From John Scott 18 February [1863]
Summary
Sends Acropera capsule for CD to dissect.
Will try to raise Acropera from seed (never done before in Britain) to examine its sexual forms.
Studying primroses, parthenogenesis, and reproduction of some cryptogams.
Received maize varieties from CD.
| Author: | John Scott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Feb [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 84 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3997 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … 16 February [1863] , and letter from John Scott, 3 March 1863 ). See also n. …
- … relationship between this letter and the letter from John Scott, 3 March 1863 . Scott’s …
- … found; however, see the letter to John Scott, 16 February [1863] and n. 3. Dehiscence is …
- … 1862] and 17 December [1862] , and this volume, letter from John Scott, 16 January 1863 . …
- … In his letter to Scott of 16 February [1863] , CD sent specimens of …
- … North American maize seeds (see letter to John Scott, 16 February [1863] and n. 9). …
- … separate (see n. 4, above, letter to John Scott, 20 [February 1863] , and ‘Fertilization …
- … subject of variation and reproduction (see letters to John Scott , 21 January [1863] and …
- … 9, below. In his letter to Scott of 20 [February 1863] , CD stated: ‘It is more likely …
- … John Scott, 19 November [1862] ). See also letters to John Scott , 16 February [1863] and …
- … 1863] . In a paper on fern spores read before the Botanical Society of Edinburgh on 12 June 1862 ( Scott 1862a ), Scott argued that there would be a greater tendency for individual variation in plants produced by asexual reproduction (including parthenogenesis) than in plants produced by sexual reproduction. Illustrating his point with reference to ferns, Scott reasoned that the fern spore, as ‘an independent self-developing organism’, reproduced the peculiarities of the organ on which it originated, hence explaining the ‘peculiar power which the spore possesses for the reproduction of accidental variations’ ( Scott 1862a , pp. 216–18). See also Correspondence vol. 10, letters …
From J. D. Hooker [23 February 1863]
Summary
Owen’s cutting critique of Lyell’s book [Antiquity of man] in Athenæum [21 Feb 1863, pp. 262–3]. JDH despises Owen’s mind too much to hate his individuality.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [23 Feb 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 101: 105–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4007 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … from Hugh Falconer, 3 January [1863] , and letter to Hugh Falconer, 5 [and 6] January [ …
- … also this volume, letter to J. D. Hooker, 3 January [1863] , and letter from J. D. …
- … on 20 February 1863. In his letter of [21 February 1863] , CD asked Hooker to recommend a …
- … on Friday 20 February 1863, the evening before Owen’s letter appeared in the Athenæum (see …
- … January 1863 ). In his letter to Hooker of [21 February 1863] , CD asked whether Acropera …
- … Hooker, 24[–5] February [1863] . The reference is to a letter by Richard Owen , published …
- … Lyell 1863a ) in a letter published in the Athenæum on 4 April 1863, pp. 459–60. Falconer …
- … asked Hooker to recommend a supplier (see letter to J. D. Hooker, [21 February 1863] ). …
- … response, see the letter to J. D. Hooker, 24[–5] February [1863] . Hooker refers to the …
- … 1863 ( Statistical, Sanitary, and Medical Reports 5 (1865): 582–3). Hooker also held examinerships with the East India Company, the Apothecaries Company, and London University (L. Huxley ed. 1918, 1: 385, 537). In 1862, Hooker began collecting Wedgwood ware (see Correspondence vol. 10, letter …
From Julius von Haast 9 December 1862
Summary
Will try to procure specimens of native rat and frog for CD. Will be glad to make observations for him.
