From W. E. Darwin [29 February 1872]
Summary
Amount of clay present in certain chalk samples.
Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [29 Feb 1872] |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 102 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7469 |
From Francis Galton 1 February 1872
Author: | Francis Galton |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 105: A44–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8192 |
From Asa Gray 2 February 1872
Author: | Asa Gray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 165: 178 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8194 |
From John Murray 2 February [1872]
Summary
Accedes to CD’s request to let Appleton have a set of stereotypes of the 6th English edition of Origin at a little above cost.
Author: | John Murray |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Feb [1872] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 406 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8195 |
From Arthur Mellersh 2 February 1872
Summary
Exchange of photographs among CD, AM, and Philip G. King.
Author: | Arthur Mellersh |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 147 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8196 |
From C. F. Martins 3 February 1872
Summary
CD’s views, on which he has lectured, will succeed with time.
Joachim Barrande’s refutation cannot be impartial because he is a devout Catholic.
Many young French naturalists support CD but are silent for fear of their jobs. Houget has been reprimanded for his Darwinism.
Author: | Charles Frédéric Martins |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 60 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8197 |
From J. D. Hooker [5 February 1872?]
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [5 Feb 1872?] |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 105–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8200 |
From Friedrich Hildebrand 5 February 1872
Summary
Praise for Descent.
Author: | Friedrich Hermann Gustav (Friedrich) Hildebrand |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 166: 212 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8201 |
From J. F. Mackenzie 8 February 1872
Summary
An engineer in India, who has read Descent, sends observations on native racial characters.
Author: | John Finlayson Mackenzie |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8202 |
From W. W. Reade 13 February 1872
Summary
Sending sheets of his forthcoming work on Africa [Martyrdom of man (1872)] with views that differ from CD’s on music and sexual selection.
The Pall Mall Gazette will review the new [6th] edition of the Origin, together with Mivart’s Genesis of species [1871].
Author: | William Winwood Reade |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 52 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8210 |
From George Sparkes 14 February 1872
Summary
Describes some crosses he has carried out with Primula;
mentions the infertility of cherimoyer [Annona cherimola] in England.
Author: | George Sparkes |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 223 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8213 |
From Anton Dohrn 15 February 1872
Summary
AD is sorry CD thinks publication of Descent a mistake. The excitement shows it was necessary for someone to speak plainly.
His great difficulties (Italian indolence, dishonesty, hatred) in establishing zoological station. Can at last start construction.
Author: | Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 208 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8214 |
From W. W. Reade 16 February 1872
Summary
Defends Descent against CD’s self-disparagement. The parts on the moral sense seem to him the finest in the book.
Author: | William Winwood Reade |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 53 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8215 |
From D. Appleton & Co. 17 February 1872
Summary
Accepts CD’s proposal for new revised edition of Origin; will pay $50 [dollars or pounds!?] for casts of the plates and pay CD on sales.
Appleton edition of CD’s Journal of researches [1871] still selling well.
Also wants plates sent with CD’s new work on Expression. CD should arrange this with Murray’s.
Author: | D. Appleton & Co |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 159: 88 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8217 |
From W. W. Reade 18 February 1872
Summary
Compares Origin to Newton’s Principia and Adam Smith’s Wealth of nations.
His view of CD’s response to Mivart.
On mammae;
gradualism of evolution;
suicide among savages.
Author: | William Winwood Reade |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 88: 74–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8218 |
From W. H. Flower 18 February 1872
Summary
Thanks for new [6th] edition of Origin, which he read with great interest. Would welcome an edition with references to works cited.
Author: | William Henry Flower |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 164: 140 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8219 |
From W. W. Reade 20 February 1872
Summary
Saw editor of the Pall Mall Gazette about review of Origin and Genesis of species.
Author: | William Winwood Reade |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 176: 54 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8221 |
From D. Appleton & Co. 23 February 1872
Summary
Enclosed account has had charged against it difference in costs between type composition in the U. S. and securing stereotype plates from Murray. CD should insist on securing plates from the London publisher of all future books, otherwise Appleton unable to pay 10% of gross price.
Author: | D. Appleton & Co |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 23 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 159: 89 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8222 |
From Charles Nordhoff 27 February 1872
Summary
Reports the case of a cockerel raised in isolation from other cocks which repeatedly attempted, but failed, to crow properly.
Also discusses behaviour in horses; one male will "look after" 20–25 females.
Author: | Charles Nordhoff |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | DAR 172: 72 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8225 |
From Charles Lyell 29 February 1872
Summary
Has been looking for something about crop rotation in Origin and Variation.
Author: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Feb 1872 |
Classmark: | The University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections (Lyell collection Coll-203/B9) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8227F |
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Darwin, W. E. | (2) |
Cooke, R. F. | (1) |
Dohrn, Anton | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | |
Reade, W. W. | (4) |
D. Appleton & Co | (2) |
Darwin, W. E. | (2) |
Cooke, R. F. | (1) |
Dohrn, Anton | (1) |
Eyton, T. C. | (1) |
Flower, W. H. | (1) |
Galton, Francis | (1) |
Gray, Asa | (1) |
Harrison, L. C. | (1) |
Hildebrand, Friedrich | (1) |
Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
John Murray | (1) |
Lyell, Charles | (1) |
Mackenzie, J. F. | (1) |
Martins, C. F. | (1) |
Mellersh, Arthur | (1) |
Murray, John (b) | (1) |
Nordhoff, Charles | (1) |
Sparkes, George | (1) |
Wedgwood, L. C. | (1) |