To Raphael Meldola 14 September 1877
Summary
Is doubtful about the publication of Fritz Müller’s letter after so long an interval.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 14 Sept 1877 |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11140 |
To Raphael Meldola 22 September [1877]
Summary
Thinks the facts in Fritz Müller’s letter could be published.
Recommends August Weismann’s essay on dimorphism ["Über den Saison-Dimorphismus der Schmetterlinge", Studien zur Descendenz-Theorie 1 (1875)]
and has no doubt that intermediate forms could be eliminated as RM suggests.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 22 Sept [1877] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11148 |
To Raphael Meldola 27 September [1877]
Summary
Does not think Fritz Müller can object to anything RM has said in his essay.
Has alluded to colour preference among butterflies in Descent [1: 400–1].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 27 Sept [1877] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11154 |
To Raphael Meldola 19 October [1877]
Summary
Interesting article by Fritz Müller on sexual selection in butterflies, Kosmos [1 (1877): 388–95].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 19 Oct [1877] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11189 |
To Raphael Meldola 22 October [1877]
Summary
Thinks Weismann would welcome a translation.
Was dissatisfied with Wallace’s article.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 22 Oct [1877] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11197 |
To Raphael Meldola 31 October [1877]
Summary
Hopes RM finds a publisher [for his translation of Weismann’s Studien].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 31 Oct [1877] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11217 |
To Raphael Meldola 1 January [1878]
Summary
Good article by Fritz Müller in Kosmos supporting August Weismann’s views on caterpillars.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 1 Jan [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11305 |
To Raphael Meldola 3 January 1878
Summary
Is dispatching December number of Kosmos.
Will read the discussion on stridulation that RM mentioned.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 3 Jan 1878 |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11309 |
To Raphael Meldola 11 January [1878]
Summary
Thinks there can be no objection to RM’s using a Fritz Müller letter [see 11319].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 11 Jan [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11318 |
To Raphael Meldola 12 February [1878]
Summary
Thanks RM for his interesting paper ["Entomological notes bearing on evolution", Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 5th ser. 1 (1878): 155].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 12 Feb [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11353 |
To Raphael Meldola 24 March [1878]
Summary
Asks RM to send a copy of the Entomological Society’s Proceedings to Fritz Müller.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 24 Mar [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11439 |
To Raphael Meldola 27 March [1878]
Summary
Thinks RM may like to see the enclosed [Fritz Müller letter].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 27 Mar [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11449 |
To Raphael Meldola 17 April 1878
Summary
Would like to have some insect photographs identified; they seem to show pretty and new case of protective resemblance.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 17 Apr 1878 |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11478 |
To Raphael Meldola 15 May [1878]
Summary
Encloses Fritz Müller letter, which may be of interest [see 11463].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 15 May [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11510 |
To Raphael Meldola 20 May [1878]
Summary
RM should take no more trouble over the subject [Otto Zacharias’ photos; see 11510].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 20 May [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11517 |
To Raphael Meldola 25 May 1878
Summary
Is glad RM will draw up a paper from Fritz Müller’s letter.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 25 May 1878 |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11529 |
To Raphael Meldola 12 June [1878]
Summary
Has received interesting essay from August Weismann on sexual selection in daphnoids [“Schmuckfarben der Daphnoiden”, Z. Wiss. Zool. (1878)].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 12 June [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11551 |
To Raphael Meldola 24 July [1878]
Summary
Does not think the Petunia is anything remarkable.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 24 July [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11627 |
To Raphael Meldola 31 October [1878]
Summary
Will do his best to provide preface for Weismann’s Studien [see Collected papers 2: 280–1].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 31 Oct [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11732 |
To Raphael Meldola 19 November [1878]
Summary
Invites RM to luncheon.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 19 Nov [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11748 |
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