Cites case of a species of duck that normally nests on ground but builds in trees if disturbed.
| Author: | John Francis Julius (Julius) von Haast |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 9 Dec 1862 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3851 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … 30 April 1863] , and letter to J. D. …
- … 1862. Hooker received Haast’s letter in mid-April 1863, but either he lost Haast’s letter …
- … to CD and Hooker, together with two covering letters, in March 1863 (see ibid. , …
- … letter from Julius Haast, 5 March 1863) . …
- … These arrived in mid-June 1863, and Hooker transmitted to CD the letter from Julius …
- … as an enclosure to the letter from Julius Haast, 5 March 1863 ( ibid. ). See the enclosure …
- … see Correspondence vol. 11, letter to Julius von Haast, 22 January 1863 ). There are …
- … promised (see Correspondence vol. 11, letters from J. D. Hooker, 20 April 1863 and [ …
- … Haast, 5 March 1863 ( ibid. ), together with this copy of the letter from Julius Haast, 9 …
- … D. Hooker, 19 June 1863 ). For reasons of clarity, the copy of Haast’s letter has been …
- … 1863] ). Fearing, however, that the entire body of his correspondence sent from Lake Ohau at this time had gone astray, Haast sent Hooker copies of his letters …
From Daniel Oliver 14 April 1863
Summary
The ovule of Primula is amphitropous or what J. Georg Agardh calls apotropo-amphitropous [see Theoria systematis plantarum (1858), tab. 24, fig. 5–6].
| Author: | Daniel Oliver |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Apr 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 173: 21 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4093 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … letter to Daniel Oliver, 24–5 March [1863] , and letter from Daniel Oliver [26 March [ …
- … 1994 ). Oliver refers to CD’s letter of [12 April 1863] in which he noted his observation …
- … See letter to Daniel Oliver, [12 April 1863] . …
- … In his letter to Oliver of [12 April 1863] , CD asked about the position of the ovule in …
- … Tab. XXVII, fig. 1. See letter to Daniel Oliver, [12 April 1863] and n. 2. The reference …
- … between the pistil and carpels (see letter from Daniel Oliver, [26 March 1863] and n. …
- … 3). In his letter to Oliver of [12 April 1863] , CD asked when Joseph Dalton Hooker would …
- … to penetrate the ovule at the chalaza (see letter to Daniel Oliver, [12 April 1863] ). …
- … See also letter to John Scott, 12 April [1863] . [Oliver] 1863c , pp. 205–9, was a review …
- … Natural History Review. See letter to Daniel Oliver, 28 March [1863] ; CD and Oliver were …
- … of Jersey and Guernsey (see letter from J. D. Hooker, 20 April 1863 ). See nn. 6 and 8, …
From John Scott [26 July – 2 August 1863]
Summary
His orchid paper limited because he does not give illustrations from distinct genera.
Discusses the self- and cross-fertility of coloured primrose varieties. Thanks CD for tables of unpublished Primula work.
| Author: | John Scott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [26 July – 2 Aug 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 177: 89 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4175 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … letter from John Scott, [3 June 1863] , and letter to John Scott, 6 June [1863] . The …
- … between this letter and the letters to John Scott , 25 [July 1863] , and 1 and 3 August [ …
- … 1863] . In his letter to CD of 23 July [1863] , Scott had offered to send CD details of …
- … in Scott 1863a . See also letters to John Scott , 25 [July 1863] , and 1 and 3 August [ …
- … R. Desmond 1994 ). See letter to John Scott, 25 [July 1863] and n. 12. In his paper, …
- … and expanded the argument given here. See letter to John Scott, 25 [July 1863] and n. …
- … 5. See letter to John Scott, 20 [June 1863] and n. 8. Scott described his experiments …
- … self fertilisation , pp. 222–5. See letter to John Scott, 25 [July 1863] and n. 6. Scott …
- … 1864a , p. 103, and letter from John Scott, 23 July [1863] ). CD’s results are reported …
- … in Scott 1864a , p. 103. See letter to John Scott, 25 [July 1863] . See …
From Asa Gray 1 September 1863
Summary
Sees difficulties in adhering to the concept of design in nature.
Is surprised at Hooker’s and Daniel Oliver’s ignorance regarding spontaneous movements of tendrils.
CD should continue his work on climbing plants, "it will be fruitful in your hands".
