From G. G. Bianconi1 28 November 1873
Monsieur!
Ma santé a été troublée dans ces jours, et je n’ai pu vous presenter, comme je désirais, mes remercissements de la lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’adresser le. 31. Oct. p.—2 Certes vous trouverez, j’espére, dans mon livre que j’ai cherché la verité avant tout; et si j’ai du combattre la Théorie, le Savant Auteur est toujours respecté.3 Vos observations seront pour moi du plus haut intéret; elles pourront corriger les défauts de mon livre, et me donneront sans doute occasion de porter un developpement à plusieurs points qui ne l’ont pas reçu dans ce prémier travail.4
Agreez Monsieur l’assurance de mon respect, et de l’haute considération de | v. trés humble sr. | J. Jos. Bianconi
Bologne 28. Nov. 1873.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Bianconi, Giovanni Giuseppe. 1874. La théorie darwinienne et la création dite indépendante. Lettre à Ch. Darwin. Bologna: Zanichelli.
Bianconi, Giovanni Giuseppe. 1875. La teoria Darwiniana e la creazione detta indipendente: lettera al signor Carlo Darwin. Translated from French by Dr G. Antonio Bianconi. Bologna: N. Zanichelli.
Translation
From G. G. Bianconi1 28 November 1873
Sir!
My health has been disturbed lately, and I have not been able to offer you my thanks, as I wished, for the letter you did me the honour of sending on the 31 Oct. l.—2 To be sure, I hope you will find, in my book, that I have sought truth before all things; and if I have had to combat the Theory, the Learned Author is always respected.3 Your observations will have the greatest of interest for me; they may correct the defects of my book, and will doubtless give me the opportunity to develop many points which were not developed in the first draft.4
Please believe me, Sir, yr. very obedient st. | J. Jos. Bianconi
Bologna 28. Nov. 1873.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Bianconi, Giovanni Giuseppe. 1874. La théorie darwinienne et la création dite indépendante. Lettre à Ch. Darwin. Bologna: Zanichelli.
Bianconi, Giovanni Giuseppe. 1875. La teoria Darwiniana e la creazione detta indipendente: lettera al signor Carlo Darwin. Translated from French by Dr G. Antonio Bianconi. Bologna: N. Zanichelli.
Summary
Thanks CD for promised observations on his book against evolution [La théorie Darwinienne et la création dite indépendante (1874)].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9164
- From
- Giovanni Giuseppe Bianconi
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Bologna
- Source of text
- DAR 160: 180
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp (French)
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9164,” accessed on 28 September 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9164.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 21