To L. J. Jones 2 November 1881
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | (Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.)
November 2d. 1881.
Dear Sir
It is extremely kind in you to have taken the trouble of informing me of the error which you have discovered.1 As soon as more copies are printed off, I will hunt up my notes & endeavour to find out how the horrid error arose. It is just possible that the amount per square yard was 1 lb 14 oz instead of 1 : 13 oz. All the calculations were checked by some member of my family;2 but somehow I never escape blunders.
Two others have been discovered, almost as bad as that which you have discovered, excepting that they are so flagrant they cd. deceive no one.3
Again thanking you, I remain, Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Earthworms: The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms: with observations on their habits. By Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1881.
Summary
Thanks LJJ for informing him of error [in Earthworms].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13452
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Lawrence John Jones, 4th baronet
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.599)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13452,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13452.xml