Darwin’s experimental garden
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Darwin’s experimental garden is the outdoor research space at Down House where Charles Darwin conducted many of his key botanical and evolutionary experiments.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
botanical garden area
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component of Down House grounds → historical research site → |
| associatedPerson |
Charles Darwin
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Emma Darwin → |
| associatedWithWork |
Insectivorous Plants
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On the Origin of Species → The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species → The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom → The Power of Movement in Plants → The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| currentUse |
educational site
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museum interpretation space → |
| documentedIn |
Darwin’s notebooks and correspondence
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| hasFeature |
experimental beds
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lawn areas used for plant experiments → paths used for observation and measurement → |
| heritageStatus |
part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Darwin’s Home and Workplace, Down House)
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| historicalPeriodOfUse |
c. 1840s–1880s
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| locatedIn |
Down House
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Downe, Kent, England → |
| notableExperimentType |
climbing plant movement studies
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cross- and self-fertilisation of plants → flower morphology and pollinator interaction studies → insectivorous plant feeding experiments → variation under domestication experiments → |
| openToPublic |
true
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| operator |
English Heritage
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| partOf |
Down House garden
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| primaryUse |
botanical experiments
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evolutionary biology experiments → |
| relatedConcept |
artificial selection
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experimental evolution → plant reproductive strategies → |
| relatedPlace |
Darwin’s sandwalk at Down House
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Down House → |
| researchField |
botany
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evolutionary biology → natural selection → plant physiology → pollination biology → |
| significance |
key site in the development of evolutionary theory
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primary outdoor laboratory for Charles Darwin → |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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| usedBy |
Charles Darwin
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Down House, Downe, Kent
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hasGarden |
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Darwin’s study
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nearbyFeature |
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Down House
("Charles Darwin conducted botanical experiments there")
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significantEvent |