To H. E. Strickland [11 August 1842]
Summary
Congratulates HES on producing an authoritative document [BAAS committee report on zoological nomenclature].
Has been to N. Wales looking at glacier traces described by W. Buckland, which are most interesting and clear. Has written an article on what he saw ["Ancient glaciers of Caernarvonshire" (1842), Collected papers 1: 163–71].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugh Edwin Strickland |
| Date: | [11 Aug 1842] |
| Classmark: | Museum of Zoology Archives, University of Cambridge (Strickland Papers) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-638 |
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- … To H. E. Strickland [11 August 1842] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 [11 Aug 1842] Hugh Edwin Strickland …
- … on what he saw ["Ancient glaciers of Caernarvonshire" (1842), Collected papers 1: 163–71]. …
- … Darwin. Philosophical Magazine 3d ser. 21 (1842): 180–8. [ Shorter publications , pp. 140– …
To Charles Stokes [January–March 1842]
Summary
Returns snuff box.
Sends a microscope for repair.
Makes appointment to discuss some corals that he is sending.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Stokes |
| Date: | [Jan–Mar 1842] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 91 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-613A |
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- … To Charles Stokes [January–March 1842] …
- … DAR 185: 91 Charles Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 [Jan–Mar 1842] Charles Stokes …
- … 2, letter to Charles Stokes, [1839–September 1842] ). The corals to which CD refers may be …
- … Buildings, Gray’s Inn. An entry of 5 April 1842 in CD’s Account book (Down House MS) …
To J. F. Royle [2 February 1842]
Summary
Asks JFR to support E. A. Darwin’s election to the Athenaeum.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Forbes Royle |
| Date: | [2 Feb 1842] |
| Classmark: | University of Rochester Libraries, Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-617 |
To William Yarrell [5 or 12 September 1842]
Summary
CD is too dull and languid to see Mr Bicheno but will be glad to answer his questions if he writes.
Asks WY to ask J. Sebright "whether the cross with white bantam brought back any of the ""secondary male characters"" to the hen–cock breed".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Yarrell |
| Date: | [5 or 12] Sept 1842 |
| Classmark: | Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand (Letters to Dr William Kitchen Parker and his sons, MS-Papers-1256-2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-613 |
To H. E. Strickland [19 February 1842]
Summary
CD saw Andrew Smith, who is interested in the subject [of zoological nomenclature], but CD thinks he differs from HES on some points. Sends Smith’s address.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugh Edwin Strickland |
| Date: | [19 Feb 1842] |
| Classmark: | Museum of Zoology Archives, University of Cambridge (Strickland Papers) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-620 |
To Susan Darwin [22 February 1842]
Summary
Comments on birth [of Catherine Elizabeth Sophia Wedgwood].
Plans to visit Shrewsbury.
Describes behaviour of William Darwin.
Discusses speculation losses of acquaintances, including T. Carlyle’s. Mentions his own loss on Journal of researches.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Date: | [22 Feb 1842] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-621 |
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- … To Susan Darwin [22 February 1842] …
- … 10 Charles Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 [22 Feb 1842] Susan Elizabeth Darwin …
- … Coral reefs , which was published in May 1842. Anne Marsh . William Erskine , husband of …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1842. Freeman, Richard Broke. 1978. Charles …
To H. E. Strickland 31 May [1842]
Summary
Comments on HES’s Report ["Report of a committee … (on) nomenclature of zoology", Rep. BAAS 12 (1842): 105–21]. Suggests limit be put to changing names that are only partially erroneous to prevent those who detect the error from coining new names and attaching their own. HES’s rule for "authority for a species" is difficult, though on the whole best. Suggests stating it boldly to prevent appropriation of species names by "tacker[s] of two old names together".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugh Edwin Strickland |
| Date: | 31 May [1842] |
| Classmark: | Museum of Zoology Archives, University of Cambridge (Strickland Papers) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-630 |
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- … To H. E. Strickland 31 May [1842] …
- … Strickland Papers) Charles Robert Darwin Maer 31 May [1842] Hugh Edwin Strickland …
- … nomenclature of zoology", Rep. BAAS 12 (1842): 105–21]. Suggests limit be put to changing …
- … corrected draft of Strickland et al. 1842 was circulated among naturalists for criticism …
- … see his letter to Strickland, 17 February 1842 , n. 2. The report had been corrected in …
To Susan Darwin [late July–August 1842]
Summary
Has made an offer for house at Down, renting having been refused. Discusses price, risks involved, and Edward Cresy’s advice.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Susan Elizabeth Darwin |
| Date: | [late July–Aug 1842] |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: A16–17 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-634 |
To G. R. Waterhouse [4 or 11 September 1842]
Summary
Thanks GRW for collection [of insects] he has made up for CD’s nephew.
