 1820, and in the early 1820s Darwin’s brother Erasmus made him his assistant …
- … of beetles. Fox also introduced him to John Stevens Henslow and Darwin was a regular presence at the …
- … parties organised by the professor of botany. And it was Henslow who, encouraging Darwin to broaden …
- … fellows your friends at Barmouth must be’ ( see letter to J. M. Herbert, [13 September 1828] ). …
- … a naturalist on a voyage of exploration arose because of Henslow’s recognition of the abilities …
- … had been reasonably answered. During the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Darwin’s letters convey the …
- … enquiry. Coupled with this commitment was Darwin’s growing recognition of his ability to contribute …
- … around his observations and tried out his theories on Henslow in the privacy of their letters. Well …
- … society When Darwin returned to England in October 1836 it was with the firm intention of …
- … of which were clear to him from his communication with Henslow and his study of Lyell’s …
- … years that testify to the wealth and quality of Darwin’s collections and observations. But more than …
- … in the ornithological notes written during the summer of 1836, when, homeward bound, he was …
- … ‘Ornithological notes’ p. 262). In the winter of 1836 the question of the stability of …
Darwin’s earthquakes
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Darwin experienced his first earthquake in 1834, but it was a few months later that he was really confronted with their power. Travelling north along the coast of Chile, Darwin and Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, were confronted with a series of…
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- … of dramatic changes in the landscape. In a letter to Henslow he confided that the picture …
- … concepts. He developed his own interpretation of the Earth’s crust as huge sheets of rock – a …
- … are amongst the most visually striking objects of Darwin’s surviving papers from the Beagle …
- … the geology of Europe. In his Red Notebook begun at sea in 1836, he jotted notes for himself for …
Books on the Beagle
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The Beagle was a sort of floating library. Find out what Darwin and his shipmates read here.
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- … FitzRoy in the Narrative (2: 18). CD, in his letter to Henslow, 9 [September 1831] , …
- … would need, even if it meant duplicating some of FitzRoy’s own: ‘You are of course welcome to take …
- … . . . were collected in one cabin, under Mr. Stebbing’s charge, and lent to the officers, without …
- … However, from the Beagle correspondence, CD’s diary, field notebooks, and the extensive …
- … are almost always in ink, usually written with CD’s favourite Brahma pens. References to books in …
- … examples are references to Bernardin de Saint Pierre’s Paul et Virginie and to characters in …
- … to do so. For example, two references to Felix Azara’s works in notes made during 1833 cite …
- … have been found (DAR 42: 73) that are taken from Griffith’s edition of Cuvier’s The animal kingdom …
- … , p. 196). In another field notebook, at Cape Town in May 1836, he lists, probably with the …
- … some of his idiosyncratic spelling during the summer of 1836 (Sulloway 1982b, pp. 331–2, n. 13). …
- … Naturelle 3 (1834): 84–115. (DAR 37.1: 677v.; letter to J. S. Henslow, 12 July 1835). * …
- … naturelle . 17 vols. Paris, 1822–31. (Letter from J. S. Henslow, 15–21 January [1833]). Darwin …
- … 2d meeting . . . Oxford, 1832 . London, 1833. (Letter to J. S. Henslow, March 1834 and letter …
- … letter to the South African Christian Recorder, 28 June 1836, Collected papers 1: 20). ‡ …
- … d’histoire naturelle. See Bory de Saint-Vincent, J. B. G. M., ed. Dictionnaire des …
- … § Euclid. Elements of geometry. (Letter to J. S. Henslow, 30 October 1831). ‡ Falkner, …
- … 1826. (DAR 36.1: 469v.). Darwin Library–Down. ‡ Henslow, John Stevens. Geological description …
- … (Vols. 1 and 2, in one, 3d edition, inscribed from J. S. Henslow to CD ‘on his departure’, September …
- … ‘Charles Darwin Esq from the Author Dunheved Jan 26 1836’). ‘Philosophical tracts’, Darwin Library …
- … des polypiers. Paris, 1821. (DAR 30.1: 13v.; letter to J. S. Henslow, 24 July – 7 November 1834). …
- … letter to the South African Christian Recorder , 28 June 1836, Collected papers 1: 20). …
- … letter to the South African Christian Recorder , 28 June 1836, Collected papers 1: 28). …
- … letter to the South African Christian Recorder , 28 June 1836, Collected papers 1: 26). …
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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- … came on 19 April. Plans were made for a burial in St Mary’s churchyard in Down, where his brother …
- … Botanical observation and experiment had long been Darwin’s greatest scientific pleasure. The year …
- … some hours in a weak solution of C. of Ammonia’. Darwin’s interest in root response and the effects …
- … vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, and beets. Romanes’s experiments had been conducted to lend …
- … asymmetric, thus facilitating cross-fertilisation. Darwin’s aim, he said, was just to ‘have the …
- … 1882 ). Earthworms and evolution Darwin’s last book, Earthworms , had been …
- … V). The conservative Quarterly Review , owned by Darwin’s publisher John Murray, carried an …
