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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 …
- … chlorophyll by examining thin slices of plant tissue under a microscope. When not experimenting, he …
- … for scientific colleagues or their widows facing hardship. Darwin had suffered from poor health …
- … more weak than usual. To Lawson Tait, he remarked, ‘I feel a very old man, & my course is nearly …
- … 1881. But some of his scientific friends quickly organised a campaign for Darwin to have greater …
- … Botanical observation and experiment had long been Darwin’s greatest scientific pleasure. The year …
- … styled plants ( letter from Fritz Müller, 1 January 1882 , and letter to Fritz Müller, 4 January …
- … working at the effects of Carbonate of Ammonia on roots,’ Darwin wrote, ‘the chief result being that …
- … the nature of their contents, if immersed for some hours in a weak solution of C. of Ammonia’. …
- … 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, …
- … any extra labour’ ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 6 January 1882 ). The finished paper, ‘On new …
- … effects on chlorophyll ( letter to Joseph Fayrer, 30 March 1882 ). He received a specimen of …
- … one plant or animal!’ ( letter to Henry Groves, 3 April 1882 ). He wrote to an American in Kansas …
- … the flowers & experimentising on them’ ( letter to J. E. Todd, 10 April 1882 ). While …
- … 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 …
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 …
- … The Archers , previously worked with us playing Charles Darwin in a dramatisation of the …
- … to life with his masterful characterisation of Charles Darwin. It was a long and full day at the …
- … Other female correspondents asked Darwin questions about the spiritual implications of his theories …
- … [1880] ). The letters cover a long time span from one of 31 August …
- … from the youthful exuberance of the Beagle letters (e.g. letter to Caroline Darwin, 29 April …
- … in interpreting particular letters. How should one read Darwin’s politely worded rebuke to St G. J. …
- … of reports and questions that led up to his ‘confessing a murder’ in his famous letter to J. D. …
- … proofreading a draft chapter of Descent (letter to H. E. Darwin, [8 February 1870] ). …
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 …
- … races, and many of the differences between the sexes, with a single theory: sexual selection. Sexual …
- … in beetles. The unity of human species Darwin believed that the same process of sexual …
- … gradually increase those features over long periods of time. Darwin’s theory was based partly on the …
- … seemed to prevail across the globe. In Descent , Darwin also addressed widely held beliefs …
- … in effect separate species), and the fixity of racial types. A leading factor in disputes about …
- … of ‘species’, ‘varieties’, and ‘races’. Darwin argued forcefully for the unity of the human species, …
- … Gender and civilisation In his early notebooks, Darwin remarked that survival value or …
- … , B74). In his later writings on plants and animals, Darwin remained consistent on this point, and …
- … improvement, or design. However, when it came to humans, Darwin reintroduced the structure of …
- … and present, on the basis of their ‘civilization’. Here Darwin drew on contemporary anthropology, …
- … colonial conquests and expansion abroad. Thus, while Darwin’s views on race differed widely …
- … men, and of non-European peoples becoming ‘civilized’ (i.e. European). Of the three Yahgans who had …
- … ( Beagle diary , p. 143). He was delighted to receive a letter from an African correspondent …
- … Gaika as an authoritative observer in Expression . He had a number of women correspondents who …
- … Press. Desmond, Adrian and James Moore. 2009. Darwin's sacred cause . London: Allen …
- … British Journal of the History of Science 6: 9–23 [in a special issue on ‘Descent of Darwin: race, …
- … . New York: The Free Press. Voss, Julia. 2007, Darwin’s pictures: views of evolutionary …
- … with women Key letters : Letter to H. E. Darwin, [8 February 1870] …
- … Letter to [E. M. Dicey?], [1877] Letter to C. A. Kennard, 9 January 1882 …
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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- … with Professor Sarah Richardson and Dr Myrna Perez, Darwin Correspondence Project staff …
- … we feature some of the student projects that were created as a result. Links to the resources and to …
- … to encourage students to explore disparities between Darwin's public ideas and those he …
- … by the resources include: To what extent were Darwin's ideas about the sexes …
- … Sarah is a recent Harvard graduate. Her interest in …
- … one of the key insights of the DCP’s research into Darwin’s understandings of sex and gender. In his …
- … between the child and the man” ( Descent 2: 317). Darwin believed, however, that although women …
- … superior to men. Sarah argues that understanding Darwin’s belief in the higher morality of …
- … Miranda graduated from Harvard with a degree in Government. She was drawn to …
- … her house. Miranda focuses on the role that Darwin’s domestic life played in his …
- … the more grateful I shall be.”(Letter to Darwin, H. E., [8 Feb 1870] ) Although Miranda …
- … to have her edit the Descent of Man , she offers us a glimpse into the complex gender landscape …
