Search: contains ""

Darwin in letters, 1880: Sensitivity and worms

Summary

‘My heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old Shrewsbury friend Henry Johnson on 14 November 1880. Darwin became fully devoted to earthworms in the spring of the year, just after finishing the manuscript of…

Matches: 23 hits

… heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old …
… to adapt to varying conditions. The implications of Darwin’s work for the boundary between animals …
… studies of animal instincts by George John Romanes drew upon Darwin’s early observations of infants, …
… of evolution and creation. Many letters flowed between Darwin and his children, as he took delight …
… Financial support for science was a recurring issue, as Darwin tried to secure a Civil List pension …
… with Samuel Butler, prompted by the publication of Erasmus Darwin the previous year. …
… of much value to me’ ( letter to C. H. Tindal, 5 January 1880 ). Darwin had employed a genealogist …
… & even the world’ ( letter from J. L. Chester, 3 March 1880 ). Darwin’s sons George and …
… of [William Alvey Darwin],’ George wrote on 28 May 1880 , ‘I … said you were anxious not to …
… to find an ordinary mortal who could laugh’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin to Charles and Emma Darwin, …
… new was published). Butler wrote to Darwin on 2 January 1880 for an explanation: ‘Among the …
… I did not do so’ ( letter to Samuel Butler, 3 January 1880 ). At the top of Butler’s letter, Emma …
… wants a grievance to hang an article upon’ ( letter from W. E. Darwin, [28 January 1880 ] ). …
… the public’ ( letter from Samuel Butler, 21 January 1880 ). He stated his case in the Athen …
… one or both to his daughter Henrietta ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 1 February [1880 ] ). ‘The …
… he will have the last word’, she warned ( letter from H. E. Litchfield, [1 February 1880 ] ). ‘He …
… pretended, ‘but the subject has amused me’ ( letter to W. C. McIntosh, 18 June 1880 ). Members of …
… the reasons, I should be greatly obliged’ ( letter from W. Z. Seddon, 2 February 1880 ) . Darwin …
… he added, ‘hardly anybody has accepted’ ( letter to W. Z. Seddon, 4 February 1880 ). On 16 …
… aided in any way direct attacks on religion’ ( letter to E. B. Aveling, 13 October 1880 ). Finally …
… to the greatest biologist of our time’ ( letter from W. D. Roebuck to G. H. Darwin, 25 October 1880 …
… his great doctrines …“Come of Age”‘ ( letter from W. C. Williamson to Emma Darwin, 2 September 1880 …
… his voice as clearly as if he were present’ (letters to C. W. Fox, 29 March 1880 and 10 [April …

Movement in Plants

Summary

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…

Matches: 26 hits

… The power of movement in plants , published on 7 November 1880 , was the final large botanical work …
… about their research while he was away from home. Although Darwin lacked a state of the art research …
… the advantages of both while Francis was working abroad. Darwin was privy to the inner workings of …
… methods and use the most advanced laboratory equipment. Darwin also benefitted from the instrument …
… that Francis had been introduced to at Würzburg. Darwin described his experimental practice …
… plant physiology, but it was at its core informed by Darwin’s theory of evolution, particularly by …
… early 1860s, at a time when his health was especially bad, Darwin had taken up the study of climbing …
… reproduced as a small book, giving it a much wider audience. Darwin was not the first naturalist to …
… which eventually appeared in 1875. In the same year, Darwin published a much longer work, …
… about the nature of movement, so much so, that at one point Darwin had considered combining the …
… digestive processes. With his final great botanical work, Darwin would attempt ‘ to bring all the …
… and illustrated Horace’s machine in a paper (F. Darwin 1880 , pp. 449–55). Diagram …
… suggested by Darwin’s son William in February 1880 , probably to replace Frank’s ‘Transversal …
… ‘ I am very sorry that Sachs is so sceptical, for I w d . rather convert him than any other half …
… to translate the paper into German, and it appeared in 1880 (F. Darwin 1880b). In the same letter, …
… ’. Luckily, De Vries published two papers in 1879 and 1880 that Darwin was later able to refer to in …
… as ‘little discs’ and ‘greenish bodies’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 29 October 1879 ). …
… that he had not been able to observe earlier ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 20 November 1879 ). …
… weight of the seed ( letter from Asa Gray, 3 February 1880 ). The matter was finally settled by an …
… would be killed by frost ( letter from Asa Gray, 4 April 1880 ). Darwin agreed, ‘ It seems almost …
… of Plants’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 23 April [1880 ] ). Cooke replied, ‘ We are as much puzzled as …
… ’. The manuscript was sent off towards the end of May 1880 and Darwin then spent a fortnight at his …
… Alphonse de Candolle’s Phytographie (A. de Candolle 1880 ). In his letter of thanks for the book, …
… all plants from their earliest youth ’. By July 1880 , Darwin was correcting the first sets …
… copies they should print ( letter to John Murray, 10 July 1880 ). Moreover, since he worried about …
… pay more for at the usual rate of charging per inch &c they w d . be over £40’; he suggested …

