To Raphael Meldola 14 December [1878]
Summary
Is glad book progresses; answers translation query.
Francis Darwin does not have time to lecture.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
| Date: | 14 Dec [1878] |
| Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11793 |
To T. H. Huxley 29 December 1878
Summary
About Anthony Rich, who has decided to leave his fortune to CD [and later also to make a bequest to THH]. CD’s account of what he wrote to Rich.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Date: | 29 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 329) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11809 |
From Raphael Meldola 25 November 1878
Summary
Thanks for preface. When RM’s translation is complete, would like CD to expand it slightly to refer to overlap between Weismann’s observations and CD’s theories.
| Author: | Raphael Meldola |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 25 Nov 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 132 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11758 |
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- … from coal tar ( DSB ; Meldola 1882 ). See also letter from Raphael Meldola, 3 May 1878 . …
- … to CD’s work ( Weismann 1882 , 1: 274–5, and 2: 583). See letter to Raphael Meldola, 25 …
- … letter to Raphael Meldola, 25 November [1878] and n. 2. CD had contributed a short prefatory note for a proposed English translation of essays by August Weismann . In the introduction to his translation of Weismann’s evolutionary essays, Studies in the theory of descent , Meldola noted that the principle of ‘degeneration’ as an element in descent theory proposed in Weismann’s essay ‘The transformation of the Mexican axolotl into Amblystoma ’ had been prefigured in Origin ( Weismann 1882 , …
From G. J. Romanes 10 September 1878
Summary
Thanks for letter and book [J. R. L. Delboeuf, La psychologie (1876)].
| Author: | George John Romanes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Sept 1878 |
| Classmark: | E. D. Romanes 1896, p. 79 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11687 |
To Raphael Meldola 25 November [1878]
Summary
CD sends his preface [to RM’s translation of August Weismann, Studies in the theory of descent (1882); Collected papers 2: 280–1].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
| Date: | 25 Nov [1878] |
| Classmark: | Institution of Engineering and Technology Archives (SC MSS 003/B/1/048) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11757 |
To Raphael Meldola 26 November [1878]
Summary
Regrets he cannot compare his work with Weismann’s in his preface as he feels “an author is never a fit judge of his own work”. [Appended note explains that RM wished CD’s work to be fully acknowledged, which was frequently not the case in continental writings.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
| Date: | 26 Nov [1878] |
| Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11759 |
From G. J. Romanes 29 August 1878
Summary
Thanks for comments on his lecture ["Nervous system of Medusa"]
and for information [about J. R. L. Delboeuf, La psychologie (1876)].
| Author: | George John Romanes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 29 Aug 1878 |
| Classmark: | E. D. Romanes 1896, p. 77 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11679 |
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- … 1882 ). CD had mentioned having read Joseph Delboeuf’s book on psychology as a natural science ( Delboeuf 1876 ; see letter …
- … letter to G. J. Romanes, 20 August 1878 . Romanes had sent CD a copy of his lecture on animal intelligence, which he presented at the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Dublin earlier in August. His book Animal intelligence was published in 1882 ( …
From Raphael Meldola 30 October 1878
Summary
Plans to produce a translation of Weismann’s Studien zur Descendenz-Theorie [1875–6] and would welcome a preface from CD.
| Author: | Raphael Meldola |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 30 Oct 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 130 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11730 |
To E. Vignes 23 August 1878
Summary
Is gratified by EV’s "spirited and able defence" in the article printed in La France [26 April 1878].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | E. Vignes |
| Date: | 23 Aug 1878 |
| Classmark: | La France, 1 May 1882 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11674F |
From Raphael Meldola 2 January [1878]
Summary
Wishes to borrow third part of Fritz Müller’s article on sexual selection in butterflies [Kosmos 2 (1877–8): 218–24].
Is forwarding material on stridulation, including Prof. Wood-Mason’s paper ["Note on Mygale stridulans", Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. (1877): 281–2], which should interest CD.
| Author: | Raphael Meldola |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 2 Jan [1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 121 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11308 |
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- … letter to CD of 20 October [1877] ( Correspondence vol. 25). The translation was published in 1882 …
- … 1882 ). John Murray was CD’s publisher; John van Voorst was a well-known natural history publisher. Meldola 1878 . Meldola had previously discussed with CD the publication of these notes from a letter …
From G. J. Romanes 18 June 1878
Summary
Thanks for permission to use CD’s observations on instinct. Would like to use CD’s MS chapter in preparing forthcoming book [Mental evolution in animals (1883)].
| Author: | George John Romanes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 June 1878 |
| Classmark: | E. D. Romanes 1896, p. 71 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11557 |
From Raphael Meldola 3 May 1878
Summary
Will exhibit the photos at the Entomological Society and have them identified.
Fritz Müller’s observations on relative abundance of mimicking and mimicked species.
| Author: | Raphael Meldola |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 3 May 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 127 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11493 |
From Raphael Meldola 1 November 1878
Summary
Thanks for agreeing to write the preface for RM’s translation of Weismann.
Will arrange to meet CD when he comes to London.
| Author: | Raphael Meldola |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Nov 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 131 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11733 |
From Raphael Meldola 11 December 1878
Summary
Is making progress with the Weismann translation.
