To William Robert Grove 26 April [1854]
Summary
Is honoured by his election to the Philosophical Club [of the Royal Society].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Robert Grove |
Date: | 26 Apr [1854] |
Classmark: | Royal Institution of Great Britain (Grove Papers) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1567 |
From William Robert Grove 26 April 1866
Author: | William Robert Grove |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Apr 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 165: 230 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5068 |
To W. R. Grove [26 April 1866]
Summary
Makes arrangements to call.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Robert Grove |
Date: | [26 Apr 1866] |
Classmark: | Royal Institution of Great Britain (RI MS GR/1a/99) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5069 |
From W. R. Grove 31 August 1866
Summary
Responds to CD’s criticism of his handling of adaptation theory [in Rep. BAAS 26 (1866): liii–lxxxi].
Author: | William Robert Grove |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 31 Aug 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 165: 231 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5201 |
From W. R. Grove 9 September 1866
Summary
Sends a "remarkable" enclosure [missing], evidently by a working man, which will interest CD as "shewing that ideas are spread".
Author: | William Robert Grove |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 9 Sept 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 165: 232 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5209 |
From William Robert Grove 20 March 1868
Author: | William Robert Grove |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 20 Mar 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 165: 233 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6031 |
To W. R. Grove 23 March [1868]
Summary
Arranges to call on WRG.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Robert Grove |
Date: | 23 Mar [1868] |
Classmark: | Royal Institution of Great Britain (Grove Papers) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6042 |
From W. R. Grove 17 April 1868
Summary
He and another Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn have signed the necessary certificates for admission of CD’s son [George].
Author: | William Robert Grove |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 17 Apr 1868 |
Classmark: | DAR 165: 234 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6127 |
To W. R. Grove 4 July [1871]
Summary
Has never before noticed with care the markings on finger-ends. Compares them to the complex whirl-pool patterns of human foetal lanugo.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Robert Grove |
Date: | 4 July [1871] |
Classmark: | Royal Institution of Great Britain (Grove Papers) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7849 |
From W. R. Grove [5–8 July 1871]
Summary
Mammae in human males.
The role of natural selection in the development of beards and manes of animals.
Hereditary pointing in setters.
Author: | William Robert Grove |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | [5–8 July 1871] |
Classmark: | DAR 87: 190–2 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7854 |
To W. R. Grove 9 July [1871]
Summary
Does not think WRG’s theory [about ridges of skin on palm and finger-ends?] will hold.
Does not believe the beard in monkeys and goats could be protective like the lion’s mane.
Thanks him for fact about setters.
Is perplexed about the reported milk secretion in pubescent boys.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | William Robert Grove |
Date: | 9 July [1871] |
Classmark: | Royal Institution of Great Britain (Grove Papers) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-7856 |
Grove, W. R. | (6) |
Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
Darwin, C. R. | (6) |
Grove, W. R. | (5) |