To S. P. Woodward 9 [July 1860]
Summary
Regrets he cannot answer SPW’s questions.
Discusses antiquity of subaerial volcanoes.
Disagrees "entirely & absolutely" with L. von Buch’s "elevation-crater-theory".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Samuel Pickworth Woodward |
Date: | 9 [July 1860] |
Classmark: | Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Special Collections MSS DAR 2) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2630 |
To J. O. Westwood 9 July [1860]
Summary
Thanks JOW for the bees. The pollen-masses that were attached to one of them have unaccountably been lost.
Does not know of a paper by Charles Morren on orchids and insects, and would be glad to have the reference [see 3267, and Orchids, p. 270 n.].
Has spent so much money recently he is unwilling to subscribe for the purchase of T. V. Wollaston’s collection for the [Oxford] Museum.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Obadiah Westwood |
Date: | 9 July [1860] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological collections) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2862 |
From Hugh Falconer 9 July [1860]
Summary
Hyaena remains show how recently Sicily was joined to Africa.
Reports on the Oxford meeting of BAAS.
Author: | Hugh Falconer |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 July [1860] |
Classmark: | DAR 164.1: 5 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2863 |
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Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
Falconer, Hugh | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Westwood, J. O. | (1) |
Woodward, S. P. | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
Falconer, Hugh | (1) |
Westwood, J. O. | (1) |
Woodward, S. P. | (1) |