Writes of his work and a paper accepted for publication in the Philosophical Transactions [? "Stresses caused in the interior of the earth", Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 173 (1883): 187–230].
Gives news of friends.
Writes of his work and a paper accepted for publication in the Philosophical Transactions [? "Stresses caused in the interior of the earth", Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 173 (1883): 187–230].
Gives news of friends.
Accepts election as a corresponding member of the American Social Science Association [see 13615].
Discusses present of microscope to Grant Allen.
Mentions sugar-cane paper [by Baron de Villa Franca].
Has sent Kovalevsky his major paper on the moon’s motion, with references to others.
Encloses letter from R. S. Ball [missing], who has placed reliance on Samuel Haughton’s wild speculations.
Has heard that J. Challis’s health is worse.
Thanks EH for gift of 2d ed. of his book of travels [Seven years in South Africa (1881)]. Expresses admiration for EH’s courage and zeal for science.
Are the animal and vegetable kingdoms so united as to be indistinguishable?
Agrees about Grant Allen affair.
Requests CD to sent a cheque for the succession duty on Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s estate.
Reports observations on curious cats that appear to be cat–rabbit hybrids.
Agrees to write a page or two on behalf of Donald MacAlister.
Dismisses report of cat–rabbit hybrid.
His thoughts on the lack of horns in domesticated cattle.
Requests visit to Down before he goes on expedition to South and Central Africa.
Argues that women are as regular "bread-winners" as men, though generally unrecognised as such, and that they possess the same qualities as men but lack the educational opportunities. Before women can be judged intellectually inferior to men they must share the same environment and opportunities. With "enlightened intellect, united with her wholesome moral nature" woman could help with the "propagation of the best and the survival of the fittest in the human species".
Reports remarkable case of inheritance of one of his habits by his infant son.
Encloses proof of CD’s prefatory notice for RM’s translation of Weismann; hopes CD might enlarge upon it.
CD’s division of his surplus income; fire engines; Sara Darwin’s relatives; GHD’s paper in Nature.
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