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Abstract of Darwin’s theory
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There are two extant versions of the abstract of Darwin’s theory of natural selection. One was sent to Asa Gray on 5 September 1857, enclosed with a letter of the same date (see Correspondence vol. 6, letter to Asa Gray, 5 September [1857] and enclosure).…
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- … by Darwin (DAR 6). This version was subsequently sent to Charles Lyell and Joseph Dalton Hooker in …
- … manuscript and the printed text of Darwin and Wallace 1858 have been noted. For CD’s work on the …
- … of each organic being. The elder Decandolle, W. Herbert, & Lyell have written strongly 15 on …
- … dated Down, September 5th, 1857.” (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 50). The text comprises the second …
- … printed version reads: ‘astounded’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 50). 3 The printed version …
- … carpets, of another for cloth, &c.’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 51). 10 The printed …
- … external appearances, but who could’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 51). 11 The manuscript …
- … should go on selecting for one object’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 51). 13 The printed …
- … few years, or at most a few centuries’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858, p. 51). 17 At this point in …
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 …
- … some of whom took immediate action to mediate a solution. Charles Darwin had close ties with both …
- … his views were generally derided. 1 In 1859, Lyell visited several sites in France …
- … belief that these were indeed implements of early humans (C. Lyell 1859). In September 1860 he …
- … such as the mammoth ( Correspondence vol. 8, letter to Charles Lyell, 4 May [1860] and n. 3; …
- … regarding the age of the human species. The visits by both Lyell and Lubbock reflected the growing …
- … Lubbock reviewed the literature on the topic and noted that Charles Adolphe Morlot had summarised, …
- … Prehistoric times (Lubbock 1865). By 1860, Lyell had begun work on a sixth edition of …
- … Antiquity of man (see below, ‘Textual changes made to C. Lyell 1863c’). On 6 February 1863, …
- … work of Morlot as the source for information on the topic. Lyell also added the following note on …
- … In February 1863, Lubbock received a letter from Lyell, evidently in response to an earlier letter …
- … properly for their work in the Brixham cave explorations of 1858 and 1859. 5 Another …
- … his celebrated work on the ‘ Antiquity of man ,’ Sir Charles Lyell has made much use of my earlier …
- … me from any such inference. The statement made by Sir Charles Lyell, in a note to page 11 of his …
- … it therefore did not ‘justify so severe an attack on Sir Charles Lyell’. 32 Darwin’s …
- … Stocking 1987, and Van Riper 1993. 2. Letter from Charles Lyell to John Lubbock, 20 …
- … 5. For two interpretations of Hugh Falconer’s attack on Charles Lyell, see Bynum 1984 and L. G. …
- … 8. See Correspondence vol. 11, letter to Charles Lyell, 6 March [1863] and n. 7. …
- … letter to Athenæum , 18 April [1863] , and letter to Charles Lyell, 18 April [1863 ]. …
- … BL MSS ADD 49641. 16. Letter from John Lubbock to Charles Lyell, 13 March 1865 …
- … 9 (1853–6): 65–100; 12 (1857–8): 111–56; 13 (1858–63): i–x; 14 (1858–63): 1–34, 129–88; 15 (1863–66 …
Darwin in letters, 1858-1859: Origin
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The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet rural existence filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on species, he was jolted into action by the arrival of an unexpected letter from Alfred Russel Wallace…
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- … The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From …
- … of organic change at the Linnean Society of London in July 1858 and prompted the composition and …
- … as he jokingly called it) to his views of close friends like Charles Lyell, Joseph Dalton Hooker, …
- … concepts of creation. ‘When I was in spirits’, he told Lyell at the end of 1859, ‘I sometimes …
- … infinitely exceeded my wildest hopes.—’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 25 [November 1859] ). This …
