Letter 1361
Ray Society to Darwin, C. R.
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"Resolved that the Secretary be requested to ask Mr. Darwin if he would agree to the publication of his work [Living Cirripedia] in parts."
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209. Resolved that the Secretary be requested to ask
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- f1 1361.f1
The letter has not been found but it was recorded in the minutes of the Ray Society council meeting held on 7 October 1850. The text given here has been taken from the minutes. Thomas Bell chaired the meeting, and it is recorded that ‘Messr s Busk, Henfrey, Yarrell, Newport & Lankester’ were present. - +
- f2 1361.f2
Edwin Lankester, secretary since 1844. CD had been a member of the Ray Society since 1845 (Correspondence vol. 3, letter to Edward Forbes, 13 May [1845], n. 5). His letter to Darwin has not been found, but for CD's reply see letter to Edwin Lankester, [18–22 October 1850]. - +
- f3 1361.f3
According to the minute book, CD had offered his work to the Ray Society in January or February 1848 (minutes of council meeting, 4 February 1848). The offer had been accepted by the society on 18 February 1848. - +
- f4 1361.f4
CD evidently complied with this request. Living Cirripedia was published in two volumes, the first in 1851 (the pedunculated cirripedes) and the second in 1854 (the sessile cirripedes and Verrucidae).