From Ernst Krause 10 February 1879
Summary
Birthday greetings.
| Author: | Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: B14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11868 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … From Ernst Krause 10 February 1879 …
- … DAR 92: B14 Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause Berlin 10 Feb 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Berlin N.O. Friedenstrasse 10. II. …
- … den 10 Februar 1879. Hochgeehrter Herr! Beim Beginne eines neuen Jahrzehnts Ihres uns …
- … Berlin N.O. Friedenstrasse 10. …
- … II. 10 February 1879. Most esteemed Sir! At the beginning of a new decade in your life, …
From D. Appleton & Co. 1 February 1879
Summary
Statement of U.S. sales of CD’s works.
| Author: | D. Appleton & Co |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 1 Feb 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 159: 104 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11855 |
Matches: 10 hits
- … on my books’, in his Account books–banking account (Down House MS) on 10 April 1879. …
- … since Given away Delivered, Sold to date, 29 452 452 Sold 29,@ $ 1 25 10% 3.63 less 1 …
- … 2 copyright on 10 sold under Cost 63 3.00 Orchids Apl 29/78, …
- … On hand 564 Feb 1/79 " " 38 Sold 26 10%— of $1 …
- … 75 4.55 less 10 sold under Cost— 1 2 – 87 3.68 Different Forms of Flow
〈 ers〉 … - … 29/78 On hand 517 Feby 1/
〈 7〉 9 " " 504 Sold 13 10% of $1 50 1.95 Cross Fertilization Apl … - … 9/78 On hand 344 Feby 1/79 " " 311 Sold 33 10% of $2 $6.60 30 sold under Cost— 1 2 3 3.60 …
- … 1/78 On hand 178 Feby 1/79 " 109 Sold 69 10% of $3 50 24.15 Descent of Man Feby 1/78 On …
- … 78 Printed 500 Feby 1/79 On hand 216 Sold 485 10% of $2 97.00 Insectivorous Plants Feby …
- … 1/77 On hand 475 "/79 424 Sold 51 10% of $2 10.20 less sold under Cost 1 2
〈 2〉 5 2.50 7.70 …
To W. E. Darwin 10 January [1879]
Summary
G[eorge] has visited A[nthony] R[ich] at Worthing.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Jan [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 152 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11824 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … To W. E. Darwin 10 January [1879] …
- … DAR 210.6: 152 Charles Robert Darwin Down 10 Jan [1879] William Erasmus Darwin …
- … A. R. quite a gentleman & highly accomplished in many ways. — C. Darwin Jan. 10 th . — …
- … letter from G. H. Darwin to W. E. Darwin, 10 January 1879 (DAR 210.14: 14)): He is a very …
To F. B. Goodacre 10 September [1879]
Summary
Has sent some geese.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Burges Goodacre |
| Date: | 10 Sept [1879] |
| Classmark: | Dr John Goodacre (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12224 |
From Leopold Würtenberger 10 January 1879
Summary
Asks about possibility of securing grant in England in order to complete work on ammonites. Describes progress. Could CD recommend him to a foundation? Describes personal background.
| Author: | Leopold Würtenberger |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Jan 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 184 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11825 |
Matches: 5 hits
- … From Leopold Würtenberger 10 January 1879 …
- … 181: 184 Leopold Würtenberger Dettighofen bei Griessen 10 Jan 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Theorie. Ausland , 4 January 1873, pp. 6–10; 13 January 1878, pp. 25–9. Würtenberger, …
- … Dettighofen bei Griessen (Gr. Baden) den 10. Jan. 1879. Hochgeehrtester Herr! Seit …
- … near Griessen (Grand Duchy of Baden) 10 Jan. 1879. Most esteemed Sir! For a number of …
From G. H. Darwin 10 May 1879
Summary
Sends abstracts of more articles [on Dr Erasmus Darwin] from Monthly Magazine.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 May 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 76 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12048 |
Matches: 4 hits
- … From G. H. Darwin 10 May 1879 …
- … 76 George Howard Darwin Trinity College, Cambridge 10 May 1879 Charles Robert Darwin …
- … Trin Coll. Sat May 10. 79 My dear Father, I send another batch of extracts which I found …
- … in January (see letter to W. E. Darwin, 10 January [1879] and n. 2) Leonard Darwin and …
From C. H. Browning 10 March 1879
Summary
Is reading Origin on inheritance. Reports case of a man who went bald through illness, whose three sons, all born later, also became bald.
| Author: | C. H. Browning |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Mar 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 333 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11922 |
To B. J. Sulivan 10 June 1879
Summary
The progress of the Fuegians is wonderful.
