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From G. H. Darwin   19 November 1880

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Comments on CD’s book [Movement in plants].

Continues with his experiments with ripple-marks.

Is in despair about his astronomy.

Author:  George Howard Darwin
Addressee:  Charles Robert Darwin
Date:  19 Nov 1880
Classmark:  DAR 210.2: 87
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12828

To G. H. Darwin   20 November [1880]

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Glad GHD goes on with ripple-marks; if he makes out a theory of ripples, they might give important information about the most ancient deposits.

CD has been wonderfully glorified in the Times [review of Movement in plants, 20 Nov 1880].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  George Howard Darwin
Date:  20 Nov [1880]
Classmark:  DAR 210.1: 98
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12830

To G. H. Darwin   23 November [1880]

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Discusses GHD’s ripple theory. Asks him how they are formed.

Delighted to hear that light is dawning in GHD’s eyes on the planetary system.

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  George Howard Darwin
Date:  23 Nov [1880]
Classmark:  DAR 210.1: 99
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12844

To G. H. Darwin   [27 November 1880]

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Thanks to Times review, Murray needs 500 more copies [of Movement in plants].

Author:  Charles Robert Darwin
Addressee:  George Howard Darwin
Date:  [27 Nov 1880]
Classmark:  DAR 210.1: 100
Letter no:  DCP-LETT-12865
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