To Charles Lyell 1 September [1860]
Summary
Discusses at length CL’s criticisms of natural selection.
Comments on possible former connection between the Galapagos and South America.
Discounts survival of mammals on atolls.
Discusses reptile origin of mammals.
Discounts development of a mammal on an island and the descent of mammals from a bird.
The antiquity of islands.
Comments on bats of New Zealand. Geographical distribution of seals. Discusses Amblyrhynchus.
Glad CL will read his MS on origin of dogs [Variation 1: 15–43].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 1 Sept [1860] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.225) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2903 |
To W. B. Tegetmeier 1 September [1860]
Summary
Regrets he has nothing that he could contribute to the Field and cannot spare the time to work out anything on bees’ cells.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Bernhard Tegetmeier |
| Date: | 1 Sept [1860] |
| Classmark: | Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2904 |
Document type
| letter | (2) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
Addressee
| Lyell, Charles | (1) |
| Tegetmeier, W. B. | (1) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Lyell, Charles | (1) |
| Tegetmeier, W. B. | (1) |
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