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Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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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…
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- … There are summaries of all Darwin's letters from the year 1879 on this website. The full texts …
- … Press . Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back …
- … was ‘dry as dust’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 9 September 1879 ). He was also unsatisfied with his …
- … me much’ ( letter to Francis Galton, 15 [June 1879] ). Even the prospect of a holiday in the Lake …
- … ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [after 26] July [1879] ). From July, Darwin had an additional …
- … ‘a dismal time’ ( letter to Henry Johnson, 24 September 1879 ). He may have been consoled to learn …
- … pear’ ( enclosure in letter from R. W. Dixon, 20 December 1879 ). The year ended with the start of …
- … or gone some other way round?’ At least the last letter of 1879 contained a warmer note and the …
- … marriage settlement ( letter from W. M. Hacon, 31 December 1879 ). Seventy years old …
- … could be’ ( letter from Karl Beger, [ c. 12 February 1879] ). The masters of Greiz College …
- … with glory’ ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 9 February 1879 ). The botanist and schoolteacher …
- … was carbon’ ( letter from Hermann Müller, 14 February 1879 ). Carus Sterne was the …
- … ( letter from Francis Darwin, [after 2 June 1879 ]). As one of Darwin’s most ardent admirers, …
- … he pointed out ( letter from E. A. Darwin, 13 March [1879 ]). Meanwhile, Darwin began searching …
- … my grandfathers life’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 14 March 1879 ). While searching for Seward …
- … time Darwin came to investigate his grandfather’s life in 1879, however, not only was Erasmus Darwin …
- … where, & the who—’ ( letter from V. H. Darwin, 28 May [1879] ). On the Galton side of the …
- … in every way’ ( letter from E. A. Wheler, 25 March 1879 ). She suggested that Darwin contact their …
- … with pride’ ( letter from Reginald Darwin, 29 March 1879 ). It was from Reginald that …
- … with each other’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 27 March 1879 ). Darwin’s aim was ‘to give some sort of …
- … indispensable’ ( letter from Ernst Krause, 7 June 1879 ). Darwin welcomed Krause’s suggestion, but …
- … He hates scientific men’ ( letter to Ernst Krause, 14 May 1879 ). From the start of his …
- … to the public’ ( letter to Reginald Darwin, 10 April [1879] ). However, even members of Darwin’s …
- … with little fatigue’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 , and letter from Leonard Darwin, …
- … life of D r . D’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 12 July [1879] ). It was little consolation that …
- … his ‘tether’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 , and letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July …
- … 10 January to ask whether Darwin could find him a job in a British geological establishment so he …
- … he mentioned that Henry Woodward, a palaeontologist at the British Museum, had stated with reference …
Darwin’s reading notebooks
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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … H. Scott 1820]— contains much on dogs Reports of British Assoc. [ Reports of the British …
- … London ].— [DAR *119: 8v.] A history of British Birds by W. Macgillivray [W. …
- … Sir. H Davy [H. Davy 1828] 31 An analysis of British Ferns. G. W. Francis 4 s …
- … Tom 3. in Library of Institute. Perhaps Bailliere has it. British Museum Traite Elementair …
- … in which species are shown to be not immutable see Brit. Museum Collect. (Anonymous) Wartmann …
- … B. von Siebold 1833–50] Zoolog. Soc “Memoires du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle” (Cuvier Paper …
- … A. Downing Wiley & Putnam. 14 s . [Downing 1845] (Brit. Museum) (read) good H. Watson …
- … up permanent species (alluded to by Hooker) Foreign & British Med. Review by D r …
- … it. (read) Reports to Brit. Assoc. [ Reports of the British Association for the …
- … [ Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal ] Mem: du Museum [ Mémoires du Muséum d' …
- … Wisdom of God [Ray 1692].— Reference at end British Aviary [Anon. 1838?]— d[itt]o d[itt]o …
