ALS, [no year] July 8, Down Farnborough Kent, to an unknown correspondent.

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ALS, [no year] July 8, Down Farnborough Kent, to an unknown correspondent.

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Darwin has received the plates of drawings to accompany one of his books and makes remarks about them. "Do not reduce the figures of any of the species too much for the sake of crowding them together..."

4 p. ; 20 x 12.5 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

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Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. His father, Robert Waring Darwin (1766-1848), was a physician, the son of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), a poet, philosopher, and naturalist. Robert established a successful medical practice in Shrewsbury where he was known for his kindness extended to the poor. He was financially quite successful and willing to support his sons in their various endeavors. Although not a prolific writer, he was elected to the Royal Society ...