Darwin references a "capital" letter he has received from ARW following ARW's reading of On the Origin of Species.
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Darwin references a "capital" letter he has received from ARW following ARW's reading of On the Origin of Species.
Critical of ARW's understanding of the economy of nature.
Hooker states his favour for ARW to win the gold medal for biology.
References ARW's letter to Darwin of 2 Jan 1864 about Herbert Spencer.
Darwin compliments ARW's papers published in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London and in the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society on geographical distribution in the Malay Archipelago.
Darwin remarks on his recommending ARW as a candidate for the Royal Society of London's Royal Medal.
Darwin agrees with Hooker's comments about ARW in Hooker's letter of 6 Oct 1865. Hooker's letter he describes ARW as: "... not a man of large sympathies, nor very charitable I think, & is certainly awfully cold & dry at times; yet he is essentially large minded, & very able".
Hooker enquires what Darwin makes of ARW's paper on bird's nests and how he struck by ARW's great ability.
Darwin states he hopes ARW's paper on sexual modifications and adaptive mimicry in butterflies will be published.
Hooker states that he will re-read ARW's 1853 book about the Amazon as he doesn't recall it interesting him at all when it was first published.
Regarding Darwin suggestion to nominate ARW for The Royal Society's Gold Medal.
Darwin suggests that a Royal Medal might be bestowed on ARW before too long.
Praises ARW.
Darwin mentions that ARW will soon return from the Malay Archipelago.
Darwin refers to ARW's "On the phenomena of variation and geographical distribution as illustrated by the Papilionidae of the Malayan region".
Reflects how Bentham might have been more cautious had he read ARW's volumes.
Praises ARW's paper on Man.
ARW's marriage to Annie Mitten.
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ARW listed along with Hooker, Huxley, Lubbock and Bates as the "only honest downright "flat-footed" men in all England!!!".