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From Raphael Meldola   13 September 1877

Summary

Has reread copy of Fritz Müller’s letter that CD sent some time ago and would like to publish the entomological observations in it.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  13 Sept 1877
Classmark:  DAR 171: 122
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11135

From Raphael Meldola   21 September 1877

Summary

Encloses Fritz Müller’s letter.

Is exhibiting butterflies in which variations in the female show a finely graded series. Believes dimorphism can be explained by the selection of the extremes of such a series and the consequent extinction of the intermediates.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  21 Sept 1877
Classmark:  DAR 171: 123
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11147

From Raphael Meldola   20 October 1877

Summary

Would like to see the Kosmos article.

Is considering producing a translation of August Weismann’s essays.

Comments on Wallace’s paper on the colours of animals and plants [Macmillan’s Magazine 36 (1877): 384–408, 464–71].

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  20 Oct 1877
Classmark:  DAR 171: 124
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11192

From Raphael Meldola   2 January [1878]

Summary

Wishes to borrow third part of Fritz Müller’s article on sexual selection in butterflies [Kosmos 2 (1877–8): 218–24].

Is forwarding material on stridulation, including Prof. Wood-Mason’s paper ["Note on Mygale stridulans", Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. (1877): 281–2], which should interest CD.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  2 Jan [1878]
Classmark:  DAR 171: 121
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11308

From Raphael Meldola   26 January 1878

Summary

Returns Kosmos.

Thanks CD for permission to use Fritz Müller’s last letter, which contains new observations.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  26 Jan 1878
Classmark:  DAR 171: 125
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11332

From Raphael Meldola   22 March 1878

Summary

Encloses proof of the Entomological Society’s Proceedings for February to show the use he has made of Fritz Müller’s letter [see 11319].

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  22 Mar 1878
Classmark:  DAR 171: 126
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11438

From Raphael Meldola   3 May 1878

Summary

Will exhibit the photos at the Entomological Society and have them identified.

Fritz Müller’s observations on relative abundance of mimicking and mimicked species.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  3 May 1878
Classmark:  DAR 171: 127
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11493

From Raphael Meldola   23 May 1878

Summary

Prof. Wood-Mason has examined Otto Zacharias’ insect photographs and confirmed the genera.

RM is going to work up Fritz Müller’s observations into a paper.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  23 May 1878
Classmark:  DAR 171: 128
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11524

From Raphael Meldola   13 June 1878

Summary

Would like to read Weismann’s essay on Daphnidae.

Fritz Müller’s paper on odours emitted by butterflies was read at last Entomological Society meeting.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  13 June 1878
Classmark:  DAR 171: 129
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11553

From Raphael Meldola   30 October 1878

Summary

Plans to produce a translation of Weismann’s Studien zur Descendenz-Theorie [1875–6] and would welcome a preface from CD.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  30 Oct 1878
Classmark:  DAR 171: 130
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11730

From Raphael Meldola   1 November 1878

Summary

Thanks for agreeing to write the preface for RM’s translation of Weismann.

Will arrange to meet CD when he comes to London.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  1 Nov 1878
Classmark:  DAR 171: 131
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11733

From Raphael Meldola   25 November 1878

Summary

Thanks for preface. When RM’s translation is complete, would like CD to expand it slightly to refer to overlap between Weismann’s observations and CD’s theories.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  25 Nov 1878
Classmark:  DAR 171: 132
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11758

From Raphael Meldola   11 December 1878

Summary

Is making progress with the Weismann translation.

Wonders whether Francis Darwin would give a botanical lecture at a Bayswater school.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  11 Dec 1878
Classmark:  DAR 171: 133
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11785

From Raphael Meldola   6 February 1879

Summary

Has arranged for publication of his translation of Weismann.

S. H. Scudder article on sexual dimorphism in butterflies [Proc. Am. Acad. Arts & Sci. 12 (1877): 150–8].

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  6 Feb 1879
Classmark:  DAR 171: 134
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11861

From Raphael Meldola   4 April 1879

Summary

Sends specimens from F. Müller.

Criticises A. R. Wallace’s review of Grant Allen’s The colour-sense [Nature 19 (1879): 501–5].

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  4 Apr 1879
Classmark:  DAR 171: 135
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-11975

From Raphael Meldola   18 April 1879

Summary

Comments on the branchiate trichopteran specimen from Fritz Müller sent previously.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  18 Apr 1879
Classmark:  DAR 171: 136
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12001

From Raphael Meldola   4 June 1879

Summary

Wants to republish Fritz Müller’s paper ["Ituna and Thyridia", Kosmos 5 (1879): 100–8] in Proceedings of the Entomological Society. [Thyridita!?]

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  4 June 1879
Classmark:  DAR 171: 137
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12082

From Raphael Meldola   18 June 1879

Summary

Discusses Fritz Müller’s paper on the mutual protection of certain mimics ["Ituna and Thyridita", Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. (1879): xx–xxviii]. [Thyridia!?]

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  18 June 1879
Classmark:  DAR 171: 138
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12113

From Raphael Meldola   11 December 1879

Summary

Sends subscription form for English edition of Weismann’s Studien.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  11 Dec 1879
Classmark:  DAR 171: 139
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12351

From Raphael Meldola   24 November 1880

Summary

Wants information on Fritz Müller’s papers bearing on Weismann’s work.

Author:  Raphael Meldola
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  24 Nov 1880
Classmark:  DAR 171: 140
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12850
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