From Henry Coe 20 October 1858
Summary
Further answers on his seed lot.
Author: | Henry Coe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Oct 1858 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 197 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2346 |
From E. A. Darwin [after 8 June 1858]
Summary
Sends a model of bee cells "as bad as a Chinese puzzle". [A series of paper cut-out figures.]
Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [after 8 June 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 48c |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2283A |
From Erasmus Alvey Darwin [May–June 1858]
Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [May–June 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 48: B18 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2195 |
From C. C. Babington 3 March 1858
Summary
States his belief that there is a tendency to note varieties in the larger genera rather than in the very small ones.
Author: | Charles Cardale Babington |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Mar 1858 |
Classmark: | DAR 98: A146–7 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2231 |
From G. R. Waterhouse 2 August 1858
Summary
Bees’ cells; is the hexagonal shape deliberate or merely the result of lateral pressure on cylinders?
Author: | George Robert Waterhouse |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Aug 1858 |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 26 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2317 |
From E. A. Darwin [before 8 June 1858]
Summary
Gives calculations on the structure of bees’ cells.
Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [before 8 June 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 48b |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2278 |
From E. A. Darwin [8 June 1858]
Summary
Encloses projections and models relating to geometry of bees’ cells.
Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [8 June 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 48a, 50 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2283 |
From George Robert Waterhouse 10 February 1858
Summary
Bees’ cells. Observations on Osmia atricapilla.
Author: | George Robert Waterhouse |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 10 Feb 1858 |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 22 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2213 |
Matches: 2 hits
To ? 26 March [1858?]
Summary
Returns the Greenland catalogue, which he has kept too long.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Unidentified |
Date: | 26 Mar [1858?] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.34) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2246 |
To W. E. Darwin [3 November 1858]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | [3 Nov 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 31 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2393 |
From E. A. Darwin [19 June 1858]
Summary
Discusses geometry related to the structure of bees’ cells. Encloses notes and diagrams dealing with intersections of spheres.
Author: | Erasmus Alvey Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [19 June 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 162: 51 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2287 |
From G. R. Waterhouse 17 April 1858
Summary
Bees’ cells; GRW thinks hexagonal shape is accidental. Encloses notes on cells of Icaria.
Author: | George Robert Waterhouse |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Apr 1858 |
Classmark: | DAR 181 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2258 |
From T. C. Eyton 16 October 1858
Summary
Has examined feet of many partridges, but has not been able to obtain any quantity of mud from them.
Author: | Thomas Campbell Eyton |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 16 Oct 1858 |
Classmark: | DAR 205.2: 230 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2343 |
To a librarian [c. June 1858 or later]
Summary
Will return Benjamin Jowett’s Epistles of St Paul (Jowett 1855) and requests several books, of which the latest is Hugh Miller’s Cruise of the Betsey (Miller 1858).
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Librarian |
Date: | [c. June 1858 or later] |
Classmark: | Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection: Edward G. and Hortense R. Levy Autograph Collection, Part 2 (OSB MSS 137) Box 25, folder 1188) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2199F |
From G. R. Waterhouse 13 February 1858
Summary
GRW’s observations of and ideas on bees’ and wasps’ cells.
Author: | George Robert Waterhouse |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 Feb 1858 |
Classmark: | DAR 181: 23 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2216 |
To W. E. Darwin 5 [November 1858]
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
Date: | 5 [Nov 1858] |
Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 33 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2353 |
From Henry Coe 12 October 1858
Summary
Answers CD’s queries about seed lot he has just sent.
Author: | Henry Coe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 12 Oct 1858 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 196 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2340 |
To Charles Lyell 26 [June 1858]
Summary
Is it fair to take advantage of knowing that Wallace is in the field? Seems hard on CD to lose priority of many years, but does not feel this alters justice of case.
Baby [Charles Waring Darwin] has much fever. Frightened because three children in village have died from scarlet fever.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
Date: | 26 [June 1858] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.154) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2295 |
From H. C. Watson 3 January 1858
Author: | Hewett Cottrell Watson |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 Jan 1858 |
Classmark: | DAR 98: A19–20 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2199 |
From Henry Coe 6 October 1858
Summary
Sends more bean seeds.
Author: | Henry Coe |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Oct 1858 |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 195 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2336 |
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