From John Morris 1 March 1856
Author: | John Morris |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 Mar 1856 |
Classmark: | DAR 205.2: 246 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1835 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … DCP-LETT-1835 …
From Caroline Darwin 29 December [1835]
Summary
CD’s fame is spreading: she quotes Henslow ["Letters to Professor Henslow" (1835), Collected papers 1: 3–16], and a passage in the Athenæum.
Adds news of family and friends.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood; Charlotte Wedgwood; Charlotte Langton |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 29 Dec [1835] |
Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 26–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-291 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Caroline Darwin 29 December [1835] …
- … Wedgwood Charlotte Wedgwood/Charlotte Langton unstated 29 Dec [1835] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Henslow ["Letters to Professor Henslow" (1835), Collected papers 1: 3–16], and a passage …
- … July 12th’ by CD (see letter to Caroline Darwin, [19] July – [12 August] 1835 , n. 1). …
- … Athenæum , 21 November 1835, p. 8. The Athenæum was published weekly. Should read ‘the …
- … of the Society on the 16 th of November 1835”. My Father did not move from his seat till …
From Susan Darwin 22 November 1835
Summary
Some of CD’s letters were read at Geological Society in London. Professor Sedgwick says of CD, "doing admirably … collection above all praise … will have a great name among the Naturalists of Europe".
Erasmus has taken office of Clerk to a Government Commissioner. Other family news.
Author: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Nov 1835 |
Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 24–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-288 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … From Susan Darwin 22 November 1835 …
- … DAR 97 (ser. 2): 24–5 Susan Elizabeth Darwin Shrewsbury 22 Nov 1835 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Shrewsbury Nov br . 22 d . | 1835 My dear Charles— I am happy to tell you that your …
- … Society by Adam Sedgwick (see letter from Caroline Darwin, 29 December [1835] ) on …
- … 18 November 1835 ( Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 2 (1833–8): 210–12, …
- … eager for more details. On 6 December 1835 he wrote to Sedgwick, ‘How I long for the …
- … him, Emma Wedgwood wrote on 29 November [1835] to her aunt, Jessie Sismondi : ‘Erasmus is …
From R. H. Corfield 14 — 18 July 1835
Summary
Passes on news from England and some Shrewsbury papers.
Author: | Richard Henry Corfield |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 & 18 July 1835 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 131 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-280 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From R. H. Corfield 14 — 18 July 1835 …
- … DAR 204: 131 Richard Henry Corfield Valparaiso 14 & 18 July 1835 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Morning Herald of Saturday, 21 February 1835, p. 3. The reference is to the summary of a …
- … Science ( The Morning Herald , 21 February 1835, p. 3). Mariano Gonzales, CD’s guide on …
- … Valparaiso July 14 1835 My dear Darwin— The Blonde with Capt Fitzroy on board being on the …
From R. E. Alison [March – July 1835]
Summary
Sends some historical data to illustrate the elevation of the coast at Valparaiso in recent times.
Author: | Robert Edward Alison |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [Mar – July 1835] |
Classmark: | DAR 36: 425–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-247 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From R. E. Alison [March – July 1835] …
- … DAR 36: 425–6 Robert Edward Alison unstated [Mar – July 1835] Charles Robert Darwin …
- … of his expeditions near Valparaiso. In 1835, CD was in the Valparaiso area between March …
- … 1822 earthquake on a number of occasions in 1835 ( see Correspondence vol. 1, letter from …
- … R. E. Alison, 25 June 1835 , and Journal of researches , p. 374), and CD referred to the …
From Catherine Darwin 30 October 1835
Summary
Erasmus has received CD’s journal and two boxes; six large boxes are at Plymouth. Had feared them lost in wreck of Challenger.
News of family and friends.
Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Oct 1835 |
Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 22–3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-287 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From Catherine Darwin 30 October 1835 …
- … Darwin/Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton Shrewsbury 30 Oct 1835 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Society. CD is listed as a member in 1835–6. In 1877 it was amalgamated with the …
- … of the Challenger at Portsmouth, 19 October 1835. Seymour was exonerated. The first four …
- … Shrewsbury. October 30 th . | 1835. My dear Charles We are very anxious to hear from you …
From R. H. Corfield 26–7 June 1835
Summary
Greatly enjoyed CD’s company; has worried about his health. Adds some European and English news.