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Sept 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 157.2: 108; DAR 165: 139, 140 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4288 |
Matches: 16 hits
- … from Asa Gray, 21 July 1863 , and letter to Asa …
- … Specularia perfoliata with his letter of 7 July 1863 , but CD thought it likely that he …
- … 3). Letter to Asa Gray, 4 August [1863] . The Grays had been in Sauquoit, New York, …
- … Cambridge, Mass. Sept. 1, 1863 My Dear Darwin, Your fine long letter of Aug. 4 th . …
- … not been identified. See letter to Asa Gray, 4 August [1863] . See Correspondence vol. 9, …
- … had inadvertently killed the seeds on arrival (see letter to Asa Gray, 4 August [ 1863] ). …
- … See letter to Asa Gray, 4 August [1863] and nn. 10 …
- … and 11. See letter to Asa Gray, 4 August [1863] . CD’s paper entitled ‘Three forms of …
- … vol.11, Appendix IV). In his letter to Gray of 4 August [1863] , CD had reported that …
- … contain responses to the letter to Asa Gray, 4 August [1863] . In addition, the postscript …
- … United States of America ( Loring 1862 ; see letter to Asa Gray, 23 February [ 1863] ). …
- … who forwarded it to CD (see letter from J. D. Hooker, 15 September 1863 and n. …
- … of A. Gray 1858b (see letter to J. D. Hooker, 25 [June 1863] and nn. 2–3). The paper …
- … 1863 issue of the American Journal of Science and Arts ( Gray 1863a and 1863c respectively). See letter …
- … 1863 , which presumably included the articles Gray refers to (see n. 12, above), explained that all the compiled articles ‘originated in an undertaking to reply to a letter …
- … 1863] . Gray refers to Louis Agassiz , his colleague at Harvard University, with whom he had a long-standing dispute concerning CD’s theory and other scientific and political issues (see Dupree 1959 , pp. 264–306 and 313–31). The postscript, which is written on a separate sheet of paper, has been assigned to this letter …
From J. D. Hooker [23–7 May 1863]
Summary
Encloses his notions [missing] on John Scott’s offer; some points in explanation.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [23–7 May 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 101: 141–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4134 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Scott, 22 May 1863 , and letter to J. D. Hooker, 23 May [ …
- … this letter, the letter to J. D. Hooker, 23 May [1863] , and the letter to John Scott, …
- … On Scott’s dispute with McNab, see the letter from John Scott, 22 May 1863 . Scott wished …
- … of botanical lectures (see letter from John Scott, 22 May 1863 and n. 3). The letter …
- … 25 and 28 May [1863] . Since letters were collected from the Post Office at Down daily at …
- … of the six home counties 1862, Post Office London directory 1863). See letter from John …
- … John Hutton Balfour . See letter from John Scott, 22 May 1863 and n. 1. Thomas Anderson …
- … it was sent with the letter to John Scott, 25 and 28 May [1863] . Attempts by the British …
From J. D. Hooker [24 March 1863]
Summary
Has been looking at separation of sexes in poplars.
Interested in reversion.
Does not understand all CD said on inheritance.
JDH now remembers that Origin was "published" some time before it was "distributed" and therefore appeared prior to his own essay [see also 2478].
Impossible to say whether some Dipterocarpaceae survived a cold period or have developed since.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [24 Mar 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 100: 154, DAR 101: 123–5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2027 |
Matches: 18 hits
- … 19. See also letter to Daniel Oliver, 24–5 March [1863] . The reference is to either …
- … asked Hooker for information on pollination in poplars in his letter of 13 [March 1863] . …
- … J. D. Hooker, [15 March 1863] ). See letter to J. D. …
- … Hooker, 14 July [ 1863] ). See letter to J. D. Hooker, 17 March [1863] and nn. …
- … Hooker, 17 March [1863] . See also letter to J. D. …
- … one of the editors (see letter from Daniel Oliver, 27 February 1863 ). He apparently wrote …
- … published in the July 1863 issue of the journal ([Oliver] 1863d; see letter to J. D. …
- … from J. D. Hooker, [15 March 1863] and n. 7, and letter to J. D. Hooker, 17 March [ …
- … March 1863, while on a visit to John Lubbock’s house at Chislehurst, Kent (see letter from …
- … J. D. Hooker, 3 January [1863] and n. 2, and letter from J. D. Hooker, [23 February …
- … See letter to J. D. Hooker, 17 March [1863] and n. 20. …
- … Busk , and to John Tyndall . See letter to J. D. Hooker, 24[–5] February [1863] and n. …
- … of Wedgwood ware (see letters from J. D. Hooker, 6 January 1863 , [16 February 1863] , …
- … C. Lyell 1863a ; see letters from J. D. Hooker, [6 March 1863] and [15 March 1863] ). …
- … C. Lyell 1863a . See also letter from J. D. Hooker, [1 March 1863] and n. 12. CD’s …
- … 1863 (see n. 3, above). Earlier in the year, Falconer had been involved in a vigorous dispute with Richard Owen , who had subsequently also been criticised in, and was critical of, Lyell’s book (see, for example, letter …
- … 1863. Thomas Woolner . Hooker refers to a Wedgwood medallion of Erasmus Darwin and to the museum of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. See n. 3, above. Both CD and William Jackson Hooker had been diagnosed as suffering from eczema in 1862 (see Correspondence vol. 10, letter …
- … 1863] . C. Lyell 1863a , pp. 504–5. Hooker’s maternal grandparents were the banker and botanist Dawson Turner , and Mary Turner . In C. Lyell 1863a , p. 417, Charles Lyell had claimed that J. D. Hooker 1859 was published several months before Origin , whereas it was actually published a month after Origin . Hooker had also been confused over their respective dates of publication (see letter …
From Isaac Anderson-Henry 17 April 1863
Summary
Has done Primula polyanthus experiment CD suggested.
