Letters : Down, Kent, 1844-1877.

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Letters : Down, Kent, 1844-1877.

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Letters of Charles Darwin to [Henry Denny], [20 July 1844], sending him packets of lice; to Richard Owen, [ca. 1848] asking to meet with him to obtain his opinion on "a few zoological points"; and to [C.H. Blackley?], 9 March 1877, thanking him for his essay and admiring his calculation of the weight of pollen grains.

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Owen, Richard, 1804-1892

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Richard Owen was a comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From the description of Letter from Richard Owen to Charles LeĢopold Laurillard to introduce John Gould, 1833 [manuscript]. [1833] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 277137992 Professor of the Royal College of Surgeons of London; authority on comparative anatomy, vertebrate paleontology and geology. From the description of Osteological contributions to the natural history of the chimpanzees (Tr...

Denny, Henry, 1803-1871

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Blackley, C. H.

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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 ...