From G. H. Darwin to Nature 4 October [1873]
Summary
Sends, with CD’s approval, a clarification of CD’s explanation of how useless organs might diminish [see 9061]. Using Quetelet’s law of normal distribution GHD shows how horns of cattle, having become useless, would gradually diminish and finally disappear.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nature |
| Date: | 4 Oct [1873] |
| Classmark: | Nature, 16 October 1873, p. 505 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9087 |
From G. H. Darwin [1 October 1873]
Summary
Discusses his health following a visit to Dr C[lark?]. Has made an appointment for CD.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1 Oct 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 29 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8702 |
From G. H. Darwin to John Tyndall [7 April 1873]
Summary
CD particularly wishes to see JT "On business not connected with himself" [the fund for Huxley’s holiday]. Asks whether CD may call that afternoon. GHD adds postscript saying CD very fatigued. He hopes JT can come to see CD instead, but he should not mention that GHD suggested it.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Tyndall |
| Date: | [7 Apr 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 261.8: 12 (EH 88205950) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8846 |
From G. H. Darwin 8 July 1873
Summary
Corrects chemical concentrations CD has been using [in insectivorous plant experimentation].
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 8 July 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 55: 160–1 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8969 |
From G. H. Darwin to Richard Strachey [29 August 1873]
Summary
Writes for CD to thank RS for his very valuable information.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Richard Strachey |
| Date: | [29 Aug 1873] |
| Classmark: | The British Library (IOL Mss Eur F127) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9031 |
From G. H. Darwin [25 September – 3 October 1873]
Summary
Criticises CD’s letter to Nature ["Complemental males in certain cirripedes", Collected papers 2: 177–82].
On the elimination of useless parts.
GHD fails to see the point of CD’s use of the law of distribution about a mean.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [25 Sept – 3 Oct 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 205.1: 74 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9070 |
From G. H. Darwin [c. 16 October 1873?]
Summary
Sends table showing relative force of impact of weight dropped on a plane inclined at different angles.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [c. 16 Oct 1873?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 62 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9078 |
From G. H. Darwin [before 3 October 1873]
Summary
Sends CD a draft of a letter to Nature [see 9087], which he thinks expresses CD’s meaning.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 3 Oct 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 28 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9084 |
From G. H. Darwin 5 October 1873
Summary
Has decided to send the letter ["Variation of organs", Nature 8 (1873): 505].
Writes of his poor health and problems of settling in at Trinity.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Oct 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9088 |
From G. H. Darwin 16 October 1873
Summary
On bodies of varying elasticity bouncing off inclined planes [see 9096].
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Oct 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 65 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9097 |
| letter | (10) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
| Nature | (1) |
| Strachey, Richard | (1) |
| Tyndall, John | (1) |
| Darwin, G. H. | (10) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
| Nature | (1) |
| Strachey, Richard | (1) |
| Tyndall, John | (1) |
