From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
10 Aug [1855]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 144
Summary:
Morning with H. C. Watson; discussed problems of inferences from buried seeds.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
11 Aug [1855]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence DC/35/129)
Summary:
Has left a book from Henslow for JDH at Athenaeum.
When Asa Gray wrote, did he send marked sheets [of his Manual of botany]?
Has just made out "new & wonderful" specific character between two of his pigeon breeds.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
Text Online
From:
Benjamin Humphrey Smart
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
13 August 1855
Source of text:
IEE MS SC 2
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Faraday Project
From:
John Cattell
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
13 Aug 1855
Source of text:
DAR 161: 127
Summary:
Gives names of German dealers who provide seed of superior quality.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 August 1855]
Source of text:
RGO 6.336.54
Summary:
Is trying to clear up matters related to Melbourne University [see JH's 1855-7-8].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 August 1855]
Source of text:
RGO 6.341.76
Summary:
A note accompanying a copy of the act of Parliament legalizing the new standards, the end product of the work of the Standards Commission.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Text Online
From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Andrew Orr
Date:
13 August 1855
Source of text:
WIHM MS FALF
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Faraday Project
From:
Hewett Cottrell Watson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
13 Aug 1855
Source of text:
DAR 98: A5–A6, DAR 9: 15A
Summary:
Is having difficulties marking close species on the list of British plants.
In all his attempts to advance geographical botany he is stopped by the "application and signification of the word ""species"" " the use of which is both "indefinite and variable". He encloses his list of "Categories of Species".
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Henry Moseley
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
14 Aug
Source of text:
MS JT/1/3/895, RI
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Tyndall Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
14 [Aug 1855]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 145
Summary:
When JDH goes to Germany, will he ask seed men if their marvellous true breeding lines are the result of selection.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
1855 August 15
Source of text:
MS 6/376.725, RGO
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Tyndall Project
Text Online
From:
Richard Owen
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
15 August 1855
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8177: 230
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
Text Online
From:
Benjamin Humphrey Smart
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
16 August 1855
Source of text:
IEE MS SC 2
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Faraday Project
From:
Henry Moseley
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
16 Aug
Source of text:
MS JT/1/3/896, RI
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Tyndall Project
From:
John Tyndall
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
Aug 16th 1855
Source of text:
6/376.726-7, RGO
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Tyndall Project
From:
Hewett Cottrell Watson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
17 Aug 1855
Source of text:
DAR 181: 28
Summary:
Sends a catalogue of plants [missing] with the close species marked.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Council of the Royal Society
Date:
18 Aug 1855
Source of text:
The Royal Society (RR3: 38)
Summary:
Recommends publication of W. B. Carpenter’s paper on Orbitolites [Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 146 (1856): 181–236]. Discusses style and the cost of the plates.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
Text Online
From:
Sir B. Brodie
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
20 August 1855
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8177: 35
Summary:
Writes regarding additions to Brodie’s local village library by JSH’s daughter and sister, together with JSH’s recent visit to his estate, Broome Park, Surrey.
Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
From:
Edward Blyth
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
22–3 Aug 1855
Source of text:
DAR 98: A79–A84
Summary:
Gives extracts from a letter by Thomas Hutton.
Rabbits are kept (generally by Europeans) in the NW. provinces and breed freely. Canaries are not well adapted to the climate. Reports on domestic cats and pigeons of the area. EB gives references to further information on cats, pigeons, and silkworms.
[CD’s notes are an abstract of this letter.]
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
22 Aug [1855]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 94a)
Summary:
Reports on his collection of skeletons of young and adults of various breeds of fowls and specimens still needed.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project