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From:
Darwin, Emma
To:
Darwin, G. H.
Date:
15 December 1881
Source of text:
DAR 210.3: 33
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Darwin Family Letters
No summary available.
Requests autograph.
Sends CD his book of experimental work on fluids [Experimental researches into the properties and motions of fluids (1881)].
Draws his attention to a particular passage on liquid behaviour which, he speculates, may relate to the form of some lower plants.
Sends photograph of a wild goose that survived being shot by a nine-inch arrowhead.
Seeks a testimonial for the Chair of Geology at Edinburgh.
Testimonial letter stating his belief in JG’s suitability for the Chair of Geology at Edinburgh.
No summary available.