- … vols. except Fishes, which read if Yarrell does not compare British with N. American [Yarrell 1836]. …
- … Vegetable [Moquin-Tandon 1841] —— Owens Fossil British Mammalia [R. Owen 1846a] 27 th …
- … [DAR 119: 18a] 1847. Jan 14 th Mem: du Museum [ Mémoires du Muséum d' …
- … —— Report of Brit. Assoc. [ Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science …
- … 1. Reports & Trans. of Brit. Assoc. [ Reports of the British Association for the …
- … de Genève ]. Tom I to 10. —— Annales du Museum [ Annales du Muséum d'Histoire …
- … 25. Dixon on Poultry [E. S. Dixon 1848] Memoires du Museum [ Mémoires du Muséum d' …
- … } [DAR *128: 175] Stephens Illustration of British Entomology [J. F. Stephens 1827 …
- … by Gaudin—with additions [Heer 1854]. Archives du Museum [ Archives du Muséum d' …
- … [Schouw 1852].— Feb. 19 th Nouvelles Annales du Museum d’Hist. Nat. [ Nouvelle Annales du …
- … III 1834. & IV 1835: Extracted March 18. Archives du Museum d’Hist. Nat. [ Archives du …
- … 9 CD did not follow his own advice. In 1879, he stated that he had unbounded respect for …
- … 88 Samuel Highley, proprietor of a scientific library, museum, and publishing company at 32 …
- … of marine Polyzoa in the collection of the British Museum. Edited by J. E. Gray. 2 pts. London …
- … 1825. Sur la domesticité des mammifères. Mémoires du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle 13: 405–55. …
- … über die Flora der Südseeinseln. Annalen der Wien Museum der Naturgeschichte 1: 129–90. …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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List of people appearing in the photograph album Darwin received from scientific admirers in the Netherlands for his birthday on 12 February 1877. We are grateful to Hester Loeff for providing this list and for permission to make her research available.…
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- … the whole colection of his Natural History museum in Groningen burnt down. Only a squirrel remained. …
- … 20 June 1854 Middelburg 13 October 1879 Groningen Feminist and …
- … of Utrecht University and Conservator of the Museum of Natural History. …
- … 16 July 1815 Rotterdam 28 February 1879 Vucht He was Med. Dr. …
- … W. (Wessel) Conservator of the Arnhem Museum Arnhem 7 June 1834 …
- … 21 September 1849 Den Bosch 13 October 1879 Groningen Partner of …
- … de (Johannes Govertus) Conservator of the Royal Museum of Natural History. 27 …
- … 30 December 1801 New Amsterdam, Berbice, British Guyana 5 January 1892 …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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Here is a list of people that appeared in the photograph album Darwin received for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from scientific admirers in the Netherlands. Many thanks to Hester Loeff for identifying and researching them. No. …
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- … 20 june 1854 Middelburg 13 october 1879 Groningen 8 …
- … of Utrecht University and Conservator of the Museum of Natural History. …
- … 16 july 1815 Rotterdam 28 february 1879 Vucht 102 …
- … W. (Wessel) Conservator of the Arnhem Museum Arnhem 7 june 1834 …
- … 21 september 1849 Den Bosch 13 oktober 1879 Groningen …
- … de (Johannes Govertus) Conservator of the Royal Museum of Natural History. 27 …
- … 30 december 1801 New Amsterdam, Berbice, British Guyana 5 january 1892 …
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…
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- … had concealed this in his preface to his and Krause’s 1879 book Erasmus Darwin . Although Darwin …
- … Kosmos article should be translated and also appear in a British journal. Darwin could see that …
- … for Darwin’s advice when writing their addresses for the British Association for the Advancement of …
- … turned down the prime minister’s request that he become a British Museum trustee; and he would not …
- … Leopold Würtenberger, who had received £100 from Darwin in 1879 to continue his work on the …
What did Darwin believe?
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What did Darwin really believe about God? the Christian revelation? the implications of his theory of evolution for religious faith? These questions were asked again and again in the years following the publication of Origin of species (1859). They are…