Sympathises with the "lamentable state" BJS and his family have been in.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Bartholomew James Sulivan |
| Date: | 10 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | Sulivan family (private collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12101 |
From G. H. Darwin 10 July 1879
Summary
Has written to Col. J. L. Chester [genealogist] to ask whether he would like to see the deeds [for Darwin genealogy, see Emma Darwin 2: 237].
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 July 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 79 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12145 |
From Leonard Darwin [before 12 July] 1879
Summary
Suggests revisions in proofs of Erasmus Darwin.
[Letter wrongly dated Nov by LD.]
| Author: | Leonard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 12 July] 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 92: B7–10 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12160 |
Matches: 6 hits
- … DAR 92: B7–10 Leonard Darwin Brompton Barracks, Chatham [before 12 July] 1879 Charles …
- … blue crayon 5.1 As … all; 5.5] crossed blue crayon 5.5 I should … 10, 5.6] scored blue …
- … crayon 5.6 verse … 10,] underl blue crayon 5.7 also … Qualities. 5.8] double scored blue …
- … cut anything ( letter from Ernst Krause, 10 July 1879 and n. 9). CD’s daughter Henrietta …
- … at the bottom of page 2, the verse on page 10, the last para but one in the book, also the …
- … and printing 50 Copies would be about £5"10"0 or £11. allowing 100 per cent for the …
To Francis Galton 10 June [1879]
Summary
CD’s father thought he had not been treated fairly about his share of his mother’s [Mary Howard Darwin’s] fortune. Will not allude to this [in Erasmus Darwin]. Surprising that grandfather did not make more money. Has found memorandum of his having lost £1500 in ironworks.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Galton |
| Date: | 10 June [1879] |
| Classmark: | UCL Library Services, Special Collections (GALTON/1/1/9/5/7/27) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12100 |
To Ernst Krause 10 November 1879
Summary
Only a few copies of the photographs [for German edition of Erasmus Darwin] had been printed, so loss will not be great. CD was rather angry when he wrote [12291] "but it is all over now".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Ernst Ludwig (Ernst) Krause |
| Date: | 10 Nov 1879 |
| Classmark: | The Huntington Library (HM 36196) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12304 |
To John Fiske 10 June 1879
Summary
Invitation to Down for the 18th. W. B. Richmond, who is painting CD’s portrait, will also be there.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Fiske |
| Date: | 10 June 1879 |
| Classmark: | The Huntington Library (HM 8265) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12098 |
To Reginald Darwin 10 April [1879]
Summary
Research for Erasmus Darwin. CD has always thought there is one "golden rule" for biographers: "not to insert anything which … would interest only the members of the Family".
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Reginald Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Apr [1879] |
| Classmark: | DAR 153: 99 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11986 |
From Hugo de Vries 10 September 1879
Summary
Movement of tentacles of Drosera.
| Author: | Hugo de Vries |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Sept 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 180: 24 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12223 |
To W. T. Thiselton-Dyer 10 March [1879]
Summary
Thanks for second edition of Duchartre.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Turner Thiselton-Dyer |
| Date: | 10 Mar [1879] |
| Classmark: | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Darwin: Letters to Thiselton-Dyer, 1873–81: f. 163) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11921 |
From R. A. Vance 10 November 1879
Summary
Sends his article ["Diseases of the rectum", Cincinnati Lancet & Obs. 21 (1878): 224–41] through his friend, Dr Letcher.
| Author: | Reuben Aleshire Vance |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 10 Nov 1879 |
| Classmark: | DAR 180: 2 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12306 |
To August Weismann 10 November 1879
Summary
Thanks for AW’s work ["Zur Naturgeschichte der Daphniden", Z. Wiss. Zool. 27: 51–112; 28: 93–254; 30 (suppl.): 123–65; 33: 55–270]. CD always interested in adaptations which appear to owe their structure to other causes.
