To James Dewar and J. G. M‘Kendrick 15 July 1873
Down, | Beckenham, Kent.
July 15, ’73
Gentlemen,
I am very much obliged to you for having sent me your three essays.1 Although the subject is beyond my scope, nevertheless your investigations seem to me the most important & interesting of any which I have read for a very long time.
With my sincere respect & hopes for your continued success | I remain Gentlemen | Yours very faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Dewar, James and M‘Kendrick, John Gray. 1873. On the physiological action of light. [Read 21 April, 5 May, and 2 June 1873.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 8 (1872–5): 100–4, 110–14, 179–82.
Summary
Thanks for the three essays: although they are beyond his scope, they seem to him very interesting.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8979F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- James Dewar; John Gray M‘Kendrick
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Royal Institution of Great Britain (RI MS DIe/3)
- Physical description
- LS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8979F,” accessed on 27 September 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8979F.xml