Letters from Duke of Argyll [Campbell, John Douglas Sutherland] to Charles Lyell, 19 January 1850 - 30 April 1903
Scope and Contents
Lyell summarises the letters as:
1) Darwin's theory, pigeons not arboreal, 1860
2) Mull tertiary leaves, 1861
3) Non-arboreal habits of pigeons, March 22 1865
4) Darwin on correlation of growth, June 2 1865
5) Variety of Humming Bird, April 24 1867, Gould on ... of species in Humming Bird
6) Humming Birds, not opposed to Darwin's May 1 1867
7) Applicable to Humming Birds May 17 1867
8) Elephant in ivory of Perigord Cave, June 8th 1867
9) Enquiries as to ... skeletons of Stone Age in Paris, May 28 1865
10) Leslie's 100 perforated skeletons, May 31 1868
11) Wallace on nudification, July 27 1868
12) Reply to Wallace on nudification, (.... book) 9 - p26, Aug 21 - '68
13) On Wallace on nudification, Sept 28 1868.
Dates
- Creation: 19 January 1850 - 30 April 1903
Creator
- Campbell, George John Douglas, 1823-1900 (8th and 1st Duke of Argyll, British polymath and Liberal statesman) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
81 folios (1 folder)
17 envelopes
Subject
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Recipient, Person)
- Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (Naturalist) (Person)
- Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913 (naturalist) (Person)
- Somerville, Mary, 1780-1872 (scientific writer) (Person)
Creator
Repository Details
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