To J. S. Henslow [5 October 1846]
Summary
The third and last part of the Geology [South America] will be published in a few days. Apologises for not sending JSH the other volumes.
Has attended Southampton [BAAS] meeting.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | [5 Oct 1846] |
| Classmark: | DAR 93: A15–A16 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1005 |
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- … The third and last part of the Geology [ South America ] will be published in a few days. …
- … coral reefs. Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle , under the …
- … days’ time my third & last Part of the Geology of the Voyage of the Beagle, viz on S. …
- … together with some brief notices on the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. …
- … Being the second part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of …
To Charles Lyell [8 August 1846]
Summary
Comments on forthcoming edition [7th (1847)] of CL’s Principles. Mentions other books relevant to CL’s needs by Hooker, H. G. Bronn, Edward Forbes, and J. G. Kölreuter. Discusses his own books on volcanoes and the geology of S. America.
Mentions expected visit to Down by the Lyells.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | [8 Aug 1846] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.49) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-990 |
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- … his own books on volcanoes and the geology of S. America. Mentions expected visit to Down …
- … seventh edition of the Principles of geology ( C. Lyell 1847 ). Orbigny 1835–47 , vol. …
- … such books as d’Orbignys S. American Geology published, if there had been seven Editions …
- … Great Britain, and of the Museum of Economic Geology in London 1: 336–432. Hooker, Joseph …
- … Handlung. Lyell, Charles. 1847. Principles of geology; or, the modern changes of the earth …
- … its inhabitants considered as illustrative of geology. 7th ed. London. [Vols. 4,9] Lyell, …
- … South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the …
To Smith, Elder & Co. 30 March [1846]
Summary
Discusses publication of his book [South America].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Date: | 30 Mar [1846] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-967 |
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- … America , which is the third part of the geology of the Beagle voyage. The publication of …
- … coral reefs. Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle , under the …
- … South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the …
- … together with some brief notices on the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good Hope. …
- … Being the second part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the command of …
To Smith, Elder & Co. 6 June [1846]
Summary
Arrangements for publishing [South America].
| Author: | Smith, Elder & Co |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 June [1846] |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections DC AL 1/3) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-983F |
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- … South America , the third volume of the Geology of the ‘Beagle’ , late in 1846 ( Freeman …
- … Zoology and of the three parts of the Geology of the ‘Beagle’ ; however, it was exhausted …
- … of Coral reefs , the first part of the Geology , published in May 1842 ( Freeman 1977 , …
- … Elder and by himself to publish the Geology and the Zoology. For correspondence about the …
- … Volcanic islands (the first two parts of the Geology of the ‘Beagle’ ), and the same size …
To the Admiralty 9 [May 1846]
Summary
Encloses letter and paper to be forwarded to B. J. Sulivan.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Admiralty |
| Date: | 9 [May 1846] |
| Classmark: | Houghton Library, Harvard University (Autograph File, D) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-694 |
To John Maurice Herbert [3 September? 1846]
Summary
Is slaving at South America – ¾ finished.
Has discovered geologists never read each other’s works – "the only object in writing a book is a proof of earnestness … Geology is at present very oral".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Maurice Herbert |
| Date: | [3 Sept? 1846] |
| Classmark: | DAR 145: 118 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-988 |
To Leonard Jenyns [14 or 21 August 1846]
Summary
Looks forward to LJ’s volume [Observations in natural history (1846)].
Observations on what the world would call trifling points in natural history are always very interesting to him. Deplores their absence in foreign periodicals.
Is slaving away to finish S. American geology.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Date: | [14 or 21] Aug 1846 |
| Classmark: | Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-987 |
To Ernst Dieffenbach 6 April [1846]
Summary
On geological works of Tschudi and Buch.
"My health keeps indifferent & I do not suppose I shall ever be a strong man again: everything fatigues me, & I can work but little at my writing: this summer, however, I shall get out my geology of S. America".
