Glad that he had nothing to do with the mimicry book. Will be giving a paper at the Linnean on "The Utility of all Specific Characteristics." Views on Essex Forest.
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Glad that he had nothing to do with the mimicry book. Will be giving a paper at the Linnean on "The Utility of all Specific Characteristics." Views on Essex Forest.
About Linnean meeting. Description of "woad" from Chamber's Encyclopaedia.
His sister died two years ago. Her husband, Thomas Sims, who was a photographer with a small business, has been sold up for rent, and is in danger of starvation or the workhouse. Does Meldola know of a post such as photographer to a scientific man or institution which would be suitable for Sims?.
Compliments Weismann's book on selection and discussion of central themes.
Comments on Meldola's address on variation, with specific points.
Discusses Darwin's and Weismann's views of heredity of acquired characteristics.
Thanks for seeds. Talk about his son, who has been working on an electric railway near Boston.
About butterfly exhibition and Will's travels in America.
Questions about Professor Lippman's method of colour photography for his book on the century. More about his son, Will, who is working in Denver.
Thanks for Meldola's explanation of Lippman's theory of colour photography, and discussion of this.
Looking forward to seeing Meldola and his cousin at the weekend.
Thanks Meldola for his letter and enclosure and the bronze powder.
ARW hopes to send Meldola a couple of copies of his "Evolution" article soon. ARW says he believes he has demolished "discontinuous variation" as having any but the most subordinate part in Evolution of species.
Arrangements for ARW to visit Meldola.
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