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Movement in Plants
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The power of movement in plants, published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical work that Darwin wrote. It was the only work in which the assistance of one of his children, Francis Darwin, is mentioned on the title page. The research for this…
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- … son William, Darwin wrote to his friend Thomas Farrer, ‘ I am now become mad about drops of water …
- … to put a pod of a common pea, or a raspberry into water. I find several leaves are thus protected on …
- … Hooker, who had also speculated on the topic, replied, ‘ I can quite fancy water impeding both the …
- … wetted, & only a few are protected by a waxy secretion, I cannot but think that these latter …
- … albida from Kew Gardens, he explained to Hooker, ‘ I have never syringed (with tepid water) more …
- … species in the genus Opuntia , and could report, ‘ I confess I was astonished at the readines …
- … rain so as to shoot off the water; & if there are any such I should be very glad of a leaf or …
- … investigation as he revealed to Thiselton-Dyer, ‘ Frank & I are working very hard on bloom & …
- … with mechanical irritation and spontaneous movement. Richard Lynch, the foreman of the propagation …
- … that exhibited all three types of movement ( letter from R. I. Lynch, [before 28 July 1877] ). ‘ …
- … some sea-shore plants prevents injury from salt-water—& I believe with a few prevents injury …
- … and doubt, telling his daughter Henrietta, ‘ Frank & I have been working very hard at bloom …
- … analogous manner’, Darwin told Thiselton-Dyer, ‘ I expect to find such movements very general with …
- … He confirmed this view to Hooker, ‘ From what Frank & I have seen, I think we shall be able to …
- … the curious mode of germination ’ and concluded, ‘ M r Rattan seems to be a real good observer, …
- … or ‘The Nature of the Movements of Plants’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 23 April [1880] ). Cooke …
- … was willing to publish on the usual terms ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 15 July 1880 ). This was also …
Darwin in letters, 1877: Flowers and honours
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Ever since the publication of Expression, Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The year 1877 was no exception. The spring and early summer were spent completing Forms of flowers, his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the…
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- … species such as Primula , Linum , and Lythrum . ‘I will rank no plant as dimorphic without …
- … flowers’, Darwin complained to Asa Gray on 8 March , ‘I never look at one without feeling …
- … hinted as much in his letter of 4 June : ‘you will see I have done an audacious deed with respect …
- … his book, writing to Robert Cooke on 11 April , ‘though I believe it is of value, it is not …
- … in the spring, writing to Fritz Müller on 14 May , ‘I have made many observations on the waxy …
- … you is a relief in the general monotony of routine. I am delighted to send you anything you want and …
- … lay in my power and you thought it w d . help you.’ ‘I declare had it not been for your kindness, …
- … some sea-shore plants prevents injury from salt-water—& I believe with a few prevents injury …
- … rain, and asked his son to continue the observations. ‘I got out within 2 minutes of a very heavy …
- … and under different conditions of light and temperature. ‘I expect to find such movements very …
- … assumed by leaves at night to protect them from cold. Lynch carefully observed the phenomenon in a …
- … by Darwin, who confessed to Hooker on 25 January , ‘I know that it will make you savage, but I …
- … better of his work’. Hooker replied on 2 March , ‘I cannot tell you with what pride & …
- … larger aim was announced in the subtitle: Zeitschrift für einheitliche Weltanschauung auf Grund …
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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- … (1) Berliner Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, Ethnologie und Urgeschichte …
The "wicked book": Origin at 157
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Origin is 157 years old. (Probably) the most famous book in science was published on 24 November 1859. To celebrate we have uploaded hundreds of new images of letters, bringing the total number you can look at here to over 9000 representing more than…
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- … the nurseryman Thomas Rivers . you see that I treat you as my geologist in chief for …
