To H. E. Litchfield 2 December [1871]
Summary
Sends MS chapter on voice from Expression to HL for examination.
Agrees with R. B. Litchfield about Herbert Spencer’s views on speech and music.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | 2 Dec [1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 35 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8089 |
From Francis Galton 2 December 1871
Summary
The rabbits arrived safely.
| Author: | Francis Galton |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Dec 1871 |
| Classmark: | DAR 105: A39 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8090 |
From R. B. Litchfield [before 2 December 1871]
Summary
Discussion of H. Spencer’s views on the origin of music.
| Author: | Richard Buckley Litchfield |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 2 Dec 1871] |
| Classmark: | DAR 89: 121–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8129 |
To H. E. Litchfield [before 2 December 1871]
Summary
Sends MS of section on voice as a means of expression [Expression, pp. 86–93]. CD is dissatisfied with it – wishes he could avoid the subject.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henrietta Emma Darwin; Henrietta Emma Litchfield |
| Date: | [before 2 Dec 1871] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 58373) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8134 |
| letter | (4) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Galton, Francis | (1) |
| Litchfield, R. B. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (2) |
| Litchfield, H. E. | (2) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Darwin, H. E. | (2) |
| Litchfield, H. E. | (2) |
| Galton, Francis | (1) |
| Litchfield, R. B. | (1) |
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,…
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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