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Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small
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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…
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- … about new varieties of sugar cane produced by grafting. In 1880, Darwin had been sent details of …
- … vol. 28, letter from Arthur de Souza Corrêa, 20 October 1880 , and Correspondence vol. 29, …
- … delight in his children’s accomplishments. In a letter to Anthony Rich, he shared several of his …
- … a long trip to Jamaica ‘for complete rest’ ( letter to Anthony Rich, 4 February 1882 ). Horace had …
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
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In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began writing about all the eminent men he had met. He embarked on this task, which formed an addition to his autobiography, because he had nothing else to do. He had…
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Diagrams and drawings in letters
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Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…
3.8 Leonard Darwin, interior photo
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< Back to Introduction Leonard Darwin, who created the distinctive image of his father sitting on the verandah at Down House, also portrayed him as a melancholy philosopher. His head, brightly lit from above, emerges from the enveloping darkness; he…
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- … It was this photograph which Leonard himself sent to Anthony Rich, a great admirer of Darwin who …
- … Darwin’, is signed by Darwin with the date ‘Feb. 22 d 1880’, but this was when the photograph was …
- … Cambridge University Press, 1909), p. 47, no. 252. Rich’s letter to the Darwin family mentioning …
Darwn's letters from 1878 online
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Investigating the movements and 'sleep' of plants, being entertained by the mental faculties of his young grandson Bernard, finally elected a corresponding member of the French Académie des sciences, trying to secure a government grant to support…
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
