Plans a "Darwin Festival" to celebrate CD’s birthday.
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Plans a "Darwin Festival" to celebrate CD’s birthday.
The honour RLT proposes [Darwin Festival] is a great one, "but would it not be better to wait until I am in my grave?"
Sends copy of Kosmos [containing Krause’s article on Erasmus Darwin].
Believes he can spare an Erasmus Darwin letter.
The Birmingham Philosophical Society proposes to celebrate CD’s birthday and make him their first Honorary Member. RLT will draft the address.
Would be glad to see RLT at Down if he thinks it fit to come there to deliver the address honouring CD.
The Birmingham Philosophical Society wishes to establish a Darwin prize medal for original scientific work. A fund is being raised to support research. Asks CD to contribute.
Is honoured by RLT’s announcement, and offers a contribution to the Birmingham scientific fund.
Points out what he believes to be two errors in CD’s paper on inheritance [Nature 24 (1881): 257; Collected papers 2: 230–1].
CD will be glad to keep the proof of the medal.
He is decidedly better again.