Leaves decision to GRW as to which institutions should receive CD’s Beagle insects.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Robert Waterhouse |
| Date: | [4 or 11] Sept 1842 |
| Classmark: | Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-641 |
To Emma Darwin [8 March 1842]
Summary
Family news from Shrewsbury.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [8 Mar 1842] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 18 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-622 |
To Leonard Jenyns [9 May 1842]
Summary
Is sending fish skins and bottles off to Cambridge Philosophical Society.
Fish numbers [of Zoology], now finished, give CD satisfaction when he doubts whether he ought to have applied for Government money.
Wishes Thomas Bell would finish his part [Reptiles].
CD has just corrected last page of index of Coral reefs.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leonard Jenyns; Leonard Blomefield |
| Date: | [9 May 1842] |
| Classmark: | Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-629 |
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- … To Leonard Jenyns [9 May 1842] …
- … Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 [9 May 1842] Leonard Jenyns/Leonard Blomefield …
- … s Account Book (Down House MS) entry for 3 May 1842 reads: ‘Hall for making index 9s’. He …
- … By Charles Darwin. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1842. Correspondence : The correspondence of …
To Hugh Edwin Strickland 17 February [1842]
Summary
CD approves of HES’s "laws" [of nomenclature]. Regrets that [J. E.?] Gray does not approve of the scheme. CD has sent the paper to William Ogilby and suggests that HES send it to G. R. Waterhouse, of whom he has a high opinion.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Hugh Edwin Strickland |
| Date: | 17 Feb [1842] |
| Classmark: | Museum of Zoology Archives, University of Cambridge (Strickland Papers) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-619 |
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- … To Hugh Edwin Strickland 17 February [1842] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 17 Feb [1842] Hugh Edwin Strickland …
- … eventually published as Strickland et al. 1842. The committee, including both Strickland …
- … on 11 February (Strickland et al. 1842, pp. 105–6). The report generally rejected the …
To [William Baxter or W. W. Baxter?] 8 December [1842–81]
Summary
Orders large pot of spermaceti ointment.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Walmisley Baxter; William Baxter |
| Date: | 8 Dec [1842-81] |
| Classmark: | University of Otago, Special Collections (MS 49) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11271F |
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- … volume, Supplement, letter to [William Baxter or W. W. Baxter? ], [1842–82? ] and n. 2. …
- … To [William Baxter or W. W. Baxter? ] 8 December [1842–81] …
- … from CD’s residence in Down from September 1842 onwards ( Correspondence vol. 2, Appendix …
- … MS 49) Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 Dec 1842 8 Dec 1843 8 Dec 1844 8 Dec 1845 8 Dec 1846 8 …
To Richard Owen [4 February 1842]
Summary
Informs Owen of the fossil finds of F. J. Muñiz in south America.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Richard Owen |
| Date: | [4 Feb 1842] |
| Classmark: | Enns Entomology Museum, University of Missouri |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-617G |
To H. T. De la Beche 7 February 1842
Summary
Asks De la Beche about variation among domesticated animals in Jamaica.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Henry Thomas De la Beche |
| Date: | 7 Feb 1842 |
| Classmark: | National Museum of Wales, Department of Natural Sciences (De la Beche) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-618 |
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- … To H. T. De la Beche 7 February 1842 …
- … Charles Robert Darwin London, Upper Gower St, 12 7 Feb 1842 Henry Thomas De la Beche …
- … noted ‘sent by M r Delabeche to Jamaica. | Feb. 7 th . 1842’. No replies have been found. …
- … bred for a few generations in Jamaica. — C. Darwin Feb. 7 th . 1842. 12 Up. Gower St. …
To W. D. Fox 23 March [1842]
Summary
Letter of condolence on the death of WDF’s wife [Harriet Fletcher Fox].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Darwin Fox |
| Date: | 23 Mar [1842] |
| Classmark: | Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 57) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-624 |
To W. H. Miller [16 October – 27 November 1842]
Summary
Mentions preparing geological notes for press. Asks whether WHM still has some geological specimens he had examined for CD.
