To G. J. Romanes 20 [November 1878]
Summary
CD will visit tomorrow.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 20 [Nov 1878] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.552) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11750 |
To G. J. Romanes 2 September [1878]
Summary
Discusses animal intelligence.
Advises GJR on acquiring monkey.
Sends book by Delboeuf [La psychologie (1876)].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 2 Sept [1878] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.547) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11684 |
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- … In his letter of 29 August 1878 , Romanes said that he had written to Frank Buckland to …
- … between this letter and the letter from G. J. Romanes, 29 August 1878 . Letter from G. J. …
- … Romanes had written a letter published in The Times , 28 August 1878, p. 6, responding to …
- … Espinas 1877 ); see letter from G. J. Romanes, 10 September 1878 . Espinas co-translated …
- … had accumulated in their ancestors. See also letter to G. J. Romanes, 20 August 1878 . …
- … Hobhouse kept monkeys ( letter to G. J. Romanes, 20 August 1878 ). Joseph Delboeuf , La …
- … Delboeuf 1876 ). See letter to G. J. Romanes, 20 August 1878 . The enclosure has not been …
To G. J. Romanes 14 September [1878]
Summary
Thinks most of the experimental onions have died. Suspects the red and white were distinct species. If GJR is not "sick of the whole job" he might try with radishes or carrots.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 14 Sept [1878] |
| Classmark: | University of Exeter Library Special Collections (EUL MS 31a/404) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11491 |
To G. J. Romanes 13 May [1878]
Summary
Blood-red onions enclosed.
GJR to come whenever convenient.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 13 May [1878] |
| Classmark: | Christ Church Library, Oxford (MS 516) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11506 |
To G. J. Romanes 11 December [1878]
Summary
Sends copy of H. D. Lindemuth, "Vegetative Bastarderzeugung" [Landwirtsch. Jahrb. 7 (1878): 887–939].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 11 Dec [1878] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.555) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11784 |
To G. J. Romanes 19 June [1878]
Summary
GJR may have CD’s MS chapter on instinct. It was abstracted for Origin, but CD probably will not prepare it for publication.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 19 June [1878] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.538) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11560 |
From G. C. Robertson to G. J. Romanes 21 January 1882
Summary
Returns CD’s letter concerning testimonial fund for Grant Allen.
| Author: | George Croom Robertson |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 21 Jan 1882 |
| Classmark: | DAR 176: 187 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13633 |
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- … see Correspondence vol. 26, letter to Francis Darwin, [21 November 1878] , n. 6). Nicholas …
- … letter: ‘Do not trouble to answer or return if you agree with contents—G. J. R. ’ Allen’s lecture ‘An English weed’ was given at the London Institution on 6 February 1882 ( Journal of the Royal Society of Arts , 3 February 1882, p. 10). The London Institution was founded in 1806 to promote science, literature, and the arts; it had a library, reading rooms, and a large lecture theatre. Francis Darwin had given a botanical lecture there in 1878 ( …
To G. J. Romanes 16 June [1878]
Summary
Sends two pages from MS chapter on instinct. Presumes it is too late for chapter to be of use to GJR.
After train ride Baby [Bernard Richard Meirion Darwin] calls every vehicle "boo boo".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 16 June [1878] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.537) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11555 |
To G. J. Romanes 21 September [1878]
Summary
Discusses spiritualism. Says Williams, the medium, is exposed as fraud.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 21 Sept [1878] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.548) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11699 |
To G. J. Romanes [20 January 1878?]
Summary
CD will call on Tuesday morning.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | [20 Jan 1878?] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.484) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11328 |
To G. J. Romanes 5 December [1878]
Summary
Comments on GJR’s anonymous book [A candid examination of theism (1878)]. Notes possible theological objections.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 5 Dec [1878] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.553) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11773 |
To G. J. Romanes 23 July 1879
Summary
Contributes to subscription for Grant Allen.
Regrets GJR and wife could not visit.
Encloses paper [not identified] by Thomas Meehan, a very inaccurate observer.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 23 July 1879 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.566) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12168 |
To G. J. Romanes [after 25 December 1881]
Summary
Declines to write testimonial for J. C. Ewart.
Says if W. C. McIntosh ‘were to apply again, I could not refuse to allow him to use again my former testimonial’.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | [after 25 Dec 1881] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.614) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13578F |
To G. J. Romanes 1 January [1882]
Summary
Describes grafting experiment of Baron de Villa Franca, which produced new varieties of sugar-cane. Encloses related documents.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 1 Jan [1882] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.609) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13592 |
To G. J. Romanes 20 August 1878
Summary
Comments on GJR’s lecture on animal intelligence [Rep. BAAS].
Comments on J. R. L. Delboeuf, La psychologie [1876].
Suggests that GJR keep a young monkey to observe.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 20 Aug 1878 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.546) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11671 |
To G. J. Romanes 9 April [1878]
Summary
Sympathises with GJR on dreadful loss [of his sister, Georgina].
Can GJR visit Down?
Onions not yet up.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 9 Apr [1878] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.533) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11466 |
To G. J. Romanes 1 October [1878]
Summary
Comments on GJR’s article in Fortnightly Review ["The beginning of nerves", n.s. 24 (1878): 509–26].
