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Is grateful for his copy of the catalogue of nebulae.
Enters Francis Darwin at Trinity College, Cambridge. Encloses certificate from Alfred Wrigley and £20 entrance and caution money. Wants Francis to have rooms in College.
Has been writing a review of CD’s "Climbing plants" for Popular Science Review [5 (1866): 55–65].
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Outlining the state of his own perception in regard to colors and harmony. Where can he find JH's published views on heat?
An actuary wants to know whether the probability that a woman of English–Indian parentage will have a child after age 35 is the same as for a European woman.
Questions EB's use of terms 'ponderable' and 'imponderable' matter in EB's almanac.
Sends specimen of Californian fish that inhabits mountain lakes. The lakes often dry up and the fish have developed legs to enable them to wander in search of water.
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Not surprised at delay of his book [Generelle Morphologie (1866)].
P. M. Duncan taking side of evolution.
Has received paper on Geryonidae ["Über eine neue Form des Generationswechsels bei den Medusen", Monatsber. K. Akad. Wiss. Berlin (1865): 85–94]. Had often speculated on whether such a case ever occurred in nature.
Found article with good description of Bank act. PR's ideas regarding issuance of currency notes.
Is sending a copy of HA's Harveian Oration for JH's perusal.
Describes exactly the route JH took to get to the point where he made his drawings of the earth pyramids at Botzen.
Describes JH's search for a publisher of JH's Iliad translation. Sending a sample to [Matthew] Arnold. Hopes WW is better; feels very old.
Acknowledges HWA’s oration.
Discusses design in nature, Asa Gray’s views, and his own confusion.
Insists that artificial representations of capital-currency, checks, bills, titles, etc.-are not capital. Examines arguments on both sides of issue.
Has forwarded FM’s MS to Max Schultze, but did not read it.
Movement of stem apex in Linum.
Haeckel’s paper on reproduction in certain Medusae.
Forwarding a chapter of his comparative grammar of the South African language for JH's comments.