| Author: | Isaac Anderson; Isaac Anderson Henry |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 17 Apr 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 64 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4105 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … naturalist on the river Amazons ( Bates 1863 ; see letter from Isaac Anderson-Henry, 24 …
- … Anderson-Henry, 17 January 1863 ), and CD encouraged this in his letter to Anderson-Henry …
- … See letter to Isaac Anderson-Henry, 2 February [1863] and n. 3. No letter from CD to …
- … from Isaac Anderson-Henry, 7 May 1863 . See letter from Isaac Anderson-Henry, 26–7 …
- … of the Melastomataceae (see letter to Hugh Falconer, 5 [and 6] January [1863] and n. 22). …
- … address (see letter from Isaac Anderson-Henry, 26–7 January 1863 ), but no correspondence …
- … 1863]. CD had sent Anderson-Henry a copy of his paper ‘Dimorphic condition in Primula ’ in 1862 (see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix III). See letter …
From Isaac Anderson-Henry 31 January 1863
Summary
Thanks for CD’s experimental suggestions. Will count seeds of hybrid crosses.
Requests suggestions for Edinburgh Botanical Society expedition to British Columbia.
| Author: | Isaac Anderson; Isaac Anderson Henry |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 31 Jan 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 62 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3958 |
Matches: 12 hits
- … see letter to Asa Gray, 19 January [1863] , and letter from Isaac Anderson-Henry, 26–7 …
- … s interest in strawberry hybrids, see the letter to Asa Gray, 2 January [1863] and n. …
- … 3 December [1862] ). In his letter of 26–7 January 1863 , Anderson-Henry described a cross …
- … been found. See letter to Isaac Anderson-Henry, 20 January [1863] . Fragaria indica was …
- … comments regarding short anthers in his letter of 26–7 January 1863 . See also Appendix V. …
- … 17, and the letter from Isaac Anderson-Henry, 26–7 January 1863 and nn. 2 and 3. …
- … Horticulture in Paris (see letter from John Scott, 3 March 1863 , n. 7). The deadline for …
- … found, but see the letter from Isaac Anderson-Henry, 26–7 January 1863 . CD often counted …
- … Lawson & Son s (see letter from Isaac Anderson-Henry, 24 April 1863 , and Post Office …
- … Donald Beaton . In his letter to Anderson-Henry of 20 January [1863], CD stated that he …
- … erectus (see letter from Isaac Anderson-Henry, 26–7 January 1863 and n. 14). See n. 4, …
- … living in Ecuador. See letter from Isaac Anderson-Henry, 26–7 January 1863 . Alexander von …
From J. D. Hooker [7 May 1863]
Summary
Falconer going to France in defence of his views.
On scientific squabbling.
Herschel’s theory of the earth.