Diagrams and drawings in letters

Summary

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,…

Matches: 4 hits

… Forbes's "Atlantis" theory, [25 February 1846] E. A. Darwin's …
… containing bud samples, 12 May 1878 G. H. Darwin's drawings of Thalia dealbata …
… fungus of cultivated Cruciferae , 17 February 1880 Volney Rattan's drawings of …
… , enclosed in a letter from Asa Gray, 4 April 1880 Adolf Ernst's sketch of the …

Women’s scientific participation

Summary

Observers | Fieldwork | Experimentation | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a community of women who participated, often actively and routinely, in the nineteenth-century scientific community. Here is a…

Matches: 21 hits

… | Editors and critics | Assistants Darwin’s correspondence helps bring to light a …
… community. Here is a selection of letters exchanged between Darwin and his workforce of women …
… Women: Letter 1194 - Darwin to Whitby, M. A. T., [12 August 1849] Darwin …
… peculiarities in inheritance. Letter 3787 - Darwin, H. E. to Darwin, [29 October …
… garden. Letter 4523 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [6 June 1864] Darwin’s …
… 6535 - Vaughan Williams , M. S. to Darwin, H. E., [after 14 October 1869] Darwin’s …
… Letter 8611 - Cupples, A. J. to Darwin, E., [8 November1872] Anne Jane Cupples, …
… her niece’s ears. Letter 8701 - Lubbock, E. F . to Darwin, [1873] Ellen …
… insects. Men: Letter 2221 - Blyth, E. to Darwin, [22 February 1858] …
… New Zealand. Letter 6453 - Langton, E. to Wedgwood, S. E., [9 November 1868] …
… on the wallpaper. Letter 5756 - Langton, E. & C. to Wedgwood S. E., [after 9 …
… Letter 12389 - Johnson, M. to Darwin, [January 1880 ] Mary Johnson tells Darwin about her …
… 12745 - Darwin to Wedg wood, K. E. S., [8 October 1880 ] Darwin asks his niece, …
… 12760 - Wedgw ood, K. E. S. to Darwin, [15 October 1880 ] Darwin’s niece, Katherine …
… Himalaya and Tibet. Letter 4139 - Darwin, W. E. to Darwin, [4 May 1863] …
… detail. Family letter: Darwin, E. to Darwin, W. E., [January 23rd 1887]: Emma …
… of his garden. Letter 4233 - Tegetmeier, W. B. to Darwin, [29 June - 7 July 1863] …
… publication of The Movement of Plants in 1880 and his “assistance” is proudly …
… and edited by “a lady”. Darwin, E. to Darwin, W. E. , (March, 1862 - DAR 219.1:49) …
… over. Letter 8153 - Darwin to Darwin, W. E., [9 January 1872] Darwin …
… publication of The Movement of Plants in 1880 and his “assistance” is proudly …