"I found Bronn’s Geschichte, which you recommended me, very useful, for references to facts on variation".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ernst Dieffenbach |
| Date: | 6 Apr [1846] |
| Classmark: | J. A. Stargardt (dealers) (Catalogue 574 11–13 November 1965) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-972 |
To John Lindley [c. 10 October 1846]
Summary
CD sends a copy [of South America] to Gardeners’ Chronicle and refers to a passage on Patagonian salt; asks for backing and specific information supplementing his suggestion that an added chloride would increase the salt’s preserving power.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lindley |
| Date: | [c. 10 Oct 1846] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Lindley letters, A–K: 191) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-999 |
To Royal Geographical Society [28 January or 4 February 1846]
Summary
Enclosed MS by Lieut. W. Christopher misrepresents CD’s views. Contains errors in zoology.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Julian Jackson |
| Date: | [28 Jan or 4 Feb] 1846 |
| Classmark: | Royal Geographical Society |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-646 |
To Daniel Sharpe [1 November 1846]
Summary
Discusses foliation and cleavage. Comments on dip of cleavage laminae in mountains. Mentions views of Sedgwick and Studer. Suggests reading C. L. von Buch [Travels through Norway and Lapland (1813)] "as an amusement". Praises views of William Hopkins. Suggests reading paper by H. D. Rogers ["On cleavage of slate-strata", Edinburgh New Philos. J. 41 (1846): 422–3)]. Comments on the paper.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Daniel Sharpe |
| Date: | [1 Nov 1846] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 37725: ff. 4–5) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1016 |
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- … and afterwards while he was working on the geology of South America, CD summarized his …
- … CD cited Sharpe on this point in his article on geology ( Collected papers 1: 237) for the …
- … South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the …
- … 1836. An abstract of a memoir on physical geology; with a further exposition of certain …
To Charles Lyell [3 October 1846]
Summary
Discusses A. C. Ramsay’s article ["On the denudation of South Wales", Mem. Geol. Surv. G. B. 1 (1846)]. Mentions his own paper ["Volcanic phenomena in South America", Collected papers 1: 53–86]. Emphasises that sedimentary deposits are not ordinarily preserved.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | [3 Oct 1846] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.50) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1004 |
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- … 1985–. Lyell, Charles. 1847. Principles of geology; or, the modern changes of the earth …
- … inhabitants considered as illustrative of geology. 7th ed. London. [Vols. 4,9] Origin : On …
- … Great Britain, and of the Museum of Economic Geology in London 1: 297–335. South America : …
- … South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, under the …
To J. D. Hooker [3 September 1846]
Summary
Has nearly finished South America.
Pleased to hear JDH has worked out identical and representative species of N. Temperate and Antarctic regions.
Geoffroy Saint Hilaire’s "loi du balancement" as applied to plants.
CD jaded by, but has nearly completed, South America.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [3 Sept 1846] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 64 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-996 |
To Daniel Sharpe [4 November 1846]
Summary
Supposes Sharpe does not want Von Buch’s tract, so sent Hopkins. Asks it be returned to CD at the Athenaeum Club.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Daniel Sharpe |
| Date: | [4 Nov 1846] |
| Classmark: | James Cummins, Bookseller (dealer) (December 2010) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1017F |
To Leonard Horner [23 December 1846 – January 1847]
Summary
Responds to LH’s comments on South America.
Thinks it unsound to designate a geological epoch after man. Doubts people’s confidence in date of man’s introduction.
Criticises A. D. d’Orbigny’s theory of elevation of the Cordillera.
Lists sections of South America of special interest.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Horner |
| Date: | [23 Dec 1846 – Jan 1847] |
| Classmark: | DAR 145: 138 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-977 |
To A. C. Ramsay 10 October [1846]
Summary
Thanks ACR for paper and comments on it ["On the denudation of South Wales", Mem. Geol. Surv. G. B. 1 (1846): 297–335].
Sends copy of South America.
Discusses action of the sea.
Criticises ACR’s views on sudden elevation of mountain chains.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Andrew Crombie Ramsay |
| Date: | 10 Oct [1846] |
| Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine Archives |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1008 |
From Edward Forbes [7 August 1846]
Summary
Has completed descriptions of S. American fossil shells [for South America]. Proposes to name a Nautilus after A. D. d’Orbigny.
| Author: | Edward Forbes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [7 Aug 1846] |
| Classmark: | DAR 43.1: 49 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-989 |
To J. D. Hooker [10 February 1846]
Summary
Thinks JDH’s explanation of polymorphism on volcanic islands is probably correct.
Proposes experimental test to see whether alpine form of a plant is inherited like a true variety.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [10 Feb 1846] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 54 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-951 |
To Leonard Horner [17 August – 7 September 1846]
Summary
Discusses proposed survey of Glen Roy. Mentions Glen Roy theories of Agassiz and William Buckland. Includes a memorandum calling for a careful survey of the parallel roads of Glen Roy. Mentions M. A. Bravais ["On the lines of ancient level of the sea in Finmark", Q. J. Geol. Soc. Lond. 1 (1845): 534].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Horner |
| Date: | [17 Aug – 7 Sept 1846] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.53); DAR 145: 136–7 (enclosure) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-993 |
From William Hopkins 5 May 1846
Summary
Discussion of CD’s geological problem, relating to elevation of laminated beds around a rising granitic ridge.
| Author: | William Hopkins |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 May 1846 |
| Classmark: | DAR 39: 57–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-978 |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (38) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (4) |
| Forbes, Edward | (3) |
| Hopkins, William | (2) |
| Orbigny, Alcide d’ | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (17) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (9) |
| FitzRoy, Robert | (2) |
| Horner, Leonard | (2) |
| Lyell, Charles | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (55) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (13) |
| Forbes, Edward | (3) |
| Smith, Elder & Co | (3) |
| FitzRoy, Robert | (2) |
Darwin & Geology
Summary
The lessons Darwin learned from Adam Sedgwick at Cambridge, and in the field in North Wales, stood him in good stead during the Beagle voyage. While he was attached to the Beagle from 1831 to 1835, Darwin actually spent about two-thirds of his time ashore,…
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- … actually spent about two-thirds of his time ashore, where geology was his single most frequent …
- … and the coral reefs of the Pacific, Darwin’s notes on geology accumulated twice as fast as those on …
- … he believed the same basic processes that had shaped the geology of South America were also at work …
- … of the previous decade by publishing three volumes on the geology of the Beagle voyage, but as …
- … for further reading… On Darwin’s work in geology: Herbert, Sandra. 2005. …
- … A. 1991. The discovery of a vocation: Darwin’s early geology. British Journal for the History of …
- … of Science 9: 199–218. On the history of geology: Greene, Mott C. 1982. …
- … Laudan, Rachel. 1994 [1987]. From mineralogy to geology . Chicago: University of Chicago Press …
The geology of the Beagle voyage
Summary
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…
Darwin’s introduction to geology
Summary
Darwin collected minerals as a child and was introduced to the science of geology at the University of Edinburgh, but he only became actively interested in the subject as he was completing his degree at Cambridge.