- … from these years. The 'big book' The year 1858 opened with Darwin hard at …
- … on hybridism, on 29 December 1857, Darwin began in January 1858 to prepare the next chapter, ‘Mental …
- … facts on record.—’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 31 January [1858] ). In addition to behaviour such as …
- … his reason or his own opinion. Hewett Cottrell Watson and Charles Cardale Babington thought that in …
- … occurred in nature ( see letter to Asa Gray, 4 April [1858] , and Natural selection , p. 161). …
- … you have seen,’ he told Hooker in his letter of 8 [June 1858] , ‘yet I have been forced to …
- … best.—’ Other topics discussed in the letters of 1858 also relate to questions that Darwin …
- … much of his research completed, Darwin began in mid-June 1858 to write up the results of his study …
- … and dismay is evident in the letter he subsequently wrote to Charles Lyell, as Wallace had requested …
- … his terms now stand as Heads of my Chapters.’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 18 [June 1858] ). …
- … Following Francis Darwin ( LL 2: 116–17) and relying on Charles Lyell’s endorsement, the editors …
- … Then, on 18 June he forwarded Wallace’s paper to Lyell (Brooks 1984, pp. 262–3). It is of some …
- … with scarlet fever, currently sweeping through the village. Charles Waring Darwin’s condition …
- … work. Again, he called upon Lyell for advice ( letter to Charles Lyell, 28 March [1859] ). Lyell …
- … from the title of the forthcoming book ( letter to Charles Lyell, 30 March [1859] ). Darwin next …
- … on the origin of species and varieties’ (letters to Charles Lyell, 28 March [1859] , and to …
The writing of "Origin"
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From a quiet rural existence at Down in Kent, filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on the transmutation of species, Darwin was jolted into action in 1858 by the arrival of an unexpected letter (no longer extant) from Alfred Russel Wallace outlining a…
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- … infinitely exceeded my wildest hopes.— (letter to Charles Lyell, 25 [November 1859] ) …
- … on hybridism, on 29 December 1857, Darwin began in January 1858 to prepare the next chapter, ‘Mental …
- … facts on record.—’ (letter to W. D. Fox, 31 January [1858] ). In addition to behaviour such as …
- … his reason or his own opinion. Hewett Cottrell Watson and Charles Cardale Babington thought that in …
- … occurred in nature (see letter to Asa Gray, 4 April [1858] , and Natural selection , p. 161). …
- … you have seen,’ he told Hooker in his letter of 8 [June 1858] , ‘yet I have been forced to …
- … much of his research completed, Darwin began in mid-June 1858 to write up the results of his study …
- … and dismay is evident in the letter he subsequently wrote to Charles Lyell, as Wallace had requested …
- … his terms now stand as Heads of my Chapters.’ (letter to Charles Lyell, 18 [June 1858] ). …
- … Following Francis Darwin (LL2:116–17) and relying on Charles Lyell’s endorsement, the editors have …
- … Darwin received Wallace’s letter and manuscript on 3 June 1858, the same day that another letter …
- … Then, on 18 June he forwarded Wallace’s paper to Lyell (Brooks 1984, pp. 262–3). It is of some …
- … who is distressed, as Darwin clearly was in his letter to Lyell, at the prospect of losing priority …
- … with scarlet fever, currently sweeping through the village. Charles Waring Darwin’s condition …
- … the work. Again, he called upon Lyell for advice (letter to Charles Lyell, 28 March [1859] ). …
- … from the title of the forthcoming book (letter to Charles Lyell, 30 March [1859] ). Darwin next …
- … essay on the origin of species and varieties’ (letters to Charles Lyell, 28 March [1859] , and to …
- … selection the ‘law of higgledy-piggledy’ (letter to Charles Lyell, [10 December 1859] ). To each …
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 …
- … by the publication in February of books by his friends Charles Lyell, the respected geologist, and …
- … Britain’s scientific circles following the publication of Lyell’s and Huxley’s books. Three …
- … Origin had (see Correspondence vol. 8, letter to Charles Lyell, 10 January [1860] ). In the …
- … with animals now extinct had been rapidly accumulating. Lyell’s argument for a greater human …