Urges WHM to attend important meeting of Geological Society on 3 December.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Hallowes Miller |
| Date: | [16 Oct – 27 Nov 1842] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.29) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-651 |
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- … To W. H. Miller [16 October – 27 November 1842] …
- … Mss.B.D25.29) Charles Robert Darwin Down [16 Oct – 27 Nov 1842] William Hallowes Miller …
- … the Geological Society, held 2 December 1842, the membership voted to approve the action …
- … letter to Charles Lyell, [5 and 7 October 1842] , n. 3; a letter from L. L. Belinfante …
To Emma Darwin [13 March 1842]
Summary
News of family and of his stay at Shrewsbury.
Calculates the newly instituted income tax will mean £30 per annum.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
| Date: | [13 Mar 1842] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.8: 19 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-623 |
To J. S. Henslow [26 January 1842]
Summary
CD relates that Robert Brown is anxious to have [C. M.] Leman[n] elected librarian of the Linnean Society and urges JSH to come to vote for him. CD joins in the request.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
| Date: | [26 Jan 1842] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-615 |
To Charles Babbage [1839 – August 1842]
Summary
Is so unwell today that he is unable to come [to CB’s party].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Babbage |
| Date: | [1839 – Aug 1842] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (Add 37191: 297) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-476 |
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Darwin and Down
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Charles and Emma Darwin, with their first two children, settled at Down House in the village of Down (later ‘Downe’) in Kent, as a young family in 1842. The house came with eighteen acres of land, and a fifteen acre meadow. The village combined the…
Darwin and Fatherhood
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Charles Darwin married Emma Wedgwood in 1839 and over the next seventeen years the couple had ten children. It is often assumed that Darwin was an exceptional Victorian father. But how extraordinary was he? The Correspondence Project allows an unusually…
Darwin & Glen Roy
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Although Darwin was best known for his geological work in South America and other remote Beagle destinations, he made one noteworthy attempt to explain a puzzling feature of British geology. In 1838, two years after returning from the voyage, he travelled…
Natural Selection: the trouble with terminology Part I
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Darwin encountered problems with the term ‘natural selection’ even before Origin appeared. Everyone from the Harvard botanist Asa Gray to his own publisher came up with objections. Broadly these divided into concerns either that its meaning simply wasn’t…
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- … heading in the earliest outline of his theory written in 1842 , and, as he told Asa Gray in …
Darwin & coral reefs
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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…
Darwin’s reading notebooks
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In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
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- … Illustrations of the Domestic animals of Gt. Britain [D. Low 1842].— 23 must be read carefully. …
- … Erasmus—— Lavater. Life & Correspondence [?Heisch 1842] Coleridge. Literary …
- … Cicero [Middleton 1741] W. Meister’s Life [Goethe 1842].— Malcolm’s History of Persia …
- … [DAR *119: 15] Zanoni by Bulwer [Bulwer-Lytton 1842]. Life of D. of Marlborough [A. …
- … organs read A. Alison on Population. 2 vols. Feb. 1842 [A. Alison 1840].— Youatt in …
- … 1836]: worth looking at. Low has probably told all [D. Low 1842] Madras Journal [ Madras …
- … Soc. appears to be good Papers on Sewalik Fossils in 1842 [Cautley 1840 and Cautley and Falconer …
- … Read “Bronn’s Geschicte der Natur.” [Bronn 1842–3] Kingdons translat …
- … Jussieus introduct to Bot. price 6 s [Jussieu 1842] [DAR *119: 20v.] …
