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From:
Darwin, Horace
To:
Darwin, W. E.
Date:
10 [November] 1861
Source of text:
DAR 210.6: 87
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Darwin Family Letters
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CD fears he has misinterpreted vascularisation of butterfly orchid flowers.
Reply to JT's 'Remarks on Radiation and Absorption.' Calls non-absorption of air and vapor key to understanding meteorological phenomena. Remarks on 'radiant heat' from moon.
Is pleased that JH likes his plates of Mars. Has a great collection of drawings of Mars but only a few of Venus. Hopes by the Spring to have the photoheliograph working. Has just completed his volume on the eclipse for 1860.
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