To John Lubbock 21 December [1864]
Summary
The Copley medal. Sabine’s Presidential Address and Huxley’s response.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 21 Dec [1864] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 60 (EH 88206504) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4721 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 21 December [1864] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 21 Dec [1864] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … between this letter and the letter from John Lubbock, 20 December 1864 . CD refers to …
- … 30 November 1864 (see letter from John Lubbock, 20 December 1864 and n. 1). For Thomas …
From John Lubbock 7 April 1863
Summary
JL is off to visit Scotch "kjökken möddings".
Hopes Lyell is not really vexed by his article.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 Apr 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 39 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4077 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 7 April 1863 …
- … that once a For. always a For. Is it not so? Yours affec ly | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq …
- … DAR 170: 39 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 7 Apr …
- … Review ( Lubbock 1863e ). See letter to John Lubbock, 5 April [1863] . Lubbock was one of …
- … Hooker, [24 March 1863] , and letter to John Lubbock, 5 April [1863] and n. 7. See also …
- … 17 April 1863] , and letter to John Lubbock, 5 April [1863] and n. 10. See Appendix VII …
To John Lubbock 23 [February 1863]
Summary
CD’s comments on JL’s paper [first part of "On the development of Chloëon dimidiatum", Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 24 (1863): 61–78].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 23 [Feb 1863] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 59 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3939 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 23 [February 1863] …
- … See also letter from John Lubbock, 20 February 1863 . …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 23 [Feb 1863] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Lubbock, John. 1863–5. On the development of Chloëon ( …
- … recorded in her diary (DAR 242) that John Lubbock dined at Down House on 22 February 1863. …
From John Lubbock to Emma Darwin 6 November 1863
Summary
Returns a borrowed extract from the [Zoological?] Record.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Emma Wedgwood; Emma Darwin |
Date: | 6 Nov 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 43 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4331 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Wedgwood, Emma Darwin, Emma …
- … From John Lubbock to Emma Darwin 6 November 1863 …
- … DAR 170: 43 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 6 Nov …
- … he had borrowed from CD (see letter from John Lubbock to Emma Darwin, 24 October 1863 ). …
- … r . Darwin is now. Please give him my love & Believe me | Yours very truly | John Lubbock …
To John Lubbock 15 December [1874]
Summary
Asks JL to send ten shillings for the Down Friendly Club.
Has just read JL’s paper on bees and wasps [J. Linn. Soc. Lond. (Zool.) 12 (1876): 110–39]. Is astonished by their stupidity. The experiments on colour are especially good. Suggests JL examine their retinas; sends enclosure [missing] on eyes of reptiles and birds.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 15 Dec [1874] |
Classmark: | University of Liverpool Library (Rathbone XXI.12.3: 4) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9760 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 15 December [1874] …
- … Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Lubbock, John. 1874–7. Observations on the habits of …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 15 Dec [1874] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … 466; Correspondence vol. 7, letter to John Lubbock, 14 December [1859] ). The first part …
From John Lubbock 14 October 1863
Summary
Is working on a notice for the Natural History Review [n.s. 4 (1864): 37–43] of Huxley’s lectures to working men on the origin of species.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 14 Oct 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 41 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4320 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Lubbock, John Darwin, C. R. …
- … From John Lubbock 14 October 1863 …
- … DAR 170: 41 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury London, Lombard St, 15 14 Oct …
- … Bibliography [Lubbock, John. ] 1864b. Huxley’s lectures on the origin of species. Natural …
- … rs Darwin & all your family, Yours affec | John Lubbock C Darwin Esq I send this to Down, …
To John Lubbock 9 August [1861]
Summary
JL’s kindness has laid William and himself "under an enduring obligation". One clause in the partnership agreement seems harsh but will probably never signify.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 9 Aug [1861] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 48 (EH 88206492) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3228 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 9 August [1861] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Torquay 9 Aug [1861] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … Mackmurdo Hacon . See the letters to John Lubbock beginning with that of [25 May 1861]. …
- … See letter to John Lubbock, 1 [and 2] August [1861] . Lubbock asked CD and his …
- … Lepisma , the silver-fish (see letter to John Lubbock, 1 [and 2] August [1861] ). Russell …
- … II). Lubbock, a partner with his father John William Lubbock in the London bank Robarts, …
To John Lubbock 12 [June 1856]
Summary
Smallpox in the village. Death of Joseph Parslow’s son.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 12 [June 1856] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 3 (EH 88206450) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1900 |
From John Lubbock 10 June 1858
Summary
Thanks for queen-bee larva and pupa.
