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Darwin and Down
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Charles and Emma Darwin, with their first two children, settled at Down House in the village of Down (later ‘Downe’) in Kent, as a young family in 1842. The house came with eighteen acres of land, and a fifteen acre meadow. The village combined the…
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- … 16 miles off.— To E. C. Darwin, [24 July 1842] Charles and Emma Darwin, with …
- … of Down (later ‘Downe’) in Kent, as a young family in 1842. The house came with eighteen acres of …
- … To his sister, Catherine Darwin, [24 July 1842] To P. G. King, 21 February 1854 : ‘I …
- … Origin of species’ On plant sensitivity: To Charles Lyell, 24 November [1860] : …
Natural Selection: the trouble with terminology Part I
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Darwin encountered problems with the term ‘natural selection’ even before Origin appeared. Everyone from the Harvard botanist Asa Gray to his own publisher came up with objections. Broadly these divided into concerns either that its meaning simply wasn’t…
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- … I think, would make confusion worse confounded ( Charles Darwin to Charles Lyell 6 …
- … heading in the earliest outline of his theory written in 1842 , and, as he told Asa Gray in …
- … he had expected. ‘I am, also, sorry’ Darwin wrote to Charles Lyell, who had approached the …
- … I must be a very bad explainer. ( Charles Darwin to Charles Lyell, 6 June [1860]) …
- … regret lingered, and he wrote in a later letter to Lyell: ' Talking of “Natural Selection”, if …
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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- … of London) to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Darwin. The guide has been revised to …
- … pillars of the temple at Serapis had famously suggested to Charles Lyell). In 1839 Darwin …
- … ever geological field trip, a return visit to North Wales in 1842, Darwin wrote that the signs of …
- … in Martin Rudwick’s field guide to Glen Roy: To Charles Lyell, 9 August [1838] …
- … To Thomas Jamieson, 6 September [1861] To Charles Lyell, 6 September [1861] To …
Darwin & coral reefs
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The central idea of Darwin's theory of coral reef formation, as it was later formulated, was that the islands were formed by the upward growth of coral as the Pacific Ocean floor gradually subsided. It overturned previous ideas and would in itself…
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- … of the formation of barrier-reefs and atolls. Charles Darwin describing how he arrived …
- … Darwin had by that time become a ‘zealous disciple’ of Lyell and, having found ample direct evidence …
- … of compensatory crustal changes led him to depart from Lyell’s own view of the geology of the …
- … corals to grow. Darwin was certainly familiar with Lyell’s chapter and with the observations …
- … Shortly after returning to England, Darwin told Lyell of his theory. Lyell was immediately …
- … a lagoon in the centre.’ (Wilson 1972, p. 449). At Lyell’s urging, Darwin read a paper on his …
- … theory, The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs (1842) was based on intensive reading and …
- … . Darwin confides to his sister that he believes Lyell’s explanation of atoll formation to be …
- … his book on coral reefs: letter to Leonard Jenyns [9 May 1842] . Suggestions …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
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- … their first child, William Erasmus, was born. In September 1842, the family, now increased by a …
- … and explore new avenues of thought, and by the summer of 1842 he felt that his research had …
- … of species was published, but the general outline of 1842 is, to a surprising degree, present in …
- … by all the leading geologists of England—among them Charles Lyell, Sedgwick, and Buckland (see the …
- … of South America”, Darwin continued to defend his and Lyell’s theory that floating ice—rather than …
- … far from their original locations. The following year, 1842, having heard of evidence of glaciation …
- … lists of Darwin’s plants (see D. M. Porter 1981). Charles Lyell In the extensive …
- … correspondent, both scientifically and personally, was Charles Lyell. The letters Darwin and Lyell …
- … had declared himself to be a ‘zealous disciple’ of Lyell, but his theory of coral reef formation, …
- … Their correspondence began in 1836 and from the start Lyell accepted Darwin on equal terms as a …
- … versions in Life and Letters , and from excerpts that Lyell made in his notebooks. Lyell’s …
- … portfolios together with parts of letters he had cut from Lyell’s originals for use in his work. …
- … The letters show that at least five of his friends—Lyell, Henslow, Jenyns, Waterhouse, and his …
