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Darwin in letters, 1868: Studying sex

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The quantity of Darwin’s correspondence increased dramatically in 1868 due largely to his ever-widening research on human evolution and sexual selection.Darwin’s theory of sexual selection as applied to human descent led him to investigate aspects of the…

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  • … owing to the accursed Index-maker’, Darwin wrote to Joseph Dalton Hooker on 6 January . Darwin …
  • … Record. Dallas had begun the work in November 1867 and had expected to complete it in a fortnight. …
  • … emotional expression. His questionnaire, first sent out in 1867, was circulated to remote parts of …
  • … concerned that Darwin’s soul might have been corrupted. Joseph Plimsoll, who had sent four letters …