To Raphael Meldola 1 January [1878]
Summary
Good article by Fritz Müller in Kosmos supporting August Weismann’s views on caterpillars.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 1 Jan [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11305 |
From Raphael Meldola 2 January [1878]
Summary
Wishes to borrow third part of Fritz Müller’s article on sexual selection in butterflies [Kosmos 2 (1877–8): 218–24].
Is forwarding material on stridulation, including Prof. Wood-Mason’s paper ["Note on Mygale stridulans", Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. (1877): 281–2], which should interest CD.
Author: | Raphael Meldola |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 2 Jan [1878] |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 121 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11308 |
To Raphael Meldola 3 January 1878
Summary
Is dispatching December number of Kosmos.
Will read the discussion on stridulation that RM mentioned.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 3 Jan 1878 |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11309 |
To Raphael Meldola 11 January [1878]
Summary
Thinks there can be no objection to RM’s using a Fritz Müller letter [see 11319].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 11 Jan [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11318 |
From Raphael Meldola 26 January 1878
Summary
Returns Kosmos.
Thanks CD for permission to use Fritz Müller’s last letter, which contains new observations.
Author: | Raphael Meldola |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 26 Jan 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 125 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11332 |
To Raphael Meldola 12 February [1878]
Summary
Thanks RM for his interesting paper ["Entomological notes bearing on evolution", Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 5th ser. 1 (1878): 155].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 12 Feb [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11353 |
From Raphael Meldola 22 March 1878
Summary
Encloses proof of the Entomological Society’s Proceedings for February to show the use he has made of Fritz Müller’s letter [see 11319].
Author: | Raphael Meldola |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 22 Mar 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 126 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11438 |
To Raphael Meldola 24 March [1878]
Summary
Asks RM to send a copy of the Entomological Society’s Proceedings to Fritz Müller.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 24 Mar [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11439 |
To Raphael Meldola 27 March [1878]
Summary
Thinks RM may like to see the enclosed [Fritz Müller letter].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 27 Mar [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11449 |
To Raphael Meldola 17 April 1878
Summary
Would like to have some insect photographs identified; they seem to show pretty and new case of protective resemblance.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 17 Apr 1878 |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11478 |
From Raphael Meldola 3 May 1878
Summary
Will exhibit the photos at the Entomological Society and have them identified.
Fritz Müller’s observations on relative abundance of mimicking and mimicked species.
Author: | Raphael Meldola |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 3 May 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 127 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11493 |
To Raphael Meldola 15 May [1878]
Summary
Encloses Fritz Müller letter, which may be of interest [see 11463].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 15 May [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11510 |
To Raphael Meldola 20 May [1878]
Summary
RM should take no more trouble over the subject [Otto Zacharias’ photos; see 11510].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 20 May [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11517 |
From Raphael Meldola 23 May 1878
Summary
Prof. Wood-Mason has examined Otto Zacharias’ insect photographs and confirmed the genera.
RM is going to work up Fritz Müller’s observations into a paper.
Author: | Raphael Meldola |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 23 May 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 128 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11524 |
To Raphael Meldola 25 May 1878
Summary
Is glad RM will draw up a paper from Fritz Müller’s letter.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 25 May 1878 |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11529 |
To Raphael Meldola 12 June [1878]
Summary
Has received interesting essay from August Weismann on sexual selection in daphnoids [“Schmuckfarben der Daphnoiden”, Z. Wiss. Zool. (1878)].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 12 June [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11551 |
From Raphael Meldola 13 June 1878
Summary
Would like to read Weismann’s essay on Daphnidae.
Fritz Müller’s paper on odours emitted by butterflies was read at last Entomological Society meeting.
Author: | Raphael Meldola |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 13 June 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 129 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11553 |
To Raphael Meldola 24 July [1878]
Summary
Does not think the Petunia is anything remarkable.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 24 July [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11627 |
From Raphael Meldola 30 October 1878
Summary
Plans to produce a translation of Weismann’s Studien zur Descendenz-Theorie [1875–6] and would welcome a preface from CD.
Author: | Raphael Meldola |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 Oct 1878 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 130 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11730 |
To Raphael Meldola 31 October [1878]
Summary
Will do his best to provide preface for Weismann’s Studien [see Collected papers 2: 280–1].
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Raphael Meldola |
Date: | 31 Oct [1878] |
Classmark: | Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Hope Entomological Collections 1350: Hope/Westwood Archive, Darwin folder) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11732 |
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