- … a sound solution to what J. F. W. Herschel in a letter to Lyell had called the ‘mystery of mysteries …
- … for evidence to support his hypothesis. In a letter to Lyell, [14] September [1838] , he wrote: & …
- … In 1840 the illness was different. As he wrote to Charles Lyell, [19 February 1840] , “it is now …
- … research required. The trip to North Wales in June 1842 was his last field trip: thereafter his …
- … stays at Shrewsbury and Maer during the summers of 1841 and 1842 show that he was making botanical …
- … obvious relevance to the theory of descent (Pencil sketch of 1842, in Foundations , p. 74). …
Darwin in letters, 1858-1859: Origin
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The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet rural existence filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on species, he was jolted into action by the arrival of an unexpected letter from Alfred Russel Wallace…
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- … as he jokingly called it) to his views of close friends like Charles Lyell, Joseph Dalton Hooker, …
- … concepts of creation. ‘When I was in spirits’, he told Lyell at the end of 1859, ‘I sometimes …
- … infinitely exceeded my wildest hopes.—’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 25 [November 1859] ). This …
- … book’ on species. Begun in May 1856 at the urging of Lyell, the manuscript was already more than …
- … his reason or his own opinion. Hewett Cottrell Watson and Charles Cardale Babington thought that in …
- … and dismay is evident in the letter he subsequently wrote to Charles Lyell, as Wallace had requested …
- … Following Francis Darwin ( LL 2: 116–17) and relying on Charles Lyell’s endorsement, the editors …
- … Then, on 18 June he forwarded Wallace’s paper to Lyell (Brooks 1984, pp. 262–3). It is of some …
- … who is distressed, as Darwin clearly was in his letter to Lyell, at the prospect of losing priority …
- … Gray in September 1857. The correspondence between Darwin, Lyell, and Hooker contains all of the …
- … including a letter from Wallace to Hooker thanking him and Lyell for ‘their kind offices on this …
- … was during the days immediately following his letter to Lyell. On 18 June 1858, his eldest daughter, …
- … with scarlet fever, currently sweeping through the village. Charles Waring Darwin’s condition …
- … work. Again, he called upon Lyell for advice ( letter to Charles Lyell, 28 March [1859] ). Lyell …
- … from the title of the forthcoming book ( letter to Charles Lyell, 30 March [1859] ). Darwin next …
- … on the origin of species and varieties’ (letters to Charles Lyell, 28 March [1859] , and to …
- … selection the ‘law of higgledy-piggledy’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, [10 December 1859] ). To each …
- … convinced. Darwin was particularly interested in Charles Lyell’s response to his theory. He …
- … on Origin by a ‘celebrated author and divine’ (Charles Kingsley) that ‘it is just as noble a …
- … the lacunas w h . he himself had made’ ( letter from Charles Kingsley, 18 November 1859 ). This …
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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- … by H. W. Rutherford ( Catalogue of the library of Charles Darwin now in the Botany School, …
- … Illustrations of the Domestic animals of Gt. Britain [D. Low 1842].— 23 must be read carefully. …
- … Erasmus—— Lavater. Life & Correspondence [?Heisch 1842] Coleridge. Literary …
- … Louisiana [darby 1816] & Finch Travels [Finch 1833]. (Lyell) Maximilian in Brazil [Wied …
- … Cicero [Middleton 1741] W. Meister’s Life [Goethe 1842].— Malcolm’s History of Persia …
- … [DAR *119: 15] Zanoni by Bulwer [Bulwer-Lytton 1842]. Life of D. of Marlborough [A. …
- … of Mexico [W. H. Prescott 1843], strongly recommended by Lyell (read) Berkeleys Works …
- … organs read A. Alison on Population. 2 vols. Feb. 1842 [A. Alison 1840].— Youatt in …
- … 1836]: worth looking at. Low has probably told all [D. Low 1842] Madras Journal [ Madras …
- … Soc. appears to be good Papers on Sewalik Fossils in 1842 [Cautley 1840 and Cautley and Falconer …
- … Read “Bronn’s Geschicte der Natur.” [Bronn 1842–3] Kingdons translat …
- … Jussieus introduct to Bot. price 6 s [Jussieu 1842] [DAR *119: 20v.] …
- … Cerealia [Loiseleur Deslongchamps 1842–3] Phytologist [ …
- … 1844] L d Cloncurry Memm [Lawless 1849] Lady Lyell Sir J Heads Forest scenes in …
- … (List from Muller & Bronn [Müller 1837–42 and Bronn 1842–3] in this Book) 52 Royle …
- … round world 1803–6 [Lisyansky 1814]— nothing Lyell’s Elements of Geology [Lyell 1838] …
- … J 57 Browne’s Religio Medici [T. Browne 1643] Lyell’s Book III 5th Edit 58 [Lyell 1837] …
- … —— 30 th Lyells Principles. 3. Vol. 6 th Edit [Lyell 1840]— references at end.— April 6 …
- … abstracted 22 d Lyells Elem. 2 d Edit. [Lyell 1841] d[itt]o.— Jan 3 d . …
- … Miserable Aug. 5 th Lyells Travels in N. America [Lyell 1845] Oct. Cosmos [A. von …
- … 1859]. (goodish) 1 The personal library of Charles Stokes from whom CD borrowed books …
