To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 18 June 1879
Summary
Thanks for plants
and case of sleeping Crotalaria.
"Bloom" for the present has "gone to the dogs".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 18 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 176–7) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12114 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Thiselton-Dyer at this time is his letter of 10 June 1879 , which is incomplete. In that …
- … being painted by William Blake Richmond (see letter to John Fiske, 10 June 1879 , n. 2). …
- … genus of rattlebox. Part of the letter of 10 June 1879 , in which Thiselton-Dyer discussed …
- … Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 176–7) Charles Robert Darwin Down 18 June 1879 …
- … Primula auricula ; see letter from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 10 June 1879 and n. 3). The …
- … on their tropic movements (see letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 and n. 2). …
- … grandfather Erasmus Darwin . See letter from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 10 June 1879 and n. 5. …
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer [after 26] July [1879]
Summary
Has failed with his experiments on aerial roots.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | [after 26] July [1879] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 180–1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12129 |
Matches: 8 hits
- … s comments on the paper are in his letter of 26 July 1879 . CD was about to leave for a …
- … letter from J. D. Hooker, 26 July 1879 . In his letter to J. D. Hooker, 22 July [1879] , …
- … origin of alpine flora ( Ball 1879 ) are now missing; see letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, …
- … Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 180–1) Charles Robert Darwin Down [after 26] July [1879] …
- … June 1879 in which he mentioned which of them were more valuable, but that letter has not …
- … been found (see letters to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 and n. 2, and 18 June 1879 …
- … their aerial roots (see letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 and n. 2). Thiselton- …
- … on 17 June 1879 (see n. 3, above). Thiselton-Dyer probably sent a letter with the plants …
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 5 June 1879
Summary
Has been writing life of Erasmus Darwin.
Wants plants with heliotropic aerial roots. Has proved root apex governs nature of flexure in upper part of root.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 5 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 173–4) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12086 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … sundew or dewy pine) in January 1879 (see letter from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [20 January …
- … to the printers (see letter to Ernst Krause, 5 June 1879 ). The most recent extant letter …
- … family Orchidaceae. See letter to Francis Darwin, [before 5 June 1879] and nn. 2 and 3. …
- … Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 173–4) Charles Robert Darwin Down 5 June 1879 …
- … Dalton Hooker is the letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 22 April [1879] . Richard Irwin Lynch …
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 11 December [1879]
Summary
Wants some apheliotropic plants for experiments.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 11 Dec [1879] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 197–8) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12352 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … Kew), and still had them in February 1879 ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 3 February …
- … Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 197–8) Charles Robert Darwin Down 11 Dec [1879] …
- … to Kew in July ( letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [after 26] July [1879] and n. 2). CD had …
- … 1879 ( Outwards book , Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), but the Smilax was damaged by scale insects ( letter …
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 25 [February 1879]
Summary
Thanks for book [Duchartre, Éléments de botanique].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 25 [Feb 1879] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: f. 162) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11903 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 29 October 1879
Summary
Wants cryptogam identified; has been observing its movements.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 29 Oct 1879 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 187–8) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12275 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … of Marah fabacea , the California manroot); see letter to Asa Gray, 24 October 1879 . …
- … Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 187–8) Charles Robert Darwin Down 29 Oct 1879 …
- … red larkspur; see letter to J. D. Hooker, 17 October [1879] ); Thiselton-Dyer was the …
- … See letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 24 March 1879 and n. 4; see also Movement in plants , …
- … not been found. See letters to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 , n. 2, and [after 26] …
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 22 April [1879]
Summary
Asks for identification of an Oxalis flower.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 22 Apr [1879] |
| Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR 62) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12009 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 21 February [1879]
Summary
Wants to borrow Duchartre’s Éléments de botanique [1867].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 21 Feb [1879] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 160–1) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11895 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 13 March 1879
Summary
Thanks for seeds and for kindness to Frank Darwin.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 13 Mar 1879 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: f. 165) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11929 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 3 April [1879]
Summary
Thanks for WTT-D’s trouble.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 3 Apr [1879] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: f. 172) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11973 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 25 January [1879]
Summary
Movements in Oxalis.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 25 Jan [1879] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–1881: ff. 153–6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11845 |
Matches: 7 hits
- … Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–1881: ff. 153–6) Charles Robert Darwin Down 25 Jan [1879] …
- … between this letter and the letter from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 27 January 1879 . For Oxalis …
- … atropurpurea , see the letter from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [20 January 1879] and n. 2. The …
- … been identified; the letter from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [20 January 1879] , is incomplete. …
- … for a short time. See letter from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [20 January 1879] and n. 5. …
- … or the letter from W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, [20 January 1879] . The other queries are as …
- … 1879 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). This query appears on a separate sheet of paper, along with other queries that CD crossed out, evidently as having been sufficiently dealt with in this letter …
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 1 September [1879]
Summary
Wants a plant that shows interesting sleep movements identified.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 1 Sept [1879] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 182–3). Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. Letters: folio 184. Image reproduced with the kind permission of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12209 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 1 April [1879]
Summary
Thanks for the plants for heliotropic experiments.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 1 Apr [1879] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: f. 169) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11964 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 10 March [1879]
Summary
Thanks for second edition of Duchartre.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 10 Mar [1879] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: f. 163) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11921 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 20 November 1879
Summary
Wants a plant identified;
would like some cotton seeds.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 20 Nov 1879 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 195–6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12330 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 3 February 1879
Summary
Heliotropic movements. Is giving up experiments until the spring.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 3 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 158–9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11857 |
Matches: 3 hits
- … Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 158–9) Charles Robert Darwin Down 3 Feb 1879 …
- … See letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 25 January [1879] and n. 4. CD was returning the …
- … letter to W. T. Thiselton-Dyer, 30 August [1878] ). CD had received plants of Smilax aspera var. maculata (rough bindweed) and Mutisia clematis from Kew on 16 December 1878 ( Outwards book , Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, p. 486). Francis Darwin left Down on 4 February 1879 …
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 4 July [1879?]
