To ? 2 May [1869 or later]
The transcript of this letter is not yet available online.
Summary
"When a man has laboured hard in science & has proved that he is capable of original research, he may [some]times indulge in speculation [&] the public will indulge him. But even in this case it is a common error to speculate too largely, for speculation is far easier than observation or experiments . . ."
Summary
"When a man has laboured hard in science & has proved that he is capable of original research, he may [some]times indulge in speculation [&] the public will indulge him. But even in this case it is a common error to speculate too largely, for speculation is far easier than observation or experiments . . ."
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13866A
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Unidentified
- Source of text
- Sotheby’s (dealers) (28 March 1983)
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13866A,” accessed on 27 September 2021, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/DCP-LETT-13866A.xml