- … Amalia originally took Professor Richardson’s course on a whim, interested in the relationship …
- … communications reveal that while he may have been a firm believer in male intellectual superiority, …
- … marked as “for your private use.” (Letter to Kennard, C.A., 9 Jan 1882 ) In this personal …
- … believe that women’s intellectual inferiority was entirely a matter of innate ability, but was also …
- … Vanessa graduated from Harvard with a degree in Computer Science, with a particular interest in …
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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- … photographic firm of Elliott and Fry seems to have portrayed Darwin at Down House on several …
- … Payments to the firm on 25 July 1869 and 5 April 1870 in Darwin’s banking account must relate to …
- … to Wallace. Elliott and Fry evidently approached Darwin again in the spring of 1871, with a …
- … to Down again for a simpler portrayal. On 2 August 1871, Darwin wrote, ‘Many thanks for the …
- … which of Elliott and Fry’s widely disseminated images of Darwin were taken in summer 1869, and which …
- … view, is not much help. However, two of the group now in the Darwin archive were dated by Darwin’s …
- … the later 1870s are clearly wide of the mark. As regards Darwin’s appearance, he does not look older …
- … this group of photographs, of which there is a print in the Darwin archive (DAR 225.117), shows a …
- … and must therefore have been reissued commemoratively. Darwin’s daughter Henrietta owned this, and …
- … to it. In another of Elliott and Fry’s photographs, Darwin sits sternly erect; in yet another he …
- … to a profile or nearer to a frontal view. In all of them Darwin is wearing a distinctive waistcoat, …
- … the complexities, John van Wyhe, in his ‘Iconography’ of Darwin portraits, identifies some of the …
- … the day, which were widely marketed. Thus the photographs of Darwin were frequently reissued in …
- … in the National Portrait Gallery. An idealised version of Darwin’s head from one of the Elliott and …
- … the same block was re-used as the frontispiece to the June 1882 issue, which had two obituary …
- … Police News, accompanying a notice of Darwin’s death in 1882. A vignette version of the most …
- … signed by A. Gusman in Le Magasin Pittoresque, c. 1882 (Bridgeman Images), and a painting by …
- … references and bibliography letters from Darwin to A.B. Meyer, 27 November [1869], (DCP-LETT-7014) …
- … Popular Science Monthly vol. 2 (Feb. 1873), accompanying a review of Expression of the Emotions …
- … in 1881 (DAR 140 1.33) and for an obituary article in a supplement to the same journal (22 April …
- … A further derivative is an intaglio engraving signed ‘E.W. Andrews fecit’ in the Natural History …
- … Photographic Studios of Europe (London: Piper and Carter, 1882), pp. 42-5, ‘Messrs Elliott & …
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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- … [1–23 July 1841] William Hopkins's comments on a compass diagram designed to show the …
- … 1872 CD asks G. C. Wallich for the negative of a photograph of smiling girl (enclosed) and …
- … containing bud samples, 12 May 1878 G. H. Darwin's drawings of Thalia dealbata …
- … 1879 Anthony Rich's description of the movement of a caterpillar, 1 July 1879 …
- … plants", Collected papers 2: 236–56], 22 February 1882 …
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 …
- … restrict himself to ‘more confined & easy subjects’. A month earlier, on 23 February , he had …
- … 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 …
- … of his book on earthworms, published in October, was a boost. His 5-year-old grandson Bernard, who …
- … Evolution old and new when revising his essay on Erasmus Darwin’s scientific work, and that Darwin …
- … on 8 December. Krause countered Butler’s accusations in a review of Unconscious memory in …
- … Kosmos article should be translated and also appear in a British journal. Darwin could see that …
- … seasoned journalist and editor Leslie Stephen. There was ‘a hopeless division of opinion’ within the …
- … , hoping that he did not think them ‘all gone mad on such a small matter’. The following day, Darwin …
- … avoid being pained at being publicly called in ones old age a liar, owing to having unintentionally …
- … 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 19 …
- … 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 …
- … vol. 30, letter to C. A. Kennard, 9 January 1882 ). ‘I sometimes receive so many …
- … 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] ). …
- … Nature published the day after Darwin’s death in April 1882. Deaths, gifts and legacies …
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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- … Female readership | Reading Variation Darwin's letters, in particular those …
- … that his views are original and will appeal to the public. Darwin asks Murray to forward the …
- … and criticisms of style. Letter 2461 - Darwin to Hooker, J. D., [11 May 1859] …
- … obscure, even after it had been proofread and edited by “a lady”. Darwin, E. to Darwin, W …
- … asks his son, Francis, to check his Latin translation of a passage of Descent . Evidence …
- … , Murray tells Darwin that he believes the work will be a success and will cause a stir among men. …
- … Letter 13650 Kennard, C. A. to Darwin, [28 January 1882] Caroline Kennard responds …
