To Hermann Müller 12 February [1879]
Summary
Has just heard that HM has been treated shamefully by his Government. What has happened?
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Heinrich Ludwig Hermann (Hermann) Müller |
| Date: | 12 Feb [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 146: 440 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11876 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Hermann Müller 12 February [1879] …
- … DAR 146: 440 Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Feb [1879] Heinrich Ludwig Hermann (Hermann) …
- … this letter and the letter to Arnold Dodel-Port, 12 February 1879 . The letter from Arnold …
- … has not been found, but see the letter to Arnold Dodel-Port, 12 February 1879 and n. 3. …
- … Down, Beckenham, Kent Feb: 12. My dear Sir I have just heard from D r . Dodel Port of …
To Leonard Darwin 12 July [1879]
Summary
Will shorten or leave out many parts [of Erasmus Darwin] but cannot agree that it is not worth while to say something about the family.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Darwin |
| Date: | 12 July [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 93 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12153 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To Leonard Darwin 12 July [1879] …
- … DAR 153: 93 Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 July [1879] Leonard Darwin …
- … July 12 My dear old Lenny … I am quite ready to shorten or leave out many parts, but at …
- … between this letter and the letter from Leonard Darwin, [before 12 July] 1879 . …
- … In his letter of [before 12 July] 1879 , Leonard had suggested omitting the text relating …
To Arnold Dodel-Port 12 February 1879
Summary
Thanks AD-P for the gift of part of his Atlas [see 11039].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Arnold Dodel-Port |
| Date: | 12 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | Zentralbibliothek, Zürich (Ms. Z VIII 417.2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11877 |
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- … To Arnold Dodel-Port 12 February 1879 …
- … Zürich (Ms. Z VIII 417.2) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Feb 1879 Arnold Dodel-Port …
- … Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R. ) Feb. 12 th 1879 My dear Sir I thank you for your …
- … vol. 26, letter from Arnold Dodel-Port, 12 June 1878 . Dodel-Port taught botany at the …
- … his teaching; see letter to Hermann Müller, 12 February [1879] , and letter from Hermann …
To N. N. Christophe 12 February 1879
Summary
Thanks for birthday greetings.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | N. N. Christophe |
| Date: | 12 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | John Wilson (dealer) (item 26009) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11874F |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To N. N. Christophe 12 February 1879 …
- … John Wilson (dealer) (item 26009) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Feb 1879 N. N. Christophe …
- … Down, | Beckenham, Kent. Feb 12 1879 Dear Sir I beg leave to return you my sincere thanks …
- … it as Herrn Christophe. Christophe has not been identified. CD was 70 on 12 February 1879. …
To G. H. Darwin 12 July 1879
Summary
CD thinks nothing had better be done about the deeds at present.
Henrietta thinks Erasmus Darwin almost too dull to publish.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 12 July 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 87; unknown |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12149 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … To G. H. Darwin 12 July 1879 …
- … DAR 210.1: 87; unknown Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 July 1879 George Howard Darwin …
- … Down, 12 th July 79 My dear G. I have written to thank Col. Chester & told him that …
- … Chester ; see letter to J. L. Chester, 12 July 1879 and n. 1. Emma Darwin was probably …
- … liked it (see letter to Francis Darwin, 12 July [1879] and n. 9). This postscript was …
To Ernst Krause 12 July [1879]
Summary
Relieved to hear that EK approves of his notice [preface for Erasmus Darwin]. Is reflecting on idea that it might appear after EK’s article as "an additional or supplementary notice".
Grieved to hear that Grant Allen has been accused of plagiarism.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause |
| Date: | 12 July [1879] |
| Classmark: | The Huntington Library (HM 36189) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12150 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … To Ernst Krause 12 July [1879] …
- … Library (HM 36189) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 July [1879] Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause …
- … Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R. ) July 12 th My dear Sir Your letter has been a great …
- … Alvey Darwin (see letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 and n. 3); the person who advised …
- … see letter from Leonard Darwin, [before 12 July] 1879 ). The Darwins were planning a …
- … Ernst Krause, 10 July 1879 and nn. 11 and 12. Krause’s article, claiming priority for many …
To W. S. Dallas 12 March [1879]
Summary
Asks whether WSD would be interested in translating Ernst Krause’s article on Erasmus Darwin [Kosmos 4 (1879): 397–424] into English.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Sweetland Dallas |
| Date: | 12 Mar [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 202: 39 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11927 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To W. S. Dallas 12 March [1879] …
- … DAR 202: 39 Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Mar [1879] William Sweetland Dallas …
- … Krause gave his permission for a translation to be made in his letter of 12 March 1879 . …
- … March 12 th . Dallas My dear Sir, I do not know whether your many corrections ever allow …
To Hugo de Vries 12 August 1879
Summary
Thanks for letter.
