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Life of Charles Darwin

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INDEX.

A.

Ainsworth, Mr. W. F., on Darwin at Edinburgh, 22

Allen, Mr. Grant, on Darwin, 25, 31, 95, 112

Ancestry of the Darwins, 11, 12, 14

Andes, 43, 45

Antiquity of man, 113

Ants, Observations on, 88, 89

Archæology and earthworms, 151, 152

Athenæum, The, 22, 94, 124

B.

Bahia, 32

Bahia Blanca, 38

Beagle, H.M.S., 27, 29, 34, 36, 40, 41, 44, 45, 48, 52-60, 65

Bees, Observations on, 88, 89

Bell, Sir C., “Anatomy of Expression,” 126

Bentley, T., and Darwin’s mother, 17

Blushing, 133

Bladderwort, The, 140

Botanical papers, 103

Botanical works, 103-108, 136-145

Brazil, 32-36

Breeds, Domestic, 80-82, 109-111

British Association, Darwin at, 60

Buenos Ayres, 39, 40

Burdon-Sanderson, Prof., 140

Butterwort, The, 140

Button, Jemmy, the Fuegian, 130

C.

Caldcleugh, Mr., 45

Cambridge University, 24-29, 146

Candolle, A. de, 148-150

Carlisle, Bishop of, on Darwin, 154, 155

Carlyle, Thomas and Mrs., and Erasmus Darwin, 19

Character of Darwin, 155-160, 162-165

Chili, 43-45

Chiloe, 43

Chonos Archipelago, 43

Christianity and Darwin, 115-117, 121, 163-166, 169

Cirripedia, Books on, 61-63

Classification, 91

“Climbing Plants,” 107

Copley medal, 106

Coral reefs, Book on, 55-59; observations on, 48, 52, 55

Corfield, Mr. R., 43

Cross-fertilisation of plants, 141-143

D.

Dana, Prof. J. D., on Coral Reefs, 58

Darwin, Charles, and domestic animals, 71; and entomology, 25, 167; and Malthus, 72, 73; and novelists, 133; and Prof. Henslow, 24-30; and Sir C. Lyell, 31, 51, 52, 69, 70; and Sir J. Hooker, 54, 74, 75, 78; and slavery, 34, 35; and spelling reform, 148; as an experimenter, 162; at Cambridge, 24-29; at Edinburgh, 22-24; “Biographical Sketch of an Infant,” 131; birth, 18; character of, 155-160, 162-165; “Climbing Plants,” 107; contributions to mental science, 134, 135; death of, 153; “Descent of Man,” 112-125; discovery of extinct mammals, 38, 39; elected F.G.S., 51; F.R.S., 52; experience of missionaries, 43, 47; experiments on children, 129, 131; “Expression of Emotions,” 126-135; fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, 141-143; “Fertilisation of Orchids,” 103-106; first scientific paper, 23; “Formation of Mould,” 150-152; forms of flowers, 143; funeral of, 154; “Geology of the Beagle,” 55-60; history of “Origin of Species,” 64-78; honours bestowed on, 146; “Insectivorous Plants,” 136-139; “Journal of Researches,” 52; modesty of, 28, 66; on blushing, 133; on Cirripedia, 61-63; on religion, 115-117, 121, 163-169; on vivisection, 160-162; “Origin of Species,” 41, 42, 46, 64-78, 79-99; physical appearance and habits of, 100-102, 147, 148; places named after, 48; portraits of, 146; power of movement in plants, 143-145; school-days of, 19-21; secretary of Geological Society, 51; sons of, 102; statue of, 156; voyage in Beagle, 29-50

Darwin, Mrs. C., 53

Darwin, Erasmus, of Lichfield and Derby, 12-14, 66-67

Darwin, Erasmus, of London, 19, 153

Darwin, Mr. Francis, 140-144

Darwin, Mrs. R. W. (Susannah Wedgwood), 17-19

Darwin, R. W., of Elston, 12

Darwin, R. W., father of Charles, 14-18

Darwin Sound, 48

Death of Charles Darwin, 153

“Descent of Man,” 112-125

Digestion by plants, 137, 138

Discovery of extinct mammals, 39

Down House, 60, 101, 102, 147-150

E.

Earle, Erasmus, 12

Earthquake experience, 44

Earthworms, Darwin on, 150-152

Edinburgh Review, on “Descent of Man,” 124; on Erasmus Darwin, 12, 13; on “Origin of Species,” 94

Edinburgh University, 21-24

Ehrenberg, 31

Entomology, 25, 141-143

Evolution, History of, in Darwin’s mind, 39, 40-42, 46, 47, 50, 64-78, 112

“Expression of Emotions,” 126-135

F.

Falkland Islands, 43, 60

Fertilisation, Cross and Self-, in the Vegetable Kingdom, 141-143

“Fertilisation of Orchids,” 103-106

Fitzroy, Capt., 27, 29, 31, 48, 49

“Forms of Flowers,” 143

Fuegians, 42, 43, 112

Funeral of Charles Darwin, 154

G.

Galapagos Islands, 45-47

Gauchos, 38, 40, 116, 130

Geikie, Prof. A., on Darwin’s “Coral Reefs,” 58

Geographical distribution, 91

Geological observations by Darwin, 30, 38, 39

Geological papers by Darwin, 51, 52, 59, 60

Geological record, Imperfection of, 90, 91

Geological Society, 51, 52, 63

“Geology of the Beagle,” 53, 55-60

Germination of plants, 142

Grant, Prof., 23, 69

Greville, Dr., 23

H.

