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DCP-LETT-2783

From:
John Stevens Henslow
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
5 May 1860
Source of text:
DAR 186: 47
Summary:

Reports to CD on what he has found out about Elodea growing near Cambridge.

Sedgwick is speaking at [Cambridge] Philosophical Society on CD’s "supposed errors" [Camb. Herald & Huntingdonshire Gaz. 19 May 1860, pp. 3–4].

JSH wonders how Owen can be so savage toward CD’s views when his own are "to a certain extent of the same character".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-2784

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Andrew Dickson (Andrew) Murray
Date:
5 May [1860]
Source of text:
R. D. Pyrah (private collection)
Summary:

Thanks for AM’s kindness.

CD did not understand him about "prepotency".

With respect to cave animals CD believes that on reflection AM will admit "that on creation doctrine, there has been surprising diversity for such similar habitation".

Has heard from A. von Keyserling who "makes no difficulty about imperfection of Geological Record".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-9213

From:
John Cattell
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[after 5 May 1860]
Source of text:
DAR 53.2: 167r
Summary:

Future orders will be highly esteemed.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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HENSLOW-1002

From:
J. S. Henslow
To:
J. D. Hooker
Date:
25th May 1860
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library Add 9537.2.17
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project

Herschel11082

From:
Joseph Jopling
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 May 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.418
Summary:

Pleased to hear that he has received his statements representing curves; comments on these. Further regarding his views on the Great Pyramid.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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FVM-60-05-05

From:
A. P. White & Company
To:
Ferdinand von Mueller
Date:
5 May 1860
Source of text:
MS 13071 Royal Society of Victoria Exploration Committee records, box 2077/5, La Trobe Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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