From W. E. Darwin 30 November [1876]1
Basset
Nov 30th
My dear Father,
I am very glad poor old Pulmonaria is coming in useful, I often feel very sorry my little botanical dabbling has died, learning German first gave it a stab, such is life.2
Just before your line came about the gravel & snow Langstaff & I were talking about it & I was saying that you had some hopes of the Geolog. survey taking up your idea; I am very glad indeed you have now planted it with them; I shall like to hear how it works out.3
I was glad George’s R.S. went off so fairly well and that he was able to be there. Some definite fact as that about Jupiter if proved would certainly give him an astronomical reputation. We shall see him F.R.S. say in 3 years.4
I return his letter as I could not quite read Mother’s hieroglyphics in the envelope.5
Please thank Bessy for her letter6
You will not have to pay for the land till April.7
The puppies are getting vulgar & dull, their soul is absorbed in hanging round the back door for scraps.
I am perhaps going to Hen8 for Sunday as I want to be in London on Monday
Your affect son | W E Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Darwin, George Howard. 1876b. On the influence of geological changes on the earth’s axis of rotation. [Read 23 November 1876.] Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 167 (1877): 271–312.
Darwin, George Howard. 1876c. On an oversight in the Mécanique Céleste, and on the internal densities of the planets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 37 (1876–7): 77–89.
Record of the Royal Society of London: The record of the Royal Society of London for the promotion of natural knowledge. 4th edition. London: Royal Society. 1940.
Summary
Pleased to hear about GHD’s paper at the Royal Society.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11260F
- From
- William Erasmus Darwin
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Basset [Southampton]
- Source of text
- Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 65)
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11260F,” accessed on 1 September 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11260F.xml