Here in Lincolnland, Abe's birthday is a pretty big deal. Of course for us biologists, Charles Darwin's birthday is a big deal too in that this day is used to remember his contributions and encourage our students to be a bit more scholarly. And it's also my kid sister's birthday, but we won't mention her age mostly because no matter what TPP is much older. Unfortunately Tuesdays are a very busy day; the moss lab just doesn't set up or teach itself. So for lack of time here's a link to Darwin, Darwinism, Darwinist, and Darwinian, all of which does seem a bit over used, but if ever you make a contribution as large as his, hopefully you'll be remembered for as well as Charles has. Here's something you may not have seen, a complete list of Darwin's publications. Copies of those in bold sit on TPP's bookshelves.
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
![]()
- 1835: Extracts from letters to Professor Henslow (privately printed, not for public sale)
- 1836: A LETTER, Containing Remarks on the Moral State of TAHITI, NEW ZEALAND, &c.– BY CAPT. R. FITZROY AND C. DARWIN, ESQ. OF H.M.S. 'Beagle.'
- 1838-43:Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle: published between 1839 and 1843 in five Parts (and nineteen numbers) by various authors, edited and superintended by Charles Darwin, who contributed sections to two of the Parts:
- 1838:Part 1 No. 1 Fossil Mammalia, by Richard Owen (Preface and Geological introduction by Darwin)
- 1838:Part 2 No. 1 Mammalia, by George R. Waterhouse (Geographical introduction and A notice of their habits and ranges by Darwin)
- 1839:Journal and Remarks (The Voyage of the Beagle)
- 1842:The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs
- 1844:Geological Observations of Volcanic Islands
- 1846:Geological Observations on South America
- 1849:Geology from A Manual of scientific enquiry; prepared for the use of Her Majesty's Navy: and adapted for travellers in general., John F.W. Herschel ed.
- 1851:A Monograph of the Sub-class Cirripedia, with Figures of all the Species. The Lepadidae; or, Pedunculated Cirripedes.
- 1851:A Monograph on the Fossil Lepadidae, or, Pedunculated Cirripedes of Great Britain
- 1854:A Monograph of the Sub-class Cirripedia, with Figures of all the Species. The Balanidae (or Sessile Cirripedes); the Verrucidae, etc.
- 1854:A Monograph on the Fossil Balanidæ and Verrucidæ of Great Britain
- 1858:On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties; and on the Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection (Extract from an unpublished Work on Species)
- 1859:On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
- 1862:On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by insects
- 1868:Variation of Plants and Animals Under Domestication
- 1871:The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
- 1872:The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals
- 1875:Movement and Habits of Climbing Plants
- 1875:Insectivorous Plants
- 1876:The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom
- 1877:The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
- 1879: "Preface and 'a preliminary notice'" in Ernst Krause'sErasmus Darwin
- 1880:The Power of Movement in Plants
- 1881:The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms