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To T. H. Huxley 8 March [1855]
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Thanks THH for corroborating his observations. Discusses metamorphosis of ovaria to cement organs. Ovaries, germinal vesicles, and anatomy of cirripedes. Difficulties of classification, and observation.
THH’s article on Mollusca [Charles Knight, ed., English cyclopædia: a new dictionary of universal knowledge (1854–70) 3: 855–74].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Date: | 8 Mar [1855] |
| Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 25) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1645 |
To T. H. Huxley 31 March [1855]
Summary
Thinks J. O. Westwood deserves Royal Society’s Gold Medal. Asks THH’s opinion of his nomination. Lyell deserves Copley Medal, but, since he has Royal Medal, it may be objectionable to propose him.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| Date: | 31 Mar [1855] |
| Classmark: | Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 29) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1659 |