Comments on growth and movement of plants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugo de Vries |
| Date: | 12 Aug 1879 |
| Classmark: | Artis Library (De Vries 6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12190 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To Hugo de Vries 12 August 1879 …
- … De Vries 6) Charles Robert Darwin Coniston Down letterhead 12 Aug 1879 Hugo de Vries …
- … holiday at Coniston in the Lake District; see letter to Leonard Darwin, 12 August 1879 . …
- … S.E.R. [Waterhead Hotel, Coniston. ] Augt 12 th . 1879 My dear Sir I thank you much for …
To Leonard Darwin 12 August 1879
Summary
Coniston is most beautiful, but CD finds "there are too many human beings for my taste".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Darwin |
| Date: | 12 Aug 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 94 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12191 |
To J. L. Chester 12 July 1879
Summary
Thanks for assistance. Nothing more should be done at present about the deeds. JLC’s letter sent to CD’s son [George].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Lemuel Chester |
| Date: | 12 July 1879 |
| Classmark: | Knox College Seymour Library, Special Collections and Archives |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12151 |
To [G. H. Darwin] [12 July 1879?]
Summary
Reginald Darwin’s pleasure at receiving some old family information.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | [12 July 1879?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.18 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12022 |
To Robert McLachlan 12 March [1879]
Summary
Asks RMcL to correct the proper names in enclosed proof of a letter from Fritz Müller to be published in Nature. CD has no book with names of Trichoptera. [See 11930.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Robert McLachlan |
| Date: | 12 Mar [1879] |
| Classmark: | Superior Galleries (dealers) (28–31 January 1990) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11927A |
To Ernst Krause 12 February 1879
Summary
Thanks for honour of latest number of Kosmos.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause |
| Date: | 12 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library (John Robert Crouse autograph collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11871 |
To Raphael Meldola 12 December [1879]
Summary
Would like to subscribe to English edition of Weismann.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
| Date: | 12 Dec [1879] |
| Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12354 |
To H. W. Bates 12 February 1879
Summary
Encloses HWB’s Royal Society certificate with seven signatures, which CD thinks is ample.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henry Walter Bates |
| Date: | 12 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | Nate D. Sanders Auctions (dealer) (14 December 2017, lot 74) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11871F |
To E. A. Wheler 12 April 1879
Summary
Thanks EAW for assistance. Describes plans for writing preliminary sketch [for Ernst Krause’s Erasmus Darwin].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler |
| Date: | 12 Apr 1879 |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/1/1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11990 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To E. A. Wheler 12 April 1879 …
- … GALTON/1/1/9/1/1) Charles Robert Darwin Down 12 Apr 1879 Elizabeth Anne Galton/Elizabeth …
- … Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R. ) April 12 th . 1879 My dear Cousin I have been very …
- … from James Keir to Robert Waring Darwin , 12 May 1802, is in DAR 227.6: 76. See also …
To E. A. Wheler [before 12 November 1879]
Summary
Has instructed his publisher to send copies of Erasmus Darwin to herself, her sister Emma Sophia Galton, and their half-cousin, Emma Nixon.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Elizabeth Anne Galton; Elizabeth Anne Wheler |
| Date: | [before 12 Nov 1879] |
| Classmark: | Bonhams, New York (dealers) (11 March 2020, lot 28) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12283F |
To J. A. Crawley 12 February 1879
Summary
Can give no information. Has never read works of Aristotle, but has unbounded respect for him as observer.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julius Avery Crawley |
| Date: | 12 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 302 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11875 |
To Francis Darwin 12 July [1879]
Summary
Notes observations on sensitivity and movement of radicles.