Darwin in letters, 1882: Nothing too great or too small

Summary

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…

Matches: 21 hits

… In 1882, Darwin reached his 74th year Earthworms had been published the previous …
… for scientific colleagues or their widows facing hardship. Darwin had suffered from poor health …
… of his scientific friends quickly organised a campaign for Darwin to have greater public recognition …
… Botanical observation and experiment had long been Darwin’s greatest scientific pleasure. The year …
… to Fritz Müller, 4 January 1882 ). These were topics that Darwin had been investigating for years, …
… working at the effects of Carbonate of Ammonia on roots,’ Darwin wrote, ‘the chief result being that …
… for some hours in a weak solution of C. of Ammonia’. Darwin’s interest in root response and the …
… London on 6 and 16 March, respectively. In January, Darwin corresponded with George John …
… vol. 28, letter from Arthur de Souza Corrêa, 20 October 1880 , and Correspondence vol. 29, …
… experiments had been conducted to lend support to Darwin’s theory of pangenesis (see …
… He was eager to write up the results on Brazilian cane, with Darwin providing a detailed outline: ‘I …
… at the Linnean Society on 4 May, but not published. Darwin carried on with botanical work in …
… which are asymmetric, thus facilitating cross-fertilisation. Darwin’s aim, he said, was just to …
… 3 April 1882 ). Earthworms and evolution Darwin’s last book, Earthworms , had been …
… and a ‘Glycerin Pepsin mixture’ (letters to W. W. Baxter, 11 March 1882 and 18 March [1882 ]) …
… he is a good deal depressed about himself’ (letter from H. E. Litchfield to G. H. Darwin, 17 March …
… is very calm but she has cried a little’ (letter from H. E. Litchfield to G. H. Darwin, [19 April …
… overflowing in tenderness’ (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, 10 May 1882 (DAR 219.1: 150)). …
… he had witnessed an earthquake in 1835 ( letter from R. E. Alison, [March–July 1835 ]). …
… without any mercy’ ( letter from Emma Wedgwood to F. E. E. Wedgwood, [28 October 1836] , letter …
… pains)… would be very interesting to me’ ( letter to E. W. V. Harcourt, 24 June [1856] ). In a …

Referencing women’s work

Summary

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.…

Matches: 16 hits

… Darwin's correspondence shows that women made significant contributions to Darwin's work, …
… set of selected letters is followed by letters relating to Darwin's 1881 publication …
… throughout Variation . Letter 2395 - Darwin to Holland, Miss, [April 1860] …
… anonymised and masculinised. Letter 3316 - Darwin to Nevill, D. F., [12 November …
… Nevill is referenced by name for her “kindness” in Darwin’s Fertilisation of Orchids . …
… critic. Letter 4370 - Wedgwood, L. C. to Darwin, [April - May 1865] Darwin …
… as “friends in Surrey”. Letter 4794 - Darwin to Lyell, C., [25 March 1865] …
… B”. Letter 7060 - Wedgwood, F. J. to Darwin, [1867 - 72] Darwin’s …
… in the final publication. Letter 7223 - Darwin to Wedgwood, L. C., [9 June 1867 - …
… in Expression . Letter 5817 - Darwin to Huxley, T. H., [30 January 1868 …
… baby in Mary Barton. Letter 8321 - Darwin to Litchfield, H. E., [13 May …
… Letter 8427 - Darwin to Litchfield H. E., [25 July 1872] Darwin thanks Henrietta for …
… Letter 12742 - Darwin, H. to Darwin, [7 October 1880 ] Horace writes to his father …
… . Letter 12745 - Darwin to Wedgwood, K. E. S., [8 October 1880 ] Darwin …
… 12760 - Wedgwood, K. E. S. to Darwin, [15 October 1880 ] Darwin’s niece, Sophy, …
… Letter 13037 - Darwin to Darwin, W. E., [5 February 1881] Darwin discusses …

