RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878].01.15. Veg. Marrow / Proof sheet of Forms of flowers. CUL-DAR209.4.268. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 9.2022. RN2
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-DAR209.4 contains for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).
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Jan. 15th Veg. Marrow — filament to base upper part of plumule
7. 55° first dot
8. 45 an atom to left & light
9. 35 a little from light
11. 25 to right & light, so has made circle
12.. 12 same spot
12 52 to light
12. 55' more magnified new dot to right
1. 43 short way to so-called light
3 6 to light & right
4° same course 10.62 [÷] .55 [=] (19.3)
5 23 do
7. 5 to left & light
8 47 same course very short distance
10 30 gone back parallel to old line
P.m to left & from light
15 . 6° 50' to left
8° 12 to light
9. 15 an atom to the right
10. 20 to right & light
track of green on Cots
10 5/8 total distance
⨀ — .55
nearly .9 long—— ⨀ ⨀
Length of filament
total about 35° or 40° almost
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[Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 217.]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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