Nervous system of Coccus.
Author: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 June 1858 |
Classmark: | DAR 170: 21 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2284 |
To John Lubbock 24 June [1861]
Summary
There have been delays, but William Darwin’s banking position is nearly settled.
Is going to Torquay, where he will write up his work on orchids.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 24 June [1861] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 40d (EH 88206453) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3195 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 24 June [1861] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 24 June [1861] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … see Lubbock 1861c , p. 494). Montagu Lubbock , John Lubbock’s nineteen-year-old brother, …
- … Horace Gordon. 1914. Life of Sir John Lubbock, Lord Avebury. 2 vols. London: Macmillan. …
- … 1861] , and 1 [June 1861] , and to John Lubbock , [25 May 1861] and 1 [June 1861]. At an …
To John Lubbock [November 1858]
Summary
Praise for abstract of JL’s paper on insects ["On the ova and pseudova of insects", Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 9 (1857–9): 574–83].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | [Nov 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 25 (EH 88206474) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2331 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock [November 1858] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down [Nov 1858] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … Cambridge University Press. 1985–. Lubbock, John. 1859. On the ova and pseudova of …
- … on this problem (see Correspondence vol. 6, letter to John Lubbock, [22 November 1857] ). …
- … CD and John William Lubbock discussed the height of the water in their wells on several …
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 14 [July 1855]
Summary
CD has more specimens of Helix pomatia.
Thanks for Lepidoptera book.
Invites JL to dinner.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 14 [July 1855] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.621) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1831 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 14 [July 1855] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 14 [July 1855] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … to put in his vivarium (see letter to John Lubbock, 24 April [1855] ). See letter to G. …
- … Kent. John Innes was perpetual curate of Down. CD had previously asked Lubbock for some …
To John Lubbock [1 January 1864]
Summary
JL’s review of Huxley ["Lectures to working men", Nat. Hist. Rev. n.s. 4 (1864)].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | [1 Jan 1864] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 61 (EH 88206505) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4375 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock [1 January 1864] …
- … Cambridge University Press. 1985–. [Lubbock, John. ] 1864b. Huxley’s lectures on the …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down [1 Jan 1864] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … this letter and the letter from John Lubbock, 10 January 1864 . The Fridays preceding 10 …
- … John Scott, 8 January [1864] ). Having suffered poor health throughout the summer of 1863, CD had been particularly ill during the last four months of the year (see Correspondence vol. 11, letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, 8 December [1863] , and Appendix II). Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242) for 1 January 1864 records: ‘acid sickness 8 – good day billiards’. Lubbock’ …
To John Lubbock 25 May [1860]
Summary
Local affairs.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 25 May [1860] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 32 (EH 88206481) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2815 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 25 May [1860] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 25 May [1860] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … refers to the committee overseeing the national school in Down, of which John Lubbock and …
- … his father, John William Lubbock , were benefactors. The school was funded by charitable …
To John Lubbock 6 November 1881
Summary
Supports the statements on Henry Hicks in JL’s address.
Bonney is an "objector general".
CD has always supported A. C. Ramsay.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 6 Nov 1881 |
Classmark: | The British Library (Add MS 49645: 104–5) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13463 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 6 November 1881 …
- … Geological Society of London 37: 37–235. Lubbock, John. 1881a. President’s address. Report …
- … 5) Charles Robert Darwin Down 6 Nov 1881 John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … strata by Henry Hicks (see letter to John Lubbock, [18 September 1881] and n. 3). Hicks’s …
To John Lubbock 19 November [1864]
Summary
About buying shares.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 19 Nov [1864] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 62 (EH 88206506) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4674 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … Darwin, C. R. Lubbock, John …
- … To John Lubbock 19 November [1864] …
- … Charles Robert Darwin Down 19 Nov [1864] John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury …
- … to or from Lubbock in November. See letter from John Lubbock, 3 November 1864 and n. 1. …
- … Sunday 6 November (see letter from John Lubbock, 3 November 1864 ). Emma Darwin’s diary ( …
From J. W. P. Blomfield to John Lubbock 5 March 1880
Summary
[Copy on CD’s stationery.] Lord S[andon] acknowledges receipt of JL’s letter and will consider the subject [Government support for James Torbitt’s potato experiments?].
Author: | Blomefield, J. W. P. |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 5 Mar 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 177: 340 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12515 |
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 …
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