From Francis Darwin [before 4 January 1870]
Summary
Humphrey does not think more bones in female os coccyx than in male. Because of maceration it is impossible to compare male and female skeletons. Has another coach while Stuart ill.
| Author: | Francis Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 4 Jan 1870] |
| Classmark: | DAR 274.1: 18 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6520F |
To Anton Dohrn 4 January 1870
Summary
The Zoological Garden has only one old adult male of Limulus. When there were females, eggs were never observed.
Encloses a separate letter [7071] about AD’s scheme [for a zoological station].
Suggests AD be cautious [in his work]. "Caution is almost the soul of science."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Felix Anton (Anton) Dohrn |
| Date: | 4 Jan 1870 |
| Classmark: | Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München (Ana 525. Ba 697); Bibliothèque de Genève (Ms. fr. 2188, ff. 296-7) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7070 |
Document type
| letter | (2) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Darwin, Francis | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Dohrn, Anton | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Darwin, Francis | (1) |
| Dohrn, Anton | (1) |
