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Herschel10387

From:
George W. Hearn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 February 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.267
Summary:

Regrets any inconvenience he has caused but is grateful for JH's act and offer to communicate his paper to the R.S.L.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-951

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[10 Feb 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 54
Summary:

Thinks JDH’s explanation of polymorphism on volcanic islands is probably correct.

Proposes experimental test to see whether alpine form of a plant is inherited like a true variety.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Herschel1854

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Robert Hunt?]
Date:
[10 February 1846]
Source of text:
WT 68037.7
Summary:

Cannot provide any specimens of photography or the spectrum good enough for an exhibition, as most have faded. A French chemist just announced as a discovery a fact long since known by JH.

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John Herschel Project
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