RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1840.06-10-11.14; 1842]. Abstract of Smellie's Third Edit of — Buffon. vol. 8. CUL-DAR205.7.191. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. 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-DAR205.7 contains notes on hybridism, sterility and pigeons.
Books to be read / Books Read' notebook. Text CUL-DAR119.- .
"Study Buffon on varieties of Domesticated animals — — — — {see if laws cannot be made out.} I have read Smellies Translat. at Maer."
"Maer (June 10 to Nov. 14. 1840) Smellies Buffon 3d Edit. skimmed {— 1791: in nine vols}"
Buffon, G. L. L., Comte de. 1791. Natural history, general and particular. Trans. and edited by William Smellie. 3d ed. 9 vols. London.
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Smellie's Third Edit of — Buffon. vol. 8.
p. 11. offspring from of she wolf & dog mongrel mastiff had great resemblance in pendulous ears & colour &c &c to dog. (asserts few females in all hybrids (Q)
p. 18-19 accounts of fertile mules. — one clearly attested are given by Smellie in Scotland (Q)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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