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New material added to the American edition of Origin
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A ‘revised and augmented’ American edition of Origin came on the market in July 1860, and was the only authorised edition available in the US until 1873. It incorporated many of the changes Darwin made to the second English edition, but still contained…
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- … Darwin sent this off to Gray enclosed in his letter of [8 or 9 February 1860]. He had earlier sent …
- … 1 February [1860]). A month later, in his letter of 8 March [1860], Darwin sent Gray several …
- … spread over New Zealand, &c., &c. Page 417, 8 25th line, after ‘‘facts above …
- … edition of Origin , p. 44. 2 Origin , p. 83. 3 Origin , pp. 187–8. …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
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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…
The evolution of honeycomb
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Honeycombs are natural engineering marvels, using the least possible amount of wax to provide the greatest amount of storage space, with the greatest possible structural stability. Darwin recognised that explaining the evolution of the honey-bee’s comb…
'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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- … W. D. Fox, [6–27 September 1863], 29 September [1863], and 8 December [1863]). Emma sent a copy to …
- … pamphlet', and letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, 8 December [1863]). There is no …
- … 7 September 1863, letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, 8 December [1863], and Animal World , 1 …
- … or to Mrs C. Darwin | Downbar Bromley | Kent. 8 Christ’s College Library, …
- … however, see letter from Emma Darwin to W. D. Fox, 8 December [1863]. Only two resident gamekeepers …
Darwin in letters, 1867: A civilised dispute
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Charles Darwin’s major achievement in 1867 was the completion of his large work, The variation of animals and plants under domestication (Variation). The importance of Darwin’s network of correspondents becomes vividly apparent in his work on expression in…
Darwin in letters, 1860: Answering critics
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On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species, printing off another 3000 copies to satisfy the demands of an audience that surprised both the publisher and the author. It wasn't long, however, before ‘the…
Jane Gray
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Jane Loring Gray, the daughter of a Boston lawyer, married the Harvard botanist Asa Gray in 1848 and evidence suggests that she took an active interest in the scientific pursuits of her husband and his friends. Although she is only known to have…
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- … wrinkles— (letter from Asa Gray and J. L. Gray, 8 and 9 May 1869 ) Darwin cited …
Origin is 160; Darwin's 1875 letters now online
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To mark the 160th anniversary of the publication of Origin of species, the full transcripts and footnotes of nearly 650 letters to and from Charles Darwin in 1875 are published online for the first time. You can read about Darwin's life in 1875…
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- … of having made false statements ( Letter to John Lubbock, 8 April 1875 ) Relations …
Darwin and Gender Projects by Harvard Students
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Working in collaboration with Professor Sarah Richardson and Dr Myrna Perez, Darwin Correspondence Project staff developed a customised set of 'Darwin and Gender' themed resources for a course on Gender, Sex and Evolution first taught at Harvard…
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- … the more grateful I shall be.”(Letter to Darwin, H. E., [8 Feb 1870] ) Although Miranda …
Vivisection: first sketch of the bill
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Strictly Confidential Mem: This print is only a first sketch. It is being now recast with a new & more simple form – but the substance of the proposed measure may be equally well seen in this draft. R.B.L. | 2 586 Darwin and vivisection …
Darwin in letters, 1869: Forward on all fronts
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At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of Origin. He may have resented the interruption to his work on sexual selection and human evolution, but he spent forty-six days on the task. Much of the…
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List of correspondents
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Below is a list of Darwin's correspondents with the number of letters for each one. Click on a name to see the letters Darwin exchanged with that correspondent. "A child of God" (1) Abberley,…
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…
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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Here is a list of people that appeared in the photograph album Darwin received for his birthday on 12 February 1877 from scientific admirers in the Netherlands. Many thanks to Hester Loeff for identifying and researching them. No. …
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- … Deventer 24 april 1821 Nijmegen 08 june 1904 Nijmegen …
- … Rotterdam 3 november 1830 Almelo 8 january 1897 Rotterdam …
- … of the Netherlands Breda 8 december 1822 Den Haag 1892 …
- … Den Haag 25 september 1825 Amsterdam 8 februari 1890 Haarlem …
- … Deventer 11 september 1854 Deventer 8 march 1936 Haarlem …
- … Rotterdam 20 august 1847 Rotterdam 8 january 1934 Wassenaar …
- … Leiden 24 january 1849 Monnickendam 8 September 1927 Amsterdam …
Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest
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The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…
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- … thinking Agassiz glacier-mad’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 8[–9] September [1866] ). Darwin …
- … being more than a subsidiary agent’, Darwin wrote on 8 March [1866] , prefacing his remark with, …
- … well most days since being in London, like what I was 7 or 8 years ago— one day I paid 3 calls! & …
- … of C. scoparius , sent to Darwin with his letter of 8 May [1866] , allowed detailed …
- … Journal of Science , James Samuelson, in his letter of 8 April 1866 . Wallace argued that the …
Darwin in letters, 1858-1859: Origin
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The years 1858 and 1859 were, without doubt, the most momentous of Darwin’s life. From a quiet rural existence filled with steady work on his ‘big book’ on species, he was jolted into action by the arrival of an unexpected letter from Alfred Russel Wallace…
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- … what you have seen,’ he told Hooker in his letter of 8 [June 1858] , ‘yet I have been forced to …
- … hurry in world about my M.S.’ In his letter to Hooker of 8 June [1858], he indicates that this topic …
- … the story was not deleted (see Correspondence vol. 8, letters to Asa Gray, 28 January [1860] …
Interview with Randal Keynes
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Randal Keynes is a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin, and the author of Annie’s Box (Fourth Estate, 2001), which discusses Darwin’s home life, his relationship with his wife and children, and the ways in which these influenced his feelings about…
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- … and how they found some reconciliation. 8. The morality and truth of scripture …
People featured in the Dutch photograph album
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List of people appearing in the photograph album Darwin received from scientific admirers in the Netherlands for his birthday on 12 February 1877. We are grateful to Hester Loeff for providing this list and for permission to make her research available.…
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- … Deventer 24 April 1821 Nijmegen 08 June 1904 Nijmegen Doctor …
- … Rotterdam 3 November 1830 Almelo 8 January 1897 Rotterdam …
- … of the Netherlands Breda 8 December 1822 Den Haag 1892 …
- … Den Haag 25 September 1825 Amsterdam 8 February 1890 Haarlem …
- … Deventer 11 September 1854 Deventer 8 March 1936 Haarlem …
- … Rotterdam 20 August 1847 Rotterdam 8 January 1934 Wassenaar …
- … Leiden 24 January 1849 Monnickendam 8 September 1927 Amsterdam …
- … Clerk Kimswerd 8 June 1835 Odoorn 7 July 1917 …
Darwin in letters, 1877: Flowers and honours
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Ever since the publication of Expression, Darwin’s research had centred firmly on botany. The year 1877 was no exception. The spring and early summer were spent completing Forms of flowers, his fifth book on a botanical topic. He then turned to the…
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- … about dried flowers’, Darwin complained to Asa Gray on 8 March , ‘I never look at one without …
