Descent publication costs, "including a heavy item of £126 for corrections" have been received. JM can now offer CD 600 guineas for the edition of 2500 copies.
Descent publication costs, "including a heavy item of £126 for corrections" have been received. JM can now offer CD 600 guineas for the edition of 2500 copies.
Has devised a respirator for firemen by moistening cotton wool with glycerine and adding charcoal. JT suggests the nose with its hairs and mucus is a respirator that would give protection against diseases caused by floating particles. The presence of hair and mucus is thus explained by CD’s theory.
Thanks for the present of CD’s long-expected book [Descent].
Receipt for payment by John Murray of £630 for the first edition, consisting of 2500 copies, of Descent.
Relating his recent experiments in dioptrics. Encloses a model of his air-lens. Is grateful for the reference.
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