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From Edward Lacy Garbett to the Athenæum   29 June 1869

Summary

Calculations relating to the problem of the increase of elephants (see 6787).

Author:  Edward Lacy Garbett
Addressee:  Athenæum
Date:  29 June 1869
Classmark:  Athenæum, 3 July 1869, pp. 18–19
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6806F

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  • … 6 30 – 90 6 — — 18 60 - 180 6 12 — 54 90 - 270 3 30 21 162 120 - 360 — 54 67 486 150 – …

To James Paget   29 April [1869]

Summary

Has made a wonderful recovery [from riding accident].

Asks for information on blushing and screaming [for Expression].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  James Paget, 1st baronet
Date:  29 Apr [1869]
Classmark:  Bodleian Libraries, Oxford (MS. Autogr. b. 4, fol. 119a)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6716

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  • … Wallace, 14 April 1869  and n.  12). Paget had visited CD on 21 April 1869 ( Emma Darwin’s …

To F. C. Donders   17 November [1869]

Summary

There is no hurry for information. Delighted that FCD is making experiments.

It was a sincere pleasure to make FCD’s acquaintance.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Frans Cornelis (Franciscus Cornelius) Donders
Date:  17 Nov [1869]
Classmark:  American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6991

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  • … to F.  C.  Donders, 21 June 1870 . See letter from F.  C.  Donders, 12 November 1869  and …

From T. H. Huxley   28 September 1869

Summary

Will do his best on the tooth [sent by CD] but does not put much weight on conclusions based on a single tooth of a horse.

Darwin attacked by three clergymen at BAAS meeting [Exeter, 1869].

Author:  Thomas Henry Huxley
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  28 Sept 1869
Classmark:  DAR 166: 321
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6914

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  • … Huxley, 21 September [1869] . The Darwins stayed at Caerdeon, Barmouth, Wales, from 12  …

From E. A. Darwin   [after 21 April 1869]

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Discusses CD’s health and James Paget’s "verdict".

Author:  Erasmus Alvey Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [after 21 Apr 1869]
Classmark:  DAR 105: B65
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6521

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  • 21 April 1869 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)), after CD had fallen from his horse (see letter to A.  R.  Wallace, 14 April 1869  and n.  12). …

From W. B. Tegetmeier   [before 18 April 1869]

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Numerical proportion of males to females in greyhound puppies.

Author:  William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  [before 18 Apr 1869]
Classmark:  DAR 85: B29–33
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6700

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  • 12 245 219 1859 13 14 157 138 1860 15. 16 275 235 1861 17 18 202 207 1862 19 20 312 254 1863 vols. 21. …

From Fritz Müller   15 June 1869

Summary

FM much gratified by the appearance of Für Darwin translation.

Discusses dimorphism in Rubiaceae.

Author:  Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  15 June 1869
Classmark:  DAR 110: B115; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Directors’ Correspondence 215/175)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-6783

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  • 12 June 1869 , Müller told his brother, Hermann Müller , that he had travelled to the furthest part of his land to get supplies of garlic vine ( Pseudocalymma alliaceum ) to use as rope for his garden fences (Möller ed.  1915–21, …