RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Emma Darwin. 1866-1874. 'a sketch of the principal events in my life'. CUL-DAR91.110-113. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2009. Corrected against the manuscript 7.2010. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR91 contains early notes on guns & shooting. Darwin's draft of recollections of Henslow, 1861. Notes on the moral sense. Wallace pension. 'a sketch of the principal events in my life' & list of Darwin's works. Loose notes found with CUL-DAR119 'Books to be read'.
This document, written in ink on blue paper in Emma Darwin's hand, appears to be a draft of the biographical entry for Reeve and Walford 1866. A final version is at the Natural History Museum (London) and transcribed in NHM-MSS-HUN.49 and is also transcribed in Correspondence vol. 14. Darwin referred to this as 'a sketch of the principal events in my life' in his letter to Robert Hunt, 3 May [1866], Correspondence vol. 14. Darwin continued to update the list of his publications in this document at least until 1875. Darwin went to London to sit for the portrait photograph. See Correspondence vol. 14, p. 151. For details of this and all other photographs and portraits of Darwin, see the iconography by John van Wyhe in Darwin: A Companion, 2021. See the online version of the photographs of Darwin.
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Geological Works
The Structure & distribution of coral-reefs 1842. p 1-214 - Second Edit 1874.—
Geological observations on volcanic Islands 1846 1844. p.
1-175
Geological observations on South America 1846 p. 1-279
These three works are also sold bound together under the title of Geological Observations.
On the connection of the Volcanic phenomena in South America &c. In
Vol V. of Transact. of Geolog. Soc. Read Mar. 1838.
On the distribution of the Erratic boulders in South America. Geolog. Transact. Vol. VI Read April 1841.
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Geolog. Works cont
On the transportal of erratic boulders from a lower to a higher level. Journal of Geolog. Soc. 1848 p. 315.
Notes on the effects ancient glaciers of Caernarvonshire.
London Philosoph. Mag. Vol. XXI 1842. p. 180.
Note on a rock seen on an ice-berg Journal Geographical Soc. Vol 9. 1839 p 528.
On the Geology of the Falkland Islands. Journal of Geolog. Soc. 1846 p. 267.
On a remarkable bar of sandstone off Pernambuco. London Philosoph. Mag. Oct. 1841. p. 257.
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Work & Life
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Geolog. Works Continued
On the formation of mould. Transact. Geolog. Soc. Vol V. p 505. Read Nov. 1837
On the parallel roads of Glen Roy. Transact. of Philosoph. Soc. 1839. p 39.
On the thickness of the Pampean formation near Buenos Ayres. Journal
of Geolog. Soc. 1862. p. 68.
On the power of ice-bergs to make grooves on a sub-marine surface. London Philosoph. Mag. Aug. 1855.
An account of the fine dust which often falls on vessels in the Atlantic Ocean. Proceedings of Geolog. Soc. 1845. p. 26
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Geolog Works Continued.
Origin of the Saliferous deposits of Patagonia. Journal of Geolog. Soc. vol 2 1838 p 127
The article Part "Geology," in the
"Admirality manual of scientific enquiry." 1849. Third edit 1859
Remarks on Mr Mclaren's paper on Coral Islds. Edinburgh
new Philosoph. Mag. Vol XXXIV 1843. p. 47-50.
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Life & Work of C. Darwin
page in pencil.
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