From M. J. Berkeley 7 March 1856
Summary
Reports on breeding experiments with various seeds: corn, aubergine, kidney beans, sugar-peas. Speculates that cause of changes in seed colour in sugar-peas may be mere variation rather than result of impregnation.
| Author: | Miles Joseph Berkeley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 7 Mar 1856 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 174 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1836 |
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From Susan Darwin 12 February 1836
Summary
CD’s 27th birthday. News of family and friends. A niece, Mary Susan Parker, born 31 January.
| Author: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Feb 1836 |
| Classmark: | DAR 97(ser. 2): 30–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-297 |
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- … From Susan Darwin 12 February 1836 …
- … DAR 97(ser. 2): 30–1 Susan Elizabeth Darwin Shrewsbury 12 Feb 1836 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … See ‘Beagle’ diary entry for 13 December 1831, p. 14. Eyton 1836 . …
- … Press. 1988. Eyton, Thomas Campbell. 1836. A history of the rarer British birds. 2 pts. …
- … Shrewsbury February 12 th . 1836 My dear Charles, It is always my fate to write to wish …
From Robert FitzRoy [19–]20 October [1836]
Summary
Sends news of his movements since Beagle put in at Falmouth. His charts are safe and already being engraved.
Announces his engagement.
| Author: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [19–]20 Oct [1836] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 135 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-312 |
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- … From Robert FitzRoy [19–]20 October [1836] …
- … 204: 135 Robert FitzRoy HMS Beagle, Portsmouth [19–]20 Oct [1836] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … DNB , ‘Robert FitzRoy’). FitzRoy 1836 . George Rice Trevor , married to FitzRoy’s sister …
- … London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96. FitzRoy, Robert. 1836. Sketch of the surveying …
- … Majesty’s ships Adventure and Beagle, 1825–1836. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society …
- … and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836. [Edited by Robert FitzRoy. ] 3 vols. and …
From Anthony Carlisle 23 December 1836
Summary
The Royal College of Surgeons’ Board of Curators approve the terms and conditions under which CD has offered his S. American fossil bones to the College, and have sent their recommendation to the Council.
| Author: | Anthony Carlisle |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Dec 1836 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 133 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-334 |
From Hensleigh Wedgwood [20 December 1836]
Summary
Has returned CD’s Beagle journal MS. Thinks it would be an interesting account even if they did not know CD, and that it will be successful if published; the less it is mixed up with FitzRoy’s journal, the better.
| Author: | Hensleigh Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [20 Dec 1836] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 140 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-332 |
From Catherine Darwin 29 January 1836
Summary
They have been reading about the wreck of the Challenger; much impressed by Capt. FitzRoy’s bravery.
The W. D. Foxes have a daughter. Family news.
| Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Jan 1836 |
| Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 28–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-296 |
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- … From Catherine Darwin 29 January 1836 …
- … Darwin/Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton Shrewsbury 29 Jan 1836 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … s interest in Susan Darwin. A diary of the wreck of His Majesty’s ship Challenger … 1836. …
- … Shrewsbury. 29 th | January | 1836. My dearest Charles, Your last letter was from Lima, in …
From William Owen Sr 19 December 1836
Summary
Asks CD’s help in finding a tutor for his son Charles.
| Author: | William Mostyn Owen |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Dec 1836 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 139 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-331 |
From Robert FitzRoy 30 December 1836
Summary
RF has consulted W. J. Broderip, who recommended a joint three-volume publication of Captain King’s journal, FitzRoy’s, and CD’s, with profits divided by three. What does CD think of such a plan? RF promised Colburn an answer in January.
| Author: | Robert FitzRoy |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Dec 1836 |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 136 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-337 |
From William Owen Sr 5 October [1836]
Summary
Welcomes CD home; urges him to come to Woodhouse.
| Author: | William Mostyn Owen |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Oct [1836] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 138 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-309 |
From Caroline Darwin 28 March 1836
Summary
News of friends and family.
| Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 28 Mar 1836 |
| Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 32–3 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-300 |
From Sarah Elizabeth (Sarah) Wedgwood 23 December [1836]
Summary
Has been presenting wedding gifts to her nieces and nephews during CD’s absence, without asking whether they are ready for them, so she sends him £40.
