[36] Environs de Paris (1811), p. 56.

[37] Trans. Geol. Soc. 2nd Ser. Vol. II. pp. 73-96.

[38] See Mantell's Geology of the Isle of Wight and L.L.L. Vol. I. pp. 114-122.

[39] Hist. of Geol. &c. Eng. transl. p. 188.

[40] L.L.L. Vol. I. p. 173.

[41] British Critic and Theological Review (1830), p. 7 of the review.

[42] L.L.L. Vol. I. p. 177.

[43] Preface to Vol. III. of the 'Principles' (1833), p. vii.

[44] L.L.L. Vol. I. pp. 233-4.

[45] Charles Lyell and Modern Geology (1898), p. 214.

[46] Proc. Geol. Soc. Vol. I. p. 374.

[47] L.L.L. Vol. I. p. 196.

[48] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 197.

[49] Proc. Geol. Soc. Vol. I. pp. 145-9.

[50] L.L.L. Vol. I. p. 253.

[51] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 234.

[52] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 271.

[53] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 270.

[54] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 271.

[55] Quart. Rev. Vol. XLIII. (Oct. 1830), pp. 411-469 and Vol. LIII. (Sept. 1835), pp. 406-448. Both these reviews are by Scrope. The Review of the 2nd Vol. of the 'Principles,' Q.R. Vol. XLVII. (March 1832), pp. 103-132 is by Whewell.

[56] L.L.L. Vol. I. p. 270.

[57] Ibid. Vol. I. pp. 260-1.

[58] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 314.

[59] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 165.

[60] M.L.D. Vol. II. p. 232 and D.L.L. Vol. II. p. 190.

[61] L.L.L. Vol. I. pp. 316-7.

[62] Proc. Geol. Soc. Vol. I. pp. 302-3.

[63] L.L.L. Vol. II. p. 41.

[64] See also D.L.L. Vol. I. pp. 72-3.

[65] Nineteenth Century, Oct. 1895, and Controverted Questions in Geology (1895), pp. 1-18.

[66] M.L.D. Vol. II. p. 117.

[67] D.L.L. Vol. I. pp. 337-8 and p. 342.

[68] Origin of Species, Chap. X. See also Darwin and Modern Science, pp. 337-385.

[69] D.L.L. Vol. I. pp. 341-2.

[70] L.L.L. Vol. II. p. 44.

[71] D.L.L. Vol. I. p. 296.

[72] Ibid. p. 72.

[73] Ibid. p. 71.

[74] A. R. Wallace, 'My Life, &c.' (1905), Vol. I. p. 433.

[75] The Darwin-Wallace Celebration, Linn. Soc. (1908), p. 118.

[76] L.L.L. Vol. II. p. 459.

[77] Report of lecture at Forrester's Hall.

[78] H.C.E. Vol. VIII. p. 312.

[79] D.L.L. Vol. II. p. 190.

[80] L.L.L. Vol. II. pp. 2, 3.

[81] Ibid. Vol. II. p. 36.

[82] Ibid. Vol. II. p. 5.

[83] D.L.L. Vol. I. p. 94.

[84] L.L.L. Vol. I. pp. 417-8.

[85] H. F. Osborn, 'From the Greeks to Darwin' (1894), p. 165.

[86] Loc. cit. pp. 467-469.

[87] L.L.L. Vol. I. p. 168.

[88] Ibid. Vol. II. p. 365.

[89] D.L.L. Vol. II. pp. 23, 29, 39.

[90] Ibid. Vol. III. p. 15 (see also pp. 11-14).

[91] 'Origin of Species,' 6th Ed. (1875), p. xiv.

[92] 'Darwin and Modern Science,' p. 125.

[93] 'Origin of Species,' 6th Ed. (1875), pp. xvi, xvii.

[94] M.L.D. Vol. I. p. 3.

[95] D.L.L. Vol. I. p. 41.

[96] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 41.

[97] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 52.

[98] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 58.

[99] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 58.

[100] H.C.E. Vol. II. p. 271.

[101] D.L.L. Vol. I. p. 73.

[102] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 263.

[103] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 38.

[104] H.C.E. Vol. II. p. 20.

[105] D.L.L. Vol. I. p. 275.

[106] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 83.

[107] Ibid. Vol. II. pp. 5-10.

[108] H.C.E. Vol. II. p. 71.

[109] D.L.L. Vol. I. p. 47.

[110] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 84.

[111] Macmillan's Magazine, Feb. 1888, p. 241.

[112] My Life, &c. Vol. I. p. 355.

[113] Darwin-Wallace Celebration, Linn. Soc. (1908), pp. 6-7.

[114] Ibid. pp. 14-16.

[115] D.L.L. Vol. II. pp. 116-7.

[116] 'Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection' (1871), Preface, pp. iv, v.

