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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 …
- … Letter 1587 — Darwin, C. R. to Huxley, T. H., 2 Sept [1854] Darwin mentions that the second …
- … Letter 1592 — Darwin, C. R. to Huxley, T. H., 13 Sept [1854] Letter 1635 — Darwin, …
- … 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 …
- … 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 …
- … automatically. He also opposes appending first describer’s name to specific name. Letter …
- … Darwin took up a difficult group like barnacles. Darwin’s theories have progressed but Hooker is not …
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 …
- … [Wellesley 1832] Sir. W. Nott’s Life [W. Nott 1854].— [DAR *119: 15v.] From …
- … [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]— 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 …
- … de la Boheme [Barrande 1852–1911] must be deeply studied 1854 The Zoologist by E. Newman [ …
- … or Review in a Medical Journal which Hooker has & lent to Henslow Huxley [DAR *128: 178 …
- … [Pepys 1825] (Read).— Sir W. Notts life [W. Nott 1854] read [DAR *128: 177] …
- … r . Nott & Gliddon: Trübner & Co [J. C. Nott and Gliddon 1854] (read) A Lecture by …
- … not published but reported fully in Literary Gazette Sept 30 1854 91 Agricult. Journal …
- … 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 …
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 — …
- … to Darwin and Lyell for Athenæum . He mentioned Darwin’s work on complemental males in barnacles …
- … Letter 1260 — Darwin, C. R. to Hooker, J. D., 12 Oct 1849 Darwin opens by discussing their …
- … lamination of gneiss. Letter 1319 — Hooker, J. D. to Darwin, C. R., 6 & 7 Apr 1850 …
- … 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 …
- … of his notes on the specimens. Letter 249 — Henslow, J. S. to Darwin, C. R., 22 July …
- … Letter 1585 — Darwin, C. R. to Lubbock, John, [Sept 1854] Darwin sends Lubbock a beetle he …
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, …
- … make an excellent Guardian [of the Poor Fund]’ (letter to J. W. Lubbock, 28 March [1854] ). …
- … to have made off with the church’s organ fund (letter to J. B. Innes, 15 June [1868] ). So …
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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- … sub-class of Crustacea, Living Cirripedia (1851, 1854) and Fossil Cirripedia (1851, 1854). …
- … 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 …
- … ( see letter to Richard Owen, [26 March 1848] ). Darwin’s chapter plainly calls on his Beagle …
- … 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 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. …
- … elementary geology . In addition, Lyell asked for Darwin’s view of his major new theory of ‘craters …
- … islands that some craters could not be explained by Lyell’s view. Apparently convinced by Lyell’s …
- … in these years were written in connection with Darwin’s work on Cirripedia. Having sent off the …
- … by his own widening interest and by Louis Agassiz’s opinion that such a monograph was a ‘desideratum …
- … spermatozoa’ attached to the female (Living Cirripedia (1854): 23). Darwin had previously worked out …
- … from monoecious forms (Living Cirripedia (1851): 214; (1854): 29, 528 n.) and, at another level, to …
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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- … results of the Beagle voyage still dominated Darwin's working life, but throughout these …
- … Down House was altered and extended to accommodate Darwin’s growing family and the many relatives …
- … for publication in The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle (1838–43) but were deferred when …
- … to A. Y. Spearman, 9 October 1843, n. 1). Darwin's inner circle: first discussions of …
- … is like confessing a murder) immutable Darwin’s earlier scientific friendships were not …
- … with Charles Lyell, George Robert Waterhouse, John Stevens Henslow, Leonard Horner, Leonard Jenyns, …
- … (it is like confessing a murder) immutable’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [11 January 1844] ). Nine …
- … that his close friends were not outraged by Darwin’s heterodox opinions and later in the year both …
- … of 1844 to read (see Correspondence vol. 4, letter to J. D. Hooker, 8 [February 1847]). Darwin …
- … Perhaps the most interesting letter relating to Darwin’s species theory, which also bears on his …
- … possible editors: at first he proposed any one of Lyell, Henslow, Edward Forbes, William Lonsdale, …
- … work. But the list was subsequently altered after Darwin’s second, and possibly third, thoughts on …
- … health. Volcanoes, rocks, and fossils Darwin’s published work during this period …
- … subsequent work led to the general acceptance of Darwin’s views. South America drew together all …
- … of this vast area, reflecting the influence of Lyell’s Principles of geology (1830–3) and a …
- … But despite this clear and acknowledged debt, Darwin’s independence of mind was never in doubt and …
- … conditions. Journal of researches : Darwin's story of the Beagle voyage In …
- … of researches for a second edition in 1845. At Lyell’s recommendation, arrangements were made for …
- … by Darwin, even though he had collected plants extensively. Henslow, who had undertaken to describe …
- … laws of creation, Geographical Distribution’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, [10 February 1845] ) and …