Haeckel, Prof., 71, 72, 147

Hall, Capt. Basil, and Coral Reefs, 55

Henslow, Prof., 24-30

Herbert, Dean, 71

Holmgren, Prof., Letter to, 160-162

Honours conferred on Darwin, 146

Hooker, Sir J., 54, 74, 78, 140

Huxley, Prof., 65, 91, 94, 165-167

I.

Imagination, Definition of, 115

“Insectivorous Plants,” 136-141

Insects, 88, 89, 102-106, 136-139

Instinct, 88-90, 114

Interdependence of species, 84

J.

Jameson, Prof., 23

“Journal of Researches,” 31, 34, 36, 42, 46, 53

K.

Keeling Islands, 48, 56

L.

Lamarck and Darwin, 67, 68

Linnean Society, 75-78, 107, 143, 147

Literary position of Darwin, 165

Lubbock, Sir J., 141

Lyell, Sir C., 31, 51, 52, 69, 70, 74

M.

Magellan, Straits of, 43

Maldonado, 36, 37

Malthus on Population, 72, 73, 82

Mammals, Extinct, 38, 39, 54

Masters, Dr., on Darwin and Horticulture, 167

Matthew, Mr. P., and “Origin of Species,” 97

Mental powers of man, 114-123

Mental science, Darwin and, 134, 135

Meteyard, Miss, on R. W. Darwin, 16; on Wedgwood, 18

Missionaries, 43, 47

Monkeys, 132

Monkeys and man, 114, 115, 117, 118, 120, 122

Monte Video, 36, 40

Montgomery, James, “Pelican Island,” 55

Morphology, 64, 91, 92

“Mould, Formation of,” 152

Mount Darwin, 49

Mount, The, Shrewsbury, 17-20, 80

“Movement, Power of, in Plants,” 143-145

Murray, Mr. J., on Coral Reefs, 59

Mylodon Darwinii, 54

N.

“Naturalist’s Voyage Round the World,” 53

Natural Selection, 84, 85, 97-99, 108, 117

New Zealand, 47

Niata cattle, 40

Novelists, 133

O.

“Orchids, Fertilisation of,” 103-106

“Origin of Species,” 41, 42, 46, 64-78, 79-99

Owen, Sir R., 53, 64

Oxford, Bishop of, (Wilberforce), on “Origin of Species,” 95

P.

Palæontographical Society, 62

Pampas thistles, 40

Pangenesis, Hypothesis of, 111

Patagonia, 41

Peru, 45

Phillips, Prof. J., 52, 63

Physiological Selection, 87

Physiological Society, 159

Plinian Society, Edinburgh, 22, 23

Port Darwin, 48

Portraits of Darwin, 146

Punch, 123, 124

Q.

Quarterly Review on Darwin’s “Journal,” 53; on “Descent of Man,” 124, 125; on “Origin of Species,” 95

R.

Ray Society, 62

Religion, 115-117, 121

Religious views of Darwin, 163-166, 169

Reptiles of Galapagos, 46

Riley, Prof. C. V., on Darwin and Entomology, 25, 167

Rio Negro, 37, 40

Rio Plata, 41

Romanes, Mr., 87, 89, 115, 134, 135

Rosas, General, 38, 39

Royal medal, 62

Royal Society and Charles Darwin, 52, 62, 106

Rudimentary organs, 92

S.

Santiago, 43, 45

Saturday Review on Charles Darwin, 156, 157; on “Descent of Man,” 125; on “Origin of Species,” 95

Savage man described, 49, 122, 123

“Scientific Inquiry, Manual of,” 61

Selection, Natural, 84, 85, 97-99

Selection, Physiological, 87

Semper, Prof., on Coral Reefs, 58

Shrewsbury, 15-20

Shrewsbury school, 20

Social qualities of man, 116

Social questions, 121

Sonnet on Darwin, 169

Spencer, Mr. Herbert, Views of, 73, 112

Statue of Darwin, 155-156

Stokes, Admiral, 33, 34

Structure of human body, 114

Struggle for existence, 72, 73, 82, 83

Sully, Mr. James, on Evolution and Design, 168

Sun-dew, 136-139

Sweden and Darwin, 156

Sydney, 48

T.

Tahiti, 47

Tasmania, 48

Tierra del Fuego, 42, 43

Times, The, on Charles Darwin, 155

Tree of Life, 85-87

Tres Montes, 44

Tucutuco, Blindness of, 68

U.

Unitarian Church, Shrewsbury, 17, 19

V.

Valdivia, 44

Valparaiso, 43, 45

“Variation of Animals and Plants,” 108-112

Variations of Species, 79, 85-87, 108-112

Verde, Cape de, 31, 41

“Vestiges of Creation,” 73

Vivisection, Darwin on, 160-162

Volcanic islands, 59

W.

Wallace, Mr. A. R., 75-78

Wedgwood, Josiah, 14

Wells, Dr., and Origin of Species, 96

Winchell, Prof., and evolution, 168-169

Wollaston medal, 63

Woman compared with man, 119, 120

Woodall, Mr. E., on Charles Darwin, 17, 101

Y.

Yates, Mr. E., on “Darwin at Home,” 157

Z.

Zoological Gardens, 115, 128, 131, 132

“Zoology of the Beagle,” 53

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