- … as well as on evidence collected earlier in the century. Lyell’s Antiquity of man and Huxley’s …
- … arguments for species change. In this context, Lyell’s discussion of the origin of species …
- … that of inferior animals made him ‘groan’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 6 March [1863] ). Darwin …
- … out that species were not separately created’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 17 March [1863] ). Public …
- … worried Darwin; he told Hooker that he had once thought Lyell ‘could do more to convert the Public …
- … February [1863] ). Darwin did not relish telling Lyell of his disappointment; when he did …
- … you, as my old honoured guide & master’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 6 March [1863] ). …
- … stronger statements regarding species change ( letter from Charles Lyell, 11 March 1863 ). The …
- … letter to J. D. Dana, 20 February [1863] , and letter to Charles Lyell, 6 March [1863] ). …
- … book’ from which he had ‘gained nothing’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 12–13 March [1863] ). …
- … that the Public shall see how far you go’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 18 April [1863] ). …
- … international interest in his theory ( see letter to Charles Lyell, 17 March [1863] ). In January …
- … from Hooker that the French botanists Joseph Decaisne and Charles Naudin thought little of his …
- … of the summer, one that he said he owed to Gray’s 1858 paper on the coiling of tendrils in …
- … from T. H. Huxley, 25 February 1863 , and letter to Charles Lyell, 12–13 March [1863] ). …
- … and the United States by Gray’s father-in-law, the lawyer Charles Greely Loring ( see letter to Asa …
- … September 1863] ). When the Darwins returned home, Charles fared little better, and most …
Charles Lyell
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As an author, friend and correspondent, Charles Lyell played a crucial role in shaping Darwin's scientific life. Born to a wealthy gentry family in Scotland in 1797, Lyell had a classical and legal education but by the 1820s had become entranced by…
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- … As an author, friend and correspondent, Charles Lyell played a crucial role in shaping Darwin's …
- … than that allowed for by traditional Biblical criticism. Lyell believed, however, that the subject …
- … that could be viewed in action at the present time. In Lyell's view, this ruled out any sudden …
- … to keep up with the subsidence of the ocean floor. Although Lyell had originally suggested a …
- … Darwin always believed that his books 'came half out of Lyell's brains'. The …
- … against the transmutation of one species into another. (Lyell even suggested that looking for long …
- … the incomplete character of the fossil record.) Darwin told Lyell of his species work in a letter …
- … later, in 1856. Despite his distaste for transmutation, Lyell immediately encouraged Darwin to …
- … Alfred Russel Wallace did propose similar views, Lyell (with Joseph Hooker) engineered the ' …
- … announcement of natural selection at the Linnean Society in 1858. Darwin's views posed a …
- … from other forms of life. After an agonized struggle, Lyell did come round to accepting a limited …
Dates of composition of Darwin's manuscript on species
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Many of the dates of letters in 1856 and 1857 were based on or confirmed by reference to Darwin’s manuscript on species (DAR 8--15.1, inclusive; transcribed and published as Natural selection). This manuscript, begun in May 1856, was nearly completed by…
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- … manuscript, begun in May 1856, was nearly completed by June 1858. At that point Darwin was …
- … summary of Wallace’s theory of transmutation ( letter to Charles Lyell, 18 [June 1858] ). Darwin …
- … 10 9 March 1858 Mental powers and the instincts of …
- … [4] 12 June 1858 [3] [Discussion on large genera and …
- … [6] 12 June 1858 [Correcting chapter 6] (DAR 10.2: 26a- …
- … intended to be added to chapter 4 was completed on 14 April 1858. Stauffer considers the alterations …
Fake Darwin: myths and misconceptions
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Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, with full debunking below...
