From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs
Date:
13 Aug 1868
Source of text:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois History and Lincoln Collections (Hinrichs Papers, IHLC MS 712, Box 5)
Summary:
Acknowledges GH’s letter and the lecture on "Faith and science".
Cannot form a judgment on his chemical theory, but if GH establishes his case it will be a magnificent discovery.
"Faith and science" contained many ideas new to CD. Hooker, too, has read it with interest.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project