Bates’s book.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [7 May 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 101: 135–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4144 |
Matches: 15 hits
- … to Richard Owen’s anonymous letter in the Athenæum , 2 May 1863, pp. 586–7 (see n. …
- … was 7 May. See letter from Asa Gray, 20 April 1863 . The letter …
- … enclosed by Asa Gray with a letter to Hooker of 18 April 1863 (Royal Botanic Gardens, …
- … found with it (see letter from Hugh Falconer, 24 April [1863] and n. 6). The zoologist …
- … May 1863, p. 682). Hooker refers to Falconer’s letter in The Times , 25 April 1863, p. …
- … the Moulin-Quignon dispute (see letter from Hugh Falconer, 24 April [1863] , n. …
- … Owen’s anonymous letter in the Athenæum , 2 May 1863, pp. 586– …
- … 6), and to CD’s letter to the Athenæum of 18 April [1863] (see also Appendix VII). …
- … response to CD’s letter to the Athenæum of 18 April [1863] (see also Appendix VII). The …
- … this letter and the letter to J. D. Hooker, [9 May 1863] . The intervening Thursday …
- … Colenso 1862–79 (see letter from J. D. Hooker, 20 April 1863 and n. 12). The reference …
- … coast of West Africa (see letter from J. D. Hooker, [15 March 1863] and n. 21). Hooker’ …
- … winds and birds (see also letter from J. D. Hooker, [28 March 1863] and n. 5). In the ‘ …
- … letters: 325)). Hooker refers to the anonymous satirical pamphlet, A report of a sad case recently tried before the lord mayor, Owen versus Huxley (Anon. 1863a), which was also published in Public Opinion 3 (1863): …
- … letter from J. D. Hooker, 9 June 1862 , and Origin 4th ed. , p. 445). Hooker’s final conclusion, given before the Linnean Society on 5 November 1863 ( …
From Asa Gray 21 July 1863
Summary
Gives some observations on Drosera.
Comments on Richard Owen’s "transmutation theory" in his aye-aye paper [Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 5 (1866): 33–101].
| Author: | Asa Gray |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 July 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 128, 138 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4248 |
Matches: 15 hits
- … 17 March [1863] , and the letters to Charles Lyell , 6 …
- … Letter to Asa Gray, 26 June [1863] . …
- … In his letter to Gray of 26 June [1863] , CD expressed concern that Gray was overworked, …
- … Patrick Tracy IV). See letter from Asa Gray, 7 July 1863 , nn. 2 and 3. The references …
- … Asa Gray to J. D. Hooker, 6 July 1863 . See letter from Asa Gray, 7 July 1863 and n. …
- … to the Linnean Society ( Bentham 1863 ). See also letter from Asa Gray to J. D. Hooker, …
- … founder Benjamin Silliman. See letter to Asa Gray, 26 June [1863] and nn. 11 and 12. Gray …
- … see Correspondence vols. 8 and 9). See letter to Asa Gray, 26 June [1863] and nn. 12 …
- … 3. See letter to Asa Gray, 26 June [1863] and n. 13. Owen 1862c . Gray refers to his …
- … while rejecting natural selection. See letter to Asa Gray, 31 May [1863] . For CD’ …
- … is to Wyman 1862 (see Bentham 1863 , pp. xxv–xxvii). See letter from Asa Gray to J. D. …
- … Louis Pasteur . See letter from Asa Gray to J. D. Hooker, 6 July 1863 and nn. 17 and …
- … s reaction to Owen’s claims, see the letters to J. D. Hooker, 5 March [1863] and …
- … and 13. See also letter from J. D. Hooker, [ 2]9 June 1863 and n. …
- … 1863] . Gray refers to his Harvard colleague, Louis Agassiz , with whom he had a long-running dispute over transmutation. Gray had just been elected president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , against the wishes of Agassiz ( Dupree 1959 , pp. 319–20). See also letter …
From Isaac Anderson-Henry 16 May 1863
Summary
Sends sprig of Linum luteum corymbiflorum [?]. CD is right about its being dimorphic.
