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Amy Darwin dies
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Darwin's daughter-in-law, Amy, dies four days after the birth of her son, Bernard. He was the Darwins' first grandchild.
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- … Darwin's daughter-in-law, Amy, dies four days after the birth of her son, Bernard. He was the …
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.…
Casting about: Darwin on worms
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Earthworms were the subject of a citizen science project to map the distribution of earthworms across Britain (BBC Today programme, 26 May 2014). The general understanding of the role earthworms play in improving soils and providing nutrients for plants to…
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- … ridges and furrows through the action of worms. Meanwhile Amy Ruck, Francis’s future wife, was in …
List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
Darwin's 1876 letters online
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Birth, tragic death . . . and cardigan jackets. To mark the 211th anniversary of Darwin's birth, we have released online the transcripts and footnotes of over 460 letters written to and from him in 1876 and a supplement of 180 letters written before…
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- … so grievous to me. Darwin’s daughter-in-law, Amy, died a few days after giving birth to …
Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
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1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…
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- … Darwin, happily established in Down Lodge with his wife, Amy, had settled in as his father’s …
- … of the next generation of the family, with Francis and Amy’s child expected in September. Their joy …
- … models of typewriter. Francis Darwin and his wife, Amy, carefully prepared for its arrival. Amy made …
- … for the first time to a large and healthy boy, the son of Amy and Francis. Just four days later, …
- … Frank— his life will be a mere wreck’, Darwin lamented. Amy had been loved by the whole family and …
- … Leonard of how much his friendship had been valued by Amy. In contrast, Darwin’s letter to his …
- … that both would live at Down House away from reminders of Amy. ‘It is the most dreadful thing which …
- … of death, and it was Francis’s mother-in-law, Mary Anne Ruck, who provided emotional support. Amy’s …
- … But Mary Anne Ruck’s ability to console Francis after Amy’s death gained Emma’s respect. ‘She is …
- … ( letter to Francis Darwin, 20 September [1876] ). Amy had ‘helped & encouraged’ Francis in …
- … condolences on 13 September , Francis had left Down. Amy was buried in Wales near her family home, …
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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Dipsacus and Drosera: Frank’s favourite carnivores
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In Autumn of 1875, Francis Darwin was busy researching aggregation in the tentacles of Drosera rotundifolia (F. Darwin 1876). This phenomenon occurs when coloured particles within either protoplasm or the fluid in the cell vacuole (the cell sap) cluster…
Darwin in letters, 1872: Job done?
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'My career’, Darwin wrote towards the end of 1872, 'is so nearly closed. . . What little more I can do, shall be chiefly new work’, and the tenor of his correspondence throughout the year is one of wistful reminiscence, coupled with a keen eye…
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Francis Darwin
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Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished scientist. He was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, initially studying mathematics, but then transferring to natural sciences. Francis completed…
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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- … Airy ed. 1881). Darwin’s third son Francis married Amy Ruck, the sister of a friend of …
- … (butterwort) for Darwin’s work on insectivorous plants. Amy drew a plant and Francis was …
- … nearly so much in Switzerland ( letter from Francis and Amy Darwin, 8 August [1874] ). …
- … D. F. Nevill, 18 September [1874] ).Francis’s new wife, Amy, drew the plant ( letter to Francis …
Francis Darwin marries
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The Darwins' son, Francis, marries Amy Ruck; Francis starts work as his father's assistant
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- … The Darwins' son, Francis, marries Amy Ruck; Francis starts work as his father's assistant …
The "wicked book": Origin at 157
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Origin is 157 years old. (Probably) the most famous book in science was published on 24 November 1859. To celebrate we have uploaded hundreds of new images of letters, bringing the total number you can look at here to over 9000 representing more than…
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- … , Francis , Leonard, and Horace. Francis’s fiancée, Amy Ruck, was co-opted as an observer in …
Darwin's 1874 letters go online
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The full transcripts and footnotes of over 600 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1874 are published online for the first time. You can read about Darwin's life in 1874 through his letters and see a full list of the letters. The 1874 letters…
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…
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- … from his son Francis. While visiting his fiancée, Amy Ruck, in Wales, Francis observed bees gnawing …
