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To Theodor Eimer   21 October [1873]1

Down, | Beckenham, Kent.

Oct 21st

Dear Sir

I am much obliged for your great kindness in having sent me your work on Beroe.2 I never saw anything more beautiful & clear than your drawings of the intimate structure of the parts.

With my best thanks & respect | I remain | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Charles Darwin

1
The year is established by year of publication of Eimer 1873–4; see n. 2, below.
2
CD refers to the first part of Eimer’s book Zoologische Studien auf Capri (Eimer 1873–4); CD’s copy has not been found. Beroe ovata is a species of comb jelly in the family Beroidae (phylum Ctenophora).

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-9690,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-9690