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List of correspondents

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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent.    "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…

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  • … Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. …
  • … (1) Alberts, Karl (4) Alberts, Maurice …
  • … Allen, Thomas (2) Allman, G. J. (4) …
  • … (1) Bailey, W. W. (4) Baillie, A. F. …
  • … Richard (1) Bary, Anton de (4) …
  • … Henry (1) Bonnal, Marcellin de (1) …
  • … (3) Bosquet, J. A. H. de (11) Bostock, John …
  • … Dareste, Camille (9) Darwin family (1) …
  • De Salis, W. A. F. (1) De la Beche, H. T. (3) …
  • … (2) Fleurière, Napoleon de la (1) Fleury, J. J …
  • … Köppen, F. T. (4) La Touche, J. D. (1) …
  • … Pickering, Charles (1) Pictet de la Rive, F. J. (5) …

Darwin in letters, 1860: Answering critics

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On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species, printing off another 3000 copies to satisfy the demands of an audience that surprised both the publisher and the author. It wasn't long, however, before ‘the…

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  • 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwins  Origin of species , printing
  • surprised both the publisher and the author. One week later Darwin was stunned to learn that the
  • But it was the opinion of scientific men that was Darwins main concern. He eagerly scrutinised each
  • his views. ‘One cannot expect fairness in a Reviewer’, Darwin commented to Hooker after reading an
  • did not at all concern his main argument ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 3 January [1860] ). …
  • butunfairreviews that misrepresented his ideas, Darwin began to feel that without the early
  • it was his methodological criticism in the accusation that Darwin haddeserted the inductive track, …
  • principles of scientific investigation.—’ ( letter to J. S. Henslow, 8 May [1860] ). Above
  • was a hypothesis, not a theory, therefore also displeased Darwin. Comparing natural selection to the
  • it comes in time to be admitted as real.’ ( letter to C. J. F. Bunbury, 9 February [1860] ). This
  • issue of  Macmillans Magazine . Fawcett asserted that Darwins theory accorded well with John
  • considered it more a failure than a success ( see letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 February [1860] ). …
  • because more accustomed to reasoning.’ ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 18 May 1860 ). Darwin
  • two physiologists, and five botanists ( see letter to J. D. Hooker, 3 March [1860] ). Others, like
  • adjourned, leaving Darwinmaster of the field after 4 hours battle’ (letter from J. D. Hooker, 2
  • were already proved) to his own views.—’ ( letter from J. S. Henslow to J. D. Hooker, 10 May 1860
  • these visits have led to changed structure.’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 27 April [1860] ). Tracing
  • months later, ‘just as at a game of chess.’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 19 [July 1860] ). With the
  • substance from non=nitrogenised substances.’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 31 [August 1860] ). Relying