Author: | Richard Henry Corfield |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 & 27 June 1835 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 130 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-278 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From R. H. Corfield 26–7 June 1835 …
- … DAR 204: 130 Richard Henry Corfield Valparaiso 26 & 27 June 1835 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Valparaiso June 26 th 1835 My dear Darwin It gave me infinite pleasure to receive your …
- … to Caroline Darwin, [19] July – [12 August] 1835 ). This may have been a letter to Charles …
- … shortly after visiting Concepcion [March 1835], to Mr. Douglas, a very intelligent man, …
- … your friend | R H Corfield Saturday June 27 1835 I merely add a few lines to ask you to …
From Charles D. Douglas 24 February 1835
Summary
Sends CD large beetles from Chiloé.
Describes an earthquake at Caucague.
Gives exact location and measurements of two blocks of granite; has seen and heard of others; will report if he surveys the Potrero on Chiloé.
Author: | Charles D. Douglas |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 Feb 1835 |
Classmark: | DAR 35.1: 329–30 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-269 |
From Caroline Darwin 30 March 1835
Summary
Urges him to return home. News of family and friends; the Langtons will go to Rio in April and then winter in the West Indies. Henslow has a son.
Author: | Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Mar 1835 |
Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 20–1 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-273 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From Caroline Darwin 30 March 1835 …
- … Darwin/Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood Shrewsbury 30 Mar 1835 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Shrewsbury March 30 th . | 1835 My dear Charles Your last letter was to Cath dated Nov r 8 …
- … George Henslow was born on 23 March 1835 ( Alum. Cantab. ). The issue centred on the Irish …
- … Peel ’s ministry opposed the resolution and, when it was passed, resigned on 8 April 1835. …
From Charles Whitley 5 February 1835
Summary
Replies to CD’s letter [250], giving news of himself and mutual friends.
Author: | Charles Thomas Whitley |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Feb 1835 |
Classmark: | DAR 204: 132 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-267 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From Charles Whitley 5 February 1835 …
- … DAR 204: 132 Charles Thomas Whitley Durham College 5 Feb 1835 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Hill , Bart, both Conservatives, were unopposed in the general election of January 1835. …
- … College, Durham Feb y . 5 th . 1835 My dear Darwin, At length I have an opportunity of …
From Susan Darwin 16 February 1835
Summary
Met Capt. Harding who said FitzRoy was promoted to Post-Captain.
News of family and friends. Forthcoming marriages of Robert Wedgwood and Tom Eyton.
Author: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Feb 1835 |
Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 18–20 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-268 |
From R. E. Alison 25 June 1835
Summary
Gives details of his observations which lend support to the view that Chile is rising with respect to the sea. Reports some observations and opinions with regard to earthquakes and volcanic action in the area.
Author: | Robert Edward Alison |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 June 1835 |
Classmark: | DAR 36.1: 427–427a |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-277 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From R. E. Alison 25 June 1835 …
- … DAR 36.1: 427–427a Robert Edward Alison Valparaiso 25 June 1835 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Valparaiso 25 th . June 1835 Cha s . Darwin Esq. Dear Darwin By the arrival of the Beagle …
- … Burns Usborne ], [ c . 1–5 September 1835]). The correct names for Alison’s shells are …
From Thomas Sutcliffe [28 August – 5 September 1834]
Summary
Gives a map of part of Chile between Santiago and San Fernando. Suggests places and people that CD might profitably visit [en route].
Author: | Thomas Sutcliffe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [28 Aug – 5 Sept 1834] |
Classmark: | DAR 35: 405 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-255 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … after that date; he made further expeditions from Santiago between March and July 1835. …
- … effects of the earthquake of 20 February 1835 at Concepción (see Correspondence vol. 1, …
- … letter to J. S. Henslow, [10] – 13 March 1835 ), and recorded that its effects could be …
- … from Santiago between March and July 1835. The annotations have been included in the …
From W. C. Redfield May 1841
Summary
Is sending through John Blunt a copy of the last geological report of the state of New York along with a short paper on the tornado that passed through the state of New Jersey in June 1835.
