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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Henry Denny
Date:
5 Feb [1844]
Source of text:
Jeremy and Helen Evans (private collection)
Summary:

Dicussion of some specimens from the Beagle voyage.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[3–17 Feb 1844]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 5
Summary:

Thanks for information for Ehrenberg.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Charles Wicksted
Date:
13 Feb [1844?]
Source of text:
George Clive (private collection)
Summary:

Inquires about the habits of a litter of foxhounds whose sire was particularly good at recovering the scent in paths or roads.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
23 Feb [1844]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 6
Summary:

Has just completed Volcanic islands.

Sends queries on Galapagos flora in particular and island floras in general; also on relationship of wide-ranging species to wide-ranging genera.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Kemp
Date:
23 Feb [1844]
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library (MS Add. 10252/34) (gift of Ruth Cramond and David Cramond)
Summary:

Regrets the delay in sending copies of his paper.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[23 Feb – 6 Mar 1844]
Source of text:
DAR 100: 10–11
Summary:

Island floras; relationships with mainland. Ranges of species in mundane genera.

Galapagos plants one-third done.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Edward Sabine
To:
John Frederic Daniell
Date:
2 February 1844
Source of text:
MM/3/9, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
Edward Joshua Cooper
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
3 February 1844
Source of text:
MM/9/52, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
David Brewster
To:
William Somerville
Date:
29 Feb 1844
Source of text:
MSB 11 / 357, Dep. c. 369, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Thomas Gardner
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 February 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.91
Summary:

Is hoping to establish a practical school of chemistry in London, and would like to add his name to the list of supporters.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Robert Hunt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 February 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.107
Summary:

Encloses some specimens of photographs made by the use of chloride of gold and bichromate of potash. Comments on the process.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Henry Anthony Jeffreys
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 February 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.283
Summary:

Finds the surplus is about to be divided among the members of the Strand Friendly Institution. Comments on this and gives reasons for the surplus.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Henry Anthony Jeffreys
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 February 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.284
Summary:

Returns the documents with many thanks. Augustus De Morgan's letter seems very satisfactory. Regarding the expenses of management. Will call on him later.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles D. E. König
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 February 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.93
Summary:

Regarding the disposal of Andrew Bain's fossil remains from the Cape.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir Richard Owen
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 February 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.187
Summary:

At the request of Mr. Clift, acknowledges JH's communication of the case of the Mare with the intestinal calculi. The specimens are very acceptable.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 February 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0520.1; Reel 1093
Summary:

B.A.A.S. should not assume publication of meteorological observations if L. A. J. Quetelet gives these up. Johann Lamont in Munich is better qualified. Received from John Caldecott five years of meteorological observations at Trevandrum [India]. George Peacock has invited B.A.A.S. to meet at Cambridge in 1845.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William James Herschel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 February 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0803
Summary:

Describes activities at Charles Pritchard's school, including lessons in botany. Also reports that one fellow student is very ill.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adolphe Quetelet
Date:
[11 February 1844]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #19 (draft Académie belgique: #20)
Summary:

Will attempt to arrange publication and reception of AQ's work in England. Grieves that AQ has suffered attacks because of his zeal in meteorological observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 February 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.246
Summary:

Has worked hard to augment number of stations for horary observations. Now close to 80. Asks JH's advice whether the R.S.L. or B.A.A.S. would print his observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Radcliffe Birt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 February 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.107
Summary:

Can sympathize with JH as he has just lost a close relation. Has been unable to contact Edward Sabine. The Dublin and Munich curves have been engraved. Thanks for the Annalen. Howard Elphinstone has sent his [?].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project