[117] Darwin-Wallace Celebration, Linn. Soc. (1908), p. 7.

[118] Ibid. p. 7.

[119] D.L.L. Vol. I. p. 66.

[120] Ibid. Vol. I. pp. 62-3.

[121] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 66.

[122] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 66.

[123] D.L.L. Vol. I. p. 83.

[124] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 84.

[125] 'The Foundations of the Origin of Species' (1909), p. xv.

[126] Letter to A. R. Wallace, Christ's Coll. Mag. Vol. XXIII. (1909), p. 229.

[127] D.L.L. Vol. II. pp. 16-18.

[128] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 347.

[129] D.L.L. Vol. II. pp. 19-21.

[130] Huxley's Life and Letters (1900), Vol. I. p. 94.

[131] D.L.L. Vol. I. p. 83.

[132] Science Progress, Vol. III. (1908), pp. 537-542.

[133] D.L.L. Vol. II. p. 160.

[134] H.C.E. Vol. II. pp. 227-243.

[135] D.L.L. Vol. II. pp. 179-204.

[136] Ibid. Vol. II. p. 255.

[137] The Review is republished in H.C.E. Vol. II. pp. 1-21.

[138] Huxley's Life and Letters, Vol. I. pp. 179-189.

[139] D.L.L. Vol. II. p. 185.

[140] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 93.

[141] See Haeckel's 'History of Creation.'

[142] D.L.L. Vol. I. p. 71.

[143] Ibid. Vol. I. p. 72.

[144] D.L.L. Vol. I. p. 98; Vol. III. pp. 217-218.

[145] H.C.E. Vol. II. p. 247.

[146] Quart. Rev. XLIII. pp. 464-467 and Vol. LIII. pp. 446-448.

[147] H.C.E. Vol. VIII. p. 315.

[148] H.C.E. Vol. V. p. 99.

[149] The Age of the Earth and other Geological Studies, p. 322.

[150] Brit. Assoc. Rep. 1894 (Oxford), p. 13.

[151] 'Hydrogéologie,' p. 67.

[152] M.L.D. Vol. II. p. 117.

[153] D.L.L. Vol. III. p. 356.

INDEX

Adaptation, in relation to divergence of species, Darwin's recognition of, 108, 109

Agriculturalists, ideas of creation, 5, 6

Arnold, Matthew, on Lucretius and Darwin, 3, 4

Auvergne, N. Desmarest on, 17;

Scrope on, 35;

visited by Lyell and Murchison, 56, 57;

their memoir on, 58

'Beagle,' H.M.S., Darwin's voyage in, 98, 99;

narrative of, 106

Bonney, T. G., estimate of amount of Lyell's travels by, 56, 57

Botanical works of Darwin, 141

British Critic, Whewell's review of Lyell in, 53

Broderip, W. J., aid given to Lyell by, 65;

Vol. II. of Principles dedicated to, 65

Brown, Robert, assistance to Lyell by, 47

Buckland, Dr, on infant Geological Society, 26;

champion of 'Catastrophism' in England, 27;

his eccentricity, 42-44;

'Equestrian Geology' of, 28;

influence on Lyell, 34, 44;

2nd edition of Vol. I. of Principles dedicated to, 44;

his opposition to Lyell, 71

Cambridge, Darwin at, 97, 98

Candolle, A. P. de, on struggle for existence, 107

Catastrophism, origin of idea of, 14, 15;

defined, 22;

origin of term, 22;

connexion with orthodoxy, 21;

championed by Buckland, Sedgwick &c., 27;

by Cuvier, 31, 50, 102;

opposition by Lyell and Darwin to, 105

Centres of Creation, Lyell's views on, 65

Chambers, Robert, publishes Vestiges of Creation, 92;

his reasons for anonymity, 93

Chemists, part played in early days of Geological Society by, 26

Christ's College, Cambridge, the home of Milton and Darwin, 13;

of Paley, 108

Clodd, E., his Pioneers of Evolution, 16

Continuity, term for Evolution suggested by Grove, 23

Conybeare, W. D., advocacy of Catastrophism, 27;

criticism of Hutton, 28;

misconception of Hutton, 29;

on formation of Thames Valley, 58;

friendship with Lyell, 69

Creation, legends of, 5-7;

use of term by Lyell and Darwin, 11;

contrast of their views with those of Milton, 12, 13

Criticisms of the Principles of Geology, 68, 69, 70, 71;

of the Origin of Species, 132-139

Cuvier, his strong support of Catastrophism, 31, 46, 50, 102

Darwin, Charles, nobility of character, 3;

his use of term 'Creation,' 11;

on grandeur of idea of Evolution, 12;

his devotion to Lyell and the Principles of Geology, 63, 73-75, 78;

his horror of slavery, 76;

opposition to Catastrophism, 77;

opinion of Lamarck's works, 90, 91:

on the Vestiges of Creation, 94;