- … them half the worm had disappeared down the frog’s throat. I watched them for a quarter of an hour …
- … with both combatants the worse for wear. Darwin’s writing on human evolution continued to …
- … famous writer Louisa May Alcott. The importance of Darwin’s work in inspiring future research was …
- … ( letter to C. A. Kennard, 9 January 1882 ). Kennard’s reply must be read in full to be …
- … of art (Collier 1882), which seemed to follow Darwin’s views on the aesthetic sense of animals, …
- … February 1882 ). Collier had married Thomas Henry Huxley’s daughter Marian. He returned the joke: …
- … The two men also agreed on the deficiencies of Huxley’s argument that animals were conscious …
- … Darwin continued to delight in his children’s accomplishments. In a letter to Anthony Rich, he …
- … of Venus on an expedition to Queensland, Australia. George’s recent work had been highly praised by …
- … letter from Emma Wedgwood to F. E. E. Wedgwood, [28 October 1836] , letter from Emma Wedgwood and …
Bibliography of Darwin’s geological publications
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This list includes papers read by Darwin to the Geological Society of London, his books on the geology of the Beagle voyage, and other publications on geological topics. Author-date citations refer to entries in the Darwin Correspondence Project’s…
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- … refer to entries in the Darwin Correspondence Project’s cumulative bibliography. Where appropriate, …
- … the coast of Chili, made during the survey of His Majesty’s Ship Beagle, commanded by Capt. FitzRoy, …
- … the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836 . By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, …
- … the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, …
- … the command of Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, …
- … of scientific enquiry; prepared for the use of Her Majesty’s Navy: and adapted for travellers in …
- … Suggestions for further reading… On Darwin’s work in geology: Herbert, Sandra. …
Darwin in letters, 1844–1846: Building a scientific network
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The scientific results of the Beagle voyage still dominated Darwin's working life, but he broadened his continuing investigations into the nature and origin of species. Far from being a recluse, Darwin was at the heart of British scientific society,…
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- … results of the Beagle voyage still dominated Darwin's working life, but throughout these …
- … Down House was altered and extended to accommodate Darwin’s growing family and the many relatives …
- … for publication in The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle (1838–43) but were deferred when …
- … to A. Y. Spearman, 9 October 1843, n. 1). Darwin's inner circle: first discussions of …
- … is like confessing a murder) immutable Darwin’s earlier scientific friendships were not …
- … with Charles Lyell, George Robert Waterhouse, John Stevens Henslow, Leonard Horner, Leonard Jenyns, …
- … (it is like confessing a murder) immutable’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [11 January 1844] ). Nine …
- … that his close friends were not outraged by Darwin’s heterodox opinions and later in the year both …
- … of 1844 to read (see Correspondence vol. 4, letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 [February 1847]). Darwin …
- … Perhaps the most interesting letter relating to Darwin’s species theory, which also bears on his …
- … possible editors: at first he proposed any one of Lyell, Henslow, Edward Forbes, William Lonsdale, …
- … work. But the list was subsequently altered after Darwin’s second, and possibly third, thoughts on …
- … health. Volcanoes, rocks, and fossils Darwin’s published work during this period …
- … subsequent work led to the general acceptance of Darwin’s views. South America drew together all …
- … of this vast area, reflecting the influence of Lyell’s Principles of geology (1830–3) and a …
- … But despite this clear and acknowledged debt, Darwin’s independence of mind was never in doubt and …
- … conditions. Journal of researches : Darwin's story of the Beagle voyage In …
- … of researches for a second edition in 1845. At Lyell’s recommendation, arrangements were made for …
- … by Darwin, even though he had collected plants extensively. Henslow, who had undertaken to describe …
- … and Hitcham and apparently relieved to handover Darwin’s plants to Hooker, who had just returned …
- … laws of creation, Geographical Distribution’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [10 February 1845] ) and …
Darwin in letters, 1861: Gaining allies
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The year 1861 marked an important change in the direction of Darwin’s work. He had weathered the storm that followed the publication of Origin, and felt cautiously optimistic about the ultimate acceptance of his ideas. The letters from this year provide an…
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- … 1861 marked an important change in the direction of Darwin’s work. By then, he had weathered the …
- … an unusually detailed and intimate understanding of Darwin’s problem-solving method of work and …
- … friend Asa Gray to reprint and distribute in Britain Gray’s series of review-essays on this topic …
