From J. D. Hooker [after 1 May 1847]
Summary
[Extract of letter to WJH from T. E. Cantor] on zoological distribution in the Malay Peninsula.
| Author: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 1 May 1847] |
| Classmark: | DAR 205.3: 277 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1084 |
To J. D. Hooker [1 May 1847]
Summary
Delighted that Brongniart thinks Sigillaria aquatic, and that E. W. Binney thinks coal is a sort of submarine peat. Thinks coal-plants will prove to be aquatic, though JDH will sneer at this.
Has acquired a new microscope.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [1 May 1847] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 89 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1085 |
To J. D. Hooker [6 May 1847]
Summary
CD defends his position on submarine coal formation and coal-plants against JDH’s strong objections.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [6 May 1847] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 91 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1086 |
To J. D. Hooker [12 May 1847]
Summary
Thinks JDH should arrange his facts against the aquatic formation of coal.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [12 May 1847] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 92 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1087 |
To J. D. Hooker [22 May 1847]
Summary
CD would like to call on JDH.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [22 May 1847] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 87 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1088 |
To J. D. Hooker [25 May 1847]
Summary
Will call on JDH on Thursday, if convenient.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [25 May 1847] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 88 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1091 |
To J. D. Hooker [28 May 1847]
Summary
Has heard JDH does not return until tomorrow, so will not be able to see him at Kew but hopes to do so at Oxford meeting of BAAS.
Bunbury and Falconer strongly against idea of coal being submarine.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Joseph Dalton Hooker |
| Date: | [28 May 1847] |
| Classmark: | DAR 114: 90 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1092 |
| letter | (7) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (1) |
| Hooker, J. D. | (6) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (7) |
| Hooker, J. D. |
