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DCP-LETT-1861

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Miss Holland
Date:
[May 1856]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

An entomologist who has been staying with CD [T. V. Wollaston] says the pupa she sent would turn into a lackey moth.

Adds that the great destruction of birds in the winter preceding the last is probable cause of survival of caterpillars and resulting numerous cocoons.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1862

From:
Charles Lyell, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
1–2 May 1856
Source of text:
DAR 205.3: 282
Summary:

Urges CD to publish his theory with small part of data.

Corrects names of land shells on list of shells picked up at Down.

Discusses transport of Ancylus from one river-bed to another by water-beetle.

"I hear that when you & Hooker & Huxley & Wollaston got together you made light of all Species & grew more & more unorthodox."

Mentions discussion of old Atlantis by Oswald Heer.

Comments on Helix and Nanina.

Mentions beetle discovered with small bag of eggs of water-spider under wing.

Madeira evidence favours single species birth-place theory.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Faraday3133

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
1 May 1856
Source of text:
IC MS HP16.8
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday3134

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Justus Liebig
Date:
1 May 1856
Source of text:
UU EW
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Tyndall1217

From:
John Tyndall
To:
The War Department
Date:
1st. May 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/2/7/313-19, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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