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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Frederick William Herschel, 1st baronet
Date:
4 Feb 1848
Source of text:
The Royal Society (HS6: 11)
Summary:

Undertakes to write geological part of Admiralty Instructions [A manual of scientific enquiry (1849), Collected papers 1: 227–50]. Has doubts as to his success.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Frederick William Herschel, 1st baronet
Date:
[21 Mar 1848]
Source of text:
The Royal Society (HS6: 14)
Summary:

Sends MS of his chapter on geology for Manual [Collected papers 1: 227–50]. Fears it may be too long. Does not much like it but can do no better. After hesitation, has recommended books. Defends his point that mere collection of rock specimens is "of hardly any use to Geology".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Frederick William Herschel, 1st baronet
Date:
7 May [1848]
Source of text:
The Royal Society (HS6: 15)
Summary:

Sends MS of "Geology" for Manual [Collected papers 1: 227–50]. First parcel lost. Asks JFWH to give advice on an unclear note, translated from Élie de Beaumont, on measuring incline of lava-flows.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Frederick William Herschel, 1st baronet
Date:
11 May [1848]
Source of text:
The Royal Society (HS6: 12)
Summary:

Describes colour changes from blue to red in valves of operculum of the cirripede genus Ibla.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Frederick William Herschel, 1st baronet
Date:
6 June [1848]
Source of text:
The Royal Society (HS6: 13)
Summary:

Sends two valves of Ibla.

In his chapter [for Manual, Collected papers 1: 227–50], he will strike out any part that JFWH wants struck out, but if much shortening is required it will need rewriting.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Frederick William Herschel, 1st baronet
Date:
13 June [1849]
Source of text:
The Royal Society (HS6: 16)
Summary:

Thanks JFWH for the trouble he has taken to correct printing error in "Geology".

Discusses Dr Gully’s water-cure.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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