To Librarian, Royal Society of London 27 October [1856]
Summary
Orders Andrew Knight’s paper ["An account of some experiments on the fecundation of vegetables", Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. (1799): 195–204] and J. E. Gray’s book [Gleanings from the menagerie and aviary at Knowsley Hall (1846)].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Royal Society of London |
Date: | 27 Oct [1856] |
Classmark: | University of Michigan Library, Special Collections Research Center (Science and Philosophy Collection, gift of J. Christian Bay) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1013 |
To the secretary of the Royal Society of London 27 November 1875
Summary
Communicates a paper by Lawson Tait to the Royal Society [not published by Royal Society, see 10452].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Royal Society of London |
Date: | 27 Nov 1875 |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.480) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-10279 |
To the Secretary, Royal Society 18 November [1855]
Summary
Reluctantly agrees to write a paper (the citation of award of the Royal Medal to J. O. Westwood [Abstracts and papers of RSL 1855]), but feels unfitted for the job.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Royal Society of London |
Date: | 18 Nov [1855] |
Classmark: | DAR 249: 112 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1782A |
To the Secretary, Royal Society 18 July 1856
Summary
Recommends W. B. Carpenter’s paper on Foraminifera, pt 2, be published in Philosophical Transactions [R. Soc. Lond. 146 (1856): 547–69].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Royal Society of London |
Date: | 18 July 1856 |
Classmark: | The Royal Society (RR3: 40) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1930 |
To the Royal Society 8 October [1856?]
Summary
The bearer has called for the books. Requests volumes of Isis for 1828 and 1829.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Royal Society of London |
Date: | 8 Oct [1856?] |
Classmark: | DAR 249: 111 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1970A |
To the Secretary, Royal Society 5 March 1858
Summary
C. P. Smyth’s observations on geology and natural history of Tenerife are not precise enough to warrant publication in Philosophical Transactions. Suggests CPS draw up an abstract, for the Proceedings, of specific points actually observed, rather than conclusions arrived at on insufficient grounds.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Royal Society of London |
Date: | 5 Mar 1858 |
Classmark: | The Royal Society (RR3: 255) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2234 |
To the Secretary, Royal Society 22 March 1858
Summary
Recommends Leonard Horner’s "Account of some recent researches near Cairo" for publication in Philosophical Transactions [R. Soc. Lond. 148 (1858): 53–9]. Believes all the details and sections should be published in full because of importance of investigations leading to the conclusion that man has existed in Egypt for over 13000 years.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Royal Society of London |
Date: | 22 Mar 1858 |
Classmark: | The Royal Society (RR3: 147) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2244 |
To the Secretary, Royal Society 28 September 1858
Summary
Recommends W. B. Carpenter’s latest part of memoir on Foraminifera be published in Philosophical Transactions [R. Soc. Lond. 149 (1859): 1–41].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Royal Society of London |
Date: | 28 Sept 1858 |
Classmark: | The Royal Society (RR3: 41) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2330 |
To the Royal Society of London 2 March [1874]
Summary
A certificate for admission [of Robert Swinhoe] to Royal Society with many signatures has been lost by the Post Office. Asks for another so he can get the signatures anew.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Royal Society of London |
Date: | 2 Mar [1874] |
Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9329 |
To Walter White 28 November [1880]
Summary
Asks for list of Royal Society Council members, which CD needs because council members never back up certificates.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Walter White; Royal Society of London |
Date: | 28 Nov [1880] |
Classmark: | Liverpool Central Library |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12872 |
To the Royal Society 19 March 1855
Summary
Recommends publication of Leonard Horner’s account of researches in alluvial deposits of Egypt [Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 145 (1855): 105–38]. It contains valuable observations which will probably become of still higher value in future.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Sharpey; Royal Society of London |
Date: | 19 Mar 1855 |
Classmark: | The Royal Society (RR2: 111) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1650 |
To Walter White 17 [October – November 1862?]
Summary
CD needs first volume of the second series [of Trans. R. Hortic. Soc. Lond.].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Walter White; Royal Society of London |
Date: | 17 [Oct or Nov] 1862 |
Classmark: | Wellcome Collection |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3769 |
To Edward Sabine 4 December [1864]
Summary
Thanks ES for his "splendid eulogium" [in Presidential Address to Royal Society on award of Copley Medal]. CD would have liked him to have said "a little more" about Origin.
CD feels no doubt about natural selection. Has heard from Germany of "a string of excellent men" who accept it.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Edward Sabine; Royal Society of London |
Date: | 4 Dec [1864] |
Classmark: | The Royal Society (Sa: 388) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4694 |
To William Parsons, earl of Rosse, Chairman of the Committee of Papers, Royal Society 16 March [1852]
Summary
Referee’s report on paper by Daniel Sharpe ["On foliation and cleavage", Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 142 (1852): 445–62].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Parsons, 3d earl of Rosse, Lord Rosse, Lord Oxmantown; Royal Society of London |
Date: | 16 Mar [1852] |
Classmark: | The Royal Society (RR2: 226) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-840 |
Parsons, William | (1) |
Royal Society of London | |
Sabine, Edward | (1) |
Sharpey, William | (1) |
White, Walter | (2) |
Darwin, C. R. | (14) |
Royal Society of London | (14) |
White, Walter | (2) |
Parsons, William | (1) |
Sabine, Edward | (1) |