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- … Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, …
Darwin in letters, 1860: Answering critics
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On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species, printing off another 3000 copies to satisfy the demands of an audience that surprised both the publisher and the author. It wasn't long, however, before ‘the…
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- … the book was on sale even in railway stations ( letter to Charles Lyell, 14 January [1860] ). By …
- … current knowledge could not illuminate this ‘mystery’. Charles Lyell worried, among other things, …
- … did not necessarily lead to progression ( letter to Charles Lyell, 18 [and 19 February 1860] ). To …
- … of reasoning about global change. Darwin also knew that Lyell was a powerful potential ally. Indeed, …
- … plant species and varieties than from animal breeding. With Lyell also questioning how interbreeding …
- … perfected structure as the eye. As Darwin admitted to Lyell, Gray, and others, imagining how …
- … Certainly this was a major difficulty standing in the way of Lyell’s acceptance of the theory, as …
- … explicitly in Origin — only one sentence, he told Lyell, showed that he believed ‘man is in same …
- … of the scientifically literate clergymen Baden Powell and Charles Kingsley attested. Moreover, …
- … any new converts or even cause earlier proponents (like Lyell) to retract their support altogether …
- … he received, in letters to his closest confidants Hooker, Lyell, and Gray. Initially he found it …
- … hostile critique of his geological argument, he wrote to Lyell on 6 June [1860] : 'I am …
- … recommenced writing his chapter on pigeons (interrupted in 1858 by the receipt of Wallace’s …
- … husband’s current enthusiasm, Emma Darwin wrote to Mary Lyell: ‘At present he is treating Drosera …
- … time on the Drosera study in particular, admitting to Lyell ‘how much better fun observing is …
- … & not amuse myself with interludes.—’ (letters to Charles Lyell, 24 November [1860] , and to …
- … daughter Anne’s fatal illness never far from their minds, Charles and Emma did whatever they could …
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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- … 1 Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by …
- … from the correspondence or published writings of Asa Gray, Charles Darwin, Joseph Dalton Hooker, …
- … following: Actor 1 – Asa Gray Actor 2 – Charles Darwin Actor 3 – In the dress …
- … the botanist, Joseph D Hooker GRAY: 3 Charles Darwin… made his home on the border …
- … the year 1839, and copied and communicated to Messrs Lyell and Hooker in 1844, being a …
- … at the expense of Agassiz. DARWIN: 20 Lyell told me, that Agassiz, having a …
- … – to be false… Yours most sincerely and gratefully Charles Darwin. CREED AND FEVER: 1858 …
- … Origin of Species…’ FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH: 1857-1858 In which Gray and Hooker begin …
- … forgetfuless of your darling. BOOKS BY THE LATE CHARLES DARWIN: 1863-1865 In which …
- … and officially die. And then publish books ‘by the late Charles Darwin’. Darwin takes up …
- … 173 Ever yours cordially (though an Englishman) Charles Darwin. GRAY: 174 …
- … at an unexpected and probably transient notoriety… Charles Darwin died on the 19th April …
- … 1856 24 C DARWIN TO JD HOOKER, 13 JULY 1858 25 C DARWIN TO JD HOOKER, …
- … OF COMMON PRAYER 47 C DARWIN TO A GRAY, 4 JULY 1858 48 C DARWIN TO LYELL …
- … GRAY TO JD HOOKER, 18 FEBRUARY 1861 115 A GRAY TO CHARLES WRIGHT, 17 APRIL 1862 …
- … TO ASA GRAY 20 APRIL 1863 174 FROM A GRAY TO CHARLES DARWIN, 24 JULY 1865 …
Natural Selection: the trouble with terminology Part I
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Darwin encountered problems with the term ‘natural selection’ even before Origin appeared. Everyone from the Harvard botanist Asa Gray to his own publisher came up with objections. Broadly these divided into concerns either that its meaning simply wasn’t…
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- … I think, would make confusion worse confounded ( Charles Darwin to Charles Lyell 6 …
- … essay , that was read to the Linnean Society on 1 July 1858 in the first public statement of Darwin …
- … species by natural means of selection’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858). Overtaken by events, the …
- … he had expected. ‘I am, also, sorry’ Darwin wrote to Charles Lyell, who had approached the …
- … I must be a very bad explainer. ( Charles Darwin to Charles Lyell, 6 June [1860]) …
- … regret lingered, and he wrote in a later letter to Lyell: ' Talking of “Natural Selection”, if …
Controversy
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The best-known controversies over Darwinian theory took place in public or in printed reviews. Many of these were highly polemical, presenting an over-simplified picture of the disputes. Letters, however, show that the responses to Darwin were extremely…
