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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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- … In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished …
- … used these notebooks extensively in dating and annotating Darwin’s letters; the full transcript …
- … *128). For clarity, the transcript does not record Darwin’s alterations. The spelling and …
- … book had been consulted. Those cases where it appears that Darwin made a genuine deletion have been …
- … a few instances, primarily in the ‘Books Read’ sections, Darwin recorded that a work had been …
- … of the books listed in the other two notebooks. Sometimes Darwin recorded that an abstract of the …
- … own. Soon after beginning his first reading notebook, Darwin began to separate the scientific …
- … 1819]. see p. 17 Note Book C. for reference to authors about E. Indian Islands 8 consult D r …
- … of variation in animals in the different isl ds of E Indian Archipelago— [DAR *119: 6v.] …
- … & Rev. W. Herbert.— notes to White Nat. Hist of Selbourne [E. T. Bennett ed. 1837 and [J. Rennie …
- … 2 vols. 8vo. avec 2 atlas 4to. ibid, 1818–23. £1 2 s [E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1818–23] …
- … said to be Poor Sir. J. Edwards Botanical Tour [?J. E. Smith 1793] Fabricius (very old …
- … at Maer.— Lives of Kepler & Galileo. Drinkwater [J. E. Drinkwater] 1833]— Prof. …
- … 1841].— L d . Dudley’s Correspondence [Dudley 1844]. Hallam Constitut Hist: Hen VII …
- … on Aurochs [Weissenborn 1838] Smiths grammar [J. E. Smith 1821] & introduct of Botany [J. …
- … Hall’s voyage in the Nemesis to China [Bernard 1844]. The Emigrant, Head [F. B. Head 1846] …
- … Observ. on Instinct [Etherington 1841–3]. Whittaker 1844. in Parts. cheap. 1.6 a part. 38 …
- … Jesses new Book. (April 44) on Nat. Hist [Jesse 1844] must be studied. J. Jarves “Scenes in …
- … Traite Elementair Palæontologie M. Pictet [Pictet 1844–5]— Forbes?? Waterhouse has it— 1844— read …
- … Hooker recommends order [Backhouse 1844] at Library …
- … Bernier, François. 1826. Travels in the Mogul Empire A.D. 1656–1668 . Translated by Irving …
- … Bethune, John. 1840. Poems by the late John Bethune; with a sketch of the author’s life by his …
- … eds.] 119: 11a Blacklock, Ambrose. 1838. A treatise on sheep; with the best means …
- … Blaine, Delabere Pritchett. 1824. Canine pathology; or, a full description of the diseases of …
- … ——. 1840. An encyclopædia of rural sports; or, a complete account, historical, practical, …
- … 1844. Algeria, past and present. Containing a description of the country … with a review of …
Capturing Darwin’s voice: audio of selected letters
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On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were very pleased to welcome Terry Molloy back to the Darwin Correspondence Project for a special recording session. Terry, known for his portrayal of Davros in Dr…
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- … On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were …
- … The Archers , previously worked with us playing Charles Darwin in a dramatisation of the …
- … to life with his masterful characterisation of Charles Darwin. It was a long and full day at the …
- … Other female correspondents asked Darwin questions about the spiritual implications of his theories …
- … [1880] ). The letters cover a long time span from one of 31 August …
- … from the youthful exuberance of the Beagle letters (e.g. letter to Caroline Darwin, 29 April …
- … in interpreting particular letters. How should one read Darwin’s politely worded rebuke to St G. J. …
- … of reports and questions that led up to his ‘confessing a murder’ in his famous letter to J. D. …
- … proofreading a draft chapter of Descent (letter to H. E. Darwin, [8 February 1870] ). …
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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- … would make confusion worse confounded ( Charles Darwin to Charles Lyell 6 June [1860 …
- … was making the selection – precisely the implication Darwin was trying to avoid. By the time he was …
- … over many years. Much of the data that Darwin gathered to support the idea of species change …
- … by analogy with this practice of artificial selection that Darwin chose to name the adaptive process …
- … Natural Selection . With that letter to Gray, Darwin enclosed a brilliantly succinct …
- … now missing response to that exposition that first alerted Darwin to one of the pitfalls he faced: ‘ …
- … of the problem, protesting that he was using it ‘much as a geologist does the word Denudation’. But …
- … of this enclosure to Gray , along with extracts from Darwin’s 1844 species essay , that was read …
- … of varieties and species by natural means of selection’ (Darwin and Wallace 1858). Overtaken …
- … not just for Origin , but for several other publications. Darwin enshrined its working title in …
- … as he had expected. ‘I am, also, sorry’ Darwin wrote to Charles Lyell, who had approached the …
- … own long study of such works meant he had ‘ ceased to be a competent judge .’ The full title as …
- … layer of anxiety. To Heinrich Georg Bronn, working on a German translation of Origin , Darwin …
- … the struggle for existence that similar slight variations in a Wild Horse if advantageous to it …
