RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1837-1838]. Notebook B: 29, 30 (excised pages). CUL-DAR208.4. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. 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-DAR208 contains notebook leaves excised by Darwin.
Notebook B: Transmutation. Text & image CUL-DAR121.-
29
[bottom half]
Monad has not definite existence.—
There does appear some connection shortness of existence in perfect species from many therefore changes and base of branches being dead from which they bifurcated.—
30
[bottom half excised]
In Isld neighbouring continent where some species have passed over, & where other species have come "air" of that place.2 Will it be said, those have been there created there;—
1A John Hunter, Observations on certain parts of the Animal Oeconomy, with notes by Richard Owen, London 1837, "Observations tending to show that the Wolf, Jackal and Dog are all of the same species". [deB67]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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