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- … Letter 2575 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, [10 Dec 1859] Darwin discusses with King' …
- … Darwin and his close friends, Joseph Dalton Hooker and Charles Lyell, show that Darwin, who had …
- … at the Linnean Society of London, and presided over by Lyell and Hooker, reveals much about the …
- … differences. Letter 2285 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 18 [June 1858] Darwin …
- … it to journal. Letter 2294 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, [25 June 1858] …
- … wrote to him. Letter 2295 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 26 [June 1858] Darwin …
- … of case. Letter 2299 — Hooker, J. D. & Lyell, Charles to Linnean Society, 30 June …
- … Letter 2306 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 13 [July 1858] Darwin writes to Hooker, saying …
- … Letter 2337 — Wallace, A. R. to Hooker, J. D., 6 Oct 1858 Darwin thanks Hooker and Lyell for …
Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'
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In May 1856, Darwin began writing up his 'species sketch’ in earnest. During this period, his working life was completely dominated by the preparation of his 'Big Book', which was to be called Natural selection. Using letters are the main…
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- … On 14 May 1856, Charles Darwin recorded in his journal that he ‘Began by Lyell’s advice writing …
- … by the preparation of this manuscript. Although advised by Lyell to publish only a brief outline …
- … material into such a small compass and soon abandoned Lyell’s idea in favour of a full-length work …
- … this process. Still prominent in his immediate circle were Charles Lyell and Joseph Dalton Hooker, …
- … and other domesticated animals. As Darwin explained to Lyell, his studies, particularly those on …
- … of how selection might work in nature ( letter from Charles Lyell, 1–2 May 1856, n. 10 ). He was …
- … in October 1857, to be followed by a second notice in 1858. Geographical distribution: seeds …
- … to William Erasmus Darwin, [26 February 1856] and to Charles Lyell, 3 May [1856] ). …
- … 21 [July 1857] ). The problem of careers for his six boys (Charles Waring Darwin, the sixth and …
- … writing in part to establish his priority in this area, for Charles Lyell thought that Wallace’s …
- … All the available material seems to indicate that it was Lyell rather than Darwin who feared the …
- … Darwin’s manuscript on species was begun only after Lyell had urged him to publish a preliminary …
- … given on an occasion other than the one previously supposed. Charles and Mary Elizabeth Lyell …
- … opportunity to explain his theory of natural selection to Lyell. Yet the suggestion of composing a …
- … not embrace the whole Lamarckian doctrine.’ ( letter from Charles Lyell, 1–2 May 1856, n. 7 ). The …
Alfred Russel Wallace’s essay on varieties
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The original manuscript about varieties that Wallace composed on the island of Gilolo and sent to Darwin from the neighbouring island of Ternate (Brooks 1984) has not been found. It was sent to Darwin as an enclosure in a letter (itself missing), and was…
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- … (itself missing), and was subsequently sent by Darwin to Charles Lyell (letter to Charles Lyell, …
- … below. Wallace’s essay was written in February 1858. He recollected the events surrounding …
- … if he thought it sufficiently important to show it to Sir Charles Lyell, who had thought so highly …
- … and habits which they exhibit. Ternate, February, 1858. Note 1 In CD’s …
Darwin's bad days
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Despite being a prolific worker who had many successes with his scientific theorising and experimenting, even Darwin had some bad days. These times when nothing appeared to be going right are well illustrated by the following quotations from his letters:
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- … Despite being a prolific worker who had many successes with his scientific theorising and …
Origin
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Darwin’s most famous work, Origin, had an inauspicious beginning. It grew out of his wish to establish priority for the species theory he had spent over twenty years researching. Darwin never intended to write Origin, and had resisted suggestions in 1856…
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- … a similar theory by Alfred Russel Wallace in June 1858. In the aftermath of the first public …
- … a longer abstract of his species theory . On 5 July 1858, Darwin stated his intention to start work …
- … was writing his essay on the flora of Australia in December 1858, he asked to borrow Darwin’s ‘ …
- … convert. ’ Making the book By mid-October 1858, Darwin had expected that his abstract …