Has not heard from Raphael Meldola for a long time about translation of AW’s Studien.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Leopold Friedrich August (August) Weismann |
| Date: | 10 Nov 1879 |
| Classmark: | Shrewsbury School, Taylor Library |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12303 |
To Wilhelm Behrens 10 November 1879
Summary
Thanks GWJB for work on nectaries ["Anatomisch-physiologische Untersuchungen der Blüthen-Nectarien", Flora (1878): 454–60].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Georg Wilhelm Julius (Wilhelm) Behrens |
| Date: | 10 Nov 1879 |
| Classmark: | Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv – Standort Wolfenbüttel (VI Hs 11 nr. 12) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12305 |
To A. H. Payne 10 December 1879
Summary
Gives his opinion on vivisection. CD detests cruelty but believes that physiology "is one of the most important sciences" and that it cannot progress without experiments on living animals.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Albert Henry Payne |
| Date: | 10 Dec 1879 |
| Classmark: | Uppsala University Library: Manuscripts and Music (Waller Ms gb-00523) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12349 |
| letter | (148) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (58) |
| Krause, Ernst | (20) |
| Rich, Anthony | (5) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (4) |
| Dallas, W. S. | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (90) |
| Darwin, Francis | (7) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (7) |
| Krause, Ernst | (7) |
| Fiske, John | (3) |
Reading my roommate’s illustrious ancestor: To T. H. Huxley, 10 June 1868
Summary
My roommate at Harvard College was Tom Baum, now a Hollywood screenwriter. Tom’s full name is Thomas Henle Baum, his middle name a reference to a German physician ancestor for whom the ‘Loop of Henle’ in the kidney had been named. Other than this iconic…
Matches: 1 hits
- … catch my interest. And as I did so, my eyes fell on a 10 June 1868 Darwin letter to Huxley in which …
Darwin in letters, 1865: Delays and disappointments
Summary
The year was marked by three deaths of personal significance to Darwin: Hugh Falconer, a friend and supporter; Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle; and William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and father of Darwin’s friend…
Matches: 8 hits
- … given it up by early July ( see letter to J. D. Hooker, [10 July 1865] ). In July, he …
- … finished hearing it read aloud ( letter to Fritz Müller, 10 August [1865] ). Over the next few …
- … ( see letter from Fritz Müller, [12 and 31 August, and 10 October 1865] ; since it is impossible …
- … similarly coloured varieties (see Correspondence vol. 10, letter to John Scott, 19 November …
- … ‘industry & ability’ ( letter from J. D. Hooker, [10 March 1865] ). Scott took these …
- … of transmutation to humans (see Correspondence vol. 10, letter from J. H. Balfour, 14 January …
- … ( Correspondence vol. 11, letter from J. D. Hooker, 10 June 1863 ). However, probably …
- … Cresy, 7 September [1865] , and letter from Edward Cresy, 10 September 1865 ). Francis and …
Cross and self fertilisation
Summary
The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project to provide evidence for Darwin’s belief that ‘‘Nature thus tells us, in the most emphatic manner, that she abhors…
Matches: 6 hits
- … self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom , published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a …
- … of the young plants is highly remarkable’ ( To Asa Gray, 10 September [1866] ). By early December, …
- … great measure my further working’ ( From Hermann Müller, 10 June 1873 ). Darwin, in turn, had …
- … had ‘begun to prepare for press observations continued for 10 years on the effects of crossing …
- … 12 November 1876 ). The book was published on 10 November 1876. Within days, Darwin received …
