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Darwin and vivisection
Summary
Darwin played an important role in the controversy over vivisection that broke out in late 1874. Public debate was sparked when the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals brought an unsuccessful prosecution against a French physiologist who…
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- … the Trichinae’ (letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January [1875] ). Darwin also worried that any bill …
- … their own petition (letter to T. H. Huxley, 14 January 1875 ). In the event, Darwin became …
- … within Darwin’s family. In his letter of 14 January 1875 to Huxley, Darwin mentioned the effect …
- … (letter from Emma Darwin to F. P. Cobbe, 14 January [1875] ). In the course of the public …
- … to Huxley (letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 12 February 1875 ). Darwin was in London from 31 …
- … sketch for a petition (letter from T. H. Huxley, [4 April 1875] ). This was evidently passed back …
- … on 7 April (letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 7 April [1875] ), and circulating it to others in …
- … were made (letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, 10 April 1875 ), and another version was prepared …
- … of Lords (see letter to J. S. Burdon Sanderson, [11 April 1875] ). He was still unsure whether …
- … Royal Society of London (letter to J. D. Hooker, 14 April [1875] ). The next day he wrote to …
- … else you think best’ (letter to E. H. Stanley, 15 April 1875 ). After further consultations, a …
- … 24 April. Burdon Sanderson and Huxley suggested approaching Lyon Playfair, an eminent chemist and MP …
- … the bill in Parliament. The final bill was submitted by Playfair on 12 May. The Darwin …
- … are evident in Darwin’s correspondence in April and May 1875. The initial petition (DAR …
- … order of the clauses. In the revised sketch, dated 24 April 1875, the penalty for unlawful …
- … at this alteration (letter from T. H. Huxley, 19 May 1875 , letter from J. S. Burdon Sanderson, …
- … fundamental physiological processes. Darwin wrote to Playfair about the changes, but Playfair …
- … the bill as having been ‘accidently altered’. The Playfair bill was not the only one before …
- … ( Hansard Parliamentary Debates , 3d ser., vol. 224 (1875), col. 794). A Royal Commission was a …
- … the RSPCA. The commission met between 5 June and 15 December 1875, examining fifty-three witnesses, …
Darwin’s reading notebooks
Summary
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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- … scientific books in Darwin’s library were catalogued in 1875, and this manuscript catalogue is in …
- … Jackson Four Ages [Jackson 1798] Stewart, Playfair Preliminary Dissert. [Stewart 1824 and …
- … [Hume 1778] recommended by Erasmus Life of Hutton by Playfair [Playfair 1797]— (read) …
- … Mahon Life of Great Condé [Stanhope 1845] —— 9 Playfair life of Hutton [Playfair 1797] …
- … [Lyell 1851] —— 30 Annales des Sc. Phys. de Lyon [ Annales des Sciences physiques et …
- … 1856–7] —— 27 th . Mem. de l’Acad. Imp. de Lyon [ Memoires de l'Academie Royale …
- … applications to agriculture and physiology . Edited by Lyon Playfair. London. [Darwin Library.] …
- … Flore des jardins et des grandes cultures . 3 vols. Lyon. [Abstract in DAR 205.7(2): 247.] …
- … publiées par la Société d’Agriculture … de Lyon . Lyon. 1838–48. Second series, 1849–56. 119: …
- … Royale des Sciences, Belles-Lettres, et Arts de Lyon . Lyon. 1845–7. New series, 1851–. [N.s. …
Vivisection: Darwin's testimony to the Royal Commission
Summary
Wednesday, 3rd November 1875. Mr. Charles Darwin called in and examined. 4661. (Chairman.) We are very sensible of your kindness in coming at some sacrifice to yourself to express your opinions to the Commission. We attribute it to the great…
