From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
South Eastern Railway
Date:
[c. Sept 1868]
Source of text:
DAR 96: 49
Summary:
Wishes correspondent to investigate immediately the loss of two boxes in transit.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
1 Sept [1868]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 89–90
Summary:
Athenæum [Owen’s?] attack on JDH [BAAS address] and CD. False statement that CD’s sole groundwork is from pigeons.
Agrees with JDH on foolishness of Red Lion Club.
Huxley’s want of judgment.
JDH’s argument about astronomy and astronomers.
Pall Mall Gazette [8 (1868): 593, 595–6] and Morning Advertiser on JDH’s address.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[8–10 Sept 1868]
Source of text:
DAR 94: 91–2
Summary:
Has written to A. J. Gower.
Sends more copies of Queries about expression.
Pall Mall Gazette article [see 6342] is monstrous to say religion did not attack science. Should scientific men ignore whole subject of religion?
Sends French journal with article on JDH and one (weak) by Agassiz on geographical distribution.
M. J. Berkeley has sent his address [Rep. BAAS 38 (1868): 83–7].
CD differs with JDH on Owen; could hardly bear to shake hands with him.
Wallaces, Blyth, Jenner Weirs are coming to stay on Sunday.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Dean Caton
Date:
18 Sept 1868
Source of text:
DAR 143: 253
Summary:
Thanks JDC for paper ["American Cervus", Trans. Ottawa Acad. Nat. Sci. (1868); read 21 May 1868].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
James Croll
Date:
19 Sept 1868
Source of text:
DAR 143: 352
Summary:
Discusses papers by JC dealing with erosion. Comments on papers on the subject by J. B. Jukes, A. C. Ramsay, and William Whitaker. Formerly believed in power of the sea. Never fully realised the truth until reading JC’s papers.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Louis Charles Joseph Gaston (Gaston) de Saporta, comte de Saporta
Date:
24 Sept 1868
Source of text:
DAR 147: 419
Summary:
Discusses GdeS’s studies on fossil plants;
response to Origin in France.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
25 Sept 1868
Source of text:
DAR 94: 93–5
Summary:
Sends an ear of wheat with two florets of oats growing out of it. Expects it will all turn out a humbug.
Berkeley’s address in Gardeners’ Chronicle [(1868): 920, also Rep. BAAS 38 (1868): 83–7] praises CD tremendously.
Contributor:
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Jenner Weir
Date:
1 Sept 1868
Source of text:
DAR 148: 319
Summary:
Invites JJW to visit Down. Will try to get A. R. Wallace and H. W. Bates also.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project