Comments on "poor old" Edinburgh Review.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 1 Oct [1878] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.550) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11712 |
To G. J. Romanes 15 April [1878]
Summary
Regrets that GJR was passed over for membership in Royal Society. Discusses criteria applied by Council.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 15 Apr [1878] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.509) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10929 |
To G. J. Romanes 10 December [1881]
Summary
Declines to provide testimonial for J. C. Ewart, since he has already done so for Lankester. Was also asked by W. C. M’Intosh.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 10 Dec [1881] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.604) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13544 |
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- … letter to W. C. McIntosh, [after 21 November 1881] . James Cossar Ewart had been curator of the zoological museum at University College, London, when he worked on the life cycle of the bacteria Bacillus anthracis ; most of his experimental work had been carried out at the Brown Animal Sanatory Institution, which was headed by John Scott Burdon Sanderson ( Ewart 1878 , …
To G. J. Romanes 18 April 1881
Summary
Discusses GJR’s experiments on heliotropism in plants; views of Philippe van Tieghem and Julius von Wiesner. Describes his own experiments.
Mentions his letter on vivisection [to Frithiof Holmgren, see 13115] in the Times [18 Apr 1881].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George John Romanes |
| Date: | 18 Apr 1881 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.588) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13124 |
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- … letter from Francis Darwin, 29 May 1879 ). In Movement in plants , p. 457, CD referred to his experimental results with Phalaris canariensis after cotyledons were briefly exposed to light several times; he cited Julius Wiesner ’s observations on plants exposed to intermittent light in Wiesner 1878– …
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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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- … I think we have proved that the sleep of plants is to lessen injury to leaves from radiation …
Wearing his knowledge lightly: From Fritz Müller, 5 April 1878
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Darwin received letters from so many people and wrote so many fascinating letters himself, that it’s hard to choose from many letters that stand out, but one of this editor’s favourites, that always brings a smile, is a letter from Fritz Müller written 5…
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- … Darwin received letters from so many people and wrote so many fascinating letters himself, that it …
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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- … Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have …
Power of movement in plants
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Family experiments Darwin was an active and engaged father during his children's youth, involving them in his experiments and even occasionally using them as observational subjects. When his children…
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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 October, and …
Photograph album of German and Austrian scientists
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The album was sent to Darwin to mark his birthday on 12 February 1877 by the civil servant Emil Rade, and contained 165 portraits of German and Austrian scientists. The work was lavishly produced and bound in blue velvet with metal embossing. Its ornate…
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- … The album was sent to Darwin to mark his birthday on 12 February 1877 by the civil servant Emil …
3.8 Leonard Darwin, interior photo
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< Back to Introduction Leonard Darwin, who created the distinctive image of his father sitting on the verandah at Down House, also portrayed him as a melancholy philosopher. His head, brightly lit from above, emerges from the enveloping darkness; he…
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Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early …
Movement in Plants
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The power of movement in plants, published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical work that Darwin wrote. It was the only work in which the assistance of one of his children, Francis Darwin, is mentioned on the title page. The research for this…
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- … The power of movement in plants , published on 7 November 1880, was the final large botanical …
Darwin and the Church
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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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- … The story of Charles Darwin’s involvement with the church is one that is told far too rarely. It …
Dining at Down House
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Sources|Discussion Questions|Experiment Dining, Digestion, and Darwin's Domestic Life While Darwin is best remembered for his scientific accomplishments, he greatly valued and was strongly influenced by his domestic life. Darwin's…
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Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
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- … There are summaries of all Darwin's letters from the year 1879 on this website. The full texts of …
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…
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- … Darwin was a photography enthusiast. This is evident not only in his use of photography for the …
1.13 Louisa Nash, drawing
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< Back to Introduction This sketch portrait of Darwin was drawn by Louisa A‘hmuty Nash as a memento of her friendship with the Darwin family and a token of her unbounded admiration and affection for Darwin himself. She and her husband, the lawyer…
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Cross and self fertilisation
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The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project to provide evidence for Darwin’s belief that ‘‘Nature thus tells us, in the most emphatic manner, that she abhors…
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- … The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom , published on 10 November …
Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
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1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…
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- … I cannot bear to think of the future The year 1876 started out sedately enough with …
2.23 Hope Pinker statue, Oxford Museum
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< Back to Introduction Henry Richard Hope Pinker’s life-size statue of Darwin was installed in the Oxford University Museum on 14 June 1899. It was the latest in a series of statues of great scientific thinkers, the ‘Founders and Improvers of Natural…
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- … < Back to Introduction Henry Richard Hope Pinker’s life-size statue of Darwin was …
3.14 Julia Margaret Cameron, photos
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< Back to Introduction In the summer of 1868 Darwin took a holiday on the Isle of Wight with his immediate family, his brother Erasmus, and his friend Joseph Hooker. The family’s accommodation at Freshwater was rented from the photographer Julia…
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George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)
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George Eliot was the pen name of celebrated Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880). She was born on the outskirts of Nuneaton in Warwickshire and was educated at boarding schools from the age of five until she was 16. Her education ended when she…
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- … George Eliot was the pen name of the celebrated Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880). She …
'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…
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- … The four-page pamphlet transcribed below and entitled 'An Appeal', was composed jointly by Emma …
