From Albert Gaudry 22 May 1867
Summary
Sends a notice on a reptile intermediate between true Triassic reptiles and Devonian fishes ["Sur le reptile (Actinodon)", C. R. Hebd. Acad. Sci. 63 (1866): 341–4].
Expresses his admiration for CD, and his growing sense that transformation of species is probable, though he does not share CD’s explanation of the cause. He avoids the question, since he lacks requisite knowledge and is convinced that there are causes of which God alone knows the secret.
| Author: | Albert-Jean (Albert) Gaudry |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 May 1867 |
| Classmark: | DAR 165: 15 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5546 |
To Albert Gaudry 27 May [1867]
Summary
Is much obliged for AG’s two memoirs ["Mémoire sur le reptile découvert par M. Frossard", Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3 (1867): 21–40; Bull. Soc. Géol. France 2d ser. 24 (1867): 397–400].
All "inosculating forms" are very interesting to CD.
Agrees with AG on the importance of attempts to affiliate extinct and existing species.
Will send French edition of Variation when published.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Albert-Jean (Albert) Gaudry |
| Date: | 27 May [1867] |
| Classmark: | Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milan (Library: Fondo Gaudry b. 7, fasc. 28, doc. 2) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5554 |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Gaudry, Albert | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Gaudry, Albert | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Gaudry, Albert | (2) |