Will try some odd strawberry crosses this summer.
| Author: | Isaac Anderson; Isaac Anderson Henry |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 May 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 110: 24 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4168 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … 17 January 1863 and 24 April 1863 , letter to Isaac Anderson-Henry, 20 January [1863] , …
- … in species of Linum ’ in April 1863 to assist him (see letters from Isaac Anderson -Henry, …
- … and strawberries (see letters from Isaac Anderson -Henry, 17 January 1863 , 26–7 January …
- … experiments with Linum in his letter to CD of 17 January 1863 . CD hoped that Anderson- …
From H. W. Bates 20 April 1863
Summary
Expresses hope that CD is ready to pronounce sentence on his book;
he relates his financial position and mentions that he hopes to get a position at the British Museum.
| Author: | Henry Walter Bates |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 Apr 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 75 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4116 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Mason of Leicester on 19 January 1863 (see letter from H. W. Bates, 24 January 1863 , …
- … information on the sales of Bates 1863 , see the letter from H. W. Bates, 2 May [1863] , …
- … evidently not yet received CD’s letter of 18 April [1863] , which had been sent to Bates’s …
- … See letter from H. W. Bates, 8 April 1863 and n. 1, and letter to H. W. …
- … Leicester address. In his letter to Bates of 18 April [1863] , CD said that he had read …
- … Bates, 9 April [1863] and n. 7. See letter to H. W. Bates, 9 April [1863] ; the …
- … in England’. See letter to H. W. Bates, 9 April [1863] . Bates had been involved with …
- … letter to H. W. Bates, 4 May [1862] , and Woodcock 1969 , p. 250). Bates had difficulty finding acceptance within the London scientific establishment during the 1860s; for Bates’s career after 1863, …
From Julius von Haast 5 March 1863
Summary
Sends copy of his December letter [see 3851], which he fears is lost.
Has been in the Southern Alps and has discovered a wonderful pass.
| Author: | John Francis Julius (Julius) von Haast |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Mar 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 1–2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4026 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … in mid-June 1863 (see letter from J. D. Hooker, 19 June 1863 and n. 2). Following the …
- … 30 April 1863] , and letter to J. D. …
- … 1862. Hooker received Haast’s letter in mid-April 1863, but either he lost Haast’s letter …
- … Zealand. See also letter to Julius von Haast, 22 January 1863 . As provincial geologist …
- … these newspaper reports in his letter to CD of 13 May 1863 . See H. F. von Haast 1948 , …
- … and its enclosure with a letter to Joseph Dalton Hooker of 5 March 1863 that arrived …
- … 1862a and 1862b (see letter to Julius von Haast, 22 January 1863 ). There are annotated …
- … Zealand] 5 March 1863 My dear M r Darwin! Fearing that the parcels of letters which I sent …
- … 23 April [1863] ). For reasons of clarity, the copy of Haast’s letter has been reproduced …
- … failed to enclose it as promised (see letters from J. D. Hooker, 20 April 1863 and [ …
From Roland Trimen 16, 17, and 19 July 1863
Summary
Thanks CD for two letters and his portrait.
CD’s book [Orchids] opened up terra incognita for him.
His work on S. African butterflies continues.
Reports on a moth that punctures peach skins.
Interesting that thoughtful naturalists are forced to admit mutability of species.
Some notes on Oxalis.
| Author: | Roland Trimen |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16, 17 and 19 July 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 99: 13–16d, DAR 142: 37 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4243 |
Matches: 13 hits
- … Harvey, 3 February 1863 , in his letter to Trimen …
- … Trimen refers to the letter to the Athenæum , 18 April [1863], and to Jean Baptiste de …
- … Letters to Roland Trimen , 16 February [1863] and …
- … of 16 February [1863] . See letter to Roland Trimen, 16 February [1863] and n. 3. …
- … Ludwig Pappe . See letter to Roland Trimen, 16 February [1863] . The superintendent of the …
- … Gardens, Kew ( R. Desmond 1994 ). See letter to Roland Trimen, 23 May [1863] and nn. 2 …
- … and 3. See letter to Roland Trimen, 23 May [1863] and n. 5. …
- … Orchids. Trimen 1863 . See letter to Roland Trimen, 23 May [1863] and n. 5. Trimen 1862– …
- … 140). Bates 1861 . See letter to Roland Trimen, 23 May [1863] and n. 9. The drawing has …
- … African wood-sorrel. See letter to Roland Trimen, 23 May [1863] and n. 9. See Orchids , …
- … not published (see letter to [ Gardeners’ Chronicle ], [after 27 August 1863] . CD cited …
- … 23 May [1863] . CD had enclosed a copy of the letter from W. H. …
- … th . July, 1863. My dear Sir, I have to thank you for both your kind letters, respectively …
From Alfred Newton 21 March 1863
Summary
Sends tuber of Chilean wild potato, requested through Hooker and P. L. Sclater.
