To Francis Trevelyan Buckland 26 January [1863]
Summary
Asks FB’s help in identifying an article in The Field about the fins of fishes growing again after being cut off, and inquiring whether he has heard of the re-growth of organs in the mammalia or birds.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Trevelyan (Frank) Buckland |
| Date: | 26 Jan [1863] |
| Classmark: | Christie’s, London (dealers) (23 June 1993, lot 146) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3948F |
From Francis Boott 23 January 1863
Summary
His son wants CD’s opinion about a cub supposed by Frank Buckland to be progeny of a lioness and mastiff.
Lyell working at last proofs [of Antiquity of man]; he is scornful of Owen.
| Author: | Francis Boott |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 23 Jan 1863 |
| Classmark: | DAR 160: 254 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3938 |
Document type
| letter | (2) |
Author
| Boott, Francis | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Addressee
| Buckland, Frank | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Boott, Francis | (1) |
| Buckland, Frank | (1) |
