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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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- … Light is shed on the close relationship between Darwin’s systematic descriptive work and the species …
- … it is evident from his correspondence that Darwin’s two hours at the microscope did not preclude a …
- … and Daniel Sharpe, demonstrating the extent of Darwin’s continued involvement in contemporary …
- … the midst of all this activity, Hooker responds to Darwin’s particular queries and sends information …
- … Geology, and geological controversy Hooker’s letters illuminate the role of the British …
- … Herschel, to write the chapter on geology ( letter to J. F. W. Herschel, 4 February [1848] ). …
- … on board ship ( see letter to Richard Owen, [26 March 1848] ). Darwin’s chapter plainly calls on …
- … blocked the valley. Darwin was much shaken by Milne’s evidence, especially as he realised that it …
- … asked for it to be destroyed. Only the draft of Darwin’s letter remains ( letter to the Scotsman …
- … found far from their native rock formations. Darwin’s explanation, originally suggested by Lyell, …
- … a notion which was roundly criticised by William Hopkins in 1848. Hopkins maintained that transport …
- … a great rush of water could carry them up hills. Darwin’s response was to explain such cases as a …
- … his Glen Roy argument—was later superseded by Agassiz’s glaciation theory. A third theme in …
- … Studer to visit him at Down and recommended Studer’s papers to others interested in the subject. …
- … that such a monograph was a ‘desideratum’ ( letter to J. L. R. Agassiz, 22 October 1848 ), was …
- … the group, turned over some notes he had made, and, early in 1848, obtained permission for Darwin to …
- … & Species theory al Diabolo together During 1848, Darwin examined the genera Ibla …
- … you say, my species theory is all gospel.—’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 10 May 1848 ). Once …
- … this period, especially in 1847 and during the last half of 1848 and the beginning of 1849. When his …
Scientific Networks
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Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…
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- … for building and maintaining such connections. Darwin's networks extended from his family …
- … The first is between Darwin and his friend Kew botanist J. D. Hooker. The second is between Darwin …
- … Hooker Letter 714 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., [13 or 20 Nov 1843] Darwin …
- … Letter 736 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 23 Feb [1844] Darwin begins with a charming …
- … flora of the USA. He sends a list of plants from Gray’s Manual of botany [1848] and asks him to …
- … recalled meeting Darwin three years earlier at Hooker’s. Gray has filled up Darwin’s paper [see …
- … Letter 1202 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 6 Oct [1848] Darwin catches up on personal …
- … reform, Darwin opposes appending first describer’s name to specific name. Letter 1220 — …
- … Letter 1260 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 12 Oct 1849 Darwin opens by discussing their …
- … Mentors Darwin's close relationship with John Stevens Henslow, the professor of botany …
- … Mentors This collection of letters documents Henslow’s mentoring while Darwin was on the …
- … mail to Montevideo. He talks of being a sort of Protégé of Henslow’s and it is Henslow’s “bounden …
- … Letter 1189 — Darwin, C. R. to Henslow, J. S., 2 July [1848] Darwin criticises the lecturing …
- … Letter 1176 — Darwin, C. R. to Darwin, Emma, [20–1 May 1848] Darwin writes to his wife Emma. …
Darwin and the Church
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The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It shows another side of the man who is more often remembered for his personal struggles with faith, or for his role in large-scale controversies over the…
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- … The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It …
- … into this complicated relationship throughout Darwin’s life, as it reveals his personal and …
- … (and doubt) than many non-conformist denominations. Darwin’s parents attended a Unitarian chapel …
- … A nominal adherence to the Anglican Church’s teachings was still essential for admittance to many of …
- … necessary studies to be a clergyman. During Darwin’s lifetime, the vast majority of the …
- … with the pursuit of scientific interests. Indeed, Darwin’s Cambridge mentor, John Stevens Henslow, …
