Papers by T. J. Newbold [Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. 3 (1842): 702–5], T. C. Hunt [3 (1842): 565–6] and J. Phillips [3 (1842): 705–6] need not be printed in Transactions of the Geological Society.
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The Charles Darwin Collection
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Papers by T. J. Newbold [Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. 3 (1842): 702–5], T. C. Hunt [3 (1842): 565–6] and J. Phillips [3 (1842): 705–6] need not be printed in Transactions of the Geological Society.
Asks how many copies of Proceedings are commonly sold.
Asks that A. d’Orbigny’s geological map of S. America be sent to him with a card of the Society’s evening meetings.
Discusses CD’s Glen Roy paper; would like to see the theory put beyond dispute. Tells of Mr Stables’ observations on the parallel roads. Discusses geological features of Scotland which he is sure are marine in origin.
Sends an ammonite from the Upper Lias, which has Balanus-like bodies on surface. He wants CD’s interpretation. Discusses possible function of aptychi, siphuncular tube, and operculum in ammonites.
Returning Thomas George Bonney’s certificate, which it was a pleasure to sign.
Delighted that JH is interested in his book [Origin?]
A letter strongly recommending him for the post of Assistant Secretary of the Geological Society.
Thanks for copies of the Proceedings of the Geological Society of London, with a request for items (listed) missing from their set.
Offer to supply, if they can, any copies missing from the Geological Society’s run of the American Journal of Science.
Committee suggests Council resolve to have William Lonsdale pack away non-fossil specimens from S. America and volcanic islands of the Atlantic [signed G. B. Greenough, A. Aiken, C. Darwin, C. J. F. Bunbury].