- … concern now was to find a suitable publisher, and once again Lyell came to his aid. In late March, …
- … of Darwin’s work. In light of this, Darwin asked Lyell whether he should ‘tell Murray that my Book …
- … you on the same terms as those on which I publish for Sir Charles Lyell ’. Darwin was uneasy. …
- … & God knows I have never shirked a difficulty’, he told Lyell on 20 September 1859, ‘ I am …
- … in this life. ’ ‘I have just finished your volume’, Lyell told Darwin on 3 October, ‘& right …
- … facts on which you ground so many grand generalizations.’ Lyell not only thought Darwin’s book ‘ a …
- … 14 to 21 September 1859. Darwin was confident that in time Lyell would be ‘ per verted’, telling …
- … Selection is in the main safe ’. Darwin reassured Lyell on 11 October that he was aware that …
- … in doing ’. By late October, Hooker assured Darwin that Lyell was becoming a convert. Darwin was …
- … was having, and the fulfilment of his stated aim in July 1858 when he began to write his abstract: ‘ …
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 …
- … dispute between two of Darwin’s friends, John Lubbock and Charles Lyell . These events all inspired …
- … claimed, important for his enjoyment of life. He wrote to Charles Lyell on 22 January [1865] , …
- … and those of Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, and Charles Bonnet; Darwin wrote back: ‘I do …
- … the Royal Society of Edinburgh criticising Origin . Like Charles Lyell, who wrote to Darwin on …
- … for existence (ibid., pp. 276–81). Darwin responded to Lyell’s account in some detail ( see letter …
- … the correspondence. At the end of May, the dispute between Charles Lyell and John Lubbock over …
- … human antiquity, adding a note to his preface asserting that Lyell in his Antiquity of man , …
- … Natural History Review . He also cited a statement by Lyell in Antiquity of man that the pages …
- … inadvertence’. Though Lubbock had raised the matter with Lyell before publishing, this statement, …
- … sent to Darwin and its enclosures have not been found, so Lyell’s letter to Hooker, which must have …
- … Correspondence vol. 13. Hooker, while acknowledging Lyell’s fault, thought Lubbock’s …
- … of his must also have made the crisis particularly painful. Lyell had been to some extent his mentor …
- … set up to support FitzRoy’s children ( see letter from Charles Shaw, 3 October 1865 ). …
- … it , a love-story set in the Indian Mutiny of 1857 to 1858 ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [17 June 1865 …
- … are letters commenting on Origin , including two from Charles Lyell, who had been sent the proof …
Darwin in letters,1870: Human evolution
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The year 1870 is aptly summarised by the brief entry Darwin made in his journal: ‘The whole of the year at work on the Descent of Man & Selection in relation to Sex’. Descent was the culmination of over three decades of observations and reflections on…
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Charles Darwin’s letters: a selection 1825-1859
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The letters in this volume span the years from 1825, when Darwin was a student at the University of Edinburgh, to the end of 1859, when the Origin of Species was published. The early letters portray Darwin as a lively sixteen-year-old medical student. Two…
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- … of the formation of coral reefs that won the support of Charles Lyell, the leading English geologist …
- … as 14 September 1838, before reading Malthus, he wrote to Lyell about ‘the delightful number of new …
- … and space with a pre-existing closely allied species’. To Charles Lyell this was a warning that …
- … of what he came to call his ‘big book’, when, in June 1858, he received the famous letter from …
- … his own independent discovery of natural selection. Lyell and Hooker, to salvage the twenty years of …
- … The joint paper was read at the Linnean Society on 1 July 1858. A few weeks later, Darwin set to …
Interview with John Hedley Brooke
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John Hedley Brooke is President of the Science and Religion Forum as well as the author of the influential Science and Religion: Some Historical Perspectives (Cambridge University Press, 1991). He has had a long career in the history of science and…
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- … It’s striking, I think, that scientists like Charles Lyell , for example, felt, also, that there …
- … were leading Anglican reformers and liberal theologians ? Charles Kingsley was one, …
- … heart, here, of some very sensitive issues between Emma and Charles himself. You ask, were …
- … of Wallace and Darwin ? I think these were actually the 1858 papers presented at the Linnean Society …
- … your own power & usefulness. And then he refers George to Lyell, of whom he says, Lyell is …