- … on every side his own snug ivy-covered house’ (Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine (1887): 321). …
- … to Caroline Darwin, 25–6 April [1832] ). Darwin’s sisters were extremely supportive of his desire …
- … (letter to W. D. Fox, [9–12 August] 1835 ). Darwin’s doubts about orthodox belief, and his …
- … went dutifully to the local Anglican church of St Mary’s each Sunday. All the children were baptised …
- … their children Mary and Charles were buried; later Darwin’s brother Erasmus, Emma’s sister Sarah, …
- … health, and suggesting a remedy for toothache (letter to J. B. Innes, [1848] ). Darwin then wrote …
- … Clothing Fund (a local charity), which he administered from 1848 to 1869 (letter to J. B. Innes, …
- … to have made off with the church’s organ fund (letter to J. B. Innes, 15 June [1868] ). So …
Scientific Practice
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Specialism|Experiment|Microscopes|Collecting|Theory Letter writing is often seen as a part of scientific communication, rather than as integral to knowledge making. This section shows how correspondence could help to shape the practice of science, from…
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- … discussion was often the starting point for some of Darwin's most valuable and enduring …
- … of Living Cirripedia is published. He asks Huxley’s advice on presentation copies for …
- … or the climbing habits of plants. One of Darwin's most important correspondents was the German …
- … details of experiments and observations, including Müller’s view on Anelasma which he thinks …
- … Letter 1166 — Darwin, C. R. to Owen, Richard, [26 Mar 1848] Darwin describes in detail to …
- … Letter 1174 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 10 May 1848 Darwin discusses his barnacle work. …
- … Collecting specimens was an indispensable part of Darwin’s scientific method. In this collection of …
- … This one contains a new species of genus which, to Darwin’s knowledge, only one specimen is known to …
- … Letter 1202 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 6 Oct [1848] Darwin writes to Hooker about his …
- … automatically. He also opposes appending first describer’s name to specific name. Letter …
Darwin’s reading notebooks
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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … [A. von Humboldt 1811] Richardson’s Fauna Borealis [J. Richardson 1829–37] …
- … Paper on consciousness in brutes Blackwood June 1838 [J. F. Ferrie 1838]. H. C. Watson on …
- … worth studying in a metaphys. point of view Henslow has list of plants of Mauritius with …
- … to White Nat. Hist of Selbourne [E. T. Bennett ed. 1837 and [J. Rennie] ed. 1833] read 19 : …
- … what have they written.? “Hunt” [J. Hunt 1806] p. 290 …
- … chiefly on distribution of forms said to be Poor Sir. J. Edwards Botanical Tour [?J. E. Smith …
- … Butler. 3. first sermons [Butler 1834] recommended by Sir. J. Mackintosh J. Long Moral Nature …
- … 1842]. Life of D. of Marlborough [A. Alison 1848]— (read) Montagus Translat of Visa …
- … [Gaertner 1788–91] (Plates on all seeds) R. Soc Henslow says there is a grand book with …
- … Von. J. Metzger. Heidelberg 1841 [Metzger 1841] Read Henslow in Botanist 36 has written on …
- … 1834] (& of Europe?) [Gould 1832–7] & of Australia [Gould 1848]; well worth studying for …
- … [Dandolo 1825] /good/ M rs Whitby [Whitby 1848] In Library of Entomological Society & …
- … [E. Phipps 1850] L d . Harveys Memoirs [Hervey 1848] Cuming Lion Hunter [Cumming …
- … 1818] (Brougham) Ermans Travels in Siberia [Erman 1848] (Boot) 44 (read) Bethunes …
- … Horace Walpoles letter to C t . of Ossory [Walpole 1848] Lamb’s Letters [Lamb 1837] (read) …
- … [Godwin 1835] Brookes last Journal by Mundy [Mundy 1848] Goldsmiths life by Forster …
- … 1834]— d[itt]o d[itt]o d[itt]o. d[itt]o. 15 th Henslow’s Botany [Henslow 1837].— d[itt]o d …
- … ] 4. Vol. references at End Feb. 23 rd . Henslow Pamph. on Wheat [Henslow 1841]— fact about …
- … or Review in a Medical Journal which Hooker has & lent to Henslow Huxley [DAR *128: 178 …
- … years 1838–1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. New York. [Abstract in DAR 71: 51–2.] …
- … years 1838–1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. Philadelphia. [Abstract in DAR 205.3: …
- … ou, iconographie de toutes les espèces et variétés d’arbres, fruitiers cultivés dans cet …
- … sur la distribution géographique des animaux vertébrés, moins les oiseaux. Journal de Physique 94 …
- … Drury, Robert. 1729. Madagascar; or, Robert Drury’s journal, during fifteen years …