- … Cerealia [Loiseleur Deslongchamps 1842–3] Phytologist [ …
- … (List from Muller & Bronn [Müller 1837–42 and Bronn 1842–3] in this Book) 52 Royle …
- … . Smollets William & Mary. & Anne [Smollett 1805].— 1842 Jan 10 M rs …
- … —— 17 th Laing notes of a Traveller 1 vol [Laing 1842] —— Finished Wordsworth 6 vols. …
- … such instincts .— [DAR 119: 12b] 1842 March. 26 th Holcroft’s Memoirs …
- … [Hyde 1704] Feb. Vol. of Madame D’Arblay [Burney 1842–6] Mar 1. Lieut. Eyres Narrative …
- … nothing —— Doubleday on Population [Doubleday 1842] —— Ramond’s voyage in Pyrenees …
- … 1774] —— F. Bremer’s little novels [Bremer 1842, 1843b, 1844a, 1844c] March 7 th M …
- … 1839] 14 th Arnolds lectures on History [Arnold 1842] —— History of Civilization by …
- … very poor Oct 1 Owen on Mylodon Robustus [R. Owen 1842]. References at end. 7 th . …
- … June 8 th Wilson Voyage Round Scotland [J. Wilson 1842] (poor) M. Gerard sur l’Espece …
- … [Chambers 1845] —— Bronn’s Gesickte [Bronn 1842–3] 2 d . Vol [DAR 119: 16b] …
- … [M. G. Lewis 1834] Nov 7. Life of Lavater [?Heisch 1842] —— 25. M rs . Meredith. N.S …
- … April VI & VII. vol. of Madame d’Arblay [Burney 1842–6]. —— 15 th . Phillip’s life of W …
- … —— Jussieu. Cours Elementaire Botanique [Jussieu 1842] —— Transactions of Amer. Philosoph Soc …
- … des Naturalistes de Moscou ]. Vols for 1833, 1837, 1838, 1842, 43, 44—not all these latter vols: …
- … 17 th Thompson’s Birds of Ireland [W. Thompson 1842] Part I. Sept. 17. Sir J. Ross. Voyage …
- … Nov. 15 th Wilson Voyage. Scotland [J. Wilson 1842] —— Southey. Book of the Church [R. W. …
- … Keppell. 1853 [Keppel 1853] Dickens America [Dickens 1842] Thackerays Lectures on …
- … et exp. pages 248. 8 vo [Loiseleur Deslongchamps 1842–3] Linn. Soc.? must be read.— not in Royal. …
- … of Indies [Acosta 1604].— Report, Brit. Assoc. 1842 . Richardson N.Z. Fish [J. Richardson …
3.1 Antoine Claudet, daguerreotype
Summary
< Back to Introduction This daguerreotype of Darwin with his firstborn child, William, was, according to a label on the glass, taken on 23 August 1842, just before the family moved from London to Down. It is generally attributed to the French…
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- … was, according to a label on the glass, taken on 23 August 1842, just before the family moved from …
- … daguerreotype of the Darwins. Darwin’s account book for 1842 records the purchase of a daguerreotype …
- … this information does not tally with the dating: in August 1842, William would have been only two …
- … Claudet date of creation 23 August 1842 computer-readable date 1842-08-23 …
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…
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- … their first child, William Erasmus, was born. In September 1842, the family, now increased by a …
- … and explore new avenues of thought, and by the summer of 1842 he felt that his research had …
- … of species was published, but the general outline of 1842 is, to a surprising degree, present in …
- … far from their original locations. The following year, 1842, having heard of evidence of glaciation …
- … research required. The trip to North Wales in June 1842 was his last field trip: thereafter his …
- … stays at Shrewsbury and Maer during the summers of 1841 and 1842 show that he was making botanical …
- … obvious relevance to the theory of descent (Pencil sketch of 1842, in Foundations , p. 74). …
Darwin’s Photographic Portraits
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Darwin was a photography enthusiast. This is evident not only in his use of photography for the study of Expression and Emotions in Man and Animal, but can be witnessed in his many photographic portraits and in the extensive portrait correspondence that…
Darwin’s observations on his children
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Charles Darwin’s observations on the development of his children, began the research that culminated in his book The Expression of the emotions in man and animals, published in 1872, and his article ‘A biographical sketch of an infant’, published in Mind…
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- … his mouth to do so.—[35] 25v. Feb. 20 th . 1842. Anny (, same age) has learned to shake …