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 …
- … he described how his own regard for animals had developed to a point where, still a young man, he …
- … greatly in the 19 th century as physiology became a profession and an integral part of medical …
- … but not for mere damnable and detestable curiosity. It is a subject which makes me sick with horror, …
- … to E. R. Lankester, 22 March [1871] ). In Descent , Darwin described an animal enduring a …
- … who licked the hand of the operator; this man, unless he had a heart of stone, must have felt …
- … of different breeds together. Galton reported regularly to Darwin on the results (all negative). He …
- … Society, calling into question the theory of pangenesis. Darwin was taken aback, and swiftly replied …
- … no longer look after the rabbits (many died from the cold), Darwin offered to give the poor …
- … more influenced by experiments on animals than on plants’, Darwin conceded. ‘I think a large number …
- … ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 18 July 1875 ). Darwin was concerned that the method be painless, …
- … 1874 ). In the previous sections, we have traced Darwin’s growing interest in physiology and …
- … were analogous to those performed on dogs and other animals. Darwin’s work on insectivorous plants …
- … for the physiological laboratory (Klein et al. 1873), a two volume work designed for teaching. The …
- … an acquaintance of the Darwins, and had corresponded with Darwin cordially about his moral theory, …
- … in general’ ( letter from T. L. Brunton, 12 February 1882 ). Darwin declined the offer to be …
- … 1881 ). The organization had its first meeting on 20 April 1882, the day after Darwin’s death. …
- … freely and repeatedly on plants and ‘lower’ animals (e.g., worms), Darwin was now confronted with …
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 …
- … selected extracts [ View full extracts in a PDF ] 1) “And this leads me to say a few …
- … p. 88. 2) “There is one other point deserving a fuller notice. It has long been known that in …
- … courageous, pugnacious, and energetic than woman, and has a more inventive genius…” Descent …
- … powers of the two sexes is shewn by man attaining to a higher eminence, in whatever he takes up, …
- … and mind than woman, and in the savage state he keeps her in a far more abject state of bondage than …
- … Selected letters Letter 1113 - Darwin to Whitby, M. A. T., [2 September 1847] …
- … of dark eyebrows. Letter 489 – Darwin to Wedgwood, E., [20 January 1859] …
- … impeding general perusal. Letter 8146 – Darwin to Treat, M., [5 January 1872] …
- … Letter 10746 – Darwin to Dicey, E. M., [1877] Darwin gives his opinion on the …
- … Letter 13607 – Darwin to Kennard, C. A., [9 January 1882] Darwin responds to Caroline …
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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- … 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] …
- … Self-taught in “semi-masculine education”, Royer is a “singular individual whose attractions are not …
- … she has read Lamarck’s work under her own steam and is a “first rate critic”. Letter 4377 …
- … 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] …
- … pedantic”. Letter 6976 - Darwin to Blackwell, A. B., [8 November 1869] Darwin …
- … the Royal Society library. Kovalevsky would like to read a book by Jacobi on elliptic and theta …
- … to women. Letter 10746 – Darwin to Dicey, E. M., [1877] Darwin gives his …
- … Letter 13607 – Darwin to Kennard, C. A., [9 January 1882] Darwin responds to Caroline …
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, …
- … standing, and personal preference. George Romanes in his 1882 publication Animal intelligence …
- … 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 . …
- … by numerous women of their infants are not referenced in a section of Expression on ‘the …
- … was novelist Elizabeth Gaskell for her description of a crying baby in Mary Barton. …
- … Mould and Earthworms but she was identified only as “a lady, on whose accuracy I can implicitly …
- … near his house. Letter 8168 - Ruck, A. R. to Darwin, H., [20 January 1872] …
- … activity undertaken around Machynlleth in Wales. She has dug a number of trenches, measured soil …
- … fields of North Wales. Letter 8193 - Ruck, A. R. to Darwin, H., [1 February …
- … . Letter 12745 - Darwin to Wedgwood, K. E. S., [8 October 1880] Darwin …
2.7 Joseph Moore, Midland Union medal
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< 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…
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- … Union’s annual meeting in July 1880 to award an annual ‘Darwin Prize’ for the best article submitted …
- … them ‘an incentive to much real and useful work’. A Manchester Guardian article, ‘Darwin and …
- … in 1859. For many naturalists in the Union, he was indeed a heroic figure, and there was added pride …
- … with characteristic kindness and absence of condescension. Darwin wrote, ‘their wish to name the …
- … 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 …
- … stipulated in that year’s competition; below the name is a decorative design, appropriately …
- … in 1888, went to James Eustace Bagnall of Birmingham. He was a ‘manufactory clerk’ and autodidact, …
- … physical location cast at Down House, in a copper alloy or bronze; the wax model is also at Down …