Author: | William C. Redfield |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | May 1841 |
Classmark: | Yale University: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (William C. Redfield’s outbound letter book 1835–41 (z117 00151 2) p. 239) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-598A |
Matches: 4 hits
- … William C. Redfield’s outbound letter book 1835–41 (z117 00151 2) p. 239) William C. …
- … a short paper on the tornado that passed through the state of New Jersey in June 1835. …
- … in the State of New Jersey, June 19, 1835, with a plan and schedule of the prostrations …
- … across the State of New Jersey in June 1835; being nearly the same as published in the …
From Robert Thomson 1 May 1878
Summary
On earthquakes, and the generation of massive sea-waves that accompany them.
Author: | Robert Thomson |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 May 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 178: 118 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11492 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … earthquake that happened on 20 February 1835, and recorded feeling the tremors and earth …
- … of the great earthquake in Chile of Feby. 1835, I beg leave to submit to your attention a …
- … reference to earthquakes since the year 1835, nor have I ready access to the observations …
- … detailed account of the earthquake of 1835, than that which is given in your narrative. 1. …
- … this principle to the special case of 1835, I venture to say that when the coast of Chile …
- … 2. I am considering the earthquake of 1835 as one grand undulation, which I suppose moved …
- … as having happened a few years before that of 1835. Perhaps the grand earth wave in such a …
From Charles San Lambert [c. July 1835]
Summary
Instructions for a journey to the sulphur deposits of the Valle de la Coipa.
Describes volcanic formations capping granite hills from Copiapò to Atacama [Chile]. [See South America, pp. 230–1.]
Author: | Charles San Lambert |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [c. July 1835] |
Classmark: | DAR 37: 648, DAR 39.2: 161 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-279 |
From H. C. Watson 5 June 1856
Summary
Answers CD’s questions about plants common to U. S. and Britain and their distribution in Europe.
Variability of agrarian weeds.
Author: | Hewett Cottrell Watson |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 June 1856 |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 32 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1891 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … plants. Edinburgh. Watson, Hewett Cottrell. 1835. Remarks on the geographical distribution …
- … distribution of British plants ( Watson 1835 ); and The geographical distribution of …
- … Darwin Library–CUL. There are two tables in Watson 1835 pertinent to CD’s point. The ‘ …
- … species found in other countries’ ( Watson 1835 , p. 113) indicates that some 480 species …
- … and Britain. A much longer table ( Watson 1835 , pp. 187–258) attempted to show the ‘ …
- … letter. CD recorded that he had read Watson 1835 on 15 June 1856 ( Correspondence vol. …
- … informs me that since his publication in 1835 our knowledge has been much increased, & …
From Caroline and Catherine Darwin 28 January [1835]
Summary
Concerned over CD’s illness. His father strongly urges him to come home lest his health be ruined.
News of family and friends.
Twelve Tories elected in Shropshire.
Author: | Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Darwin; Caroline Sarah (Caroline) Wedgwood |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 28 Jan [1835] |
Classmark: | DAR 97 (ser. 2): 16–18 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-266 |
From C. D. Douglas 5 January 1836
Summary
Reports in detail on the 20 Feb 1835 earthquake and on volcanic activity into December of 1835. Encloses a letter sent to him describing the earthquake.
Author: | Charles D. Douglas |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 5 Jan 1836 |
Classmark: | DAR 39.1: 5–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-292 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Reports in detail on the 20 Feb 1835 earthquake and on volcanic …
- … activity into December of 1835. Encloses a letter sent to him describing the earthquake. …
- … about the level of the tides on 20 and 23 February 1835 (DAR 39.1: 6a). See letter …
- … from Charles D. Douglas, 24 February 1835 . CD in ‘Beagle’ diary , p. 253, calls this …
From H. C. Watson [after 23 March 1858]
Summary
Extracts from MS of vol. 4 of HCW’s Cybele Britannica [1847–59] showing the diversity of views on species among botanists.
