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From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 March 1871]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #62
Summary:

Offers JH the first exemplar of AQ's work [Physique sociale]. Realizes no one will ever appreciate years of work that it has taken.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-7601

From:
Edwin Brown
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
19 Mar 1871
Source of text:
DAR 160: 326
Summary:

Is studying Descent.

Raises two questions for CD: on the great percentage of female illegitimate births compared with legitimate,

and on clothing as accounting for hairlessness of humans.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-7600

From:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
19 Mar 1871
Source of text:
DAR 103: 63–4
Summary:

Describes plans for travel in Morocco with George Maw and John Ball.

Has not yet read Descent.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-7602

From:
George Thin
To:
Alexander Michie
Date:
19 Mar 1871
Source of text:
DAR 178: 90
Summary:

Bitch crossed with dog produced puppies like those of previous cross with a very different dog.

[Forwarded to CD by Robert Swinhoe.]

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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