Has finished chapter [of Movement in plants] on sleeping plants and is now looking over heliotropism notes.
Is perplexed by Erasmus Darwin; Erasmus [A. Darwin] likes it, but Henrietta thinks it much too long.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 12 July [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 62 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12152 |
To Ernst Haeckel 12 February 1879
Summary
Thanks for kind letter.
Has not yet read EH’s article in Kosmos ["Einstämmiger und vielstämmiger Ursprung", 4 (1878–9): 360–76].
Rudolf Virchow affair lamentable. Virchow’s conduct inexplicable.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ernst Philipp August (Ernst) Haeckel |
| Date: | 12 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | Ernst-Haeckel-Haus (Bestand A-Abt. 1: 1–52/46 [A 9900]) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11872 |
| letter | (65) |
| Krause, Ernst | (7) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (6) |
| Darwin, Francis | (4) |
| Darwin, Leonard | (3) |
| Darwin, Reginald | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (65) |
| Krause, Ernst | (7) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (6) |
| Darwin, Francis | (4) |
| Darwin, Leonard | (3) |
Lost in translation: From Auguste Forel, 12 November 1874
Summary
You receive a gift from your scientific hero Charles Darwin. It is a book that contains sections on your favourite topic—ants. If only you had paid attention when your mother tried to teach you English you might be able to read it. But you didn’t, and you…
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- … barely understand a word. Writing in French on 12 November 1874 to thank Darwin for the …
Darwin’s hothouse and lists of hothouse plants
Summary
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…
Matches: 9 hits
- … Correspondence vol. 10, letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 [December 1862] and n. 13). Initially, …
- … Stove [that is, cool hothouse]’ ( Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, 26[–7] March …
- … of different temperatures’ (letter to W. C. Tait, 12 and 16 March [1869] , Calendar no. 6661) …
- … 100 yards’ to the greenhouses ( Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, [25 January …
- … in mid-February (see letter from L. C. Treviranus, 12 February 1863 ). The second list is …
- … Anoectochilus argenteus 12 5 s . …
- … punctatum. 11. Mormodes aurantiaca 12. ‘Anoectochilus argenteus 5 s .’ deleted in …
- … Bolbophyllum barbigerum 12 major …
- … Ampelidae. 11. Alloplectus chrysanthus. 12. Bulbophyllum barbigerum. 13. …
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
Summary
Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
Matches: 12 hits
- … Seventy years old Darwin’s seventieth birthday on 12 February was a cause for international …
- … and good as could be’ ( letter from Karl Beger, [ c. 12 February 1879] ). The masters of …
- … ). The botanist and schoolteacher Hermann Müller wrote on 12 February to wish Darwin a ‘long and …
- … well, and with little fatigue’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 , and letter from Leonard …
- … ever about life of D r . D’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 12 July [1879] ). It was little …
- … Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 , and letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 ). Darwin’s final task …
- … inn ‘ very comfortable’, but told Leonard Darwin on 12 August that there were ‘too many human …
- … not to have come up when the Darwins lunched with him on 12 August (Darwin’s ‘Journal’). Nor did …
- … the world. At the end of the year he was awarded a prize of 12,000 francs by the Turin Academy of …
- … which greatly pleased Darwin ( letter from Grant Allen, 12 February 1879 ). One of Allen’s targets …
- … engagement being made public ( letter from T. H. Farrer, 12 October 1879 ). Darwin’s response not …
- … accurate in its treatment’ ( letter from Francis Galton, 12 November 1879 ). The comment that …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
Summary
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…
Matches: 11 hits
- … (letters from George Cupples, 21 February 1874 and 12 March 1874 ); the material was …
- … the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii; letters from T. N. Staley, 12 February 1874 and 20 February 1874 …
- … was published in November 1874 ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Though containing …
- … print runs would be very good ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Darwin's …
- … Review & in the same type’ ( letter from John Murray, 12 August 1874 ). George’s letter …
- … he finally wrote a polite, very formal letter to Mivart on 12 January 1875 , refusing to hold any …
- … & snugness’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ). More …
- … vicar of Deptford ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ), but to her …
- … mechanism that Darwin agreed with ( letter to F. J. Cohn, 12 October 1874 ). Darwin’s American …
- … bank with enormous tips to his ears ( letter from Asa Gray, 12 May 1874 ). The Manchester …
- … excellent, & as clear as light’ ( letter to John Tyndall, 12 August [1874] ). Hooker …
1.2 George Richmond, marriage portrait
Summary
< Back to Introduction Few likenesses of Darwin in his youth survive, although more may once have existed. In a letter of 1873 an old Shrewsbury friend, Arthur Mostyn Owen, offered to send Darwin a watercolour sketch of him, painted many years…