Summary
Thanks WTT-D for Drosophyllum seeds.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 4 July [1879?] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 65–6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11033 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 24 October [1878]
Summary
Wants some plants for sleep-movement observations. Has almost finished experimental work and must start sorting his notes.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 24 Oct [1878] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Thiselton-Dyer, W. T., Letters from Charles Darwin 1873–81: 150–2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11727 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 9 April 1881
Summary
About Francis Darwin’s application for election to [Royal] Society.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 9 Apr 1881 |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 218–19) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13109 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 9 July [1879]
Summary
Structure of some "very curious" tendrils.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 9 July [1879] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: ff. 178–9) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12141 |
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| Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. | (24) |
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
Summary
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 …
1879 Letters now online
Summary
In 1879, Darwin continued his research on movement in plants and researched, wrote, and published a short biography of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin as an introduction to a translation of an essay by Ernst Krause on Erasmus’s scientific work. Darwin’s son…
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- … In 1879, Darwin continued his research on movement in plants and researched, wrote, and published …
Diagrams and drawings in letters
Summary
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 …
Darwin in letters, 1880: Sensitivity and worms
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‘My heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old Shrewsbury friend Henry Johnson on 14 November 1880. Darwin became fully devoted to earthworms in the spring of the year, just after finishing the manuscript of…
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- … ‘My heart & soul care for worms & nothing else in this world,’ Darwin wrote to his old Shrewsbury …
Movement in Plants
Summary
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’s student booklist
Summary
In October 1825 Charles Darwin and his older brother, Erasmus, went to study medicine in Edinburgh, where their father, Robert Waring Darwin, had trained as a doctor in the 1780’s. Erasmus had already graduated from Cambridge and was continuing his studies…
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- … In October 1825 Charles Darwin and his older brother, Erasmus, went to study medicine in Edinburgh …
1.14 William Richmond, oil
Summary
< Back to Introduction William Blake Richmond’s portrait of Darwin, dating from 1879, celebrated his honorary degree of LL.D (Doctor in Laws), awarded by Cambridge University in 1877. Darwin’s return to his alma mater for the presentation ceremony…
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- … < Back to Introduction William Blake Richmond’s portrait of Darwin, dating from 1879, …
Religion
Summary
Design|Personal Belief|Beauty|The Church Perhaps the most notorious realm of controversy over evolution in Darwin's day was religion. The same can be said of the evolution controversy today; however the nature of the disputes and the manner in…
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- … Design | Personal Belief | Beauty | The Church Perhaps the most notorious …
John Murray
Summary
Darwin's most famous book On the origin of species by means of natural selection (Origin) was published on 22 November 1859. The publisher was John Murray, who specialised in non-fiction, particularly politics, travel and science, and had published…
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- … Darwin's most famous book On the origin of species by means of natural selection (Origin) was …
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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- … Sources | Discussion Questions | Experiment Family experiments Darwin …
Life of Erasmus Darwin
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The Life of Erasmus Darwin (1879) was a curious departure for Darwin. It was intended as a biographical note to accompany an essay on Erasmus's scientific work by the German writer Ernst Krause. But Darwin became immersed in his grandfather's…
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- … The Life of Erasmus Darwin (1879) was a curious departure for Darwin. It was intended as a …
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, …
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
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In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began writing about all the eminent men he had met. He embarked on this task, which formed an addition to his autobiography, because he had nothing else to do. He had…
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- … In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began …
3.18 Elliott and Fry photos, c.1869-1871
Summary
< Back to Introduction The leading photographic firm of Elliott and Fry seems to have portrayed Darwin at Down House on several occasions. In November 1869 Darwin told A. B. Meyer, who wanted photographs of both him and Wallace for a German…
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- … < Back to Introduction The leading photographic firm of Elliott and Fry seems to have …
3.16 Oscar Rejlander, photos
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< Back to Introduction Darwin’s plans for the illustration of his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872) led him to the Swedish-born painter and photographer, Oscar Gustaf Rejlander. Rejlander gave Darwin the notes that he had…
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- … < Back to Introduction Darwin’s plans for the illustration of his book The …
3.14 Julia Margaret Cameron, photos
Summary
< 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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- … < Back to Introduction In the summer of 1868 Darwin took a holiday on the Isle of …
Darwin in Conversation exhibition
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Meet Charles Darwin as you have never met him before. Come to our exhibition at Cambridge University Library, running from 9 July to 3 December 2022, and discover a fascinating series of interwoven conversations with Darwin's many hundreds of…
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- … 9 July – 3 December 2022 Milstein Exhibition Centre, Cambridge University …
What did Darwin believe?
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What did Darwin really believe about God? the Christian revelation? the implications of his theory of evolution for religious faith? These questions were asked again and again in the years following the publication of Origin of species (1859). They are…
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- … What did Darwin really believe about God? the Christian revelation? the implications of his theory …
4.24 'Daily Graphic', Nast satire
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< Back to Introduction In 1874 the Harvard philosopher John Fiske published his magnum opus, Outlines of Cosmic Philosophy, in which he set out to explain the far-reaching significance of Darwin’s and Herbert Spencer’s evolutionary theories. He…
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- … < Back to Introduction In 1874 the Harvard philosopher John Fiske published his …
Dramatisation script
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Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007
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- … Re: Design – performance version – 25 March 2007 – 1 Re: Design – Adaptation of the …
