About disposal of extra copies of JH's printed observations.
About disposal of extra copies of JH's printed observations.
Glad to receive CD’s pat on back for address.
Wants to know what CD thinks of the argument on geological contemporaneity.
On his poor health.
Wanted to talk with CD about the astonishing new Pliocene fossil discoveries in North America reported by Leidy. One horse fossil’s dentition, if it could be believed, would be of great interest to CD’s views.
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Hooker has written about WED’s going to Kew.
Sending sketches of nebulae made in Nice and Naples in 1843-1845 using K. L. Harding's maps. Please return them.
Will try to call tomorrow. What HF tells him about horses makes him eager to come.
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Sends another section of JH's Iliad translation. Regrets he cannot come to the Cambridge B.A.A.S. meeting. Sends lines of the Iliad translated by Augustus DeMorgan.
Referring to conversation with Lyell, CD is certain that there was a Miocene glacial period.
Compliments HWB on the mimetic display at the British Museum. Those at the Museum readily accepted HWB’s "doctrine".
Was shown genital organs of closely allied Chrysomelidae.
Albert Günther is candidate for position at Museum.
Sorry to hear of JDH’s household troubles.
Will try to get a couple of flowers of Leschenaultia to send him.
"What a good case that of the Cameroons"; the 4000ft [elevation] is much to CD’s "private satisfaction".
Sends JDH a copy of Orchids.
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Wants suggestions as to whom R.S.L. should award medals.
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Nearly agrees on contemporaneity, but THH pushes his ideas too far. Would require strong evidence before believing that the so-called Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous strata could be contemporaneous. Thinks THH’s case on advancement of organisation is strong. But he should read Bronn, before publishing again, and say more on other side. Cannot help hoping he is not as right as he seems to be.
Offers assistance for JH's proposed catalogue of nebulae. Will send estimated positions of recently discovered nebulae.
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Cannot travel to London. Wishes she could return to her country and friends. Thankful for her health. Wants Herschels to visit Italy.
Asks if WDF has ever crossed wild and common turkeys. Would like to quote his authority [see Variation 1: 292].
Also curious whether WDF has known the so-called japanned peacock to appear from common peacock [Variation 1: 290].