- … of rye and wheat that he had studied ( From A. W. Rimpau, 10 December 1877 ). By the end of …
The Lyell–Lubbock dispute
Summary
In May 1865 a dispute arose between John Lubbock and Charles Lyell when Lubbock, in his book Prehistoric times, accused Lyell of plagiarism. The dispute caused great dismay among many of their mutual scientific friends, some of whom took immediate action…
Darwin’s queries on expression
Summary
When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations more widely and composed a list of queries on human expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller…
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
Summary
In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began writing about all the eminent men he had met. He embarked on this task, which formed an addition to his autobiography, because he had nothing else to do. He had…
Matches: 5 hits
- … within the family, Henrietta explained to Stephen on 10 January , hoping that he did not think …
- … investigate aggregation. He explained to Fritz Müller on 10 September why he had embarked on …
- … to the general stock of knowledge’ ( letter to E. W. Bok, 10 May 1881 ). Josef Popper, an expert …
- … to R. F. Cooke, 5 October 1881 ). The publication date was 10 October, but by 7 October Darwin …
- … of soil, while his brother James Geikie told Darwin on 10 October that no one would ‘any longer …
Schools Gallery: Using Darwin’s letters in the classroom
Summary
English| History| Science English Pupils in Cumbria lead the way Year 9 English pupils at Ulverston Victoria High School spent several weeks studying Darwin’s letters, including comparing sections from Darwin’s ‘Voyage of the Beagle’ to letters…
Darwin's notes for his physician, 1865
Summary
On 20 May 1865, Emma Darwin recorded in her diary that John Chapman, a prominent London publisher who had studied medicine in London and Paris in the early 1840s, visited Down to consult with Darwin about his ill health. In 1863 Chapman started to treat…
Henrietta Darwin's diary
Summary
Darwin's daughter Henrietta kept a diary for a few momentous weeks in 1871. This was the year in which Descent of Man, the most controversial of her father's books after Origin itself, appeared, a book which she had helped him write. The small…
Matches: 4 hits
- … now in the balance & I can laugh & talk & settle Bradshaw 10 etc etc just as …
- … me so. If I cannot be a good wife I have indeed neglected my 10 talents. 11 July 5th. …
- … all the world to me to see him smile to hear his voice 10 years on how will it be when we are 50 …
- … . 9 Richard Buckley Litchfield . 10 Bradshaw’s railway guide . …
Was Darwin an ecologist?
Summary
One of the most fascinating aspects of Charles Darwin’s correspondence is the extent to which the experiments he performed at his home in Down, in the English county of Kent, seem to prefigure modern scientific work in ecology.
Matches: 1 hits
- … to me.— Charles Darwin to J. D. Hooker, 10 December [1866] . The ‘hard …
Darwin in letters, 1876: In the midst of life
Summary
1876 was the year in which the Darwins became grandparents for the first time. And tragically lost their daughter-in-law, Amy, who died just days after her son's birth. All the letters from 1876 are now published in volume 24 of The Correspondence…
Matches: 5 hits
- … however, continued to be raised in various ways. On 10 January, Charles O’Shaughnessy , an Irish …
- … them to such extent?’ enthused Hermann Hoffmann on 10 January , while on 23 June, Auguste Forel …
- … of plant digestion further, had already reported on 10 January that he had confirmed the ‘more …
- … Caroline home, they had experienced a further calamity. On 10 May, William suffered serious …
- … mentioned his oldest daughter Annie, who died at the age of 10 in 1851, but William, who was 11 …
Darwin in letters,1866: Survival of the fittest
Summary
The year 1866 began well for Charles Darwin, as his health, after several years of illness, was now considerably improved. In February, Darwin received a request from his publisher, John Murray, for a new edition of Origin. Darwin got the fourth…