- … III). However, Darwin himself remained unconvinced by Gray’s suggestion that providence may have …
- … decline later in the year, scientific interest in Darwin’s views continued unabated and indeed …
- … by George Maw, for example, singled out Darwin’s explanation of the numerous instances of the …
- … to Charles Lyell, 20 July [1861] ). One reason for Darwin’s interest in this piece may have been …
- … disappointed to learn of John Frederick William Herschel’s initial cool response to his argument; he …
- … and convert to his theory, Darwin learned of Mill’s view that the reasoning throughout Origin …
- … with the strict principles of Logic’ and that Darwin’s methodology was ‘the only one proper to such …
- … p. 18 n.). Later in the summer Fawcett himself made Darwin’s methodology the subject of a lecture …
- … that ensued wherein there had been criticism of Darwin’s hypothesising. Darwin commented to Fawcett: …
- … Archibald Geikie. Geikie had approved of Darwin’s chapter on the imperfection of the geological …
- … 4 March [1861] ). However, the publication of Leidy’s study of the remains of the most complete …
- … Gilbert Rorison published tracts in opposition to Darwin’s theory. Humans and apes: the …
- … debate, although not directly concerned with Darwin’s theory, was recognised by most as being of …
- … VIII).) For his part, Darwin enjoyed Huxley’s sparring with Owen, though periodically …
- … to T. H. Huxley, 3 January [1861] ). Ever since Owen’s highly critical and, Darwin felt, unfair …
- … level. Early in the year, when Darwin learned that Huxley’s wife Henrietta Anne, recuperating from …
- … him, paternally, in other matters of science. Henslow’s seminal importance in arranging Darwin’s …
- … was able to recall poignantly other aspects of Henslow’s influence and relationship when he was …
Darwin in letters, 1847-1850: Microscopes and barnacles
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Darwin's study of barnacles, begun in 1844, took him eight years to complete. The correspondence reveals how his interest in a species found during the Beagle voyage developed into an investigation of the comparative anatomy of other cirripedes and…
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- … Light is shed on the close relationship between Darwin’s systematic descriptive work and the species …
- … it is evident from his correspondence that Darwin’s two hours at the microscope did not preclude a …
- … and Daniel Sharpe, demonstrating the extent of Darwin’s continued involvement in contemporary …
- … the midst of all this activity, Hooker responds to Darwin’s particular queries and sends information …
- … Geology, and geological controversy Hooker’s letters illuminate the role of the British …
- … ( see letter to Richard Owen, [26 March 1848] ). Darwin’s chapter plainly calls on his Beagle …
- … blocked the valley. Darwin was much shaken by Milne’s evidence, especially as he realised that it …
- … asked for it to be destroyed. Only the draft of Darwin’s letter remains ( letter to the Scotsman …
- … found far from their native rock formations. Darwin’s explanation, originally suggested by Lyell, …
- … a great rush of water could carry them up hills. Darwin’s response was to explain such cases as a …
- … his Glen Roy argument—was later superseded by Agassiz’s glaciation theory. A third theme in …
- … Studer to visit him at Down and recommended Studer’s papers to others interested in the subject. …
- … elementary geology . In addition, Lyell asked for Darwin’s view of his major new theory of ‘craters …
- … islands that some craters could not be explained by Lyell’s view. Apparently convinced by Lyell’s …
- … in these years were written in connection with Darwin’s work on Cirripedia. Having sent off the …
- … by his own widening interest and by Louis Agassiz’s opinion that such a monograph was a ‘desideratum …
- … of materials. Even further afield, Syms Covington, Darwin’s servant during the Beagle voyage, …
- … to show how the five valves or plates of the cirripede’s external covering were fundamentally …
- … subsequently wrote at great length to him about Hancock’s study of Alcippe , another new and …
Darwin in letters, 1865: Delays and disappointments
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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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- … In 1865, the chief work on Charles Darwin’s mind was the writing of The variation of animals and …
- … from this, the editing of excerpts from Fritz Müller’s letters on climbing plants to make another …
- … to comment on a paper on Verbascum (mullein) by CD’s protégé, John Scott, who was now working in …
- … and, according to Butler, the bishop of Wellington. Darwin’s theory was discussed at an agricultural …
- … significance to Darwin: Hugh Falconer, a friend of Darwin’s and prominent supporter of (though not a …
- … letters. The death of Hugh Falconer Darwin’s first letter to Hooker of 1865 suggests …
- … same age as Darwin himself. Falconer had seconded Darwin’s nomination for the Copley Medal of the …
- … 12). In early January Falconer had written to Darwin’s brother, Erasmus Alvey Darwin, to reassure …
- … Darwin’s theory ( Correspondence vol. 11, letter from J. D. Hooker, 10 June 1863 ). …
- … The last two months of the year also saw letters from George Henslow, the son of Darwin’s mentor at …
