Item 24 - Letter from Charles Darwin to William Thompson

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Letter from Charles Darwin to William Thompson

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  • 1 Mar. 1849 (Creation)

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Down Farnborough, Kent. Discusses the difference between two genuses of barnacle, Chthamalus and Balanus and mentions specimens sent, and encloses a drawing of the two; has been going through Thompson's collection and finds it admirable. Comments on Thompson's book, does not like the separation of English and Latin text. Recommends a book by E. S. Dixon on poultry as it is very good and amusing. Is headed to Malvern to try a water cure.

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      Published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, ed. Burkhardt et al., vol. 4, and online as letter 1232 of the Darwin Correspondence Project.

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      Add.L.b.12.3

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