From G. H. Darwin to Nature 4 October [1873]
Summary
Sends, with CD’s approval, a clarification of CD’s explanation of how useless organs might diminish [see 9061]. Using Quetelet’s law of normal distribution GHD shows how horns of cattle, having become useless, would gradually diminish and finally disappear.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Nature |
| Date: | 4 Oct [1873] |
| Classmark: | Nature, 16 October 1873, p. 505 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9087 |
From G. H. Darwin [1 October 1873]
Summary
Discusses his health following a visit to Dr C[lark?]. Has made an appointment for CD.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [1 Oct 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 29 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-8702 |
From G. H. Darwin [c. 16 October 1873?]
Summary
Sends table showing relative force of impact of weight dropped on a plane inclined at different angles.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [c. 16 Oct 1873?] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 62 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9078 |
From G. H. Darwin [before 3 October 1873]
Summary
Sends CD a draft of a letter to Nature [see 9087], which he thinks expresses CD’s meaning.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [before 3 Oct 1873] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 28 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9084 |
From G. H. Darwin 5 October 1873
Summary
Has decided to send the letter ["Variation of organs", Nature 8 (1873): 505].
Writes of his poor health and problems of settling in at Trinity.
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 Oct 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.2: 30 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9088 |
From G. H. Darwin 16 October 1873
Summary
On bodies of varying elasticity bouncing off inclined planes [see 9096].
| Author: | George Howard Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 16 Oct 1873 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 65 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9097 |
| letter | (6) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (5) |
| Nature | (1) |