Casting about: Darwin on worms

Summary

Earthworms were the subject of a citizen science project to map the distribution of earthworms across Britain (BBC Today programme, 26 May 2014). The general understanding of the role earthworms play in improving soils and providing nutrients for plants to…

Matches: 11 hits

… for plants to flourish can be traced back to the last book Darwin wrote, snappily-titled The …
… on their habits, which was published in 1881. Despite Darwin’s fears that a book on earthworms might …
… out in his Natural History of Selborne of 1789 (a book Darwin claimed had ‘much influence on my …
… a new field in natural history, and almost a century later Darwin argued that all fields had passed …
… variety of strange things he persuaded people to do. Darwin concluded that worms had no sense …
… a metal whistle and to being shouted at, but also to Francis Darwin playing the bassoon, and to Emma …
… realising that this negative evidence was also valuable to Darwin. Thomas Henry Farrer , …
… existence of worms at that altitude. By the 1870s, Darwin was also drawing on the work of …
… him. Soon worm excrement was trusted to postal services, and Darwin acquired casts from India and …
… soul is absorbed with worms just at present!’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton Dyer, 23 November [1880 ] …
… much bigger souls than anyone wd suppose’ ( letter to W. E. Darwin, 31 January [1881] (CUL DAR …

2.7 Joseph Moore, Midland Union medal

Summary

< Back to Introduction The Midland Union was an association of natural history societies and field clubs across the Midland counties, intended to facilitate – especially through its journal The Midland Naturalist – ‘the interchange of ideas’ and…

Matches: 11 hits

… It was decided at the Union’s annual meeting in July 1880 to award an annual ‘Darwin Prize’ for the …
… which could include, if he chose, a specially designed ‘Darwin medal’ in either gold or bronze. The …
… and useful work’. A Manchester Guardian article, ‘Darwin and local scientific societies’, …
… figure, and there was added pride in his Midland origins. Darwin’s permission had been sought for …
… with characteristic kindness and absence of condescension. Darwin wrote, ‘their wish to name the …
… source of happiness throughout life’.The design of the Darwin medal was appropriately entrusted to …
… his own determined efforts. His bust-length portrayal of Darwin in three-quarter view, signed in …
… On the reverse an inscription runs round the edge: ‘The Darwin medal founded by the Midland Union of …
… date of creation designed and first produced in 1880   computer-readable date 1880 -01-01 …
… and bibliography letter to E. W. Badger, [19 July 1880 ], DCP-LETT-12660. ‘Encouragement of …
… and Field Clubs of the Midland Counties , 3:32 (August 1880 ), preface and pp. 181–2. Journal of …

Religion

Summary

Design|Personal Belief|Beauty|The Church Perhaps the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same can be said of the evolution controversy today; however the nature of the disputes and the manner in…

Matches: 12 hits

… the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same …
… nineteenth century were different in important ways. Many of Darwin's leading supporters were …
… their religious beliefs with evolutionary theory. Darwin's own writing, both in print and …
… much as possible. A number of correspondents tried to draw Darwin out on his own religious views, …
… political contexts. Design Darwin was not the first to challenge …
… on the controversial topic of design. The first is between Darwin and Harvard botanist Asa Gray, …
… second is a single letter from naturalist A. R. Wallace to Darwin on design and natural selection. …
… Letter 5307 — Darwin, C. R. to Boole, M. E., 14 Dec 1866 Darwin believes he is unable to …
… Letter 8070 — Darwin, C. R. to Abbot, F. E., 16 Nov [1871] Darwin explains why he must …
… Letter 12757 — Darwin, C. R. to Aveling, E. B., 13 Oct 1880 In this letter marked “private”, …
… Letter 1536 — Darwin, C. R. to Lubbock, J. W. (b), 11 Oct [1853] Darwin gives his opinion to …
… Letter 12879 — Darwin, C. R. to Fegan, J. W. C., [Dec 1880 – Feb 1881] Darwin writes to J. W. …

Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots

Summary

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…

Matches: 21 hits

… There are summaries of all Darwin's letters from the year 1879 on this website. The full texts …
… 27 of the print edition of The correspondence of Charles Darwin , published by Cambridge …
… to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an …
… the sensitivity of the tips. Despite this breakthrough, when Darwin first mentioned the book to his …
… 1879 ). He was also unsatisfied with his account of Erasmus Darwin, declaring, ‘My little biography …
… a holiday in the Lake District in August did little to raise Darwin’s spirits. ‘I wish that my …
… he fretted, just days before his departure ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [after 26] July [1879] …
… that his grandfather had felt the same way. In 1792, Erasmus Darwin had written: ‘The worst thing I …
… all over like a baked pear’ ( enclosure in letter from R. W. Dixon, 20 December 1879 ). The year …
… contained a warmer note and the promise of future happiness: Darwin learned he was to be visited by …
… the veteran of Modern Zoology’, but it was in Germany that Darwin was most fêted. A German …
… & would please Francis’, he pointed out ( letter from E. A. Darwin, 13 March [1879 ]). …
… thought ‘perfect in every way’ ( letter from E. A. Wheler, 25 March 1879 ). She suggested that …
… and he regretted going beyond his ‘tether’ ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 , and …
… survived the ordeal as his paper was published by Sachs in 1880 . Family matters Before …
… traveller … neither cross nor ennuied’ (Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [4 August 1879] (DAR 219.1: 125 …
… & that it was suppressed gout. Also how well off he wd be, w. is a matter of some consequence …
… to say that he has opposed it’ (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [4 August 1879] (DAR 219.1: …
… get home ‘& began drumming at once’ (Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [27 August 1879] (DAR 219 …
… it dominated the picture (letter from Emma Darwin to H. E. Litchfield, [17 July 1879] (DAR 219.9: …
… German men of science quarrelled (letter from Emma Darwin to W. E. Darwin, [6 September 1879] (DAR …

Moral Nature

Summary

In Descent of Man, Darwin argued that human morality had evolved from the social instincts of animals, especially the bonds of sympathy and love. Darwin gathered observations over many decades on animal behavior: the heroic sacrifices of social insects,…

Matches: 15 hits

… | Selected Readings In Descent of Man , Darwin argued that human morality had …
… (Barrett et al. eds. 1987, p. 619) Darwin gathered observations over many decades on …
… Though rooted in instinctive sympathy, moral behavior for Darwin was not purely automatic or …
… the social instincts that humans shared with animals. Darwin's moral theory was the most …
… obligation, compassion, guilt, and the pangs of conscience. Darwin's theory was condemned by …
… female members of their hive in order to protect the queen. Darwin engaged with his critics in …
… of ideas, rather than as evolving from animal instinct. Darwin got clarification on this point from …
… Descent of Man in the Pall Mall Gazette (Morley 1871). Darwin admired the review, and …
… from generation to generation." Letter 7685 : Darwin to Morley, John, 14 April …
… at a time when Paris is aflame". Letter 7145 : Darwin to Cobbe, F. P. 23 March …
… that he read Immanuel Kant's Metaphysics of ethics . Darwin thanked her for the book, which …
… Letter 7470 : Wedgwood, Hensleigh to Darwin, [before 3 March 1871] Darwin exchanged long …
… Letter 12610 : Preston, S. T. to Darwin, 20 May 1880 In correspondence with the engineer …
… Letter 12615 : Darwin, C. R. to Preston, S. T., 22 May 1880 "My conviction as yet …
… H. 1974. 'Early writings of Charles Darwin', in Gruber, H. E., Darwin on man. A …

Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers

Summary

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…

Matches: 18 hits

… In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began …
… a very old man, who probably will not last much longer.’ Darwin’s biggest fear was not death, but …
… sweetest place on this earth’. From the start of the year, Darwin had his demise on his mind. He …
… provision for the dividing of his wealth after his death. Darwin’s gloominess was compounded by the …
… and new admirers got in touch, and, for all his fears, Darwin found several scientific topics to …
… Evolution old and new when revising his essay on Erasmus Darwin’s scientific work, and that Darwin …
… in a review of Unconscious memory in Kosmos and sent Darwin a separate letter for …
… Butler wished to boast publicly that his quarrel was with Darwin, agreed. Unsure how to address …
… gone mad on such a small matter’. The following day, Darwin himself wrote to Stephen, admitting that …
… a slap in the face as he would have cause to remember’. Darwin was enormously relieved. ‘Your note …
… decided to print ‘500 more, making 2000’ ( letter to H. E. Litchfield, 4 January 1881 ). Unlike …
… & very surprising the whole case is to me’ (letters to W. E. Darwin, 31 January [1881] and …
… suggestions of such plants, especially annuals ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 21 March [1881] ) …
… with you’, a Swedish teacher told him ( letter from C. E. Södling, 14 October 1881 ), while H. M. …
… little, to the general stock of knowledge’ ( letter to E. W. Bok, 10 May 1881 ). Josef Popper, an …
… of the nature & capabilities of the Fuegians’ ( letter to W. P. Snow, 22 November 1881 ). …
… ‘not absurd for one with no pretensions’ (l etter from W. E. Darwin, 13 January [1881 ]), Darwin …
… after expressing their wish to visit Darwin ( letter from E. B. Aveling, 27 September [1881] ). …

Darwin and the Church

Summary

The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It shows another side of the man who is more often remembered for his personal struggles with faith, or for his role in large-scale controversies over the…

Matches: 22 hits

… The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It …
… unique window into this complicated relationship throughout Darwin’s life, as it reveals his …
… belief (and doubt) than many non-conformist denominations. Darwin’s parents attended a Unitarian …
… the necessary studies to be a clergyman. During Darwin’s lifetime, the vast majority of the …
… income was essential to enjoy a gentlemanly lifestyle. For Darwin, who could rely on the financial …
… compatible with the pursuit of scientific interests. Indeed, Darwin’s Cambridge mentor, John Stevens …
… (Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine (1887): 321). Darwin started on his journey around the world …
… it even through a grove of Palms.—’ (letter to Caroline Darwin, 25–6 April [1832] ). Darwin’s …
… British Museum or some other learned place’ (letter from E. A. Darwin, 18 August [1832] ). …
… sort of scene I never ought to think about—’ (letter to W. D. Fox, [9–12 August] 1835 ). Darwin’s …
… from the late 1830s, and in correspondence with his fiancée, Emma Wedgwood, in 1838 and 1839, as can …
… within six years of his return from the Beagle voyage, Darwin moved to Down House, in the …
… where their children Mary and Charles were buried; later Darwin’s brother Erasmus, Emma’s sister …
… of Emma, whose religious scruples are discussed here. But Darwin’s correspondence reveals his own …
… Although he was not the principal landowner in Down, Darwin was a gentleman of means, and clearly …
… made inroads on Anglican authority in the countryside. The Darwin family took an interest in, and …
… Many of the letters highlighted in this section focus on Darwin’s long-standing relationship with …
… To the end of his life Innes refused to be persuaded by Darwin’s theory of evolution, but …
… an excellent Guardian [of the Poor Fund]’ (letter to J. W. Lubbock, 28 March [1854] ). Despite …
… is an interesting letter from Darwin to the evangelist J. W. C. Fegan. Darwin whole-heartedly …
… in the village’ (letter to J. W. C. Fegan, [December 1880 – February 1881] ). Indeed, the Darwin …
… Victorian clergy. London: Croom Helm. Keppel, T. E. 1887. The country parson as he was, and as …

Science: A Man’s World?

