To G. H. Darwin 19 October [1874]
Summary
Advice to GHD on whether to accept invitation to lecture at the Royal Institution.
Murray has sent the Quarterly Review issue. CD has told Murray that he is convinced Mivart is the author and what he thinks of him.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Oct [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 33 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9687 |
To G. H. Darwin 22 October [1874]
Summary
Sends index [of Descent, 2d ed.] with instructions for proof-reading.
Asks GHD questions about heat transmission; he wants to use it as an analogy to illustrate transmission of motor impulses through leaves of Dionaea.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Oct [1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 34 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9693 |
To G. H. Darwin [24 October 1874]
Summary
Writes about instructions to compositor and return of proofs [of Descent]. Requests return of 2d volume of Descent, to which he may want to refer.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | [24 Oct 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 35 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9696 |
To G. H. Darwin 25 [October 1874]
Summary
Thanks GHD for clear lecture on heat.
Will keep paper on proportion of sexes, in case GHD wants it again.
Wants him to translate some pages of Swedish or Norwegian sent by A. W. Malm, "a good man".
Glad to see the statistical paper ["Theory of exchange value", Fortn. Rev. n.s. 17 (1875): 243–53].
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | George Howard Darwin |
| Date: | 25 [Oct 1874] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.1: 36 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-9697 |
