To J. D. Hooker 7 June [1860]
Summary
Floral anatomy of Goodeniaceae: although flowers seem to fertilise themselves by pistil moving to anther, CD shows that insect agency is necessary. Wants JDH to check his interpretation of stigmatic surface.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | 7 June [1860] |
| Classmark: | DAR 115: 61 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2823 |
To John Murray 7 June [1860]
Summary
Asks how Origin [2d ed.] is selling and whether a new edition is likely to be wanted "soon, ever, or never". Asks partly from curiosity, partly because of a break in his work, and the answer will decide what his next job will be.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | John Murray |
| Date: | 7 June [1860] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (John Murray Archive) (Ms.42152 f. 79) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2824 |
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| letter | (2) |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
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| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Murray, John (b) | (1) |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Murray, John (b) | (1) |
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A tale of two bees
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Darwinian evolution theory fundamentally changed the way we understand the environment and even led to the coining of the word 'ecology'. Darwin was fascinated by bees: he devised experiments to study the comb-building technique of honey bees and…
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