Summary

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…

Matches: 13 hits

… Discussion Questions | Letters Darwin's correspondence show that many nineteenth …
… Letters Darwin’s Notes On Marriage [April - July 1838] In these notes, …
… of family, home and sociability. Letter 489 - Darwin to Wedgwood, E., [20 January 1839] …
… theories, & accumulating facts in silence & solitude”. Darwin also comments that he has …
… by”. Letter 3715 - Claparède, J. L. R. A. E. to Darwin, [6 September 1862] …
… are not those of her sex”. Letter 4038 - Darwin to Lyell, C., [12-13 March 1863] …
… “first rate critic”. Letter 4377 - Haeckel, E. P. A. to Darwin, [2 January 1864] …
… of feminine works”. Letter 4441 - Becker, L. E. to Darwin, [30 March 1864] …
… ladies, to study nature. Letter 4940 - Cresy, E. to Darwin, E., [20 November 1865] …
… masculine nor pedantic”. Letter 6976 - Darwin to Blackwell, A. B., [8 November 1869] …
… read the pamphlet herself. Letter 8335 - Reade, W. W. to Darwin, [16 May 1872] …
… to women. Letter 10746 – Darwin to Dicey, E. M., [1877] Darwin gives his …
… Letter 12389 - Johnson, M. to Darwin, [January 1880 ] Mary Johnson tells Darwin about a …

Darwin in letters, 1863: Quarrels at home, honours abroad

Summary

At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of animals and plants under domestication, anticipating with excitement the construction of a hothouse to accommodate his increasingly varied botanical experiments…

Matches: 27 hits

… At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of …
… markedly, reflecting a decline in his already weak health. Darwin then began punctuating letters …
… am languid & bedeviled … & hate everybody’. Although Darwin did continue his botanical …
… letter-writing dwindled considerably. The correspondence and Darwin’s scientific work diminished …
… of the water-cure. The treatment was not effective and Darwin remained ill for the rest of the year. …
… the correspondence from the year. These letters illustrate Darwin’s preoccupation with the …
… to man’s place in nature both had a direct bearing on Darwin’s species theory and on the problem …
… detailed anatomical similarities between humans and apes, Darwin was full of praise. He especially …
… in expressing any judgment on Species or origin of man’. Darwin’s concern about the popular …
… Lyell’s and Huxley’s books. Three years earlier Darwin had predicted that Lyell’s forthcoming …
… first half of 1863 focused attention even more closely on Darwin’s arguments for species change. …
… ‘groan’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 6 March [1863] ). Darwin reiterated in a later letter that it …
… of creation, and the origin of species particularly, worried Darwin; he told Hooker that he had once …
… letter to J. D. Hooker, 24[–5] February [1863] ). Darwin did not relish telling Lyell of his …
… ( letter to Charles Lyell, 6 March [1863] ). Nevertheless, Darwin’s regret was profound that the …
… the ‘brutes’, but added that he would bring many towards Darwin who would have rebelled against …
… from Charles Lyell, 11 March 1863 ). The botanist Asa Gray, Darwin’s friend in the United States, …
… off ( see letter from Asa Gray, 20 April 1863 ). In May, Darwin responded to Gray that Lyell’s and …
… or Modification, ’. Faction fighting Darwin was not alone in feeling disaffected …
… in the subject. ‘The worst of it is’, Hooker wrote to Darwin, ‘I suppose it is virtually Huxley’s …
… that he had contributed to the proofs of human antiquity. Darwin and Hooker repeatedly exchanged …
… seen how indignant all Owen’s lies and mean conduct about E. Columbi made me… . The case is come to …
… this subject seems to get rarer & rarer’ ( letter to H. W. Bates, 18 April [1863] ), …
… for the Natural History Review ( see letter to H. W. Bates, 12 January [1863] ). Darwin added …
… Copley Medal had been unsuccessful ( see letter from E. A. Darwin to Emma Darwin, 11 November [1863 …
… on the bookcase and around the head of the sofa ( letter to W. E. Darwin, [25 July 1863], and …
… was hidden by overgrown trees and shrubs ( see letter from W. D. Fox, 7 September [1863] ). Emma …