- … DCP-LETT-12660. ‘Encouragement of Original Research: The Darwin Prize’, in E.W. Badger and W.J. …
- … 1880), p. 126. Bristol Mercury and Daily Post (22 April 1882), p. 6. Manchester Guardian (2 …
- … David Elliston Allen, The Naturalist in Britain: A Social History (Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, …
2.1 Thomas Woolner bust
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< Back to Introduction Thomas Woolner’s marble bust of Darwin was the first portrayal of him that reflected an important transition in his status in the later 1860s. In the 1840s–1850s Darwin had been esteemed within scientific circles as one among…
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- … to Introduction Thomas Woolner’s marble bust of Darwin was the first portrayal of him …
- … the subversive author of Origin of Species ; but by 1869 Darwin had gained public fame as a …
- … are not pleasing’. This enterprise came to nothing – was Darwin wary of authorising the creation and …
- … undertaken in November 1868, not for Erasmus but for Charles Darwin himself, and his immediate …
- … and awestruck visitors to Down, and apparently where Darwin carried out his duties as a magistrate. …
- … dynastic or social pretension; and Woolner’s portrayal of Darwin, analogously, falls somewhere …
- … the famous, such as Tennyson and Gladstone, usually combined a strong sense of individual character …
- … were ‘full of character, and . . . though in somewhat of a sensational style, finely modelled’, …
- … has shown great skill and sense of character’. The idea of a resemblance to portraits of Socrates is …
- … integrity in the face of calumnious attacks. Moreover, a physical resemblance between Darwin and …
- … invited to Darwin’s funeral in Westminster Abbey in 1882. A photograph of Woolner in his studio, c …
- … Huxley, ‘Charles Darwin’, Nature , 25:652 (27 April 1882), p. 597. William Darwin’s reminiscences …
- … . in the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh and London: E & S. Livingstone, 1960), p. 23, no …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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Here is a list of people that appeared in the photograph album Darwin received for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from scientific admirers in the Netherlands. Many thanks to Hester Loeff for identifying and researching them. No. …
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- … list of people that appeared in the photograph album Darwin received for his birthday on 12 …
- … 13 july 1835 Didam 11 august 1882 6 Asperen …
- … 18 fenruary 1808 Workum 15 may 1882 Lemmer 12 …
- … 25 march 1815 Goes 22 oktober 1882 Wolphaartsdijk 153 …
- … 8 october 1838 Deventer 10 march 1882 Amersfoort 178 …
Darwin in letters, 1878: Movement and sleep
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In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his attention to the movements of plants. He investigated the growth pattern of roots and shoots, studying the function of specific organs in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of…
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- … lessen injury to leaves from radiation In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his attention to …
- … in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of experiments to …
- … plant laboratories in Europe. While Francis was away, Darwin delighted in his role as …
- … the mental faculties of the two-year-old with those of a monkey. Another diversion from botanical …
- … agent of progress. The year closed with remarkable news of a large legacy bequeathed to Darwin by a …
- … birthday ( letter to Ernst Haeckel, 12 February [1878] ), Darwin reflected that it was ‘more …
- … Expression ), and the final revision of Origin (1872), Darwin had turned almost exclusively to …
- … position assumed by leaves at night (nyctitropism) was a protection against heat loss. ‘I think we …
- … me much & has cost us great labour, as it has been a problem since the time of Linnaus. But we …
- … were enrolled as researchers, as were family members. Darwin asked his niece Sophy to observe …
- … ( letter to Sophy Wedgwood, 24 March [1878–80] ). While Darwin was studying the function of …
- … in the petioles of the Cotyledons of oxalis, I conclude that a pulvinus must be developed from …
- … after growth has ceased or nearly ceased.’ Finally, Darwin turned to plant motion below the …
- … precision the lines of least resistance in the ground.’ Darwin would devote a whole chapter to the …
- … who was delighted, and eventually published them in his 1882 book Animal intelligence . ‘Like the …
Darwin in letters, 1877: Flowers and honours
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Ever since the publication of Expression, Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The year 1877 was no exception. The spring and early summer were spent completing Forms of flowers, his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the…
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- … Ever since the publication of Expression , Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The …
- … spent completing Forms of flowers , his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the …
- … of bloom, each of these projects would culminate in a major publication. Darwin’s botany was …
