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From:
John Lindley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 February 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.227
Summary:

Not much is known about the circumstances that affect the color of plants. JH's researches will be valuable if they throw any light on the subject. Comments on the various theories affecting the color of plants.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Richard Owen
Date:
[4 Feb 1842]
Source of text:
Enns Entomology Museum, University of Missouri
Summary:

Informs Owen of the fossil finds of F. J. Muñiz in south America.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Henderson
Date:
[4 February 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.298 & 22.112
Summary:

Congratulates him on his discovery of the parallax of Alpha Centauri. Comments on this and makes suggestions for further examination.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project