To Charles Pritchard 12 October [1866]
Summary
Responds to CP’s sermon. Corrects CP’s confusion of what CD said about eyes of the Articulata with human eye,
and questions applicability of CP’s mathematical arguments about length of geological time needed for evolution.
Agrees he was foolish about the Wealden, now struck from later editions [Origin, pp. 285–7].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Pritchard |
Date: | 12 Oct [1866] |
Classmark: | A. Pritchard comp. 1897, p. 93 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5240 |
From Charles Pritchard 17 June [1862]
Summary
Has broken up school a few days early to avoid danger. Hopes CD’s son is nearly recovered.
Author: | Charles Pritchard |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 June [1862] |
Classmark: | DAR 174.2: 77 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3607 |
From Charles Pritchard 8 October 1866
Summary
Sends sermon he preached at the BAAS Nottingham meeting ["The continuity of the schemes of nature and revelation" (1866)], in which he disagrees with CD on the gradual genesis of the human eye by natural selection.
Author: | Charles Pritchard |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 8 Oct 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 174: 78 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5234 |
From Charles Pritchard 24 January 1868
Summary
Congratulations on success of CD’s son [George].
Author: | Charles Pritchard |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 24 Jan 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 174: 79 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5797 |
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