To William Sharpey 28 October [1860]
Summary
Testimonial for Daniel Oliver’s candidacy as Professor of Botany [DO was Professor of Botany, University College London, 1861–88].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Sharpey |
Date: | 28 Oct [1860] |
Classmark: | DAR 261.10: 70 (EH) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2967 |
[Fisher, Lydia Jane.] 1869. Memoir of W. H. Harvey, M.D., F.R.S., etc., late professor of botany, Trinity College, Dublin. With selections from his journal and correspondence. London: Bell and Daldy.
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Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
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