- … [Vols. 3 and 4 in Darwin Library.] 119: 3a Dugès, Antoine. 1832. Memoir sur la …
- … augmentée d’un grand nombre de fruits, les uns échappés aux recherches de Duhamel, les autres …
Darwin's health
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On 28 March 1849, ten years before Origin was published, Darwin wrote to his good friend Joseph Hooker from Great Malvern in Worcestershire, where Dr James Manby Gully ran a fashionable water-cure establishment. Darwin apologised for his delayed reply to…
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- … Darwin apologised for his delayed reply to Hooker’s letter which he put down to his exceptionally …
- … trembling, faintness, and dizziness. In 1849, Darwin’s symptoms became so severe that he removed his …
- … ill health, which increased in severity in the years around 1848, 1852, 1859, and 1863. In a letter …
- … of his critically ill ‘master & friend’ John Stevens Henslow. Darwin was sure the journey from …
- … 1864, Darwin attributed his improved health to Dr Jenner’s advice: ‘ drinking very little—enormous …
- … vomiting wonderfully & I am gaining vigour .’ (letter to J. D. Hooker, 13 April [1864] ) …
- … were psychological or psychosomatic dimensions to Darwin’s most severe periods of crisis. At the …
- … and return to his study at Down to work. Darwin’s history of illness Darwin often …
- … (see, for example, Correspondence vol. 2, letter to J. S. Henslow, 14 October [1837] , …
- … F. T. Buckland, 15 December [1864] ). On Darwin’s early stomach troubles, see …
- … letter to Robert FitzRoy, [20 February 1840] . Darwin’s health diary (Down House MS), which he …
- … 1849] , and ‘vomiting every week’ in his letter to J. D. Hooker, 28 March 1849 ( …
- … to W. D. Fox, [6 May 1864] ). According to Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242), such regular attacks …
- … entries and correspondence during periods of sickness in 1848, 1852, and 1859 (see Colp 1977, pp. 38 …
- … Correspondence vol. 4, letter to Emma Darwin, [27-8 May 1848] . See also Browne 1995, pp. 428-9 …
- … discussed in Colp 1977, pp. 31-2, 47, 98. In his letter to J. D. Hooker, 5 March [1863] ( …
- … also Correspondence vol. 12, letter from Emma Darwin to J. D. Hooker, 17 March [1864] . …
- … for several years (see Correspondence vol. 4, letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 October 1849 , and …
- … his chronic vomiting ( Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, 13 April [1864] ). …
Bibliography of Darwin’s geological publications
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This list includes papers read by Darwin to the Geological Society of London, his books on the geology of the Beagle voyage, and other publications on geological topics. Author-date citations refer to entries in the Darwin Correspondence Project’s…
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- … refer to entries in the Darwin Correspondence Project’s cumulative bibliography. Where appropriate, …
- … the coast of Chili, made during the survey of His Majesty’s Ship Beagle, commanded by Capt. FitzRoy, …
- … higher level. Proceedings of the Geological Society 4 (1848): 315-23. [ Shorter publications …
- … of scientific enquiry; prepared for the use of Her Majesty’s Navy: and adapted for travellers in …
- … Suggestions for further reading… On Darwin’s work in geology: Herbert, Sandra. …
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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- … a meeting with Herbert Spencer, who was visiting Darwin’s neighbour, Sir John Lubbock. In February, …
- … edition was with the printers in July. Much to Darwin’s annoyance, however, publication was delayed …
- … by Darwin to his publisher in December. Much of Darwin’s correspondence in 1866 was focussed on …
- … of hereditary transmission. Debate about Darwin’s theory of transmutation continued in …
- … of a global ice age, while Asa Gray pressed Darwin’s American publisher for a revised edition of …
- … the Advancement of Science. Fuller consideration of Darwin’s work was given by Hooker in an evening …
- … illness. Diet and exercise Among Darwin’s first letters in the new year was a report …
- … meals & these I think suit me best.’ He sought Jones’s approval to increase his intake of coffee …
- … I enjoy much.’ The new exercise regime led to Darwin’s being teased by his neighbour, John Lubbock, …
- … selection was based. The work relied heavily on Darwin’s extensive correspondence over several …
- … family house in Shrewsbury after their father’s death in 1848 until Catherine married in 1863. …