his dislike for speculation, 101;

his optimism and courage, 77;

his birth and education, 95, 96;

life at Edinburgh, 97;

at Cambridge, 97, 98;

voyage in the 'Beagle,' 99, 100;

first awakening to the idea of Evolution, 102, 104;

work with Lyell at Geological Society, 105;

begins 'species work,' 106;

influence of Malthus's work on, 107;

intercourse with Wallace, 113;

action in respect to theory, 128, 129;

his first literary ambitions, 116;

difficulties of work caused by ill-health, 117, 118, 119;

his loss of appreciation for music and literature, and its cause, 134, 135;

later writings on Evolution, 141, 144;

his declining years, 147, 158, 159;

his death, 147;

present position of his theory of Natural Selection, 155, 156, 159

Darwin, Erasmus, his independent conception of Lamarckism, 91, 92;

absence of influence on his grandson, 95, 101

Darwin, Erasmus (the younger), advice given to Charles on publication, 122

Darwin, Francis, edited Life and Letters &c., 121;

extracts from C.D.'s note-books &c., and Foundations of the Origin of Species, 123;

on his father's health, 118

Darwin, Mrs, her care of her husband's health, 118;

read proofs of Origin of Species, 132

Daubeny, C. G. B., assists Lyell in his researches, 47

De la Beche, H., his attitude with respect to evolution, 71

Deshayes, G. B., assists Lyell in conchological work, 66

Desmarest, N., work in Auvergne, 17;

evolutionary views of, 17, 20

Earthworms, Darwin's work on, 147

Edinburgh, Darwin's life at, 97;

Wernerian Society at, founded by Jameson, 21, 25

Egypt, idea of inorganic evolution originated in, 15

Entomology, influence of, on Lyell, 42, 57;

on Darwin, 96;

on Wallace, 110

'Equestrian Geology,' popularity of, at Oxford, 27;

at Cambridge, 28

Evolution, in organic and inorganic world, 14;

how ideas originated, 15-16, 82, 83;

revolution effected by, 1, 32, 159;

causes of opposition to, 20, 21, 155;

opposition of Sedgwick and Whewell, 83;

support of Herschel, 83

Euclid, influence on Darwin, 108

Faraday, M., assistance given to Lyell by, 47

Fitton, Dr, on supposed indebtedness of Hutton to Generelli, 18;

and of Lyell to Hutton, 18;

on causes of Hutton's failure to reform geology, 23, 25;

his attitude towards Lyell's views, 30, 71

Fluvialists, 58

Forbes, David, intercourse with Darwin, 119

Fossil bones, discovery of, in South America first suggests to Darwin mutability of species, 102

Foundations of the Origin of Species, 123

Frazer, J. G., on legends of creation, 5, 7

Galapagos Islands, influence of study of fauna on Darwin, 104

Generelli, advocacy of Evolution, 17, 20

Geographical distribution, Lyell on, 65;

Wallace on, 146

Geological Society, foundation of, 25;

early history, 26;

connexion of Lyell with, 44, 71:

of Darwin, 100, 105:

of Scrope, 50;

discussions on rival doctrines at, 24, 25, 29, 30, 60, 76, 77, 105

Geology, Darwin's interest in, 96, 99, 124, 147, 158

Gibbon, his influence on Lyell, 52, 67

Greenough, G. B., founds Geological Society and first President, 26;

his strong support of Wernerism, 26, 29

Grove, R., suggests term 'Continuity,' 23

Günther, Dr, his estimate of number of species of animals, 10

Haeckel, E., credits Lyell with early conviction of Evolution, 84

Henslow, J. S., friendship for and help of Darwin, 97, 98, 99;

opposition to Evolution, 27, 72

Heredity, early recognition of importance, 9

Herschel, J., belief in Evolution, 12, 71;

correspondence with Lyell, 12, 83, 85

Hoff, C. von, influence of his works on Lyell, 49

Hooker, J. D., friendship with Lyell's father, 126;

voyage to Antarctic with Ross, 126;

introduction to Darwin, 126;

correspondence with, 127;

assistance to Darwin, 126;

advice to, 129;

on origin of Australian flora, 139;

friendship with Lyell, 79, 126

Hutton, his Theory of the Earth, 17, 18, 19, 20;

rarity of the book, 30;

small influence of, 21;

supposed infidelity and persecution of, 21, 22, 25, 69;

Lyell's mistaken views on, 54;

difference of his theory from Lyell's, 53

Huxley, T. H., early views on distinction of Uniformitarianism and Evolution, 23;

later view of identity, 23, 24;

influence of Darwin on, 24, 127, 144;

on 1st edition of Principles, 67, 80, 81;

argues for Lyell's belief in Evolution, 84;

reviews Origin of Species, 136, 137;

reply to Bishop of Oxford, 138;

defence of Darwinism, 140;