Bibliography of Darwin’s geological publications
Summary
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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- … Darwin to the Geological Society of London, his books on the geology of the Beagle voyage, and …
- … and distribution of coral reefs. Being the first part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, …
- … of HMS Beagle, together with some brief notices on the geology of Australia and the Cape of Good …
- … observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle, …
- … London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1846. [F273.] —On the geology of the Falkland Islands. …
- … [ Shorter publications , pp. 209-17. F1677.] —Geology. Section VI, pp. 156-95, in A …
- … for further reading… On Darwin’s work in geology: Herbert, Sandra. 2005. …
- … James A. 1991. The discovery of a vocation: Darwin’s early geology. British Journal for the …
- … of Science 9: 199–218. On the history of geology: Greene, Mott C. 1982. …
- … Laudan, Rachel. 1994 [1987]. From mineralogy to geology . Chicago: University of Chicago Press. …
Darwin in letters, 1847-1850: Microscopes and barnacles
Summary
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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- … Hooker: ‘I hope this next summer to finish my S. American geology; then to get out a little zoology …
- … from these years and a series of interesting exchanges on geology with David Milne, Robert Chambers, …
- … through the mountains. Hooker writes of the complicated geology of the area, of the community of …
- … with which they had come to regard each other. Geology, and geological controversy …
- … Sir John Frederick William Herschel, to write the chapter on geology ( letter to J. F. W. Herschel, …
- … the zoological chapter, show how they divided the topics of geology and zoology between them. Owen …
- … contribute most to the leading questions of contemporary geology. Perhaps with himself in mind, he …
- … in the preparation of new editions of his Principles of geology and Manual of elementary …
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
Summary
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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- … on various subjects to major theoretical monographs in geology. In addition, he organised and …
- … and sold separately as Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various …
- … one of Darwin’s visits to Maer in Staffordshire. Geology Darwin’s work and …
- … an application of his Beagle work, and it too was in geology. In 1838 he set out on a geological …
- … of the Beagle voyage In addition to his work on geology Darwin undertook to provide a …
- … network that Darwin established as he worked on the geology and zoology of the voyage a most …
- … lately been sadly tempted to be idle, that is as far as pure geology is concerned, by the delightful …
- … these years was that it put an end to further field work in geology. From his South American days he …
The Lyell–Lubbock dispute
Summary
In May 1865 a dispute arose between John Lubbock and Charles Lyell when Lubbock, in his book Prehistoric times, accused Lyell of plagiarism. The dispute caused great dismay among many of their mutual scientific friends, some of whom took immediate action…
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- … Lyell had begun work on a sixth edition of Elements of geology (C. Lyell 1865). At the same time …
- … book had been completed and set in type for Elements of geology in 1860 and then re-set in 1861 …
- … in 1860 for the sixth edition of the ‘ Elements of geology ’ 34 [C. Lyell 1865], and the …
- … , pp. lx–lxxv. Lyell, Charles. 1865. Elements of geology, or the ancient changes of the …
Commentary
Summary
This section provides pages of commentary on the following themes: Evolution Geology Life sciences Human nature Religion
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- … on the following themes: Evolution Geology Life sciences …
Darwin & coral reefs
Summary
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…
Darwin & the Geological Society
Summary
The science of geology in the early nineteenth century was a relatively new enterprise forged from the merging of several distinct traditions of inquiry, from mineralogy and the very practical business of mining, to theories of the earth’s origin and the…
Science, Work and Manliness
Summary
Discussion Questions|Letters In 1859, popular didactic writer William Landels published the first edition of what proved to be one of his best-selling works, How Men Are Made. "It is by work, work, work" he told his middle class audience, …
Darwin in letters, 1844–1846: Building a scientific network
Summary
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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Darwin’s reading notebooks
Summary
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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- … Natural History, and Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology and Meteorology ] read …
- … [Lisyansky 1814]— nothing Lyell’s Elements of Geology [Lyell 1838] Gibbon’s Life of …
- … my subjects Elie de Beaumont’s 2 vol of memoirs on Geology of France [Dufrénoy and Élie de …
- … life of Johnsons [Boswell 1831] 4 vols 25 Phillips Geology [J. Phillips 1837–9] Lardners 2 …
- … need not try them again. 18 th . Maclarens Geology of Fife [Maclaren 1839] References at …
- … Natural History, and Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology and Meteorology ] 4. Vol. …
- … the Horse [W. C. L. Martin 1845b] —— Hitchock’s Geology of Mass: [Hitchcock 1841] (skimmed) …
- … [DAR 119: 22a] 1849. Feb 8 th . Geology of Russia by Murchison. Veneuil &c …
- … of the Creator [H. Miller 1849] Dec. 10. Dana’s Geology. U.S. Expedition [J. D. Dana 1849] …
- … Sanatory Reform [Anon. 1850].— April 5 Manual of Geology Lyell [Lyell 1851] —— 30 …
- … it. & buy it.— 112 Jukes. “Students Manual of Geology” [Jukes 1857]— published a few …
- … Insects [T. W. Harris 1842] Jukes Student Manual of Geology [Jukes 1857] Azara’s …
- … the years 1797 and 1798, including observations on the geology and geography, the natural …
- … Library.] 119: 2a Buckland, William. 1836. Geology and mineralogy considered with …
- … *119: 3v.; 119: 5a Dana, James Dwight. 1849. Geology . Vol. 10 of United States …
- … New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history …
- … their scientific institutions, and a few notices of the geology and mineralogy of those …
- … Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology in London 2, pt 2: 457–82. …
- … Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology in London 2, pt 2: 483–534. …
- … or, original memoirs in medicine, surgery, physiology, geology, zoology, and comparative anatomy …
- … 13a Hitchcock, Edward. 1841. Final report on the geology of Massachusetts . 2 vols. …
- … 119: 20a ——. 1857. The student’s manual of geology. Edinburgh. [Darwin Library.] *128 …
- … 119: 3a Lyell, Charles. 1837. Principles of geology: being an inquiry how far the …
- … Library.] 119: 3a ——. 1838. Elements of geology . London. [Darwin Library.] 119: 2a …
- … 119: 16a ——. 1847. Principles of geology; or, the modern changes of the earth and its …
- … 22a Lyell, Charles. 1851. A manual of elementary geology; or, the ancient changes of …
Living and fossil cirripedia
Summary
Darwin published four volumes on barnacles, the crustacean sub-class Cirripedia, between 1851 and 1854, two on living species and two on fossil species. Written for a specialist audience, they are among the most challenging and least read of Darwin’s works…
John Murray
Summary
Darwin's most famous book On the origin of species by means of natural selection (Origin) was published on 22 November 1859. The publisher was John Murray, who specialised in non-fiction, particularly politics, travel and science, and had published…
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- … as head of the business in 1843, had spent a year studying geology at Edinburgh University; as a …
- … he asked his friend Charles Lyell, whose Principles of geology (1830-3) had proved to be a …
- … contributed a section on using a microscope and a chapter on geology to A manual of scientific …
- … his authors and added Origin to his list: but although geology was his favourite hobby and he …
- … pseudonym ‘Verifier’ an essay entitled Scepticism in Geology (1877), an argument against Lyell’s …
Darwin’s earthquakes
Summary
Darwin experienced his first earthquake in 1834, but it was a few months later that he was really confronted with their power. Travelling north along the coast of Chile, Darwin and Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, were confronted with a series of…
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- … the low coral islands of the Pacific Ocean, and even the geology of Europe. In his Red Notebook …
Journal of researches
Summary
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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- … with the new title Journal of Researches into the geology and natural history of the various …
- … of animals will occupy a large portion, sketches of the geology, the appearance of the country, and …
- … where he set out his views on human migration and reconciled geology with the Biblical account. ‘You …
- … food as an egg ’; William Henry Fitton considered the geology to be ‘excellent’ while relishing the …
- … title Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during …
Darwin & Glen Roy
Summary
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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- … noteworthy attempt to explain a puzzling feature of British geology. In 1838, two years after …
Darwin in letters, 1821-1836: Childhood to the Beagle voyage
Summary
Darwin's first known letters were written when he was twelve. They continue through school-days at Shrewsbury, two years as a medical student at Edinburgh University, the undergraduate years at Cambridge, and the of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle.…
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Charles Lyell
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As an author, friend and correspondent, Charles Lyell played a crucial role in shaping Darwin's scientific life. Born to a wealthy gentry family in Scotland in 1797, Lyell had a classical and legal education but by the 1820s had become entranced by…
