To Charles Lyell 6 March [1863]
Summary
Comments at length on CL’s book [Antiquity of man (1863)]. CD is "greatly disappointed that you have not given judgment and spoken fairly out what you think about the derivation of species".
Lists large number of queries concerning minor points.
Praises especially the chapters on language and glaciers.
Comments on the temperature of Africa during the glacial period, especially with regard to the views of Hooker.
Mentions Owen’s paper on the aye-aye [Rep. BAAS 32 (1862) pt 2: 114–16].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 6 Mar [1863] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.289) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4028 |
From Charles Lyell 15 March 1863
Summary
Lyell has received compliments for letting readers draw own inferences [on species question]. Now feels he earlier did Lamarck injustice. [CD’s] substitution of variety-making power for volition [as in Lamarck] in some respects only a change of names.
Thinks Huxley taking on too many responsibilities.
| Author: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 15 Mar 1863 |
| Classmark: | K. M. Lyell ed. 1881, 2: 364–6 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4041 |
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- … letter to J. D. Hooker, [10–]12 November [1862] and n. 25). A second edition of the book …
- … 10). CD had also warned Huxley that the editorship would consume much time that might otherwise have been spent on ‘ original research’ (see Correspondence vol. 8, letter to T. H. Huxley, 20 July [1860] ). Lyell refers to James Manby Gully’s hydropathic establishment at Great Malvern, Worcestershire (see letter to Charles Lyell, 12– …
- … 12–13 March [1863] . Lyell refers to Principles of geology ( C. Lyell 1830–3 ), which passed through nine editions between 1830 and 1853, and Elements of geology ( C. Lyell 1838 ), which passed through five editions between 1838 and 1855. Lyell refers to the sale of copies of C. Lyell 1863a to book-dealers at John Murray’s sale in November 1862 (see Correspondence vol. 10, …
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