To W. B. Tegetmeier 20 July [1860]
Summary
Asks whether crossing breeds of hive-bees is advantageous
and whether different pigeon breeds have different incubation periods.
Explains and apologises for the lack of detailed quotations in Origin.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
Date: | 20 July [1860] |
Classmark: | Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2872 |
To T. H. Huxley 20 July [1860]
Summary
On the Fraser’s Magazine review by Hopkins [see 2860] and the Quarterly Review article by Wilberforce ["Darwin’s Origin of species", 108 (1860): 225–64]. The course of opinion since Oxford BAAS meeting. Asa Gray.
Need for Natural History Review, but fears it will be a burden for THH and lessen his original work. His own problem with work: if he had other duties he would be able to do absolutely nothing in science.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
Date: | 20 July [1860] |
Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 125) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2873 |
To John Lubbock 20 July [1860]
Summary
Is puzzled what to think about the [Natural History] Review. Doubts that it is wise that JL and Huxley should give up time to it: "if it would stop your doing original work you ought not, even pro bono publico, undertake the new work".
Reports on Henrietta’s health.
The Quarterly Review [108 (1860): 255–64] quizzes CD "capitally" and he read it with thorough enjoyment.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury |
Date: | 20 July [1860] |
Classmark: | DAR 263: 40a (EH 88206447) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2874 |
To J. D. Hooker [20? July 1860]
Summary
CD’s reaction to review of the Origin [by Samuel Wilberforce] in Quarterly Review [see 2881].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
Date: | [20? July 1860] |
Classmark: | DAR 115: 33a |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2875 |
letter | (4) |
Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
Huxley, T. H. | (1) |
Lubbock, John | (1) |
Tegetmeier, W. B. | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
Huxley, T. H. | (1) |
Lubbock, John | (1) |
Tegetmeier, W. B. | (1) |