Plans to exhibit a bird’s foot with a large ball of clay attached. This phenomenon supports CD on seed dispersal.
| Author: | Alfred Newton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Mar 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 172: 39 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4054 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … 15 March 1863] , and letter to J. D. …
- … the specimen available to CD in October 1863 (see letter from Alfred Newton, 31 October …
- … to Sclater, dated [15 March 1863], and the covering letter from Sclater to Newton, dated …
- … 1921 , p. 75, and letter to Alfred Newton, 24 March [1863] , n. 2). Newton apparently …
- … fertility with cultivated varieties (see letters from J. D. Hooker, [6 March 1863] and [ …
- … 1863] ). Hooker subsequently wrote to Sclater, asking him to pass on his request to Newton (see the letter …
From Julius von Haast 21 July [– 7? August] 1863
Summary
In a forthcoming paper JvH will show geological age of the world to be "incalculable" and will confirm CD’s theory that "the old system of chronological sequence of formations all over the world must be abandoned in a great degree".
Predicts the links between species, genera, and classes will be found.
CD elected an Honorary Member [of Philosophical Institute of Canterbury].
| Author: | John Francis Julius (Julius) von Haast |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 July [– 7? Aug] 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 166: 4, 6; Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL (G304) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4249 |
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- … which CD only received a copy in July 1863 (see letter to Julius von Haast, 18 July [1863] …
- … in New Zealand (see letter to J. D. Hooker, [30 October 1863] , and letter from J. D. …
- … the same cover as the letter from Julius von Haast, 6 August 1863 , which is folded in an …
- … identical manner. No letter from Haast to CD of January 1863 has been found. Haast …
- … Archaeopteryx . See letter to Julius von Haast, 22 January 1863 . See letter to Julius von …
- … text before ‘January’. Letter to Julius von Haast, 22 January 1863 . Haast refers to his …
- … to the west coast (see letter from Julius von Haast, 5 March 1863 , n. 2). Haast refers …
- … J. F. J. von Haast 1862a ). See letter to Julius von Haast, 22 January 1863 and nn. …
- … 2 and 3, and enclosure to letter from Julius von Haast, 5 March 1863 and n. 12. No paper …
- … glacial period, see the letter to Julius von Haast, 22 January 1863 and n. 4. Haast …
- … of scientific papers ). See letter to Julius von Haast, 22 January 1863 and n. 6. The …
- … 11 November 1863 ). A somewhat modified version of a portion of the letter was published …
- … letter from the secretary of the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, New Zealand, 14 September 1863 , …
- … 1863 My dear M r . Darwin! I had the pleasure to write to you on the January last and can not tell you, with what intense pleasure, I received your kind letter …
- … 1863 and n. 9. Haast refers to the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury , New Zealand. CD sent Haast’s letter …
- … 1863 (Paris) is an article: La science dans la nouvelle Zélande and in it a passage mentionning you, which I find so very appropriate that I venture to copy it for your perusal: “L’illustre Darwin a visité les rivages zélandais, alors que, comme un nouveau Platon, il preludait par de longs voyages ‘a l’élaboration de ses savantes théories. ” But I see my letter …
From James Paget 16 March 1863
Summary
Sends two [unidentified] papers on inheritance of medical malformations. Suggests that besides the inheritance of specific variations, the tendency to show variations in the same organ system (stomach, nervous, etc.) may also be inherited.
| Author: | James Paget, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Mar 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 174: 5 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4045 |
From Thomas Rivers 26 January 1863
Summary
Thanks CD for Origin.
TR has often thought naturalists do not pay enough attention to the effect of site, soil, and climate on animals and plants and "hence has arisen the enormous number of so-called species".
