To Williams & Norgate 16 November 1880
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
Nov. 16th 1880
Dear Sir
Though the great Neapolitan work is of no use to me, I feel bound to become a subscriber, as the Zoolog. Station at Naples has done such admirable service to science.—1 Will you therefore be so kind as to forward the enclosed & pay the charges, & you can send in your account whenever you think fit.—2
Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Chun, Carl. 1880. Die Ctenophoren des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. Monographie I. Herausgeben von der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann.
Emery, Carlo. 1880. Le Specie del genere Fierasfer del golfo di Napoli e regioni limitrofe. Monographie II. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte. Publication of the Zoological Station of Naples. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann.
Summary
Although he cannot use the Neapolitan work, his respect for the service to science rendered by the Zoological Station at Naples leads him to subscribe.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-12823A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Williams & Norgate
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Swann Auction Galleries (dealers) (4 November 2010, lot 46)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 12823A,” accessed on 19 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-12823A.xml
