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From:
Morley, John
To:
Darwin, G. H.
Date:
31 May 1875
Source of text:
DAR 251: 1896
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Contributor:
Darwin Family Letters
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AD is aware of revolutionary character of his pamphlet [Ursprung der Wirbelthiere]. Authorities will not agree with him. Carl Gegenbaur and Ernst Haeckel are opposed. Younger biologists are disposed to accept his views. All he can expect is to put a stop to "the Amphioxus–Ascidian affair, and to open a road for speculation and for investigation on the side of the Annelid-homology".