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To J. S. Henslow 20 February [1854]
Summary
Honoured and gratified by the dedication [to CD] of Hooker’s book [Himalayan journals].
News of Lyell from Madeira.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
Date: | 20 Feb [1854] |
Classmark: | California State Library, San Francisco, Sutro Library (Crocker collection: folder #11) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1554 |
To J. S. Henslow 2 September [1854]
Summary
Sends his comments on JSH’s MS on cirripedes ["On typical objects in natural history", Rep. BAAS (1855): 108–26].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
Date: | 2 Sept [1854] |
Classmark: | California State Library, San Francisco, Sutro Library (Crocker collection: folder #11) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1586 |
To J. S. Henslow 17 November [1854]
Summary
Asks JSH to inquire about drift-wood at Kerguelen Land.
Hooker’s observation on similarity of Kerguelen plant species to those of Tierra del Fuego strikes CD as a great anomaly, so he is searching for an answer, "however improbable".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | John Stevens Henslow |
Date: | 17 Nov [1854] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.109) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1602 |