Author: | Hewett Cottrell Watson |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 23 Mar 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 45: 16–17 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1808 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … 1800, 1818, and 1828; S. F. Gray 1821 ; Lindley 1835 ; and Babington 1843 and 1856. …
- … The references to ‘Hooker 1835’ and ‘Hooker 1842’ are presumably to the third and fifth …
- … Anglica. 3d ed. London. Lindley, John. 1835. A synopsis of the British flora, arranged …
- … Hooker Lindley Hooker Babington Arnott Babington 1796 1798 1800 1812 1818 1821 1828 1835 …
- … 1835 1842 1843 1850 1856 Rubus. 6 5 7 7 8 8 14 13 21 14 24 5 41 Salix 22 18 45 48 56 56 64 …
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Darwin’s earthquakes
Summary
Darwin experienced his first earthquake in 1834, but it was a few months later that he was really confronted with their power. Travelling north along the coast of Chile, Darwin and Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, were confronted with a series of…
Darwin & coral reefs
Summary
The central idea of Darwin's theory of coral reef formation, as it was later formulated, was that the islands were formed by the upward growth of coral as the Pacific Ocean floor gradually subsided. It overturned previous ideas and would in itself…
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- … elevation of the Chilean coast, makes clear that by April 1835, when he was still at Valparaiso, …
- … suggests that he was writing before the late summer of 1835, for about that time he adopted …
- … Darwin had begun reading about ‘the South Sea’ in May 1835. The Beagle library was well …
- … no. 1.17, written shortly after a visit to Lima in August 1835: ‘Corall rapidly growing in Low …
- … of both annular and barrier reefs. This was in November 1835 at Tahiti and the neighbouring reef of …
- … draft of his theory in a memorandum headed ‘Coral islands 1835.’ It is the first account of the …
- … was matched by the sinking of Pacific islands: 25 June 1835 . Darwin confides to his …
Darwin and barnacles
Summary
In a letter to Henslow in March 1835 Darwin remarked that he had done ‘very little’ in zoology; the ‘only two novelties’ he added, almost as an afterthought, were a new mollusc and a ‘genus in the family Balanidæ’ – a barnacle – but it was an oddity. Who,…
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- … In a letter to Henslow in March 1835 Darwin remarked that he had done ‘very little’ in zoology; …
Titus Coan
Summary
In 1874, when Darwin was preparing the second edition of Descent of Man, he received letters from all over the world in reply to his queries about human behaviour; one in particular would have stirred up unexpected memories of his own time among the native…
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…
Matches: 29 hits
- … Entomological Magazine.—? paper on Geograph. range [Anon. 1835] read Study Buffon on varieties of …
- … laws about sexes relative to the age of marriage [Quetelet 1835] Brown at end of Flinders [R. Brown …
- … 1834, 1837]. Verey Philosophie d’Hist. Nat. [Virey 1835] read Marcel de Serres …
- … C. Watson on Geog. distrib: of Brit: plants [H. C. Watson 1835] read Hume’s Essay on Human …
- … & Medic. researches on the Horse in N. America— [Harlan 1835] Owen has it. & Royal Soc …
- … Birds. 10 s 6 d . translated by Rennie [Bechstein 1835] Some facts on cross-bred animals, M r …
- … Pœppig Travels in S. America. German [Pöppig 1835–6].— Zoologie Generale. Iside. St Hilaire …
- … 1815]— Colon Library Hogarth Hist of Music [Hogarth 1835] Wilkinson Ægyptian [J. G. …
- … 1833]: Suite— Decandolle on Botany [A. de Candolle 1835]: Lacordaire Introduction Entomologique …
- … ) on Dogs [C. H. Smith 1839–40] /on Ruminants [Jardine ed. 1835–6]// on Horses [C. H. Smith 1841]// …
- … Hilaire Progress de un Naturalist [E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1835] (Gerard [Gérard 1844]) …
- … (Perry can give me order) Virey Philosoph [Virey 1835]. Forbes thinks worth reading Royal Soc …
- … kind [Jardine 1834b]. 9. Columbidæ (Pigeons.) [Selby 1835] 11. Ruminating Animals …
- … l’etude Botanique (Suite a Buffon) [A. de Candolle 1835] has many Geographical aphorisms & …
- … Trials [Feuerbach 1846] Godwins Work & Life [Godwin 1835] Brookes last Journal by …
- … 1849–57] Tocquevilles Democracy [Tocqueville 1835–40] Fellow’s Lycia (1 st Travels) …
- … de Beaumont 1830–8] & C Prevost on l’Ile Julie [Prévost 1835]. 1838 Oct 2 …
- … and 1830]— skimmed well Lutke’s voyage [Lütke 1835–6]— carefully read Reynold’s …
- … May 18 Stanley Familiar Hist. of Birds [E. Stanley 1835] Mackintosh’s Ethical Philosophy …
- … 25. Owen & Botelers Africa [W. F. Owen 1833 and Boteler 1835] well skimmed Gleanings of …
- … 1757] Swainson Geograph. Distrib of Animals [Swainson 1835] I see Swainsons Book has notes at …
