To John Lubbock [6 February 1859]
Summary
JL’s brother’s accident.
Thinks JL should tackle systematics of anomalous insects from studies of internal organs.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | [6 Feb 1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 26 (EH 88206475) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2408 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock [6 February 1859] …
- … Bibliography Lubbock, John. 1859. On the ova and pseudova of Insects. Philosophical …
- … Robert Darwin Moor Park [6 Feb 1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … has not been found. Beaumont William Lubbock , John Lubbock’s younger brother, had injured …
- … prior to publication (see letter to John Lubbock, [November 1858] ). Lubbock had touched …
- … in an earlier paper ( Lubbock 1857a ). See letter from John Lubbock, 8 February 1859 . …
To John Lubbock 8 March [1859]
Summary
Wants examples of insects (especially Diptera) in which embryo resembles adult, to show that the metamorphic stages may be lost.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 8 Mar [1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 29 (EH 88206478) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2426 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 8 March [1859] …
- … William Lubbock , John Lubbock’s father was director of the Mid-Kent Railway and CD was a …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 8 Mar [1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … Dated by Lubbock’s reply ( letter from John Lubbock, 15 March 1859 ). …
- … See letter from John Lubbock, 8 February 1859 , which is now incomplete. A reference to …
- … selection ,pp. 573–4). See also letter to John Lubbock, 16 [March 1859] . CD did not use …
- … but cited Aphis instead ( Origin , p. 442). See letter from John Lubbock, 15 March 1859 , …
- … and letters to John Lubbock , 16 [March 1859] and 21 [March 1859] . …
- … Lubbock . The Mid-Kent Railway Company had financed a short railway extension from Beckenham to Lewisham, along what was known as the Farnborough extension. The line had opened for business in 1857, but Farnborough never became a station on it. In 1859, there was a movement to finance a further extension from the Crystal Palace station, near Penge, to Norwood, which may have included Farnborough. The line was not constructed due to financial disagreement with the Brighton Railway Company in 1860. See Bradshaw’s shareholders’ guide, railway manual, and directory 1859 and 1860. John …
To John Lubbock 9 February [1859]
Summary
CD sees JL’s cases of same organs varying greatly in allied forms as a serious difficulty in regard to his own ideas.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 9 Feb [1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 27 (EH 88206476) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2411 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 9 February [1859] …
- … Robert Darwin Moor Park 9 Feb [1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … science and religion. See letter from John Lubbock, 8 February 1859 and n. 3. This …
- … found. CD was to forward it to Wollaston (see letter to John Lubbock, [6 February 1859] ). …
- … Moor Park in February (de Beer ed. 1959). See letter to John Lubbock, [6 February 1859] , …
- … and letter from John Lubbock, 8 February 1859 . The reference to …
- … missing portion of the letter from John Lubbock, 8 February 1859 . An extract from Thomas …
To John Lubbock 14 December [1859]
Summary
Is preparing a reprint of Origin. Asks JL’s opinion on the book’s merits; values his judgment.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 14 Dec [1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 15 (EH 88206464) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2584 |
Matches: 11 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 14 December [1859] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 14 Dec [1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. …
- … MS). CD refers to Beaumont William Lubbock , John Lubbock’s younger brother. CD had since …
- … Darwin Archive–Down House. See letters to John Lubbock , [19 November 1859] , [22 November …
- … William Waker Phillips of Down Hall. See letter to John Lubbock, [19 November 1859] . The …
- … enclosure has not been found. John Lubbock’s …
- … father, John William Lubbock , supported a school for girls and infants in Down, the …
- … southern end of his property from John William Lubbock . On this tract he planted trees …
- … See Correspondence vol. 3, letter to John William Lubbock, [16 January 1846] . CD was …
To John Lubbock [19 November 1859]
Summary
Has told John Murray to send copy of the Origin. There are "many valid and weighty arguments against my notions".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | [19 Nov 1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 16 (EH 88206465) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2527 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock [19 November 1859] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Ilkley [19 Nov 1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … headquarters at 11 Mansionhouse Street, London. John Lubbock was a partner in the firm. …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, 17 December [1859] . …
