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The Charles Darwin Collection
The Darwin Correspondence Project is publishing letters written by and to the naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882). Complete transcripts of letters are being made available through the Project’s website (www.darwinproject.ac.uk) after publication in the ongoing print edition of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin (Cambridge University Press 1985–). Metadata and summaries of all known letters (c. 15,000) appear in Ɛpsilon, and the full texts of available letters can also be searched, with links to the full texts.
Mentions WED’s extraordinary discovery of some pollen-grains of different sizes. The observations must be followed up.
Thanks WED for a present.
Discusses the Duke of Argyll’s Reign of law [1867].
Is busy revising proofs [of Variation].
Sends Oliver’s list of references on Adoxa.
Baby now out of trouble.
Pleased with Paris exhibition.
Sends WED £200.
Suggests possible arbitrators to act in a business transaction involving WED.
Gives his opinion on a business transaction involving WED and the Southampton bank.
Asks WED to observe blushing in the blind, and yawning.
Mentions elephants’ crying while trumpeting.
Thanks Charles Langstaff for his observations relating to expression. Has requested observations on the platysma. Discusses the actions of other facial muscles, especially during crying. [Encloses 5828.]
Asks WED whether Langstaff could make some observations on certain facial muscles in expression.
Thanks him for his excellent observations [on Epipactis?]; would like WED to watch for some large insect visiting the plant.
Asks WED to observe a suppressed yawn.
Asks whether scratching a tickling point makes tears come to his eyes.