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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…
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…
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- … series of interesting exchanges on geology with David Milne, Robert Chambers, John Phillips, and …
- … in the level of land came under renewed scrutiny. In 1847 David Milne, the Scottish geologist, …
- … re-examined his own thesis in letters to Milne, Lyell, and Robert Chambers, and, in addition to …
- … would be too technical for his readers and forwarded it to Robert Jameson, editor of the Edinburgh …
- … remains ( letter to the Scotsman , [after 20 September 1847] ). Other letters to colleagues at …
- … thrown away’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 8 [September 1847] ). The second geological theory …
- … uniqueness fully. Sometime before the end of December 1847, John Edward Gray, keeper of the …
- … severe problem for Darwin during this period, especially in 1847 and during the last half of 1848 …
- … similar to the routine undertaken at Malvern. Robert Waring Darwin’s estate was a large one. …
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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- … of Anat.— Instinct by D r . Alison [W. P. Alison 1847]. No 19. July. 1840 27 Annales des …
- … Hist: of Creation. Churchill: 1844. 7 s ” 6 d . [Chambers] 1844] in which species are shown to …
- … . Hooker. read Fortune’s Travels in China [Fortune 1847] read Lettres philosop. sur l …
- … Travels in Peru (translated) [J. J. von Tschudi 1847] Gardners Travels in Brazil [Gardner …
- … [North 1826]. (Erasmus) read Hebrew Monarchy [Newman] 1847] Berniers …
- … 1843]. (Emma) (read) M rs Fry’s Life [Fry 1847] Horace Walpoles letter to C t . …
- … animals 54 folio Plates. Maclise 2”12.6. [Maclise 1847] good for woodcuts. (Roy. Coll. of Surgeons) …
- … to publish one. 45 Gosse. Birds of Jamaica [Gosse 1847], recommended by Yarrel …
- … —— Vestiges of the Nat. History of Creation [Chambers] 1844] Pœppig Reisen …
- … Copy) Feb 6 Explanations by Author of Vestiges [Chambers 1845] —— Bronn’s Gesickte …
- … 1845]. Aug 16. Vestiges of Creation VI th Edit. [Chambers 1847] —— Report of Brit. …
- … d . Hutchinson on Dog-breaking [Hutchinson 1850] 27. Chambers. Sanatory Reform [Anon. 1850]. …
- … on the Unity of Worlds [Powell 1855]—discusses Vestiges [Chambers] 1847], must be read. 1855 (read) …
- … Cressy [Riccoboni 1765] Oct. 23. Tracings of Iceland Chambers [Chambers 1856]. —— …
- … [Brewster 1831] March. 8 Houdins the conjurer Life [Robert-Houdin [1859] 19 …
- … 21 Erasmus Alvey Darwin. 22 Robert Waring Darwin. 23 The …
- … The cyclopædia of anatomy and physiology, edited by Robert Bentley Todd, was issued in parts. …
- … Pulteney. 1847. Instinct. In vol. 3, pp. 1–29, of Todd, Robert Bentley, The cyclopædia of anatomy …
- … on the progress of civilisation . Edinburgh: William and Robert Chambers. 119: 22a Anon. …
- … Therry, Esq. Sydney. *119: 8v. Brown, Robert. 1814. General remarks, geographical …
- … … Translated by John Black. With notes … by Robert Jameson . London. [Darwin Library.] …
- … by her niece. 7 vols. London. 119: 12b, 18b Burns, Robert. 1786. Poems, chiefly in the …
- … London. [Other eds.] 119: 11b [Chambers, Robert]. 1844. Vestiges of the natural history …
- … 1847. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey . London. 119: 21b …
- … 3 vols. London. *119: 21, 23; 119: 22b Curzon, Robert. 1849. Visits to monasteries in …
- … pts. London. [Darwin Library.] 119: 12a [Darwin, Robert Waring]. 1787. Principia …
- … Useful Knowledge.) London. *119: 14, 22 Drury, Robert. 1729. Madagascar; or, Robert …
- … fraisiers . 2 pts. Paris. *119: 21v. Dudley, Robert. 1844. Correspondence of Robert …
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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- … Society Arnhem 14 july 1847? Gorssel? …
- … Middle School Den Haag 15 october 1847 Dublin (Thomastown?) …
- … Physician Amsterdam 1847 Amsterdam 3 November 1909 …
- … School. Rotterdam 20 august 1847 Rotterdam 8 january 1934 …
- … Architectural Inspector and Member of the Colonial Chambers at Paramaribo. …
- … 132 Maitland R.T. (Robert Thomas) Director of the Hague Royal Zoological …
- … Society. Rhoon 17 august 1847 Rhoon 19 November 1909 …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
Summary
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.…
Matches: 7 hits
- … Society Arnhem 14 July 1847? Gorssel? …
- … Middle School Den Haag 15 October 1847 Dublin (Thomastown?) …
- … Physician Amsterdam 1847 Amsterdam 3 November 1909 …
- … School. Rotterdam 20 August 1847 Rotterdam 8 January 1934 …
- … Architectural Inspector and Member of the Colonial Chambers at Paramaribo. …
- … 132 Maitland R.T. (Robert Thomas) Director of the Hague Royal Zoological …
- … Society. Rhoon 17 August 1847 Rhoon 19 November 1909 …
Darwin in letters, 1844–1846: Building a scientific network
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The scientific results of the Beagle voyage still dominated Darwin's working life, but he broadened his continuing investigations into the nature and origin of species. Far from being a recluse, Darwin was at the heart of British scientific society,…
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- … either, as the correspondence with Charles Lyell, George Robert Waterhouse, John Stevens Henslow, …
- … the open. In the event, it was not until the beginning of 1847 that Hooker was given a fair copy of …
- … vol. 4, letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 [February 1847]). Darwin can be seen as a cautious strategist, …
