From Francis Darwin to Édouard Heckel 26 November 18801
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[Signed autograph letter dictated by his father, with indications on the movement of flowers conveyed to Heckel;2 it is the Council of the Royal Society that elects members and it is not customary to recommend someone.3]
Footnotes
Bibliography
Heckel, Édouard, trans. 1882. La faculté motrice dans les plantes. By Charles Darwin. (French translation of Movement in plants.) Paris: C. Reinwald.
Movement in plants: The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880.
Summary
Indications on the movement of flowers.
It is not customary to recommend someone for membership of the Royal Society.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12860F
- From
- Francis Darwin
- To
- Édouard Marie (Édouard) Heckel
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Aguttes (dealers) An Aristophil sale (17 November 2019, lot 43)
- Physical description
- ALS inc
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12860F,” accessed on 21 October 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12860F.xml