His observations on people of different counties.
| Author: | Thomas Rivers |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Jan 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 161 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3946 |
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| Darwin, W. E. | (19) |
Darwin in letters, 1863: Quarrels at home, honours abroad
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At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of animals and plants under domestication, anticipating with excitement the construction of a hothouse to accommodate his increasingly varied botanical experiments…
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- … At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of …
Darwin’s hothouse and lists of hothouse plants
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Darwin became increasingly involved in botanical experiments in the years after the publication of Origin. The building of a small hothouse - a heated greenhouse - early in 1863 greatly increased the range of plants that he could keep for scientific…
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- … Towards the end of 1862, Darwin resolved to build a small hothouse at Down House, for …
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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- … Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants …
Thomas Rivers
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Rivers and Darwin exchanged around 30 letters, most in 1863 when Darwin was hard at work on the manuscript of Variation of plants and animals under domestication, the lengthy and detailed sequel to Origin of species. Rivers, an experienced plant breeder…
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- … The Project was contacted by the owner of an important Darwin letter that contains a rare instance …
The Lyell–Lubbock dispute
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In May 1865 a dispute arose between John Lubbock and Charles Lyell when Lubbock, in his book Prehistoric times, accused Lyell of plagiarism. The dispute caused great dismay among many of their mutual scientific friends, some of whom took immediate action…
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- … In May 1865 a dispute arose between John Lubbock and Charles Lyell when Lubbock, in his book …
'An Appeal' against animal cruelty
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The four-page pamphlet transcribed below and entitled 'An Appeal', was composed jointly by Emma and Charles Darwin (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [29 September 1863]). The pamphlet, which protested against the cruelty of steel vermin…
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- … The four-page pamphlet transcribed below and entitled 'An Appeal', was composed jointly by Emma …
Dining at Down House
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Dining, Digestion, and Darwin's Domestic Life While Darwin is best remembered for his scientific accomplishments, he greatly valued and was strongly influenced by his domestic life. Darwin's…
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- … Sources | Discussion Questions | Experiment Dining, Digestion, and Darwin's …
Science, Work and Manliness
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Discussion Questions|Letters In 1859, popular didactic writer William Landels published the first edition of what proved to be one of his best-selling works, How Men Are Made. "It is by work, work, work" he told his middle class audience, …
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- … Discussion Questions | Letters In 1859, popular didactic writer William Landels …
Darwin as mentor
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Darwin provided advice, encouragement and praise to his fellow scientific 'labourers' of both sexes. Selected letters Letter 2234 - Darwin to Unidentified, [5 March 1858] Darwin advises that Professor C. P. Smyth’s observations are not…
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- … Darwin provided advice, encouragement and praise to his fellow scientific 'labourers' of both …
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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- … On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were …
Dramatisation script
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Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007
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- … Re: Design – performance version – 25 March 2007 – 1 Re: Design – Adaptation of the …
Darwin's health
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On 28 March 1849, ten years before Origin was published, Darwin wrote to his good friend Joseph Hooker from Great Malvern in Worcestershire, where Dr James Manby Gully ran a fashionable water-cure establishment. Darwin apologised for his delayed reply to…
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- … On 28 March 1849, ten years before Origin was published, Darwin wrote to his good friend …
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 …
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, but …
Inheritance
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It was crucial to Darwin’s theories of species change that naturally occurring variations could be inherited. But at the time when he wrote Origin, he had no explanation for how inheritance worked – it was just obvious that it did. Darwin’s attempt to…
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- … 'Hypotheses may often be of service to science, when they involve a certain portion of …
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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- … Friendship | Mentors | Class | Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific …
Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
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1862 was a particularly productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments…
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- … As the sheer volume of his correspondence indicates, 1862 was a particularly productive year for …
Evolution: Selected Letters of Charles Darwin 1860-1870
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This selection of Charles Darwin’s letters includes correspondence with his friends and scientific colleagues around the world; letters by the critics who tried to stamp out his ideas, and by admirers who helped them to spread. It takes up the story of…
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- … This selection of Charles Darwin’s letters includes correspondence with his friends and scientific …
Climbing Plants
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment A monograph by which to work After the publication of On the Origin of Species, Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, The Descent of Man, and The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals in…
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- … Sources | Discussion Questions | Experiment A monograph by which to work …
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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- … In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and …
