The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1878.02.05-07. Cabbage. CUL-DAR209.4.88. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2022. 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-DAR209.4 contains materials for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).

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Cabbage

Feb 5th

[Figure] Level of earth Freshly [Compacted] earth Light magnetism (Used)

surrounded by tin; illuminated only from above

Further Feb 7th

6.45 ?? has not moved

11 inside at close distance movement .45 stem straight

Nearer

6.45

8˚ from light to right stem about straight

10 6/8 total distance

distance of mark .2 stem straight

Magnified about 50 times at close of observation

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[Printed] THE SUNDAY SOCIETY.

[calculations]

London Feb 2d 1878

Charles Darwin Esqre F.R.S., &c

[Down] Beckenham Kent.

[remainder of page excised]

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)