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Herschel6694

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 February 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.11
Summary:

As JH has accepted the superintendency of the Admiralty Manual he will try to undertake the geological part, but it will take time as he is busy on another project.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-1151

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

DCP-LETT-1150

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Richard Owen
Date:
[4 Feb 1848]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

Has been invited to contribute geological instructions [to J. F. W. Herschel, ed., Manual of scientific enquiry (1849); Collected papers 1: 227–50]. Asks RO whether remarks on coral reefs appertain to geology rather than zoology.

Looks forward to visit by Owens.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1152

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Andrew Crombie Ramsay
Date:
4 Feb [1848]
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine Archives
Summary:

Invites him to dinner on Saturday the 12th. Charles and Mrs Lyell, Edward Forbes, Richard Owen, and Thomas Bell coming also.

"Will you bring your map of S. America … and we will have a talk over it."

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1153

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Edward Gray
Date:
[5 or 6] Feb 1848
Source of text:
British Museum (Central Archive ‘Original Papers’, vol. XXXIX)
Summary:

Thanks the Trustees of the British Museum for entrusting to him the collection of Cirripedia and allowing him to disarticulate one specimen of each species.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1155

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Edward Gray
Date:
[5 or 6] Feb 1848
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.72)
Summary:

Discusses loan of cirripede specimens from the British Museum and problems of classification. Encloses a note of thanks to be laid before the Trustees [see 1153].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1153F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
James Smith of Jordanhill
Date:
6 Feb [1848]
Source of text:
Glasgow City Archives (396/TD1)
Summary:

Thanks for present of fossil Balani.

Thanks also for JS’s request to David Landsborough to send barnacle specimens.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1154

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Robert Waterhouse
Date:
[6 Feb 1848]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.69)
Summary:

Invites GRW to a dinner party with other scientists.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1156

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Crawford Williamson
Date:
12 Feb [1848]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

CD cannot find the lagoon-island mud that WCW asked about, but he sends other geological specimens he hopes will be interesting.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1160

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Chambers
Date:
[14 Feb – 20 Mar 1848]
Source of text:
Watt Library, Greenock
Summary:

Thanks RC for information on hand-level; he has recommended it in his "Instructions" ["Geology", Collected papers 1: 227–50].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1157

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Phillips
Date:
14 Feb [1848]
Source of text:
Oxford University Museum of Natural History Archive Collections (John Phillips collection))
Summary:

Asks for the reference in which JP states that some erratic boulders came from a lower to a higher level. CD is writing a paper ["Transportal of erratic boulders", Collected papers 1: 218–26] in which he believes he has the true explanation. Would like as many instances, with details, as possible.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1158A

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
James Clark Ross
Date:
25 Feb [1848]
Source of text:
Scott Polar Research Institute (MS 1226/10)
Summary:

Thanks for sending cirripedes. Cannot make out the label, so can JCR tell him the bank and the depth. Hopes to keep the specimens for 6 or 8 weeks before returning them.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-1159

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Higgins
Date:
28 Feb [1848]
Source of text:
Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/1/11)
Summary:

Arranges to pay subscription on 15 Feb and 16 Aug as requested by Mr Mason.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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