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Rewriting Origin - the later editions
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For such an iconic work, the text of Origin was far from static. It was a living thing that Darwin continued to shape for the rest of his life, refining his ‘one long argument’ through a further five English editions. Many of his changes were made in…
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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,1866: Survival of the fittest
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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…
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- … Moggridge, and Ernst Haeckel, and also a meeting with Herbert Spencer, who was visiting Darwin’s …
- … ( Variation ). Although it was not published until 1868, all but the concluding chapter of the …
- … D. Hooker, 24 December [1866] ). When finally published in 1868, it filled two lengthy volumes, …
- … ‘survival of the fittest’, an expression first used by Herbert Spencer in an 1864 instalment of …
- … alter the fourth edition of Origin , Darwin did insert Spencer’s expression at numerous places in …
- … work’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 30 June [1866] ). He met Spencer during a visit to the Lubbocks in …
- … ). He later expressed amusement at Hooker’s description of Spencer as a ‘thinking pump’: ‘I read …
- … the support of prominent individuals. Darwin was asked by Herbert Spencer to sign a list of …
5935_4582
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From J. D. Hooker 26[–7] February 1868KewFeby 26th/68Dear Darwin I have been bursting with impatience to hear what you would say of the Athenæum Review & who wrote it— I could not conceive who…
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- … From J. D. Hooker 26[–7] February 1868 Kew Feby 26 th /68 Dear Darwin …
- … to Richard Owen (see letter to J. D. Hooker, 23 February [1868]); the review was by John Robertson ( …
- … 1867) was reviewed in the Athenæum , 8 February 1868, pp. 217–18. f3 CD had discussed …
- … CD’s reply. See letter to J. D. Hooker, 28 February [1868] and nn. 8–10. …
Women as a scientific audience
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Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those exchanged with his editors and publisher, reveal a lot about his intended audience. Regardless of whether or not women were deliberately targeted as a…
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- … him a great service by introducing him to the psychology of Herbert Spencer. Letter 7624 …
- … Letter 5861 - Blyth, E. to Darwin, [11 February 1868] Zoologist Edward Blyth sends …
- … Letter 5928 - Gray, A. to Darwin, [25 February 1868] American naturalist Asa Gray …
- … Letter 6040 - Haeckel, E. P. A. to Darwin, [23 March 1868] Haeckel informs Darwin …
- … Letter 6110 - Samuelson, J. to Darwin, [10 April 1868] James Samuel, editor of …
- … Letter 6126 - Binstead, C. H. to Darwin, [17 April 1868] Charles Binstead, “an …
- … Letter 6237 - Bullar, R. to Darwin, [9 June 1868] Rosa Bullar reports a case of a …
- … Letter 6335 - Innes, J. B. to Darwin, [31 August 1868] John Innes reports that he has …
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
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- … Bernard had reached an altogether more advanced stage. ‘Herbert Spencer says in his new book ‘Data …
- … and Farrer had corresponded on scientific topics since 1868 and after Farrer’s second marriage to …
- … about the nature of Malcolm Guthrie’s critique of Herbert Spencer’s views of the theory of natural …
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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- … 1823] of range of plants. 13 Books quoted by Herbert [Herbert 1837] p. 338 Schiede …
- … 1826]— has remarks on acclimatizing of plants. Herbert [Herbert 1837] p. 348 gives reference …
- … Read M r Bennetts & other Edit. by Hon. & Rev. W. Herbert.— notes to White Nat. Hist of …
- … Agricultural Association meeting at Oxford. paper by L d Spencer on gestation of animals [Spencer …
- … 1851]. Packard. A Guide to the Study of Insects 1868. U. States [Packard 1868–9] (an …
- … Life of Haydn & Mozart [Beyle 1817] —— Herbert on Hybrid mixture [Herbert 1837]— marginal …
- … Selbourn by Bennett [E. T. Bennett ed. 1837], notes by W. Herbert, Rennie [J. Rennie] ed. 1833]. …
- … and “Botanist”, not “Botanists”. 14 Herbert 1837, p. 348, reads: “Kolreuter’s …
- … ). 19 According to the DNB , William Herbert provided notes for both William …
- … (1858) also in Darwin Library.] 128: 8 Edwardes, Herbert Benjamin. 1851. A year on the …
- … 3–28. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection.] 119: 10a Herbert, William. 1837. Amaryllidaceæ; …
- … London poor . 3 vols. London. 119: 23b Mayo, Herbert. 1837. The philosophy of living. …
- … 2 vols. London. 119: 5a Packard, Alpheus Spring. 1868–9. Guide to the study of …
- … James Rennie with the assistance of Robert Sweet and William Herbert.] London. *119: 6v.; 119: 20a …
- … Dunne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert . 4 pts. London. [Other eds.] …
Experimenting with emotions
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Darwin’s interest in emotions can be traced as far back as the Beagle voyage. He was fascinated by the sounds and gestures of the peoples of Tierra del Fuego. On his return, he started recording observations in a set of notebooks, later labelled '…
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Darwin in letters, 1864: Failing health
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On receiving a photograph from Charles Darwin, the American botanist Asa Gray wrote on 11 July 1864: ‘the venerable beard gives the look of your having suffered, and … of having grown older’. Because of poor health, Because of poor health, Darwin…
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,…
