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From:
James Frederick Simpson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
4 Nov 1881
Source of text:
DAR 177: 167
Summary:

Relates some of his observations on the behaviour and activity of earthworms.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
James Frederick Simpson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
8 Nov 1881
Source of text:
DAR 177: 168
Summary:

Thanks CD for his letter and gives permission to use his observations, although not considering himself a worthy authority. Enlarges upon some of his previous observations.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
James Frederick Simpson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
1 Dec 1881
Source of text:
DAR 177: 169
Summary:

Thanks CD for offer of a copy of Earthworms.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
James Frederick Simpson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
7 Jan 1882
Source of text:
DAR 177: 170
Summary:

Has read Earthworms; discusses parts and encloses a list of errata. Writes of worm-castings, describing his observations; speculates on the variation in their distribution under different conditions.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
James Frederick Simpson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
15 Jan 1882
Source of text:
DAR 177: 171
Summary:

Encloses an extract (from the Bayswater Chronicle [missing]), which is part of an ongoing disagreement in which JFS is involved.

Has read some references to CD’s hypothesis on music and offers a MS by himself which deals with the subject.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
James Frederick Simpson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
18 Mar 1882
Source of text:
DAR 64.2: 103
Summary:

Sends his measurement of an unusually large worm-casting.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project