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To Librarian, Royal Society of London   27 October [1856]

Summary

Orders Andrew Knight’s paper ["An account of some experiments on the fecundation of vegetables", Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. (1799): 195–204] and J. E. Gray’s book [Gleanings from the menagerie and aviary at Knowsley Hall (1846)].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Royal Society of London
Date:  27 Oct [1856]
Classmark:  University of Michigan Library, Special Collections Research Center (Science and Philosophy Collection, gift of J. Christian Bay)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1013

To the secretary of the Royal Society of London   27 November 1875

Summary

Communicates a paper by Lawson Tait to the Royal Society [not published by Royal Society, see 10452].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Royal Society of London
Date:  27 Nov 1875
Classmark:  American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.480)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-10279

To the Secretary, Royal Society    18 November [1855]

Summary

Reluctantly agrees to write a paper (the citation of award of the Royal Medal to J. O. Westwood [Abstracts and papers of RSL 1855]), but feels unfitted for the job.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Royal Society of London
Date:  18 Nov [1855]
Classmark:  DAR 249: 112
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1782A

To the Secretary, Royal Society   18 July 1856

Summary

Recommends W. B. Carpenter’s paper on Foraminifera, pt 2, be published in Philosophical Transactions [R. Soc. Lond. 146 (1856): 547–69].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Royal Society of London
Date:  18 July 1856
Classmark:  The Royal Society (RR3: 40)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1930

To the Royal Society   8 October [1856?]

Summary

The bearer has called for the books. Requests volumes of Isis for 1828 and 1829.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Royal Society of London
Date:  8 Oct [1856?]
Classmark:  DAR 249: 111
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1970A

To the Secretary, Royal Society   5 March 1858

Summary

C. P. Smyth’s observations on geology and natural history of Tenerife are not precise enough to warrant publication in Philosophical Transactions. Suggests CPS draw up an abstract, for the Proceedings, of specific points actually observed, rather than conclusions arrived at on insufficient grounds.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Royal Society of London
Date:  5 Mar 1858
Classmark:  The Royal Society (RR3: 255)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-2234

To the Secretary, Royal Society   22 March 1858

Summary

Recommends Leonard Horner’s "Account of some recent researches near Cairo" for publication in Philosophical Transactions [R. Soc. Lond. 148 (1858): 53–9]. Believes all the details and sections should be published in full because of importance of investigations leading to the conclusion that man has existed in Egypt for over 13000 years.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Royal Society of London
Date:  22 Mar 1858
Classmark:  The Royal Society (RR3: 147)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-2244

To the Secretary, Royal Society   28 September 1858

Summary

Recommends W. B. Carpenter’s latest part of memoir on Foraminifera be published in Philosophical Transactions [R. Soc. Lond. 149 (1859): 1–41].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Royal Society of London
Date:  28 Sept 1858
Classmark:  The Royal Society (RR3: 41)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-2330

To the Royal Society of London   2 March [1874]

Summary

A certificate for admission [of Robert Swinhoe] to Royal Society with many signatures has been lost by the Post Office. Asks for another so he can get the signatures anew.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Royal Society of London
Date:  2 Mar [1874]
Classmark:  Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-9329

To Walter White   28 November [1880]

Summary

Asks for list of Royal Society Council members, which CD needs because council members never back up certificates.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Walter White; Royal Society of London
Date:  28 Nov [1880]
Classmark:  Liverpool Central Library
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12872

To the Royal Society   19 March 1855

Summary

Recommends publication of Leonard Horner’s account of researches in alluvial deposits of Egypt [Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 145 (1855): 105–38]. It contains valuable observations which will probably become of still higher value in future.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Sharpey; Royal Society of London
Date:  19 Mar 1855
Classmark:  The Royal Society (RR2: 111)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-1650

To Walter White   17 [October – November 1862?]

Summary

CD needs first volume of the second series [of Trans. R. Hortic. Soc. Lond.].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Walter White; Royal Society of London
Date:  17 [Oct or Nov] 1862
Classmark:  Wellcome Collection
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-3769

To Edward Sabine   4 December [1864]

Summary

Thanks ES for his "splendid eulogium" [in Presidential Address to Royal Society on award of Copley Medal]. CD would have liked him to have said "a little more" about Origin.

CD feels no doubt about natural selection. Has heard from Germany of "a string of excellent men" who accept it.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  Edward Sabine; Royal Society of London
Date:  4 Dec [1864]
Classmark:  The Royal Society (Sa: 388)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-4694

To William Parsons, earl of Rosse, Chairman of the Committee of Papers, Royal Society   16 March [1852]

Summary

Referee’s report on paper by Daniel Sharpe ["On foliation and cleavage", Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. 142 (1852): 445–62].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  William Parsons, 3d earl of Rosse, Lord Rosse, Lord Oxmantown; Royal Society of London
Date:  16 Mar [1852]
Classmark:  The Royal Society (RR2: 226)
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-840
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