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From:
Darwin, Horace
To:
Darwin, G. H.
Date:
[25 August 1878]
Source of text:
DAR 258: 867
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Darwin Family Letters
From:
George Howard Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
10 Oct 1878
Source of text:
DAR 210.2: 70
Summary:
Recounts the experiments on Fechner’s law he has found in Helmholz; they are on the smallest perceptible differences of illumination. Describes how to test whether plants’ responses to lights are in accordance with it.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Howard Darwin
Date:
29 Oct [1878]
Source of text:
DAR 210.1: 74
Summary:
Rejoices that he should have "staggered" William Thomson so quickly and that the latter should speak of GHD’s "discovery". The internal heat [of the earth] will please geologists and evolutionists.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Howard Darwin
Date:
2 Nov [1878]
Source of text:
Institute of Astronomy Library, University of Cambridge (Jules Carret 1878: R.c.1473)
Summary:
Forwards pamphlet (Jules Carret 1878) to GHD.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
George Howard Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 Nov 1878
Source of text:
DAR 210.2: 71, The Royal Society (RR/8/91)
Summary:
Encloses William Thomson’s report on GHD’s paper. Some of it was written in Rayleigh’s hand.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Howard Darwin
Date:
8 Nov [1878]
Source of text:
DAR 210.1: 75
Summary:
Delighted with [William Thomson’s] report. "There can be no doubt now about the value of your work." CD has "not been so much pleased for a long time".
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
Text Online
From:
Hooker, J. D.
To:
Darwin, G. H.
Date:
22 November 1878
Source of text:
DAR 251: 1909
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Darwin Family Letters
Text Online
From:
Cayley, Arthur
To:
Darwin, G. H.
Date:
7 December 1878
Source of text:
DAR 251: 1907
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Darwin Family Letters
From:
George Howard Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
14 Dec 1878
Source of text:
DAR 210.2: 72
Summary:
Asks CD if he would screw himself up to inviting A. Newton to Down.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