Caroline says CD has taken a lecture room for his work at Cambridge.
| Author: | Sarah Elizabeth (Sarah) Wedgwood |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Dec [1836] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 149 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-333 |
From J. M. Herbert [19 November 1836]
Summary
Welcomes CD; has tried to find him. May see him in Cambridge. Reminisces about CD’s musical taste and memory. Describes Charles Whitley’s wedding and wife. Mentions friends.
| Author: | John Maurice Herbert |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [19 Nov 1836] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 137 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-323 |
From Charles Lyell 26 December 1836
Summary
Comments on [MS of] CD’s paper ["Elevation on the coast of Chili" (4 Jan 1837), Collected papers 1: 41–3].
Invites CD to dinner. "Don’t accept any official scientific place, if you can avoid it".
| Author: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Dec 1836 |
| Classmark: | K. M. Lyell (1881) 1: 474–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-335 |
From J. D. Hooker [18 October 1862]
Summary
Does CD want Masdevallia?
Sends addresses of persons in S. America who would send Melastomataceae seeds.
Has ordered Matthieu Bonafous on maize [Histoire naturelle du maïs (1836)].
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [18 Oct 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 101: 63 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3774 |
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- … seeds. Has ordered Matthieu Bonafous on maize [ Histoire naturelle du maïs (1836)]. …
- … his letter has not been found. Bonafous 1836 . CD was preparing the section of Variation …
- … vol. 10, Appendix II)); he cited Bonafous 1836 in his account of varieties of maize ( …
- … Bibliography Bonafous, Matthieu. 1836. Histoire naturelle, agricole et économique du maïs. …
From John Grant Malcolmson 24 July 1839
Summary
Detailed evidence for and against geological elevation along coast of the Indian subcontinent, South Asia, and Arabia. Extensive references to geological literature about these areas.
Describes coral sand-dune and salt-marsh formation.
| Author: | John Grant Malcolmson |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 24 July 1839 |
| Classmark: | DAR 39: 7–10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-528 |
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- … 1839, 1859 . T. M. Ward 1830 . Low 1836 . John Shier . In Notebook A : 146 (DAR 127) CD …
- … and Ireland 2: 258–69. Benza, Pasquale-Maria. 1836. Notes on the geology of the country, …
- … 1837 . B. G. Babington 1821 . Benza 1836 , pp. 3–4: ‘Colonel Cullen [in 1822 found …
- … Lyell cites Macmurdo 1821 in C. Lyell 1830–3 , 1: 406. Hugel and Fulljames 1836 and …
- … Lush 1836 . Fraser 1824 . Ross 1830 . J. D. Herbert 1830 . Nash 1837 . …
- … 164–5. Hugel, Baron and Fulljames, George. 1836. Recent discovery of fossil bones in Perim …
- … Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & …
- … Researches 18, Pt 1: 128–62. Low, James. 1836. A dissertation on the soil & agriculture of …
- … Peninsula. Singapore. Lush, Charles. 1836. Geological notes on the northern Conkan, and a …
From C. D. Douglas 5 January 1836
Summary
Reports in detail on the 20 Feb 1835 earthquake and on volcanic activity into December of 1835. Encloses a letter sent to him describing the earthquake.
| Author: | Charles D. Douglas |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Jan 1836 |
| Classmark: | DAR 39.1: 5–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-292 |
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- … From C. D. Douglas 5 January 1836 …
- … DAR 39.1: 5–6 Charles D. Douglas San Carlos, Chiloé 5 Jan 1836 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836. [Edited by Robert FitzRoy. ] 3 vols. and …
- … S n . Carlos [Chiloé] 5 January 1836. Dear Sir. I recieved your kind letter on the 27 …
From Catherine Darwin 27 [December 1836]
Summary
News of family and friends, Harriet Martineau’s soirée; funds deposited for him.
| Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 27 [Dec 1836] |
| Classmark: | DAR 204: 134 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-336 |
From C. E. Norton 17 May 1881
Summary
Thanks CD for R. W. Darwin’s memoranda respecting Franklin. Would be grateful for copies of any Franklin letters that exist among Dr Darwin’s papers.
| Author: | Charles Eliot Norton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 May 1881 |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 77; Sparks ed. 1836–40, 6: 410–11 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13160 |
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- … DAR 172: 77; Sparks ed. 1836–40, 6: 410–11 Charles Eliot Norton Cambridge, Mass. 17 May …
- … by Franklin was published in Sparks ed. 1836–40 , 8: 484–91. It was dated 9 August 1780 …
- … London: J. Johnson. Sparks, Jared, ed. 1836–40. The works of Benjamin Franklin: containing …
- … s Works of Benjamin Franklin ( Sparks ed. 1836–40 , 6: 410–11), has not been found. The …
From John Lubbock 2 September 1864
Summary
Wishes to borrow volumes 1 and 3 of Narrative [vol. 1 by Capt. P. P. King, vol. 3 by CD].