- … the Down Friendly Club (see letters to John Lubbock , 14 December [1859] and 17 December [ …
From John Lubbock 15 March 1859
Summary
Embryology of Diptera. Development of insects; metamorphosis. JL feels all insects go through metamorphosis but that in some of them, part takes place before birth.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Mar 1859 |
| Classmark: | DAR 170: 22 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2433 |
To John Lubbock 21 [March 1859]
Summary
Development of aphids; apparent absence of vermiform stage.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 21 [Mar 1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 30 (EH 88206479) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2419 |
Matches: 9 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 21 [March 1859] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 21 [Mar 1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … Dated by the relationship to the letters from John Lubbock , 15 March …
- … 1859 and to John Lubbock , 16 [March 1859]. Lubbock had evidently lent CD a copy of the …
- … usually spent the winter (see letter to John Lubbock, [6 February 1859] ). For Wollaston’s …
- … see Correspondence vol. 6. See letter to John Lubbock, 8 March [1859] . CD was probably …
- … 15 of the Medical Times & Gazette ). John William Lubbock . CD had attended the Birmingham …
- … Lubbock I return Linn. Trans. with thanks & I send all the Med. Times with articles on Crustacea. — If Sir John …
To John Lubbock [22 November 1859]
Summary
CD’s former admiration for Paley’s Natural theology [1802].
Cares not for reviews [of Origin] but for opinions of men like Lubbock, Huxley, Hooker, Lyell.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | [22 Nov 1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 17 (EH 88206466) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2532 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock [22 November 1859] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Ilkley [22 Nov 1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … the Tuesday following the letter to John Lubbock, [19 November 1859] . The date given in …
- … Ilkley Wells House. See letter to John Lubbock, [19 November 1859] . Paley 1802 . CD read …
To John Lubbock 17 December [1859]
Summary
Local affairs and finances.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 17 Dec [1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 31 (EH 88206480) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2586 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 17 December [1859] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 17 Dec [1859] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … the Down Coal and Clothing Society. See also letter to John Lubbock, 12 December [1859] . …
- … Elms was the Lubbock family residence. John Lubbock spent much of the week at his house in …
- … John William Lubbock established a local rifle club in Down as the village’s contribution …
To John Lubbock 16 [March 1859]
Summary
Wants JL’s opinion on paper by L. J. M. Dufour ["Études anatomiques sur les insectes diptères de la famille des pupipares", C. R. Hebd. Acad. Sci. 19 (1844): 1345–55].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Date: | 16 [Mar 1859] |
| Classmark: | DAR 263: 28 (EH 88206477) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2434 |
From John Lubbock 8 February 1859
Summary
Is sorry to hear of bad health of CD and his daughter.
Discusses, with an example, the difficulty of explaining structural differences between closely allied species.
| Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 Feb 1859 |
| Classmark: | DAR 48: A67 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2409 |
To John William Lubbock 2 April [1859]
Summary
Comments on water rising in their wells.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John William Lubbock, 3d baronet |
| Date: | 2 Apr [1859] |
| Classmark: | The Royal Society (LUB: D25) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1846 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To John William Lubbock 2 April [1859] …
- … LUB: D25) Charles Robert Darwin Down 2 Apr [1859] John William Lubbock, 3d baronet …
- … Down. April 2 d Dear Sir John Lubbock I am glad to hear for your sake & pro bono publico …
- … that the year was 1859. See letter to John Lubbock, [November 1858] , in which the subject …
To Charles Lyell 2 September [1859]
Summary
CL’s research on flint tools.
Promises to send proof-sheets of Origin. Discusses his view of species.
Ill health of himself and his family.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 2 Sept [1859] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.167) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2486 |
Document type
| letter | (13) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (11) |
| Lubbock, John | (2) |
Addressee
| Lubbock, John | (9) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Lubbock, J. W. (b) | (1) |
| Lyell, Charles | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (13) |
| Lubbock, John | (11) |
| Lubbock, J. W. (b) | (1) |
| Lyell, Charles | (1) |
