From J. D. Hooker 20 January 1874
Summary
An awful row at the Linnean Society. William Carruthers and Co. packed a meeting to throw out a decision of the Council. He was beaten by one vote (more than two-thirds majority needed).
Spent two hours with Lyell talking about Thomas Belt’s book [The naturalist in Nicaragua (1874)]: "the tropical old Glaciers beat the seance I do think".
Lyell agrees that the glacial epoch is the great geological crux of the day. Lowering of the ocean level must also be investigated.
Curious about A. C. Ramsay’s paper coming at Royal Society on 29th ["On the comparative value of certain geological ages", Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 22 (1874): 145–8].
Huxley’s new book [? Critiques and addresses (1873)].
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Jan 1874 |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 187–8 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9250 |
Matches: 1 hit
- … letter of 18 January [1874] , CD had described the séance held at Erasmus Alvey Darwin’s house. George Howard Darwin had hired the medium, Charles E. Williams . CD had asked Hooker to support Henry Parker’s application for membership of the Athenaeum Club. Parker became a member in 1874 ( Waugh [1888] ). Charles Lyell …
From J. D. Hooker [1 November 1873]
Summary
Sends leaves and names by post.
Is writing everywhere for Drosophyllum.
Is deeply interested in Desmodium.
Had no intention of publishing on Nepenthes, the experiments were solely for CD’s "eating". Will continue with egg and raw meat experiments. Asks for advice on how to prove fluid is secreted by the glands.
Searles Wood’s letter is confused and would deny atavism if his principles were accepted.
Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [1 Nov 1873] |
Classmark: | DAR 103: 178–80, DAR 209.12: 3 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9123 |