- … Erskine. 2 vols. London. *119: 14 Babington, Charles Cardale. 1839. Primitiæ floræ …
- … of Useful Knowledge.) London. *119: 13 Badham, Charles David. 1845. Insect life . …
- … [Abstract in DAR 205.3: 180.] 119: 21a Bell, Charles. 1806. Essays on the anatomy of …
- … of the London Clay . London. *119: 12v. Brace, Charles Loring. 1852. Hungary in 1851: …
- … life from 1838 to the present time . Edited by John Charles Templer. 3 vols. London. 128: 9 …
- … . 3 vols. Edinburgh and London. 128: 25 Bunbury, Charles James Fox. 1848. Journal of a …
- … nature of virtue . Cambridge. *119: 13 Buxton, Charles. 1848. Memoirs of Sir Thomas …
- … Rural hours . 2 vols. London. *119: 24 Coote, Charles. 1819. The history of England, …
Fake Darwin: myths and misconceptions
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Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, with full debunking below...
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- … Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … at Erasmus’s house. The event was led by the medium Charles E. Williams, and was attended by George …
- … bookseller had in obtaining the first edition, published in 1842 ( Correspondence vol. 21, …
- … friend Joseph Dalton Hooker, and finally borrowed one from Charles Lyell ( letter to Smith, Elder …
- … at a much reduced price of nine shillings, in line with Charles Lyell’s Student’s elements of …
- … raising £860 ( Circular to John Lubbock, P. L. Sclater, Charles Lyell, W. B. Carpenter, and Michael …
- … Sharpe, 24 November [1874] ). He wrote in admiration of Charles Lyell’s plan to leave a bequest to …
- … of the English editions. Darwin’s French publisher, Charles Reinwald, engaged new translators to …
- … connotations of both Huxley’s and Tyndall’s addresses, Charles Lyell, who had spent his career …
- … may be fairly said to have had an ovation’ ( letter from Charles Lyell, 1 September 1874 ). …
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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- … Species theory In November 1845, Charles Darwin wrote to his friend and confidant Joseph …
- … activity. There are, for example, twenty lengthy letters to Charles Lyell from these years and a …
- … carefully re-examined his own thesis in letters to Milne, Lyell, and Robert Chambers, and, in …
- … for publication in the Scotsman. Yet when the editor, Charles Maclaren, maintained that it would be …
- … original fieldwork was ‘time thrown away’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 8 [September 1847] ). …
- … formations. Darwin’s explanation, originally suggested by Lyell, was that the boulders were …
- … failed to convince other prominent geologists, among them Lyell, so Darwin was keenly interested in …
- … in the subject. The letters also reveal that Lyell sought Darwin’s advice in the preparation …
- … and Manual of elementary geology . In addition, Lyell asked for Darwin’s view of his major new …
- … or nearly so, or whether they had grown gradually, as Lyell maintained, from one envelope of lava …
- … critical point in the controversy, and the point on which Lyell at the time felt it necessary to …
- … volcanic islands that some craters could not be explained by Lyell’s view. Apparently convinced by …
- … would be a ‘thorn in the side of É de B.’ (letter to Charles Lyell, 3 January 1850 ). …
- … the ‘rules of nomenclature’ that had been drawn up in 1842 by a British Association committee on …
- … remained unmarried. Each daughter was bequeathed £10,000, Charles was bequeathed £15,500, and his …
Controversy
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The best-known controversies over Darwinian theory took place in public or in printed reviews. Many of these were highly polemical, presenting an over-simplified picture of the disputes. Letters, however, show that the responses to Darwin were extremely…
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- … Letter 2575 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, [10 Dec 1859] Darwin discusses with King' …
- … Darwin and his close friends, Joseph Dalton Hooker and Charles Lyell, show that Darwin, who had …
- … at the Linnean Society of London, and presided over by Lyell and Hooker, reveals much about the …
- … differences. Letter 2285 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 18 [June 1858] Darwin …
- … “ . . . if Wallace had my MS sketch written out in 1842 he could not have made a better short …
- … it to journal. Letter 2294 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, [25 June 1858] …
- … wrote to him. Letter 2295 — Darwin, C. R. to Lyell, Charles, 26 [June 1858] Darwin …
- … of case. Letter 2299 — Hooker, J. D. & Lyell, Charles to Linnean Society, 30 June …
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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- … are given to reprints available in John van Wyhe ed., Charles Darwin’s shorter publications, 1829 …
