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To Charles Lyell 20 May 1869
Summary
Cites article by David Forbes dealing with the geology of the S. American Cordillera ["Geology of Bolivia and South Peru", Q. J. Geol. Soc. Lond. 17 (1861): 7–62].
Discusses the flexures of the Cordillera, the age of the mountains, and basaltic dikes in granite areas.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 20 May 1869 |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.370) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6751 |
From Henry Maudsley 20 May 1869
Summary
He forwarded CD’s queries on the insane to James Crichton-Browne who has now answered.
| Author: | Henry Maudsley |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 20 May 1869 |
| Classmark: | DAR 161: 308, 323/6–9; DAR 171: 93 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6752 |
To J. J. Weir 20 May [1869]
Summary
Asks for information about male birds migrating before females.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Jenner Weir |
| Date: | 20 May [1869] |
| Classmark: | DAR 148: 322 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6753 |
To John Wheldon 20 May [1869]
Summary
Orders two second-hand books from a dealer’s catalogue.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Wheldon |
| Date: | 20 May [1869] |
| Classmark: | Yale University Medical Historical Library, Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library (tipped into Rare Book QH9 D25 867M) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6753F |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Maudsley, Henry | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Lyell, Charles | (1) |
| Weir, J. J. | (1) |
| Wheldon, John | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Lyell, Charles | (1) |
| Maudsley, Henry | (1) |
| Weir, J. J. | (1) |
| Wheldon, John | (1) |