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- … < Back to Introduction Few likenesses of Darwin in his youth survive, although more …
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
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In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began writing about all the eminent men he had met. He embarked on this task, which formed an addition to his autobiography, because he had nothing else to do. He had…
Matches: 6 hits
- … made a small omission ’. Stephen’s reply on 12 January was flattering, reassuring, and …
- … books being ‘a game of chance’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 12 April 1881 ). On 18 May he described …
- … Darwin had difficulty in obtaining mature plants. On 12 April, he reported to Müller , ‘I have …
- … to make me happy & contented,’ he told Wallace on 12 July , ‘but life has become very …
- … fight’ (letters to J. D. Hooker, 6 August 1881 and 12 August 1881 ). Darwin may have …
- … else’s judgment on the subject ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 12 July 1881 ). However, some requests …
Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
Summary
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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Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
Summary
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…
Matches: 6 hits
- … Hooker: ‘he is no common man’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 [December 1862] ). Two sexual …
- … of the year, he wrote to Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 [December 1862] ): ‘my notions on …
- … least 3 classes of dimorphism’ ( letter to Daniel Oliver, 12 [April 1862] ), and experimenting to …
- … passed so miserable a nine months’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 12 September [1862] ). A family …
- … ‘Botany is a new subject to me’ ( letter to John Scott, 12 November [1862] ), but, impressed by …
- … into Tyndall’s ears’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 10–12 November [1862] ). Another of Darwin’s …
German and Dutch photograph albums
Summary
Darwin Day 2018: To celebrate Darwin's 209th birthday, we present two lavishly produced albums of portrait photographs which Darwin received from continental admirers 141 years ago. These unusual gifts from Germany and the Netherlands are made…
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- … their generous sympathy. ( Letter to A. A. van Bemmelen, 12 February 1877 ) View the …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
Summary
‘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…
Matches: 5 hits
- … than insectivorous plants. As he confessed to Hooker on 12 December , ‘I have not felt so angry …
- … from his family, he sent a curt note to Mivart on 12 January , breaking off all future …
- … of a bill that was presented to the House of Commons on 12 May, one week after a rival bill based on …
- … The author, Fritz Schultze, contacted Darwin himself on 12 June , describing the aims of his book …
- … scientific Socy. has done in my time,’ he told Hooker on 12 December . ‘I wish that I knew what …
Darwin in letters, 1878: Movement and sleep
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In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his attention to the movements of plants. He investigated the growth pattern of roots and shoots, studying the function of specific organs in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of…
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Diagrams and drawings in letters
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Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…
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- … Rubiaceae with enclosures containing bud samples, 12 May 1878 G. H. Darwin's …
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…
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…
Darwin’s queries on expression
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When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations more widely and composed a list of queries on human expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller…
Darwin in letters, 1847-1850: Microscopes and barnacles
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Darwin's study of barnacles, begun in 1844, took him eight years to complete. The correspondence reveals how his interest in a species found during the Beagle voyage developed into an investigation of the comparative anatomy of other cirripedes and…
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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Henrietta Darwin's diary
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Darwin's daughter Henrietta kept a diary for a few momentous weeks in 1871. This was the year in which Descent of Man, the most controversial of her father's books after Origin itself, appeared, a book which she had helped him write. The small…
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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Darwin & Glen Roy
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Although Darwin was best known for his geological work in South America and other remote Beagle destinations, he made one noteworthy attempt to explain a puzzling feature of British geology. In 1838, two years after returning from the voyage, he travelled…