- … of the Geological Society of London 2nd ser. 6 (1842): 415-31. [ Shorter publications , pp. 147 …
- … of Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836 . By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & …
- … by floating ice. Philosophical Magazine 21 (1842): 180-8. [ Shorter publications , pp. 140 …
- … of Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & …
- … of Capt. FitzRoy RN, during the years 1832 to 1836. By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & …
- … — The structure and distribution of coral reefs . By Charles Darwin. Revised edition. London: …
- … the action of worms, with observations on their habits . By Charles Darwin. London. 1881. [F1357.] …
- … by James Geikie, pp. 141-2. Also, Life and letters of Charles Darwin , edited by Francis Darwin, …
- … work in geology: Herbert, Sandra. 2005. Charles Darwin, geologist. Ithaca, NY: Cornell …
The writing of "Origin"
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From a quiet rural existence at Down in Kent, filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on the transmutation of species, Darwin was jolted into action in 1858 by the arrival of an unexpected letter (no longer extant) from Alfred Russel Wallace outlining a…
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- … infinitely exceeded my wildest hopes.— (letter to Charles Lyell, 25 [November 1859] ) …
- … book’ on species. Begun in May 1856 at the urging of Lyell, the manuscript was already more than …
- … his reason or his own opinion. Hewett Cottrell Watson and Charles Cardale Babington thought that in …
- … and dismay is evident in the letter he subsequently wrote to Charles Lyell, as Wallace had requested …
- … Following Francis Darwin (LL2:116–17) and relying on Charles Lyell’s endorsement, the editors have …
- … Then, on 18 June he forwarded Wallace’s paper to Lyell (Brooks 1984, pp. 262–3). It is of some …
- … who is distressed, as Darwin clearly was in his letter to Lyell, at the prospect of losing priority …
- … Gray in September 1857. The correspondence between Darwin, Lyell, and Hooker in this volume contains …
- … unpublished letter from Wallace to Hooker thanking him and Lyell for ‘their kind offices on this …
- … was during the days immediately following his letter to Lyell. On 18 June 1858, his eldest daughter, …
- … with scarlet fever, currently sweeping through the village. Charles Waring Darwin’s condition …
- … to think of a publisher for the work. Again, he called upon Lyell for advice (letter to Charles …
- … from the title of the forthcoming book (letter to Charles Lyell, 30 March [1859] ). Darwin next …
- … essay on the origin of species and varieties’ (letters to Charles Lyell, 28 March [1859] , and to …
- … selection the ‘law of higgledy-piggledy’ (letter to Charles Lyell, [10 December 1859] ). To each …
- … convinced. Darwin was particularly interested in Charles Lyell’s response to his theory. He …
- … on Origin by a ‘celebrated author and divine’ (Charles Kingsley) that ‘it is just as noble a …
- … the lacunas w h . he himself had made’ (letter from Charles Kingsley, 18 November 1859 ). This …
Darwin in letters, 1844–1846: Building a scientific network
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The scientific results of the Beagle voyage still dominated Darwin's working life, but he broadened his continuing investigations into the nature and origin of species. Far from being a recluse, Darwin was at the heart of British scientific society,…
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- … were not neglected either, as the correspondence with Charles Lyell, George Robert Waterhouse, John …
- … his ideas on species mutability with Hooker, Horner, Jenyns, Lyell, Owen, and Charles James Fox …
- … listed possible editors: at first he proposed any one of Lyell, Henslow, Edward Forbes, William …
- … should be denied him. After prolonged illnesses in 1841 and 1842, years poorly represented in the …
- … of elevation’, which formed the basis of discussions with Charles Lyell and Leonard Horner in …
- … the geology of this vast area, reflecting the influence of Lyell’s Principles of geology (1830–3 …
- … Journal of researches for a second edition in 1845. At Lyell’s recommendation, arrangements were …
Before Origin: the ‘big book’
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Darwin began ‘sorting notes for Species Theory’ on 9 September 1854, the very day he concluded his eight-year study of barnacles (Darwin's Journal). He had long considered the question of species. In 1842, he outlined a theory of transmutation in a…
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- … ). He had long considered the question of species. In 1842, he outlined a theory of transmutation in …
- … him: none more so than that of his old friend, the geologist Charles Lyell, who, in May 1856, twenty …
- … his theory ( Darwin's Journal ). Just a month earlier, Lyell’s brother-in-law Charles …
- … Darwin also understood the urgency to publish and, following Lyell’s advice in May 1856, began to …
