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To G. R. Waterhouse 10 [June 1844 – March 1845]
Summary
Invites GRW and his family to visit.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Robert Waterhouse |
| Date: | 10 [June 1844 - Mar 1845] |
| Classmark: | Cleveland Health Sciences Library (Robert M. Stecher collection) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13852 |
From George Robert Waterhouse [April 1844]
Summary
Regularly attends Owen’s lectures. Owen at pains to show groups are not linked. Thus makes Lepidosiren appear fish-like.
GRW thinks embryology will become chief guide to insect classification. But contradictions between classification based on embryological and adult characters do occur.
| Author: | George Robert Waterhouse |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [Apr 1844] |
| Classmark: | DAR 48: 79 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2026 |
From George Robert Waterhouse 26 April 1844
Summary
Defines the term "typical species" and discusses its use among zoologists. Cites example of type of Carnivora. Comments on general law of development of parts in animals. Cites teeth of Carnivora.
| Author: | George Robert Waterhouse |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 26 Apr 1844 |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-748 |
From G. R. Waterhouse [after 26 April 1844]
Summary
Is puzzled by CD’s question about the Viverridae; thinks if there were only one species he might regard it as an aberrant of some other group and not select it as a type of the Carnivora.
| Author: | George Robert Waterhouse |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [after 26 Apr 1844] |
| Classmark: | DAR 181: 15 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-749 |
Document type
| letter | (4) |
Author
| Waterhouse, G. R. | (3) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, C. R. | (3) |
| Waterhouse, G. R. | (1) |