- … criticism that ‘natural selection’ appeared to imply a positive act of selection, if not actually a …
- … he complained, ‘it might be variously interpreted, as a necessity, as an accident, as an instinct, …
- … the sake of eliminating &c &c ’. I must be a very bad explainer. ( …
- … ‘ I doubt whether I use term Natural Selection more as a Person, than writers use Attraction of …
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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- … | Class | Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections …
- … activities for building and maintaining such connections. Darwin's networks extended from his …
- … Bonds of friendship were very important in science in a period when strong institutional structures …
- … controversy, or personal loss. Letter writing was not only a means of sustaining such friendships …
- … section contains two sets of letters. The first is between Darwin and his friend Kew botanist J. D. …
- … about Hooker’s thoughts. Letter 729 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., [11 Jan 1844] …
- … not immutable. He admits to Hooker “it is like confessing a murder”. Letter 736 — …
- … of wide-ranging species to wide-ranging genera. Darwin and Gray Letter 1674 …
- … and questions Gray on the alpine flora of the USA. He sends a list of plants from Gray’s Manual of …
- … C. R. to Gray, Asa, 20 July [1857] Darwin writes a challenging letter to Gray, saying: “But my …
- … why he believes species of the same genus generally have a common or continuous area; they are …
- … He thanks Darwin for saving his correspondence. He sent “a yarn about species” in October mail, and …
- … by discussing their correspondence. He then moves on to a discussion of the great dam across Yangma …
- … . Letter 4260a — Darwin, C. R. to Becker, L. E., 2 Aug [1863] Darwin thanks Lydia …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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List of people appearing in the photograph album Darwin received from scientific admirers in the Netherlands for his birthday on 12 February 1877. We are grateful to Hester Loeff for providing this list and for permission to make her research available.…
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- … List of people appearing in the photograph album Darwin received from scientific admirers in …
- … Died just a few months after the album was sent to Charles Darwin at the age of 53 …
- … Geologist, Economist an Darwinist. Corresponded with Darwin and translated The descent of Man in …
- … University. Leiden 16 July 1844 Heemstede 27 July 1903 …
- … Utrecht University. Utrecht March 1844 Leeuwarden 1920 …
- … Chemistry. Zierikzee 8 March 1844 Leiden 1897 …
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 Darwin’s observations on the development of his children,[1] began the …
- … in man and animals , published in 1872, and his article ‘A biographical sketch of an infant’, …
- … is available below . As with much of his other work, Darwin gathered additional information on the …
- … scientific correspondents and, in 1867, by preparing a printed questionnaire.[3] He solicited …
- … 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 Darwin’s 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 Darwin’s character clearly perceived by Emma during …
- … “What does that prove”.’[6] For in these notes, Darwin’s deep scientific curiosity transcends his …
- … memories.[8] Yet, though the dissociation was essential for Darwin’s scientific goal, the notes here …
- … during this period but in far less detail. By September 1844, Henrietta Emma was one year old, and …
- … diaphragm, so as to allow gas to escape from stomach.— A person trying to liberate air from stomach …
- … his eyebrows are very little prominent, & with scarcely a vestige of down,—therefore if frowning …
- … At his 9 th day however he appeared to follow a candle with his eyes.— In crying, frowns …
- … old, smiled, but certainly not from pleasure, but merely a chance movement of muscles, without a …
- … of eye during sucking change. into vacancy & then into a swimming expression, with half closed …
- … I have no doubt this rolling of the eyes is connected with a tendency for them to turn upwards & …
- … the same time Henrietta smiled at 3 weeks & Mrs Locke says a fortnight[15] I have …
- … possible unlike any other child I ever saw[55] Sep. 1844. Annie 3 years & ½ was looking …
- … Etruria pottery works. Emma Darwin visited there on 31 May 1844. [58] Betley Hall, home of …
- … books that she could recall encountering as a child (H. E. Litchfield papers, CUL). [60] …
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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- … The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one …
- … By the end of 1843 he had also completed the writing of a book on the volcanic islands visited …
- … close contact. In November 1838, two years after his return, Darwin became engaged to his cousin, …
- … was born. In September 1842, the family, now increased by a daughter, Anne Elizabeth, moved to Down …
- … he had come to desire so whole-heartedly. Towards a species theory Viewed …
- … and their origin. By the middle of March 1837, apparently as a result of thinking about the …
- … identifications of his bird and fossil mammal specimens, Darwin arrived at the daring and momentous …
