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Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early …
- … be done by observation during prolonged intervals’ ( letter to D. T. Gardner, [ c . 27 August …
- … pleasures of shooting and collecting beetles ( letter from W. D. Fox, 8 May [1874] ). Such …
- … And … one looks backwards much more than forwards’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 11 May [1874] ). …
- … was an illusory hope.— I feel very old & helpless’ ( letter to B. J. Sulivan, 6 January [1874] …
- … inferred that he was well from his silence on the matter ( letter from Ernst Haeckel, 26 October …
- … in such rubbish’, he confided to Joseph Dalton Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 18 January [1874] …
- … that Mr Williams was ‘a cheat and an imposter’ ( letter from T. H. Huxley, 27 January 1874 ). …
- … ‘a spirit séance’ at his home ( letter from T. G. Appleton, 2 April 1874 ). Back over old …
- … ( Correspondence vol. 21, letter to Smith, Elder & Co., 17 December [1873] ). Darwin …
- … borrowed one from Charles Lyell ( letter to Smith, Elder & Co., 8 January 1874 , letter to J …
- … written’ parts of the draft sent to Smith, Elder & Co, and he was able to tackle the proofs only …
- … for misinterpreting Darwin on this point ( letter from J. D. Dana, 21 July 1874 ); however, he did …
- … ‘I’m a grown man now’, he reminded Darwin, ‘& sh d . stand on my own footing, & if it is …
Movement in Plants
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The power of movement in plants, published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical work that Darwin wrote. It was the only work in which the assistance of one of his children, Francis Darwin, is mentioned on the title page. The research for this…
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- … The power of movement in plants , published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical work …
- … of the art research institute and assistants, he was able to co-opt the advantages of both while …
- … had considered combining the works in a single volume ( letter to J. V. Carus, 7 February 1875 ). …
- … between 45 o & 90 o to the horizon ’. By May 1874, Thiselton-Dyer had observed some …
- … , a plant that exhibited all three types of movement ( letter from R. I. Lynch, [before 28 July …
- … was asked to send any spare seeds he might have. ‘ I sh d . like to see how the embryo breaks …
- … the woodblock using photography for scientific accuracy ( letter from J. D. Cooper, 13 December …
- … that the method was ‘ all that I can desire, but as I sh d like to give a very large number of …
- … lost colour, withered, and died within a couple of days ( letter from A. F. Batalin, 28 February …
- … how their observations could have been so much at odds ( letter to Hugo de Vries 13 February 1879 …
- … the botanist Gaetano Durando, to find plants and seeds ( letter to Francis Darwin, [4 February – 8 …
- … only the regulator & not cause of movement ’. In the same letter, Darwin discussed terminology, …
- … to replace Frank’s ‘Transversal-Heliotropismus’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin, 10 February [1880] ). …
- … ‘ I am very sorry that Sachs is so sceptical, for I w d . rather convert him than any other half …
- … experiments and devised a new test, which he described in a letter to his mother, ‘ I did some …
- … do not when cauterised bend geotropically & why sh d we say this is owing to injury, when …
- … ). Hooker offered to write to Egypt for the seeds (From J. D. Hooker 29 November 1879; DCP-LETT …
- … without any nervous system! I think that such facts sh d . be kept in mind, when speculating on …
- … ). The American publisher, D. Appleton & Co, also agreed to publish as soon as stereotypes of …
