From R. F. Albrecht 16 March 1870
Summary
Is currently at work on the development in birds of organs of flight according to CD’s principles; asks permission to quote CD in stating the theory.
Urges CD to republish his works in a collected edition, to make them more readily available to Germans.
Author: | R. F. Albrecht |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Mar 1870 |
Classmark: | DAR 159: 33 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7136 |
From R. F. Albrecht 13 October 1871
Summary
CD has omitted in all his works one of the most interesting causes of variation, domestic or wild – i.e., frightening of a pregnant animal; quotes case of eight-footed horse from a French translation of G. S. W. von Adler.
Author: | R. F. Albrecht |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Oct 1871 |
Classmark: | DAR 159: 34 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8006 |
To R. F. Albrecht 18 March 1870
Summary
Thinks the German publisher would not object to publishing quotations from CD’s works, unless it was a whole chapter.
Fears the development of bird wings will prove a very difficult subject.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | R. F. Albrecht |
Date: | 18 Mar 1870 |
Classmark: | University Archives (dealers) (17 August 2022, lot 526) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7142F |
To R. F. Albrecht 16 October [1871]
Summary
Thanks RFA for extracts.
Does not believe resemblances can be produced as RFA suggests, but would not deny that a strong mental shock may cause arrest of embryonic development and thus give rise to monstrosities.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | R. F. Albrecht |
Date: | 16 Oct [1871] |
Classmark: | Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, Sondersammlungen (Sammlung Nebauer) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8014 |
Albrecht, R. F. | (2) |
Darwin, C. R. | (2) |