- … Herbert 1980, p. 12; Sulloway 1982b). Using transmutation as a working hypothesis he immediately set …
- … he filled several notebooks with observations and ideas on a wide range of topics. Then, in …
- … his species theory, the so-called 'pencil sketch', based on a principle that he called …
- … present in the version of 1859. Young author Darwin’s investigation of the species …
- … the Beagle had returned to England, news of some of Darwin’s findings had been spread by the …
- … great excitement. The fuller account of the voyage and Darwin’s discoveries was therefore eagerly …
- … suitable categories for individual experts to work upon, Darwin applied himself to the revision of …
- … of the surveying voyage of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle. Darwin’s volume bore the title Journal …
- … visited by H.M.S. Beagle . Also in November 1837, Darwin read the fourth of a series of papers to …
- … during the autumn of 1843, and Planariae, described in 1844. Another important specimen was the …
- … W. J. Hooker and G. A. W. Arnott 1836, 1841; J. D. Hooker 1844–7, 1845, 1846, 1853–5, and 1860). In …
- … true that, until he took J. D. Hooker into his confidence in 1844, Darwin does not appear to have …
- … to Caroline Darwin, 13 October 1834 , and letter from R. E. Alison, 25 June 1835 ). Henry …
- … for Kemp, based on Kemp’s letters, and published in 1844 almost entirely as Darwin wrote it (see …
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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- … Disagreement & Respect | Conduct of Debate | Darwin & Wallace The best-known …
- … the disputes. Letters, however, show that the responses to Darwin were extremely variable. Many of …
- … sharp theoretical differences with him; on the other hand, a number of his public critics assisted …
- … and support sustained in spite of enduring differences. Darwin's correspondence can thus help …
- … Disagreement and Respect Darwin rarely engaged with critics publically. Letters exchanged …
- … Richard Owen, the eminent comparative anatomist, show how Darwin tried to manage strong disagreement …
- … were less severe, the relationship quickly deteriorated and Darwin came to regard him as a bitter …
- … but he assures Sedgwick he does not send his book out of a spirit of bravado, but a want of respect. …
- … “grand principle natural selection ” is “but a secondary consequence of supposed, or known, …
- … Nov [1859] Darwin says Sedgwick could not have paid him a more honourable compliment than …
- … of his book. He is grieved “to have shocked a man whom I sincerely honour”. He mentions that he has …
- … says to Darwin he will welcome his work [ Origin ] with a “close & continuous perusal”. He …
- … London Professor of geology, Charles Lyell at length a conversation with Owen concerning Origin . …
- … unfriendly manner. Darwin remarks that Owen accepted a relationship between bears and whales: “By …
- … He is sensitive because of “unjust things” said by a “very distinguished friend” [A. Sedgwick]. …
- … Letter 5500 — Darwin, C. R. to Haeckel, E. P. A., 12 Apr [1867] Darwin is sympathetic to …
- … the attacked person. Letter 5533 — Haeckel, E. P. A. to Darwin, C. R., 12 May 1867 …
- … in Wallace’s sketch also appears in his sketch of 1844. A year ago Darwin sent a short sketch of his …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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Here is a list of people that appeared in the photograph album Darwin received for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from scientific admirers in the Netherlands. Many thanks to Hester Loeff for identifying and researching them. No. …
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- … list of people that appeared in the photograph album Darwin received for his birthday on 12 …
- … University. Leiden 16 july 1844 Heemstede 27 july 1903 …
- … Utrecht University. Utrecht March 1844 Leeuwarden 1920 …
- … Chemistry. Zierikzee 8 march 1844 Leiden 1897 …
- … School. Deventer 05 june 1844 Rotterdam 12 september 1891 …
New material added to the American edition of Origin
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A ‘revised and augmented’ American edition of Origin came on the market in July 1860, and was the only authorised edition available in the US until 1873. It incorporated many of the changes Darwin made to the second English edition, but still contained…
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- … The ‘historical sketch’ printed as a preface to the American edition ( Origin US ed., pp. i–xi) …
- … 116*–121*) The final list of changes added as a Supplement to the volume ( ibid ., pp. …
- … profit.— The new Edit. is only Reprint; yet I have made a few important corrections. I will …
- … naturalists, who have too firmly fixed in their heads that a species is an entity.—‘ After …
- … edition— and were preparing for distribution. Acting on Darwin’s behalf, Gray duly contacted D. …
- … the second English edition, transmitting their response to Darwin (see letters from Asa Gray, [10 …
- … States law to honour foreign copyright, they agreed to grant Darwin a share of the profits from …
- … and n. 2). The firm agreed, however, to consider preparing a new edition at some future date and …
- … espousing favourable views of the transmutation of species; Darwin sent this off to Gray enclosed in …
