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To J. D. Hooker   23 February 1875

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Mourns death of Lyell. Wonders whether enough men of science were attached to him to raise a fitting testimonial.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:  23 Feb 1875
Classmark:  DAR 95: 377–8
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9866

From James Gibb   23 February 1875

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Thinks he has observed the origin of the shake of the head as signifying "no" in his seven-month-old son.

Author:  James Gibb
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  23 Feb 1875
Classmark:  DAR 165: 35
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9867

To A. B. Buckley   23 February 1875

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Expresses his feelings following the death of Charles Lyell.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Arabella Burton Buckley
Date:  23 Feb 1875
Classmark:  DAR 143: 178
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9868