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List of correspondents

Summary

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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  • … Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. …
  • … (1) Alberts, Karl (4) Alberts, Maurice …
  • … (2) Allman, G. J. (4) Althaus, Julius …
  • … (1) Atkinson, Edward (4) Aubertin, J. J. …
  • … (1) Bailey, W. W. (4) Baillie, A. F. …
  • … (1) Bary, Anton de (4) Bashford, Frederick …
  • … (1) Behrens, Wilhelm (4) Beke, C. T. …
  • … (1) Bianconi, G. G. (4) Bibliogr. Inst. …
  • … (8) Blackwall, John (4) Blackwell, A. L. B. …
  • … (7) Blair, R. H. (4) Blake, C. C. (3 …
  • … (2) Broca, Paul (4) Broderip, W. J. …
  • … (1) Browne, Hugh (4) Browne, W. R. …
  • … (1) Canning, A. S. G. (4) Capes, Frederick …
  • … (1) Cardwell, Edward (4) Carlier, A. G. …
  • … (1) Chapman, John (4) Charles, R. F. …
  • … (2) Cheeseman, T. F. (4) Chemical supplier …
  • … (1) Chester, J. L. (4) Chiantore, G. …
  • … (2) Clark, J. W. (b) (4) Clarke, Benjamin …
  • … (3) Coan, T. M. (4) Cobbe, F. P. (13 …
  • … (2) Crotch, G. R. (4) Crotch, W. D. …
  • … (56) Dallinger, W. H. (4) Daly, J. …
  • … Dareste, Camille (9) Darwin family (1) …
  • … (14927) Darwin, C. S. (49) Darwin, Catherine
  • … Langstaff, Charles (2) Langton, Catherine (40) …

Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest

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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of  Origin. Darwin got the fourth…

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  • The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now
  • and also a meeting with Herbert Spencer, who was visiting Darwins neighbour, Sir John Lubbock. In
  • all but the concluding chapter of the work was submitted by Darwin to his publisher in December. …
  • hypothesis of hereditary transmission. Debate about Darwins theory of transmutation
  • alleged evidence of a global ice age, while Asa Gray pressed Darwins American publisher for a
  • for the Advancement of Science. Fuller consideration of Darwins work was given by Hooker in an
  • frustrations were punctuated by family bereavement. Two of Darwins sisters died, Emily Catherine
  • from painful illness. Diet and exercise Among Darwins first letters in the new year
  • every day’ ( letter to H. B. Jones, 3 January [1866] ). Darwin had first consulted Jones in July
  • … ( letter from H. B. Jones, 10 February [1866] ). Darwin began riding the cob, Tommy, on 4
  • before the season is over’ ( letter from John Lubbock, 4 August 1866 ). More predictably, however, …
  • in which he strenuously opposes the theory’ ( Origin  4th ed., p. xviii). Glacial theory
  • … ( C. multiflorus ) in his botanical notebook (DAR 186: 43). His drawings of  C. scoparius , sent
  • is known on the subject’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 3 and 4 August [1866] ). And on the next day: …
  • he had sounded the charge’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, [4 September 1866] ). 'Natural
  • provoking sombre thoughts. Darwins younger sister Emily Catherine Langton died in February, and his
  • in Shrewsbury after their fathers death in 1848 until Catherine married in 1863. Catherine had

Darwin’s observations on his children

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Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children, began the research that culminated in his book The Expression of the emotions in man and animals, published in 1872, and his article ‘A biographical sketch of an infant’, published in Mind…

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  • Charles Darwins observations on the development of his children,[1began the
  • is available below . As with much of his other work, Darwin gathered additional information on the
  • lunatics, the blind, and animals. And as early as 1839 Darwin had begun to collect information on
  • the expression of emotions. As the following transcript of Darwins notes reveals, he closely
  • William Erasmus, the stages of his development suggesting to Darwin those expressions which are
  • The tone of the manuscript reflects an aspect of Darwins character clearly perceived by Emma during
  • … “What does that prove”.’[6For in these notes, Darwins deep scientific curiosity transcends his
  • that on occasion he refers to William asit’. Darwin possessed the ability to dissociate
  • memories.[8Yet, though the dissociation was essential for Darwins scientific goal, the notes here
  • the record breaks off until January 1852, by which time the Darwin family had increased by five: …
  • marked lineopens mouth.,—closes eyes4  Six weeks & four days. smiled repeatedly, …
  • easily find his way to his mouth with his hand, when  4v . he wanted to suck. Annie at 2
  • … . 5 weeks & 3 days. 7 lb  – 10 4 wks 79½ …
  • …  March 1 st  1842Anny says Papa pretty clearly—[40A few days ago Emma gave her doll, but she
  • thGot on his legs on a open floorApril 15[41Jealous ofa dollfor last fortnight
  • appropriate expressions for their feelings31 [42In Jan ry . 1842 it was first
  • able to talk with fluency & it came on quite suddenly.—[43] On the 13 th . of March
  • March 18 th . On my return from Shrewsbury after 10[44days absence, Doddy appeared slightly shy, …
  • Emma one morning put on an unconspicuous bonnet of C. Langton,[52W. instantly observed it knew
  • at the end of the section. [20CDs sister, Emily Catherine Darwin, who stayed with CD and
  • there is something wrong with CDs reckoning since Catherine arrived at Gower Street the day after
  • Emma Darwin. It was probably dictated by CD and written by Catherine Darwin during her stay at Upper
  • on 18 May (Emma Darwins diary). [52Charlotte Langton, Emma Darwins sister. [53CD