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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,…
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- … (1) Caird, James (9) Caldcleugh, Alexander …
- … (3) Canestrini, Giovanni (9) Canfield, C. A. …
- … (1) Caton, J. D. (9) Cattell, John …
- … (6) Claus, C. F. (9) Clendon, George, Jr …
- … (1) Conway, M. D. (9) Conybeare, J. C. …
- … (3) Dareste, Camille (9) Darwin family …
- … (1) Darwin, C. M. C. (9) Darwin, C. R. …
- … (1) Darwin, Elizabeth (9) Darwin, Emma …
Darwin in letters, 1877: Flowers and honours
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Ever since the publication of Expression, Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The year 1877 was no exception. The spring and early summer were spent completing Forms of flowers, his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the…
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- … size. Haeckel sent a personal letter of congratulation on 9 February , expressing some …
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 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…
Movement in Plants
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The power of movement in plants, published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical work that Darwin wrote. It was the only work in which the assistance of one of his children, Francis Darwin, is mentioned on the title page. The research for this…
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- … combining the works in a single volume ( letter to J. V. Carus, 7 February 1875 ). While …
- … by Theophil Ciesielski, who had been a student of Ferdinand Cohn in Breslau: ‘ One fact of his …
- … described and illustrated Horace’s machine in a paper (F. Darwin 1880, pp. 449–55). …
- … using photography for scientific accuracy ( letter from J. D. Cooper, 13 December 1878 ). The …
- … and died within a couple of days ( letter from A. F. Batalin, 28 February 1879 ). Darwin was …
- … to translate the paper into German, and it appeared in 1880 (F. Darwin 1880b). In the same letter, …
- … ). Hooker offered to write to Egypt for the seeds (From J. D. Hooker 29 November 1879; DCP-LETT …
- … ‘The Nature of the Movements of Plants’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 23 April [1880] ). Cooke replied, …
- … was willing to publish on the usual terms ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 15 July 1880 ). This was also …
- … printing more copies or raising the price ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 20 July 1880 ). Darwin …
- … Eduard Koch had already agreed to publish it ( letter from J. V. Carus, 18 September 1880 ). The …
- … and asked about the cost of these ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 16 October 1880 ). Cooke replied that …
- … and positive comments from colleagues at home and abroad. Cohn concluded his letter of praise, …