- … Asa Gray, 28 January [1860] and 1 February [1860]). A month later, in his letter of 8 March …
- … Cottrell Watson in his letter of [3? January 1860]) that Darwin wanted inserted at the conclusion of …
- … side of change. The Vestiges of Creation appeared in 1844. In the last or tenth and much …
- … animaux sauvages démontre déjà la variabilité limitée des espèces. Les expériences sur les …
- … of finality, ‘‘puissance mystérieuse, indéterminée; fatalité pour les uns; pour les autres, volonté …
- … de l’existence du monde, la forme, le volume et la durée de chacun d’eux, en raison de sa destinée …
- … the world. Hooker has recently shown that in the S. E. corner of Australia, where apparently there …
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 …
- … summer to finish my S. American geology; then to get out a little zoology & hurrah for my …
- … ). In the event, the ‘little zoology’ turned out to be a study of barnacles that spanned eight years …
- … and Fossil Cirripedia (1851, 1854). What led Darwin to engage in this work when he was …
- … The correspondence reveals how his initial interest in a singular species found during the Beagle …
- … group. Light is shed on the close relationship between Darwin’s systematic descriptive work and the …
- … to this work and that guided his observations through a difficult, often frustrating taxonomical …
- … explained in detail in letters to friends and relatives, Darwin felt sufficiently restored in health …
- … Phillips, and Daniel Sharpe, demonstrating the extent of Darwin’s continued involvement in …
- … and naturalists, most notably James Dwight Dana, Henry Darwin Rogers, and Bernhard Studer, and the …
- … In the midst of all this activity, Hooker responds to Darwin’s particular queries and sends …
- … British government in scientific research during the period. Darwin also contributed to these …
- … scientific work of naval officers and travellers in general. Darwin was asked by the editor, Sir …
- … to J. F. W. Herschel, 4 February [1848] ). Letters between Darwin and Richard Owen, author of the …
- … plausible the theory of Louis Agassiz, who had proposed that a glacier blocking the foot of Glen Roy …
- … and, in addition to writing to Milne directly, he sent a long rejoinder in the form of a letter for …
- … was that the boulders were transported by floating ice, a notion which was roundly criticised by …
- … intended that invertebrates be included in Zoology, but by 1844 it had become clear that the …
- … both had served ( Correspondence vol. 2, letters to H. E. Strickland). Darwin’s task was …
- … rule of priority for the sake of expedience ( letter to H. E. Strickland, [4 February 1849] ), but …
People featured in the German and Austrian photograph album
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Biographical details of people from the Habsburg Empire that appeared in the album of German and Austrian scientists sent to Darwin on 12 February 1877. We are grateful to Johannes Mattes for providing these details and for permission to make his…
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- … in the album of German and Austrian scientists sent to Darwin on 12 February 1877. We are …
- … Vienna, served there as librarian (1874–95) and built up a private collection of plants and rare …
- … Through an inheritance, Bergenstamm retired early, built up a private entomological collection of …
- … the Zoological-Botanical Society in Vienna and later became a board member of the association. …
- … writer He studied jurisprudence (Dr.) and worked as a lawyer in Vienna. Additionally, …
- … Victor Vicomte de 1844– ca. 1897 Austrian/Mexican military officer …
- … accompanied Maximilian I. to Mexico and received the rank of a major in the Mexican Army. In 1867, …
- … p. 9. N.N.: Die Spielhölle in der Kärntnerstraße. In: Neues Wiener Blatt 270 (2 nd …
- … the republican Mexican Army and was sent back to Europe as a military attaché. Since 1876, Gagern …
- … in Banská Štiavnica (1862), he hold the position of a Bergingenieur-Expectant at the Imperial …
- … studies. From 1887 to his retirement in 1900, he worked as a high mining official ( …
- … 61, 1913. p. 111–112. Grunow, A. (Albert) 1826–1914 Chemist, …
- … to Lower Austria in 1897. Besides his job, Grunow became a member of the Zoological-Botanical …
- … botanical and zoological specimens. After serving as a volunteer in the Imperial Natural Cabinet in …
- … Akademie in Vienna and published the books “Darwin und der Darwinismus” (1869) and “Leitfaden der …
- … Hoblhoff, Baron (Doblhoff-Dier, Josef von) 1844–1928 Traveler, writer and bureaucrat …
- … for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1868–70), he became a world-traveler, successful writer and got …
- … Official and collector After working as a clerk of the Southern Railway Company, he retired …
- … Ludwig Schmarda at the University of Vienna and finally got a position at the Imperial Natural …
- … geography at the University of Vienna (Dr., 1884), obtained a position in the Imperial Royal …
- … Wiener Zeitung (13 th February) 1872. p. 623. F.A. Nussbaumer: Ton und Farbe. …
- … Teacher, writer and archivist Born the son of a farmer, he studied jurisprudence at the …
- … Blind ( Blinden-Erziehungsinstitut ) in Vienna. A. Melhuber: Pablasek, Matthias. In: …
- … took part in the revolution of 1848/49 and later obtained a position of a religious education …