4.36 Sem, Chistmas card

Summary

< Back to Introduction An unattributed watercolour drawing of Darwin shows him dapperly dressed in a tail coat, but walking on all fours like an animal, his lean figure bent over in an arch and filling the space. It is inscribed ‘With Compliments of…

Matches: 8 hits

… An unattributed watercolour drawing of Darwin shows him dapperly dressed in a tail coat, but walking …
… has a printed publication line, ‘Harding, 157, Piccadilly W’, a firm that published greetings cards …
… it is evident that Frederick Sem, who drew the caricature of Darwin now in the Royal collection, …
… Sem’s familiar monogram signature. The characterisation of Darwin’s bearded head and spindly legs in …
… resembles that of Sem’s caption on his caricature of Darwin and the inscriptions on his other …
… of the mount indicates that the drawing was acquired by the Darwin family ‘From E. Kersley’, an art …
… date of creation unknown; probably late 1870s or c.1880 -1   computer-readable date c …
… 2020. See also the bibliography for Sem’s caricature of Darwin in Queen Alexandra’s scrapbook, …

'An Appeal' against animal cruelty

Summary

The four-page pamphlet transcribed below and entitled 'An Appeal', was composed jointly by Emma and Charles Darwin (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [29 September 1863]). The pamphlet, which protested against the cruelty of steel vermin…

Matches: 8 hits

… many persons Squires Ladies & MPs' (see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, [6–27 …
… the campaign than she expected (see the letter from Emma Darwin to William Erasmus Darwin, [2 …
… distributing the 'cruelty pamphlet', and letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, 8 December …
… paper Animal World , and prominently linked Charles Darwin"s name to the offer of a prize …
… for working horses with sore necks (see letter from Emma Darwin to William Erasmus Darwin, [23 April …
… 1861, in 1863 and 1864, from 1871 to 1875, and in 1878 and 1880 (CD’s Classed account books (Down …
… moral qualities possessed by human civilisation. However, Darwin was not against blood-sports: his …
… not been identified; however, see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, 8 December [1863]. Only two …

People featured in the German and Austrian photograph album

Summary

Biographical details of people from the Habsburg Empire that appeared in the album of German and Austrian scientists sent to Darwin on 12 February 1877. We are grateful to Johannes Mattes for providing these details and for permission to make his…

Matches: 7 hits

… in the album of German and Austrian scientists sent to Darwin on 12 February 1877. We are …
… p. 9. N.N.: Die Spielhölle in der Kärntnerstraße. In: Neues Wiener Blatt 270 (2 nd …
… official ( Oberhüttenverwalter ) in Idrija. E. Tietze: Jahresbericht für 1912. In: …
… Gymnasium in Graz (1851) and Olomouc (1856). From 1858 to 1880 , he taught natural history in the …
… member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences (1892). W. Kühnelt: Marenzeller Emil von. In: …
… of the Zoological-Botanical Society in Vienna. W. Heß: Rogenhofer, Alois. In: Allgemeine …
… 1873). Habilitation in palaeontology (1877) and geology (1880 ) at the Technical College in Vienna, …

	CCD intro	(3)
	Featured	(3)
	Life sciences	(2)
	Natural selections: a longer read	(2)
	Human nature	(1)
	Religion	(1)
	botany	(1)
	hothouse	(1)
	Historical documents	(1)

Darwin Correspondence Project

Search form

Search: contains ""

Bad Request

Summary

Matches: 23 hits

Summary

Matches: 26 hits

Summary

Matches: 4 hits

Summary

Matches: 21 hits

Summary

Matches: 21 hits

Summary

Matches: 16 hits

Summary

Matches: 11 hits

Summary

Matches: 11 hits

Summary

Matches: 12 hits

Summary

Matches: 21 hits

Summary

Matches: 15 hits

Summary

Matches: 18 hits

Summary

Matches: 22 hits

Summary

Matches: 13 hits

Summary

Matches: 27 hits

Summary

Matches: 8 hits

Summary

Matches: 8 hits

Summary

Matches: 7 hits