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To Charles Lyell 25 [June 1860]
Summary
Encloses arrow-heads.
Comments on gestation in dogs.
Mentions BAAS meeting at Oxford.
Etty’s illness.
Criticises views of J. W. Dawson on organic and geological change.
The problems of distinguishing varieties and species.
Discusses facts explained by his theory.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 25 [June 1860] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.220) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2843 |
To Charles Lyell 8 [May 1860]
Summary
Did not know about separation between Silurian and Cambrian.
Cannot attend Geological Society meeting.
Etty [Henrietta Darwin] ill.
Sedgwick in his attack at Cambridge Philosophical Society states "there must be [on CD’s theory] large genera not varying".
Discusses migration of plants and animals from Old World to New.
Views of Asa Gray on Aster.
Mentions flora of coal period.
Has been elected to Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 8 [May 1860] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.211) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2788 |
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- … J. W. D. ’, appeared in the Canadian Naturalist and Geologist 5 (1860): 100–20. John William Dawson was the editor of the journal. CD’s copy of the article (Darwin Pamphlet Collection–CUL) identifies Dawson as the author; CD also wrote on it: ‘good geologist & Palaeontologist. ’ See preceding letter …
Document type
| letter | (2) |
Addressee
| Lyell, Charles | (2) |
Correspondent
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Lyell, Charles | (2) |
