From:
George Robert Waterhouse
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[Feb 1860]
Source of text:
DAR 47: 152
Summary:
It is not true that all the fossil cave bears are of the same species.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
1 Feb [1860]
Source of text:
Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (44)
Summary:
CD is glad there is to be an American edition of Origin printed from the corrected 2d English edition.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Richard Kippist
Date:
1 Feb [1860]
Source of text:
Gallery of History (dealers) (1997)
Summary:
CD is sending some books by carrier. Requests that he be given the 1st and also the 10th editions of Vestiges of creation [1844, 1853], and also the 2d edition of Baden Powell’s Unity of worlds [1856]. "No other editions will be of any service." [See Origin (1861), "Historical sketch".]
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Edward Joshua Cooper
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 February 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.294
Summary:
Regarding modifications to the water eye piece of his telescope.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
2 [Feb 1860]
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 80)
Summary:
H. G. Bronn offers to superintend a German translation of Origin.
Bronn has reviewed Origin [Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie (1860), p. 112].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Herbert Spencer
Date:
2 Feb [1860]
Source of text:
University of London, Senate House Library (MS.791/47)
Summary:
Has prepared a historical sketch [of writers on origin of species] for foreign editions of Origin. It includes HS. He was too ill to provide it for the 1st ed.
Sorry Murray has not sent HS his copy of Origin, as he was instructed.
Huxley will put CD and E. A. Darwin down for HS’s gigantic [publishing] programme. Suggests Dr Drysdale be approached about it.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Stevens Henslow
Date:
3 Feb [1860]
Source of text:
DAR 93: A62
Summary:
Thanks for L. Jenyns’ very sensible letter [missing].
Will be delighted to see JSH whenever he can come.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
3 Feb [1860]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff.86–87)
Summary:
Has not yet obtained information for the most important correction for Journal of researches.
Has told P. T. A. Talandier that JM will declare that CD has full authority to give him right and profit of translation of Origin. Unless he hears by return, CD assumes JM does not object.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Philip Lutley Sclater
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[3? Feb 1860]
Source of text:
DAR 205.3: 289
Summary:
Lists land birds of Galapagos and discusses their distribution on mainland of S. America.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
[3 February 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.311 (C: RS:HS 23.295)
Summary:
Claims if he had known certain informations concerning discovery of Neptune, he would have ranked J. C. Adams's claim equal with U. J. J. Leverrier's.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Heinrich Georg Bronn
Date:
4 Feb [1860]
Source of text:
State Library of South Australia (Archival collections D 4639(L))
Summary:
Discusses possible translation of Origin into German. Could HGB advise E. Schweizerbart [Stuttgart publisher] about good translator. Suggests Bronn edit the translation.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
George Smith
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 February 1860]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0487.1; Reel 1093
Summary:
Received JH's letter and enclosure of yesterday. Gave instructions to refuse newspapers arriving for JH without postage from Cape of Good Hope.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
4 Feb [1860]
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 105)
Summary:
Will write to H. G. Bronn accepting his offer. Asks THH to write to R. A. von Kölliker.
French arrangements fall between two stools.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Charles Lyell, 1st baronet
Date:
4 Feb [1860]
Source of text:
DAR 146: 229
Summary:
Suggests references in Journal of researches 2d ed. in response to a query about the antiquity of man. Perplexed about S. S. Haldeman and Haldeman 1843–4. Glad to hear about A. C. Ramsay. Has received letter from H. G. Bronn.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
4 Feb [1860]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff.84–85)
Summary:
Final arrangements for new edition of Journal of researches [1860]. Wants one copy to give to P. L. Sclater, who has aided him.
Asks that copy of Origin be sent immediately to Schweizerbart for German translation.
Asa Gray is going to bring out an edition of Origin.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Philip Lutley Sclater
Date:
4 Feb [1860]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.195)
Summary:
Thanks PLS for list of Galapagos birds.
Mentions note he will add to Journal [of researches (1860)]
and correction he will make in Origin [3d ed. (1861)].
Asks PLS about variability in "abnormal parts of birds".
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Edward Frankland
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Feb. 5/60
Source of text:
MS JT/1/F/48; MS JT/1/TYP/12/3959, RI
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Tyndall Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Murray
Date:
5 Feb [1860]
Source of text:
National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 ff.88–89)
Summary:
Thanks JM for highly flattering extract from German newspaper.
Asks JM to take steps to reserve to CD right of translation in Germany.
If there is to be a new title-page to Journal of researches, it would be a "splendid puff" to put in "7th thousand", or if Colburn’s 1500 can be added: "8th thousand".
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
[8 or 9 Feb 1860]
Source of text:
Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (11)
Summary:
Sends historical preface and corrections for American edition of Origin;
would have liked AG’s review [Am. J. Sci. 2d ser. 29 (1860): 153–84] at the head.
Agrees with AG’s assessment of weak points.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
8 Feb [1860]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 39
Summary:
Urges JDH to work his essays into a book.
CD’s historical sketch ends with JDH’s introductory essay to Flora Tasmaniae.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
