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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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- … during prolonged intervals’ ( letter to D. T. Gardner, [ c . 27 August 1874] ). The death of a …
- … as he confessed to his old Beagle shipmate Bartholomew James Sulivan, ‘it was an illusory hope.— …
- … the publication in 1872 of Corals and coral islands , by James Dwight Dana, an American zoologist …
- … apprenticeship with the engineering firm Easton and Anderson of Erith, Kent. After a month’s trial …
- … fourth son, Leonard, who had joined the Royal Engineers in 1871, went to New Zealand as photographer …
- … in a few hours dissolve the hardest cartilage, bone & meat &c. &c.’ ( letter to W. D. …
- … whether at the ‘close of the putrefaction of flesh, skin &c, any substance is produced before …
- … details of an Australian variety of sundew ( letter from T. C. Copland, 23 June 1874 ). …
- … Asa Gray, 12 May 1874 ). The Manchester physician James Ross offered an alternative …
- … that it protected the teeth of combatants ( letter from James Ross, September 1874 ). The …
- … head that M r Spencer’s terms of equilibration &c always bother me & make everything less …
Darwin in letters, 1864: Failing health
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On receiving a photograph from Charles Darwin, the American botanist Asa Gray wrote on 11 July 1864: ‘the venerable beard gives the look of your having suffered, and … of having grown older’. Because of poor health, Because of poor health, Darwin…