Matches: 5 hits
- … of coffee to two cups a day, since coffee, with the ‘10 drops of Muriatic acid twice a day (with …
- … the chemistry go on better’ ( letter from H. B. Jones, 10 February [1866] ). Darwin began …
- … you are in for it’ ( letter from H. E. Darwin, [ c . 10 May 1866] ). Henrietta’s letter …
- … know how to begin’ ( letter to Fritz Müller, [before 10 December 1866] ). The intrusion of …
- … other German states and Austria in June and July. Writing on 10 May from Württemberg, one of the …
Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'
Summary
In May 1856, Darwin began writing up his 'species sketch’ in earnest. During this period, his working life was completely dominated by the preparation of his 'Big Book', which was to be called Natural selection. Using letters are the main…
Darwin in letters, 1863: Quarrels at home, honours abroad
Summary
At the start of 1863, Charles Darwin was actively working on the manuscript of The variation of animals and plants under domestication, anticipating with excitement the construction of a hothouse to accommodate his increasingly varied botanical experiments…
Matches: 6 hits
- … (see Correspondence vol. 8, letter to Charles Lyell, 10 January [1860] ). In the same letter …
- … had been published in 1862 (see Correspondence vol. 10). He sent a copy to Asa Gray to review in …
- … of species, when crossed’ ( letter to T. H. Huxley, 10 [January 1863] ). He reminded Huxley again …
- … Verbascum and Zea (see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix VI). However, when Evidence as …
- … other acquired differences’ (see Correspondence vol. 10, Appendix VI). In addition to crossing …
- … orchid genus Acropera (see Correspondence vol. 10). Their 1863 letters reveal Darwin’s …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
Summary
‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
Dramatisation script
Summary
Re: Design – Adaptation of the Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Asa Gray and others… by Craig Baxter – as performed 25 March 2007
Matches: 12 hits
- … you sent me as well as I could. DARWIN: 10 My dear Dr Gray. I really hardly know …
- … Hooker is younger than Darwin and Gray by about 10 years. Like Gray, he is a professional botanist …
- … right when he said the whole subject would be forgotten in 10 years. But now that I hear you will …
- … a lesser degree ‘Blood’s One Penny Envelope, 1, 3, and 10 cents’. If you will make him this present, …
- … HOOKER: 208 We had a horrid scare 10 days ago, in the form of a Telegram from ‘Nature’ to …
- … XVII, 1882 4 C DARWIN TO JD HOOKER 10 MAY 1848 5 C DARWIN TO JD HOOKER …
- … 9 A GRAY TO C DARWIN, 22 MAY 1855 10 C DARWIN TO A GRAY, 24 AUGUST 1855 …
- … JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 72 A GRAY TO C DARWIN, 10 JANUARY 1860 73 C DARWIN TO …
- … A GRAY, 21 JULY 1861 120 A GRAY TO JD HOOKER, 10 JUNE 1861 121 A GRAY TO C …
- … 18 FEBRUARY 1862 129 JD HOOKER TO C DARWIN, 10 MARCH 1862 130 C DARWIN …
- … 23 NOVEMBER 1862 136 C DARWIN TO A GRAY, 10–20 JUNE 1862 137 A GRAY TO …
- … AND 26 JANUARY 1862 142 A GRAY TO C DARWIN, 10 NOVEMBER 1862 143 A …
Darwin in letters, 1860: Answering critics
Summary
On 7 January 1860, John Murray published the second edition of Darwin’s Origin of species, printing off another 3000 copies to satisfy the demands of an audience that surprised both the publisher and the author. It wasn't long, however, before ‘the…
Matches: 4 hits
- … form’, namely those of embryology ( letter to Asa Gray, 10 September [1860] ). Only his theory, he …
- … with other animals’ ( letter to Charles Lyell, 10 January [1860] )— he and others were well aware …
- … views.—’ ( letter from J. S. Henslow to J. D. Hooker, 10 May 1860 ). What worried Darwin most …
- … serve a purpose in Britain. He immediately wrote to Gray on 10 September after studying the first …
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
