RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Addenda at beginning of Vol 2. CUL-DAR16.138a-138c. 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.
[138a]
Addenda at beginning of Vol: 2 wh. I have not noticed.
Also some at p. 645 not counted
Some Vars: in MS: 3 and 4 are marked a
These I have not counted
Genera are numbered
The vars are always put just before Habitats p. 194
10 & upwards / 7 / 9 & downwards
You will have to mark with pencil as you go on, how many species & how many varieties in the large genera –
The varieties are not important
[138b]
[calculation not transcribed]
[138]
Gyllenhall Insecta Suecica. N.B. The rule holds for the volume taken separately – including 1829 sp of Coleoptera
Genera with 11 sp & up 1344
sp. with var [calculation not transcribed]
Genera with 10 sp & down 485 [calculation not transcribed]
Proportion to vars & sp.
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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