- … By November 1856, he had both good and bad news to report to Lyell: ‘ I am working very steadily at …
- … the Original Type', which Wallace asked to be forwarded to Lyell (Wyhe 2012). Writing to …
- … called diphtheria. Then, on 23 June, Darwin’s infant son, Charles, ‘ commenced with Fever of some …
- … his nurse had sickened. The following day, Darwin accepted Lyell and Hooker’s suggestion that they …
- … now writing a great work. He showed it to Dr. Hooker and Sir Charles Lyell, who thought so highly of …
- … and published in 1975 by R. C. Stauffer under the title Charles Darwin’s Natural Selection; …
The geology of the Beagle voyage
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The primary concern that linked much of Darwin’s geological work in the Beagle years was to understand the changing relation between the levels of land and sea. As he studied the shores of South America, and discovered shells inland at thousands of feet…
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- … In this he followed the example of the Scottish geologist Charles Lyell, whose three-volume …
- … did in the present. The earth had existed for long enough, Lyell claimed, that an accumulation of …
- … At the time of the Beagle ’s departure from England, Lyell and many others believed that these …
- … of the most immediately successful products of the voyage; Lyell himself expressed great admiration …
- … The structure and distribution of coral reefs (1842), Geological observations on the volcanic …
Darwin in letters, 1851-1855: Death of a daughter
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The letters from these years reveal the main preoccupations of Darwin’s life with a new intensity. The period opens with a family tragedy in the death of Darwin’s oldest and favourite daughter, Anne, and it shows how, weary and mourning his dead child,…
Journal of researches
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Within two months of the Beagle’s arrival back in England in October 1836, Darwin, although busy with distributing his specimens among specialists for description, and more interested in working on his geological research, turned his mind to the task of…
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- … Chapter’, Darwin wrote to his sister Caroline, adding that Charles Lyell ‘ says it beats all the …
- … get lost as part of three-volume set. In September 1838, Charles Lyell reported that his father …
- … of his work, and especially appreciated the positive view of Charles Lyell Sr, claiming that ‘ to …
- … a mouthful of flattery ’. Later editions By 1842, the number of copies of Journal …
- … from Colburn, Darwin had few scruples when, in 1845, at Lyell’s suggestion, he asked whether the …
- … German edition produced in 1844, needed to be returned. ‘ Lyell recommended me to write to the …
- … however, not least because it would have been anathema to Charles Lyell, to whom Darwin dedicated …
About Darwin
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To many of us, Darwin’s name is synonymous with his theory of evolution by natural selection. But even before the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859, he was publicly known through his popular book about the voyage of the Beagle, and he was…
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- … of religion. Born on 12 February 1809, Charles Darwin was the son of two noteworthy families. …
- … physician, poet, and natural philosopher Erasmus Darwin. Charles grew up in Shrewsbury along with …
- … both his medical practice and in his business investments. Charles himself grew up to be a devoted …
- … to befriend one of his intellectual heroes, the geologist Charles Lyell. The six years Darwin lived …
- … and privately developed a theory of evolution. In 1842, Charles and Emma moved just south of London …
- … carrying on conversations with scientific friends such as Lyell and the botanist Joseph Hooker. …
About Darwin
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To many of us, Darwin’s name is synonymous with his theory of evolution by natural selection. But even before the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859, he was publicly known through his popular book about the voyage of the Beagle, and he was…
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- … of religion. Born on 12 February 1809, Charles Darwin was the son of two noteworthy families. …
- … physician, poet, and natural philosopher Erasmus Darwin. Charles grew up in Shrewsbury along with …
- … both his medical practice and in his business investments. Charles himself grew up to be a devoted …
- … to befriend one of his intellectual heroes, the geologist Charles Lyell. The six years Darwin lived …
- … and privately developed a theory of evolution. In 1842, Charles and Emma moved just south of London …
- … carrying on conversations with scientific friends such as Lyell and the botanist Joseph Hooker. …