- … 1774] nothing Coleridges Table Talk [Coleridge 1835]. Campbell’s Poems [T. Campbell …
- … Simple Story. Sir. J. Mackintosh life [Mackintosh 1835]. reread Priestley Life & …
- … [T. Moore 1825] & Liebers remains of Niebuhr [Lieber 1835]. 8 Paley’s Evidence. of Christ …
- … & Morning [Bulwer-Lytton] 1841]; Rienzi [Bulwer-Lytton] 1835]: Barnaby Rudge [Dickens 1841] …
- … —— 15 th . Harlans Med & Phys. Researches [Harlan 1835] abstracted. Smith Moral …
- … 1844] Pœppig Reisen [Pöppig 1835–6]— } skimmed.— …
- … poor.— —— Visey Philosoph. d’Hist Nat. [Virey 1835] } Alder & Hancock. Nudibran …
- … (nothing) 21. Van Mons Arbres Fruitiers 2. Vols [Mons 1835–6] July 7 th N. C. …
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…
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- … to think about—’ (letter to W. D. Fox, [9–12 August] 1835 ). Darwin’s doubts about orthodox …
Science, Work and Manliness
Summary
Discussion Questions|Letters In 1859, popular didactic writer William Landels published the first edition of what proved to be one of his best-selling works, How Men Are Made. "It is by work, work, work" he told his middle class audience, …
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- … Letter 282 - Darwin to Fox, W. D., [9 - 12 August 1835] Darwin discusses with Fox his …
Darwin’s study of the Cirripedia
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Darwin’s work on barnacles, conducted between 1846 and 1854, has long posed problems for historians. Coming between his transmutation notebooks and the Origin of species, it has frequently been interpreted as a digression from Darwin’s species work. Yet…
Darwin in letters, 1837–1843: The London years to 'natural selection'
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The seven-year period following Darwin's return to England from the Beagle voyage was one of extraordinary activity and productivity in which he became recognised as a naturalist of outstanding ability, as an author and editor, and as a professional…
Bibliography of Darwin’s geological publications
Summary
This list includes papers read by Darwin to the Geological Society of London, his books on the geology of the Beagle voyage, and other publications on geological topics. Author-date citations refer to entries in the Darwin Correspondence Project’s…
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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- … wall in Valparaiso, where he had witnessed an earthquake in 1835 ( letter from R. E. Alison, [March …
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. …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
Summary
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.…
Scientific Networks
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Friendship|Mentors|Class|Gender In its broadest sense, a scientific network is a set of connections between people, places, and things that channel the communication of knowledge, and that substantially determine both its intellectual form and content,…
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- … 272 — Darwin, C. R. to Henslow, J. S., [10–13] Mar 1835 Darwin tells Henslow the termination …
Darwin’s hothouse and lists of hothouse plants
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Darwin became increasingly involved in botanical experiments in the years after the publication of Origin. The building of a small hothouse - a heated greenhouse - early in 1863 greatly increased the range of plants that he could keep for scientific…
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- … Claudius Loudon’s Encyclopedia of gardening (Loudon 1835), a copy of which Darwin signed in 1841 …
'An Appeal' against animal cruelty
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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…
The Galapagos
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The Beagle arrives in the Galápagos Islands
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- … The Beagle arrives in the Galápagos Islands …
Darwin & Geology
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The lessons Darwin learned from Adam Sedgwick at Cambridge, and in the field in North Wales, stood him in good stead during the Beagle voyage. While he was attached to the Beagle from 1831 to 1835, Darwin actually spent about two-thirds of his time ashore,…
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- … voyage. While he was attached to the Beagle from 1831 to 1835, Darwin actually spent about two …
Australia
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The Beagle arrives in Australia
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- … The Beagle arrives in Australia …
Leaves South America
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The Beagle sets sail from Peru
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- … The Beagle sets sail from Peru …