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To H. W. Bates   9 May [1862]

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Referring to conversation with Lyell, CD is certain that there was a Miocene glacial period.

Compliments HWB on the mimetic display at the British Museum. Those at the Museum readily accepted HWB’s "doctrine".

Was shown genital organs of closely allied Chrysomelidae.

Albert Günther is candidate for position at Museum.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Henry Walter Bates
Date:  9 May [1862]
Classmark:  Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3540

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  • J.  D.  Hooker, 9 May [1862] ). Lyell recorded observations of this phenomenon while travelling in northern Italy during September  1857 ( …

To H. W. Bates   15 December [1862]

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Thanks for paper and references on variations [missing].

Regrets HWB’s trouble about artists, etc., saying such trouble is a law of nature.

Asks whether HWB has heard of starving Indians who are forced to cook in different ways, and eat new things.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Henry Walter Bates
Date:  15 Dec [1862]
Classmark:  Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3861

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  • 1857 (volume 15), describing his travels and collecting activities in the Amazonian region. Bates was in the final stages of preparing for publication an account of his travels as a naturalist in South America ( Bates 1863 ). In his preface (p.  vi), Bates acknowledged the assistance of three artists in preparing the illustrations: Edward W.  Robinson , Joseph Wolf , and Johann Baptist Zwecker . See letter to J.  D.  Hooker, …
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