- … assisted his father’s research on movement and bloom, and Darwin in turn encouraged his son’s own …
- … by his engagement to Sara Sedgwick, an American from a family that the Darwins had befriended. The …
- … from Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands. Closer to home, Darwin received an honorary Doctorate of …
- … sites for possible earthworm activity. Now in his 69th year, Darwin remained remarkably productive, …
- … no controversy. In his autobiographical reflections, Darwin remarked: ‘no little discovery of …
- … (‘Recollections’, p. 419). During the winter and spring, Darwin was busy preparing the manuscript of …
- … and presented to the Linnean Society of London. In the book, Darwin adopted the more recent term …
- … as dimorphic without comparing pollen-grains & stigmas’, Darwin remarked to Joseph Dalton …
- … measurements of the size and number of pollen-grains, Darwin compared the fertility of individual …
- … dreadful work making out anything about dried flowers’, Darwin complained to Asa Gray on 8 March …
- … pleases me.’. Darwin dedicated the book to Gray, ‘as a small tribute of respect and affection’. He …
- … to you.’ Drawing his separate publications together into a larger whole enabled Darwin to advance …
- … measure: ‘it might then be highly beneficial to [a plant] that the same flower or the same …
- … I believe it is of value, it is not likely that more than a few hundred copies w d . be sold’. His …
- … Die Seele des Kindes (The mind of the child; Preyer 1882), based partly on observations of his son …
- … of Kosmos covering the German debate (letters to W. E. Gladstone, 2 October 1877 and 25 …
- … form and of motion was exact and lively’ ( letter from W. E. Gladstone, 23 October 1877 ). …
- … found him as soft & smooth as butter’ ( letter to C. E. Norton, 16 March 1877 ). Hooker was …
- … the gospel of dirt the order of the day’ ( letter from E. A. Darwin, 27 January [1877] ). Carlyle …
- … study of medical monstrosity ( letter from C. T. E. Siebold, 10 October 1877 ). An American banker …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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List of people appearing in the photograph album Darwin received from scientific admirers in the Netherlands for his birthday on 12 February 1877. We are grateful to Hester Loeff for providing this list and for permission to make her research available.…
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- … List of people appearing in the photograph album Darwin received from scientific admirers in …
- … 13 July 1835 Didam 11 August 1882 6 …
- … 18 February 1808 Workum 15 May 1882 Lemmer …
- … Died just a few months after the album was sent to Charles Darwin at the age of 53 …
- … Geologist, Economist an Darwinist. Corresponded with Darwin and translated The descent of Man in …
- … 25 March 1815 Goes 22 October 1882 Wolphaartsdijk …
- … 8 October 1838 Deventer 10 March 1882 Amersfoort …
Casting about: Darwin on worms
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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…
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- … featured in the news announcement in May 2014 that a citizen science project had been launched …
- … 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 …
- … pointed out in his Natural History of Selborne of 1789 (a book Darwin claimed had ‘much …
- … become cold, hard-bound, and sterile. White believed that a monograph on worms would open up a new …
- … the volume of earth raised to the surface by earthworms (a stonking 161 tons per acre annually); …
- … variety of strange things he persuaded people to do. Darwin concluded that worms had no sense …
- … to investigate whether worms possessed the power to lift a pavement. Leonard and George made …
- … realising that this negative evidence was also valuable to Darwin. Thomas Henry Farrer , …
- … using knitting needles, but, perhaps thinking this too big a sacrifice, when Lucy reported her …
- … 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 …
- … observations he had gathered to write a book on the subject. Darwin brought to the topic the …
- … much bigger souls than anyone wd suppose’ ( letter to W. E. Darwin, 31 January [1881] (CUL DAR …
Francis Darwin
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Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished scientist. He was an undergraduate at Trinity College, Cambridge, initially studying mathematics, but then transferring to natural sciences. Francis completed…
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- … Known to his family as ‘Frank’, Charles Darwin’s seventh child himself became a distinguished …
- … of surviving correspondence with his father while he was a student is largely about money. He had …
- … fellow as I daresay I appear to you’ (letter to Francis Darwin, 18 October [1870] ). …
- … had been employed as his father's secretary and assistant. Darwin had been concerned about his …
- … in his father's botanical work, spending some time in a laboratory run by Julius von Sachs in …
- … his father had not been knighted, although in 1877 Charles Darwin was awarded an honorary degree …
- … notably on movement in plants, and they had written a book on this topic together ( The Power of …
- … letters. His Royal Society obituary notice suggests a gifted, straightforward and deeply kind man. …
