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Cross and self fertilisation
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The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project to provide evidence for Darwin’s belief that ‘‘Nature thus tells us, in the most emphatic manner, that she abhors…
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- … produced by a cross between two distinct plants’ ( To J. D. Hooker, 17 March [1867] ). He noted …
- … of France where Moggridge lived for part of the year ( To J. T. Moggridge, 1 October [1867] ). …
- … to impotence when taken from the same plant!’ ( To J. D. Hooker, 21 May [1868] ) Pollen tubes, or …
- … the season it becomes capable of self-fertilisation’ ( To J. D. Hooker, 23 July [1871] ). Darwin …
- … in his hothouse ( To Fritz Müller, 2 August [1871] ). By late 1871, Darwin was already …
- … generations’ ( To Federico Delpino, 22 November 1871 ). Delpino replied that he looked forward to …
- … and horticulture ( From Federico Delpino, 5 December 1871 ). When Darwin began writing in February …
- … with choosing which taxonomic system to follow ( To J. D. Hooker, 17 February 1873 ). Despite also …
- … 4 May [1873] ). In reply to his German translator Julius Carus, who wrote in early May, Darwin …
- … & I have no idea when it will be published’ ( To J. V. Carus, 8 May [1873] ). Hermann Müller …
- … decided to shift focus back to Drosera . He informed Carus that his next book would be on this …
- … March 1874, some doubts seemed to have arisen when he told Carus, ‘My next book, (if I live & …
- … & Trimorphic plants with new & related matter. ( To J. V. Carus, 19 March [1874] ). A year …
- … planned to publish his earlier papers in the same book ( To J. V. Carus, 25 December 1875 ). …
- … & which will be published early in November’ ( To J. V. Carus, 27 September 1876 ). The title …
Darwin in letters, 1867: A civilised dispute
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Charles Darwin’s major achievement in 1867 was the completion of his large work, The variation of animals and plants under domestication (Variation). The importance of Darwin’s network of correspondents becomes vividly apparent in his work on expression in…
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- … selection in relation to sex ( Descent ), published in 1871, and the chapter on expression into …
- … to the German publisher until he was certain that Carus would undertake the translation. Darwin had …
- … one from Vogt in April 1867, to translate the new work. Carus had already agreed in principle to …
- … 12 April [1867] ). Darwin need not have worried. Carus soon wrote back, assuring Darwin that …
- … begun, with letters about Variation . Darwin wrote to Carus on 10 December , informing him of …
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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- … Bruce, about the possibility of inserting a question in the 1871 census about cousin marriage. …
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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- … Letter 7433 - Wedgwood, F. to Darwin, [9 January 1871] Darwin’s brother-in-law, …
- … Letter 8113 - Treat, M. to Darwin, [20 December 1871] Mary Treat describes her …
- … Letter 7605 - Darwin to Darwin, H. E., [20 March 1871] Darwin reports to …
- … Letter 7858 - Darwin to Wa llace, A. R., [12 July 1871] Darwin tells Wallace that …
- … 8089 - Darwin to Litc hfield, H. E., [2 December 1871] Darwin sends a chapter on …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … hope.— I feel very old & helpless’ ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] ). Darwin …
- … rubbish’, he confided to Joseph Dalton Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] ). …
- … letter to Smith, Elder & Co., 8 January 1874 , letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 January 1874 , and …
- … coral-reefs . In his preface ( Coral reefs 2d ed., pp. v–vii), Darwin reasserted the priority of …
- … for misinterpreting Darwin on this point ( letter from J. D. Dana, 21 July 1874 ); however, he did …
- … number of new facts and remarks’ ( Descent 2d ed., p. v). Among the many contributors was …
- … scientific conduct (see Correspondence vol. 22, Appendix V and Dawson 2007, pp. 77–81). Darwin …
- … Mivart (see Correspondence vol. 20, letter to St G. J. Mivart, 11 January [1872] ). To Darwin …
- … whether he was the author of the review ( see letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 December 1874 ). Huxley …
- … Mivart had written the article ( enclosure to letter from J. D. Hooker, 21 December 1874 ). Huxley …
- … had written before (see Correspondence vol. 22, Appendix V, p. 641). give him the …
- … 15 th he published that shabby rejoinder’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 24 December [1874] ). On …
- … you & yours’ (see Correspondence vol. 22, appendix V, p. 644). In his dealings …
- … removed as secretary of the Linnean Society ( letter From J. D. Hooker, 29 December 1874 ). …
- … in the Academy (2 January 1875; see Appendix V, pp. 644–5) . The affair rolled on into …
- … fourth son, Leonard, who had joined the Royal Engineers in 1871, went to New Zealand as photographer …
- … in prettiness & snugness’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ). …
- … position of vicar of Deptford ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ), but …
- … mucin. He also did experiments with pepsin ( letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 25 April 1874) , …
- … help with his lecture at the Royal Institution ( letter to J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 21 March 1874 ) …
- … of Darwin’s results ‘higglety-pigglety’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 20 July [1874] ). In 1873 …
- … of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (J. D. Hooker 1874a). Hooker had been …
- … refracting the light most beautifully’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, 17 August 1874 ). All …
- … it with his own Utricularia (bladderwort; letter to J. D. Hooker, 20 August 1874 ). …
- … takes five times more time than the positive’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 August [1874] ), and …
- … and mechanism that Darwin agreed with ( letter to F. J. Cohn, 12 October 1874 ). Darwin’s American …
- … Frances Harriet died suddenly on 13 November ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [17 November 1874] ). Later …
- … . Darwin’s German translator, Julius Victor Carus, and his publisher, Eduard Koch of E. …
- … had been translated had already been sold ( letter from J. V. Carus, 15 March 1874 ). Darwin was …
Darwin in letters, 1869: Forward on all fronts
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At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of Origin. He may have resented the interruption to his work on sexual selection and human evolution, but he spent forty-six days on the task. Much of the…
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- … June, formed the basis for a new German edition (Bronn and Carus trans. 1870), prepared by Julius …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
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- … under the authority of the Church. After becoming vicar in 1871, Ffinden had opposed their efforts, …
Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