Summary
Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
Matches: 4 hits
- … interesting to the public’ ( letter to Reginald Darwin, 10 April [1879] ). However, even members …
- … he disagreed with Henrietta, or that Krause had written on 10 July to say that he had derived …
- … & experiment’ ( letter from J. F. Moulton, 10 December 1879 ). In reply to Darwin’s response …
- … Leopold Würtenberger fared better. When he wrote on 10 January to ask whether Darwin could find him …
Darwin’s reading notebooks
Summary
In April 1838, Darwin began recording the titles of books he had read and the books he wished to read in Notebook C (Notebooks, pp. 319–28). In 1839, these lists were copied and continued in separate notebooks. The first of these reading notebooks (DAR 119…
Matches: 31 hits
- … Marcel de Serres Cavernes d’Ossements 7 th Ed. 10 8 vo . [Serres 1838] good to trace Europ. …
- … on wheat [Le Couteur 1836] Bechstein on Caged Birds. 10 s 6 d . translated by Rennie …
- … Soc read Prichards. Nat: History of Man. Bailliere. 1.10 [Prichard 1843] must be studied . …
- … Des ). De leur Anatomie, Reproduction et Culture. 4to. Avec 10 planches. Amsterdam, 1768. 12 s . …
- … G. Browne 1799]— well skimmed 1839 Jan 10 All life of W. Scott [Lockhart 1837–8] …
- … Voyage of Kolff to the Molucca Sea [Kolff 1840] 10 th Surville-Marion [Crozet 1783]. …
- … 1839]. References at end. chiefly on instincts 10 th . Blackwalls Researches in Zoology …
- … 1839–40]. references at end.— Maer (June 10 to Nov. 14. 1840) Smellies Buffon 3 d …
- … Hilaire: [I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1841] d[itt]o: 10 th Journal de Phys. [ Observations …
- … [Lyman 1781] [DAR 119: 10b] Dec. 10 th The Hour & Man. H. Martineau [H. …
- … Dog [C. H. Smith 1839–40] 2 d . vol. d[itt]o Nov. 10 th Sprengel. Endeckte Geheimniss. …
- … Nat. Lib. vol 14 [Waterhouse 1841] Marked—— 10 th Veterinary [ Veterinarian ] 1828 Vol 1 …
- … & Mary. & Anne [Smollett 1805].— 1842 Jan 10 M rs Hamilton Grays Etruria [E …
- … Royle Prod. Resources of India [Royle 1840] abst June 10 th Miller’s old Red Sandstone [H. …
- … Clarendons History [Hyde 1704]. 1843 Jan 10. Last Vol of Clarendons History [Hyde …
- … 26 Hinds Regions of Vegetation [Hinds 1843]. June 10 th . Linnæan Trans. [ Transactions of …
- … 3. vols. [Bradley 1724] (nothing) scarcely —— 10 Johnson’s Field Sports of India [D. Johnson …
- … or Geograph. Distrib:” [Gérard 1844–5] Dec. 10 Ray. Society. Vol I. Reports [Ray Society 1845 …
- … French in Algiers [Lamping 1845] 1846 Jan 10 th Mackintosh life of More …
- … St. Lecons de Morph. Bot. [Saint-Hilaire 1841] April 10 Wagners Anatomy by Tulk [Wagner 1845] …
- … of Ægyptians [J. G. Wilkinson 1837–41].— April 10 3 d vol of d[itt]o W. Scotts Life …
- … May 5. Ray’s Memorials of [Ray 1846] —— 10 th The Falcon Family [Savage] 1845] 27 …
- … Misc. Works. 3 vols: [Mackintosh 1846] Aug 10. Appendix to Carlyle’s Cromwell [Carlyle 1845]. …
- … Travels in Brazil [Gardner 1846]. —— 10 th D r . Joseph Adams. Philosoph. Treatise on …
- … Miller First Impressions of England [H. Miller 1847]. Nov. 10 Prichard Physical Researches. Hist. of …
- … et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève ]. Tom I to 10. —— Annales du Museum [ Annales …
- … W. Tone Autobiography [Tone 1826] very amusing March 10 John Galt Autobiography [Galt 1833] …
- … Chancellors [J. Campbell 1845–7] —— 10 Neander’s Life of St Bernard [Neander 1843] …
- … Miller Footsteps of the Creator [H. Miller 1849] Dec. 10. Dana’s Geology. U.S. Expedition [J. …
- … to 1837. & thence I have read in Journals June 10 th Goulds Birds of Australia [Gould …
- … . Feb. 1. Emigrants Manual [Burton 1851] March 10 th Hind’s Solar System [Hind 1852 …
The evolution of honeycomb
Summary
Honeycombs are natural engineering marvels, using the least possible amount of wax to provide the greatest amount of storage space, with the greatest possible structural stability. Darwin recognised that explaining the evolution of the honey-bee’s comb…
