To J. D. Hooker 29 January 1876
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 29 Jan 1876 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 403 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10374 |
To J. D. Hooker 9 April [1876]
Summary
McLachlan has as strong a claim to be F.R.S. as any entomologist, but Garrod’s work is of higher quality.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 9 Apr [1876] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 404–5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10445 |
To J. D. Hooker 19 April [1876]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 19 Apr [1876] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 406 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10457 |
To J. D. Hooker 25 April [1876]
Summary
CD preparing new English and German editions of his early geology [of the voyage of the Beagle] books. Asks for Hooker’s copies as he no longer has his own.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 25 Apr [1876] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 407 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10471 |
To J. D. Hooker 21 June [1876]
Summary
CD and family suggest inscriptions for Lyell memorial at Westminster Abbey.
CD communicating H. Airy’s paper on phyllotaxis to the Royal Society.
Frank observes pod-like emanations from glands of insectivorous plant ingesting solid insect particles [see 10520].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 21 June [1876] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 408–12 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10542 |
To J. D. Hooker 22 June [1876]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 22 June [1876] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 413–14 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10543 |
To J. D. Hooker 10 August 1876
Summary
Asa Gray’s directed variation would make natural selection superfluous.
CD has read new theological reconciliations of Darwinism and religion.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 10 Aug 1876 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 415–16 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10576 |
To J. D. Hooker 11 September [1876]
Summary
CD grieves over death of Frank’s wife Amy; worries that it will weaken Frank’s determination to pursue his scientific work.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 11 Sept [1876] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 417–18 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10592 |
To J. D. Hooker 17 September [1876]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 17 Sept [1876] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 419–20 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10606 |
To J. D. Hooker 17 October [1876]
Summary
Frank, who has been reclusive and very hardworking, is returning from Wales after a period of mourning for Amy.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 17 Oct [1876] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 423–4 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10644 |
To J. D. Hooker 25 October [1876]
Summary
Asks JDH to find young imperfect flowers of Hoya. CD has observed seed set although there was no trace of anthers.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 25 Oct [1876] |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 425–6 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10653 |
To J. D. Hooker 11 December 1876
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 11 Dec 1876 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 427–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10710 |
To J. D. Hooker 15 December 1876
Summary
JDH has sent a short-styled Forsythia from Kew. CD surmises that all Forsythia at Kew may be short-styled, hence he is curious to know whether they set seed.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | 15 Dec 1876 |
Classmark: | DAR 95: 429 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10721 |