Greatly relieved by THH’s letter [advising against a reply to Samuel Butler].
Greatly relieved by THH’s letter [advising against a reply to Samuel Butler].
Samuel Butler’s fierce attack on CD and EK in Athenæum. CD’s sentence saying that EK had altered his Kosmos article was accidentally omitted from second proofs. Butler insinuates that EK’s attack on his book was suggested by CD or interpolated by him in EK’s text.
Comments on colours of races of man. Wishes WZS "or anybody else" could account for them.
Since CD has decided not to answer S. Butler’s charge, WSD will not reply either.
Will look over Francis Darwin’s lecture ["Climbing plants"] with a view to publishing it in Popular Science Review [19 (1880): 213–29].
On GJR’s work on mental evolution in animals. Emphasises "love" among animals.
Comments on stimulation of plants.
On pleasure and pain.
Thinks CD has no need to reply to Samuel Butler’s hostile article [in the Athenæum]. Offers to reply himself.
Thinks Herbert Spencer has done little service to science but a great service to thinking.
Thinks importance of mathematics overestimated [by J. F. Moulton] in criticising Spencer.
Returns [Butler’s] attack, which he forgot to send yesterday.
No summary available.
Sends birthday wishes.
Discusses work on Medusae.
Recalls visit to Down.
CD advises EK on his proposed letter answering Butler.
Considering the favourable reviews, sale of Erasmus Darwin has been poor.
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Describes formation of student nature study club at the University of Jena. Sends birthday greetings from the club.
"Dia" [as a prefix] means "through, across".
WED’s wife would like to meet the Huxleys.
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Birthday greetings.
Regrets Butler’s malicious attack.
Sends birthday greetings
and the good news of a subvention for the Zoological Station received from the German government. There are now 20 naturalists working at the Station.
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Thanks for his very kind letter.
It might be possible to borrow £500 [for potato experiments]. Variety of "The Champion" spreading over the Kingdom. Champion lately less able to produce.