RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Mr Norman / First copy list of genera divided into 5 sp[ecies] & up. CUL-DAR16.133a. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2021. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR16 contains calculations and tables for Darwin's 'big book' Natural Selection F1583.
"Mr Norman" was Ebenezer Norman, Darwin's copyist from 1856. See Paul van Helvert & John van Wyhe, Darwin: A Companion, 2021, p. 348.
[133A]
Mr Norman
First copy list of genera, divided into 5 sp & up - into 4 sp & 3, 2, & 1 sp
Add Carex to big side
Name of genus (Thus) |
N of species (in the other list) |
N of Provinces inhabited by Genera |
No of times 18s. occurs in the genus |
Ranunculus. |
18 |
253 |
7 |
Caltha |
1 |
18 |
1 |
Trollius |
1 |
14 |
- |
Helleborus |
2 |
16 |
- |
Aquilegia |
1 |
13 |
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Do not add up genera |
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add up |
1 C. |
2d C |
3 C for whole |
Divide 2d column by 1s column
Divide 3d col by 1s
(Add the Divisions of 4 sp to genus to those with 3, 2 & 1)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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