- … 28v. [39] Anny was to day March 1 st 1842 rather amused, at a wafer sticking first to one hand …
- … case of my watch.— 29v. March 1 st 1842— Anny says Papa pretty clearly—[40] A few days …
- … pretty & Papa for a week past perfectly clear Feb 1842 I have long observed that the …
- … for their feelings— 31 [42] In Jan ry . 1842 it was first perceived that Willy began to …
- … “bub my crumps” & 31v. March 29 th . 1842.— I have some months remarked how much …
- … gabble nonsense words,— 33 March 20: th .— 1842 Doddy is a great adept at throwing …
- … the eyes & is a full face.— 36 March 26 th 1842 2 years & 3 mth— Doddy was …
- … not the “beast in house”.— 37v. [50] May 1. 1842. 14 months old It is curious to see how …
- … down the corners of his mouth[51] June 1 st . 1842 Observed the first day I put on a new …
- … stuck to it, “no Doddy did not”. Aug 26 th .. 1842 About a fortnight ago, I met Willy …
- … at Upper Gower Street between 12 February and 16 March 1842. [43] Stammering ran in the …
- … [51] Emma Darwin and the children went to Maer on 3 May 1842; CD joined them on 18 May (Emma Darwin …
- … of bees in pollination, made in the summers between 1840 and 1842, are in DAR 46.2 and DAR 205.5: 53 …
Species theory outlined
Summary
Darwin writes a 32-page outline of his ideas on species change, known as 'the pencil sketch'
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- … Darwin writes a 32-page outline of his ideas on species change, known as 'the pencil sketch' …
Bibliography of Darwin’s geological publications
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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…
Fake Darwin: myths and misconceptions
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Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, with full debunking below...
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- … Many myths have persisted about Darwin's life and work. Here are a few of the more pervasive ones, …
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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Living and fossil cirripedia
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Darwin published four volumes on barnacles, the crustacean sub-class Cirripedia, between 1851 and 1854, two on living species and two on fossil species. Written for a specialist audience, they are among the most challenging and least read of Darwin’s works…
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- … had also completed two outlines of his ‘species theory’ (1842 Pencil sketch and 1844 Essay). …
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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- … obst. doct. 35 Den Haag 20 December 1842 Rotterdam 23 …
Darwin in letters, 1844–1846: Building a scientific network
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The scientific results of the Beagle voyage still dominated Darwin's working life, but he broadened his continuing investigations into the nature and origin of species. Far from being a recluse, Darwin was at the heart of British scientific society,…
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- … should be denied him. After prolonged illnesses in 1841 and 1842, years poorly represented in the …
Before Origin: the ‘big book’
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Darwin began ‘sorting notes for Species Theory’ on 9 September 1854, the very day he concluded his eight-year study of barnacles (Darwin's Journal). He had long considered the question of species. In 1842, he outlined a theory of transmutation in a…
Second species sketch
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Darwin finishes an expanded sketch of his species theory, first drafted in 1842
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- … an expanded sketch of his species theory, first drafted in 1842 …
Family life
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From the long letters exchanged with his sisters during the Beagle voyage, through correspondence about his marriage to his cousin, Emma Wedgwood, the births—and deaths—of their children, to the contributions of his sons and daughters to his scientific…
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- … settled at Down House in Kent, where he and Emma moved in 1842, he worked constantly surrounded by …
