From Alphonse de Candolle 18 January [1881]
Summary
Thanks for Movement in plants. Praises the terms CD introduces, but criticises CD’s use of the teleological word "purpose".
Outlines his efforts to study the inheritance of characters in his family. F. Galton overemphasises the inheritance of good qualities.
Author: | Alphonse de Candolle |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 Jan [1881] |
Classmark: | DAR 161: 25 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13017 |
Document type
letter | (1) |
Addressee
Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Correspondent
Candolle, Alphonse de | (1) |
Darwin, C. R. | (1) |