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Sept 1864 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 47 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4606 |
From F. F. Hallett 21 May 1875
Summary
Insists that he, not Le Couteur, was the first to recognise and exploit variation within wheat varieties. Disturbed he was not acknowledged in Variation.
| Author: | Frederic Francis Hallett |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 May 1875 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 90 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9988 |
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- … Clowes and Sons. Le Couteur, John. 1836. On the varieties, properties, and classification …
- … grain for his experiments on wheat breeding. Hallett refers to Le Couteur 1836 , p. 17. …
- … See Variation 1: 314. See Le Couteur 1836 , pp. 12 and 14. Hallett first articulated this …
- … described, is in DAR 200.3: 30. Le Couteur 1836 . Hallett had presented a paper at the …
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Syms Covington
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When Charles Darwin embarked on the Beagle voyage in 1831, Syms Covington was ‘fiddler & boy to Poop-cabin’. Covington kept an illustrated journal of his observations and experiences on the voyage, noting wildlife, landscapes, buildings and people and,…
Darwin & coral reefs
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The central idea of Darwin's theory of coral reef formation, as it was later formulated, was that the islands were formed by the upward growth of coral as the Pacific Ocean floor gradually subsided. It overturned previous ideas and would in itself…
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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- … Beagle letters (e.g. letter to Caroline Darwin, 29 April 1836 ) to the more considered and …
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…
John Maurice Herbert
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John Maurice Herbert was a close friend of Darwin’s at Cambridge University. He was affectionately called ‘Cherbury’ by Darwin, a reference to the seventeenth-century philosopher Edward Herbert, Baron Cherbury, who, like John Herbert, hailed from…
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- … no effect. ’ Darwin and Herbert spent Christmas 1836 together in Cambridge , indulging their …
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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- … Hist. [Jenyns 1838] Prichard; a 3 d . vol [Prichard 1836–47] Lawrence [W. Lawrence 1819] …
- … 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. …
- … Col. le Couteur has written on wheat [Le Couteur 1836] Bechstein on Caged Birds. 10 s 6 d …
- … [?Heisch 1842] Coleridge. Literary Remains [Coleridge 1836–9] Inconsistency of Human …
- … 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 …
- … race-horse during past & present century. Hookham” [Anon. 1836]: worth looking at. Low has …
- … Königlichen Akad: der Wissen: Aus dem Jahre 1834.— Berlin 1836.— “Vergleich: Anat der Myxinoiden”. …
- … (Read) Buckland Bridgewater Treatise [Buckland 1836] [DAR *119: 19v.] …
- … Cattle, &c.) [Jardine 1835–6] 15. Parrots [Selby 1836]. 26. Honey Bees [Jardine ed …
- … Life of L d . Clive. by Malcolm [Malcolm 1836] H. Dixon Life of Pen [W. H. Dixon 1851].— …
- … Sir J. Sebright’s Pamphlets [Sebright 1809 and 1836]— } not abstracted …
- … [DAR 119: 4a] Lessings Laocoon [Lessing 1836] Whewell inductive History [Whewell …
- … 1835] Mackintosh’s Ethical Philosophy [Mackintosh 1836] Bell on the Hand [C. Bell 1833 …
- … Sept. 25 th . Prichard. Physical Researches [Prichard 1836–47]. Volumes II with references at end …
- … [Bell 1806]. Bucklands Bridgewater Treatise [Buckland 1836] Read half through Swedish …
- … Cyprinidae from the vol 19. Asiatic Researches [McClelland 1836].— References at end.—— …
- … 1823] & first 2 d 71 vol of Wordsworth [Wordsworth 1836–7] 26 th . Carlyle. Hero …
- … prolix —— 3 d vol of Wordsworth [Wordsworth 1836–7]. Giaour [Byron 1813] —— Some …
- … —— Col. le-Couteur on Wheat [Le Couteur 1836]. marked.— 25 Youatt on Sheep [Youatt 1837] d …
- … & Letters [Shelley 1840].— Some Wordsworth [Wordsworth 1836–7]. —— Part of Waltons lives …
- … Mahons Hist. Peace of Utrecht to La Chapelle [Stanhope 1836–54] III Vols. —— 17 th Laing …
- … 1842] —— Finished Wordsworth 6 vols. [Wordsworth 1836–7] [DAR 119: 12a] …
- … [Drury 1729] —— 20 Astoria.— by Irving [Irving 1836] 1844 Jan 7 th …
- … Lay 1839] —— B. Hall’s Schloss Hainfell [Hall 1836]. April 26 th : Martin Chuzzlewit …
- … Yarrell does not compare British with N. American [Yarrell 1836].— March I. G. St. Hilaire …
- … 1844] Jan 5 th . L d . Mahon History [Stanhope 1836–54] IV vol: 14 Thaleba by …
Robert FitzRoy
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Robert FitzRoy was captain of HMS Beagle when Darwin was aboard. From 1831 to 1836 the two men lived in the closest proximity, their relationship revealed by the letters they exchanged while Darwin left the ship to explore the countries visited during the…
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- … of HMS Beagle when Darwin was aboard. From 1831 to 1836 the two men lived in the closest …
