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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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- … 3, letter to J. D. Hooker, [5 or 12 November 1845] ). In the event, the ‘little zoology’ turned …
- … in two monographs, each of two volumes, describing all the known forms of that neglected and …
- … he was clearly so eager to get on with his species theory? The correspondence reveals how his …
- … eventually drove him to Malvern in Worcestershire to try the fashionable water-cure. After several …
- … evident from his correspondence that Darwin’s two hours at the microscope did not preclude a …
- … Chambers, John Phillips, and Daniel Sharpe, demonstrating the extent of Darwin’s continued …
- … Dwight Dana, Henry Darwin Rogers, and Bernhard Studer, and the attention that Darwin and his …
- … in gaining access to Tibet and previously closed areas of the Sikkim Himalaya. In the midst of all …
- … theories. They write about their long-standing debate over the origin of coal deposits, about …
- … in the level of land came under renewed scrutiny. In 1847 David Milne, the Scottish geologist, …
- … rejoinder in the form of a letter for publication in the Scotsman. Yet when the editor, Charles …
- … the draft of Darwin’s letter remains ( letter to the Scotsman , [after 20 September 1847] ). …
- … 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 …
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…
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- … (10MB; link opens in a new window). It is based on the guide prepared for the field trip in …
- … Adrian Palmer (Royal Holloway, University of London) to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Charles …
- … British geology. In 1838, two years after returning from the voyage, he travelled to the Scottish …
- … that they must be ancient hand-built features, geologists in the last two decades had declared them …
- … marine beaches that had since been pushed above sea level by the bulging of the earth beneath South …
- … [4 September 1843] To Charles Lyell, 8 [September 1847] To Robert Chambers, 11 …
