Thanks for offer of sandstone with annelid tracks.
Suggests J. W. Judd, "most able of living geologists", as lecturer.
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Thanks for offer of sandstone with annelid tracks.
Suggests J. W. Judd, "most able of living geologists", as lecturer.
Asks about significance of trilobites for evolution.
Asks if any organism can be designated as animal in one stage and vegetable in another.
Does not feel that the occurrence of perfect trilobites in the oldest known fossil-bearing rocks is fatal to evolution, as he does not believe these rocks to be contemporaneous with the first appearance of life.
Locomotive spores of some algae are like animals.
Asks EF to sign enclosed certificate if he thinks Raphael Meldola deserves being elected F.R.S. [See 13674.] Requests that his note with certificate be passed on to Norman Lockyer.
Orders International scientific directory.
Writes about WED’s purchasing a house.
Birthday congratulations from the Naples Zoological Station. A new physiological department will be constructed. Describes work in progress at the Station.
Sends his paper on teleosteans.
Heard R. Owen read a paper at York [meeting of BAAS]. Owen had views similar to AD’s, but seemed not to be aware of work of others.
Will not support Raphael Meldola’s application to the Royal Society.
Asks correspondent to sign certificate for Raphael Meldola [as a candidate for Royal Society].
Discusses function of bud-scales.
Slab with annelid tracks being sent. Memorandum enclosed describing bed from which it came.
Sends four parts of Van Tieghem, and recommends Wiesner 1881.
Forgot to suggest that JL repeat experiments with bees and artifical flowers.
Seven German students drink to CD’s health on his 75th [sic] birthday.
Writes regarding the form which the proposed Science Defence Association should take and encloses a draft of proposed resolutions.
Asks JT to support Albert Dicey for the Athenaeum.
Asks WBC for his vote and influence in favour of Albert Dicey at the Athenaeum balloting.
CD feels "as old as Methusalem".
Thanks for the birthday greetings.
"I feel a very old man and my course is nearly run."
Thanks for sympathy on death of Erasmus [Alvey Darwin].
Suggests rewording statement concerning source of CD’s views on evolution.
Recalls happy days at Penally.
Birthday congratulations.
Describes his use of alcohol and tobacco.