- … FitzRoy, who commanded the Beagle from 1828 to 1836 during two surveying voyages to the southern …
- … When the Beagle docked at Falmouth on 2 October 1836, two years later than originally planned, …
- … !!!!!!! ’. He wed his long-term fiancée in December 1836—‘ a most inconvenient time to marry ’, …
- … but adamant in the importance of missionary work. In 1836, Darwin joined with FitzRoy in …
- … Instead, after marrying the pious Mary O’Brien in 1836, and publishing the account of the Beagle …
- … will be his end,’ Darwin wrote about FitzRoy in January 1836, ‘ under many circumstances I am sure, …
- … Anderson, ed., Narrative of the Beagle voyage, 1831-1836 , 4 vols. London: Pickering & Chatto …
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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- … and the five years of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle . In 1836, the twenty-seven-year-old traveller …
- … society When Darwin returned to England in October 1836 it was with the firm intention of …
- … 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 …
Journal of researches
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Within two months of the Beagle’s arrival back in England in October 1836, Darwin, although busy with distributing his specimens among specialists for description, and more interested in working on his geological research, turned his mind to the task of…
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Introduction to the Satire of FitzRoy's Narrative of the Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle
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'a humble toadyish follower…': Not all pictures of Darwin during the Beagle voyage are flattering. Published here for the first time is a complete transcript of a satirical account of the Beagle’s brief visit in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands…
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- … of a satirical account of the Beagle ’s brief visit in 1836 to the Cocos Keeling islands, the …
- … century, the circumnavigation of HMS Beagle in 1831 to 1836. Our other substantial accounts of …
- … the end of that Beagle voyage, over twelve days in April 1836 before the Beagle headed home via …
- … Beagle , titled Proceedings of the Second Expedition 1831-1836 . It was accompanied by an …
- … before replacing Beechey as commander of HMS Sulphur in 1836. In Sulphur , he spent nearly …
- … Leisk was present when the Beagle visited the islands in 1836, and FitzRoy baptized the Leisk …
- … from a British ship that stopped at Cocos- Keeling in early 1836 en route from China to London; …
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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- … 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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- … 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, …
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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- … , 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). …
- … letter to the South African Christian Recorder, 28 June 1836, Collected papers 1: 20). ‡ …
- … ‘Charles Darwin Esq from the Author Dunheved Jan 26 1836’). ‘Philosophical tracts’, Darwin Library …
- … 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). …
- … letter to the South African Christian Recorder , 28 June 1836, Collected papers 1: 22–3). …
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…
Charles Thomas Whitley
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Born in Liverpool in 1808, Charles Thomas Whitley, like Darwin, attended Shrewsbury School and then Cambridge University where they were clearly very close, exchanging letters during the summer holidays. Whitley was a mathematician, a subject that held…
4.2 Augustus Earle, caricature drawing
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< Back to Introduction The paucity of evidence for Darwin’s appearance and general demeanour during the years of the Beagle voyage gives this humorous drawing of shipboard life a special interest. It is convincingly attributed to Augustus Earle, an…
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- … the Royal Academy in 1837, and therefore probably painted in 1836), also represents the Beagle …
George James Stebbing
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George James Stebbing (1803—1860) travelled around the world with Charles Darwin on board HMS Beagle and helped him with measuring temperature on at least one occasion. However, Stebbing barely registers in Darwin’s correspondence. The only mention omits…
Religion
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Design|Personal Belief|Beauty|The Church Perhaps the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same can be said of the evolution controversy today; however the nature of the disputes and the manner in…
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- … Letter 297 — Darwin, S. E. to Darwin, C. R., 12 Feb 1836 Darwin’s sister Sarah E. Darwin …
Africa
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The Beagle arrives at the Cape of Good Hope
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- … The Beagle arrives at the Cape of Good Hope …