Wonders whether Francis Darwin would give a botanical lecture at a Bayswater school.
| Author: | Raphael Meldola |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Dec 1878 |
| Classmark: | DAR 171: 133 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11785 |
From G. J. Romanes 21 June 1878
Summary
Thanks for permission to use CD’s MS chapter on instinct for forthcoming book.
| Author: | George John Romanes |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 June 1878 |
| Classmark: | E. D. Romanes 1896, p. 73 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11561 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 30 October [1878]
Summary
Wants Impatiens seeds, in order to observe movements of cotyledons.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 30 Oct [1878] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W. T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 189–90) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11731 |
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- … letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 24 October [1878] and n. 7. In Pfeffer 1875 , p. 29, Pfeffer had mentioned movements of a plant he referred to as Siegesbeckia flexuosa (an unknown combination; the species was probably Sigesbeckia jorullensis . See Movement in plants , p. 385). The second English edition of Julius Sachs’s Text-book of botany was published in 1882 ( …
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| Huxley, T. H. | (1) |
| Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. | (1) |
Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small
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In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and for the first time in decades he was not working on another book. He remained active in botanical research, however. Building on his recent studies in plant…
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- … In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous October, and …
The full edition is now online!
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For nearly fifty years successive teams of researchers on both sides of the Atlantic have been working to track down all surviving letters written by or to Charles Darwin, research their content, and publish the complete texts. The thirtieth and final…
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- … For nearly fifty years successive teams of researchers on both sides of the Atlantic have been …
Capturing Darwin’s voice: audio of selected letters
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On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were very pleased to welcome Terry Molloy back to the Darwin Correspondence Project for a special recording session. Terry, known for his portrayal of Davros in Dr…
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- … On a sunny Wednesday in June 2011 in a makeshift recording studio somewhere in Cambridge, we were …
Darwin on race and gender
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Darwin’s views on race and gender are intertwined, and mingled also with those of class. In Descent of man, he tried to explain the origin of human races, and many of the differences between the sexes, with a single theory: sexual selection. Sexual…
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- … Darwin’s views on race and gender are intertwined, and mingled also with those of class. In …
Correspondence with women
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We know of letters to or from around 2000 correspondents, about 100 of whom were women. Using the letter summaries available on this website, the letters can be assigned to rough categories. Included in the count are letters to women in Darwin’s family…
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- … We know of letters to or from around 2000 correspondents, about 100 of whom were women. Using the …
3.18 Elliott and Fry photos, c.1869-1871
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< Back to Introduction The leading photographic firm of Elliott and Fry seems to have portrayed Darwin at Down House on several occasions. In November 1869 Darwin told A. B. Meyer, who wanted photographs of both him and Wallace for a German…
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- … < Back to Introduction The leading photographic firm of Elliott and Fry seems to have …
Darwin and Gender Projects by Harvard Students
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Working in collaboration with Professor Sarah Richardson and Dr Myrna Perez, Darwin Correspondence Project staff developed a customised set of 'Darwin and Gender' themed resources for a course on Gender, Sex and Evolution first taught at Harvard…
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- … Working in collaboration with Professor Sarah Richardson and Dr Myrna Perez, Darwin …
3.16 Oscar Rejlander, photos
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< Back to Introduction Darwin’s plans for the illustration of his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872) led him to the Swedish-born painter and photographer, Oscar Gustaf Rejlander. Rejlander gave Darwin the notes that he had…
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- … < Back to Introduction Darwin’s plans for the illustration of his book The …
Diagrams and drawings in letters
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Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…
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- … Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have …
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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- … Target audience? | Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's …
John Murray
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Darwin's most famous book On the origin of species by means of natural selection (Origin) was published on 22 November 1859. The publisher was John Murray, who specialised in non-fiction, particularly politics, travel and science, and had published…
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- … Darwin's most famous book On the origin of species by means of natural selection (Origin) was …
Animals, ethics, and the progress of science
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Darwin’s view on the kinship between humans and animals had important ethical implications. In Descent, he argued that some animals exhibited moral behaviour and had evolved mental powers analogous to conscience. He gave examples of cooperation, even…
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- … Darwin’s view on the kinship between humans and animals had important ethical implications. In …
Referencing women’s work
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Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, but whether and how they were acknowledged in print involved complex considerations of social standing, professional standing, and personal preference.…
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- … Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, but …
Earthworms
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As with many of Darwin’s research topics, his interest in worms spanned nearly his entire working life. Some of his earliest correspondence about earthworms was written and received in the 1830s, shortly after his return from his Beagle voyage, and his…
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- … Sources | Discussion Questions | Experiment Earthworms and Wedgwood cousins …
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
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In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began writing about all the eminent men he had met. He embarked on this task, which formed an addition to his autobiography, because he had nothing else to do. He had…
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- … In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began …
Science: A Man’s World?
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Discussion Questions|Letters Darwin's correspondence show that many nineteenth-century women participated in the world of science, be it as experimenters, observers, editors, critics, producers, or consumers. Despite this, much of the…
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1.18 John Collier, oil in Linnean
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< Back to Introduction By 1881 it was clear to Darwin’s intimates that he was increasingly frail, and that, as he approached death, he had finally escaped from religious controversy to become a heroic figure, loved and venerated for his achievements…
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- … < Back to Introduction By 1881 it was clear to Darwin’s intimates that he was …
2.14 Boehm, Westminster Abbey roundel
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< Back to Introduction A bronze plaque or medallion with a portrayal of Darwin was installed in Westminster Abbey in 1888, six years after his grand funeral and burial there. Like the seated statue of Darwin in the Natural History Museum of 1884–1885…
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- … < Back to Introduction A bronze plaque or medallion with a portrayal of Darwin was …
Darwin in public and private
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Extracts from Darwin's published works, in particular Descent of man, and selected letters, explore Darwin's views on the operation of sexual selection in humans, and both his publicly and privately expressed views on its practical implications…
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- … The following extracts and selected letters explore Darwin's views on the operation of sexual …
Dramatisation script
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Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007
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- … Re: Design – performance version – 25 March 2007 – 1 Re: Design – Adaptation of the …
