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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Scientific Memoirs: Selected from the Transactions of Foreign Academies, etc. CUL-DAR256.11. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 7.2022. RN1

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Baer, Karl E. von. 'Fragments relating to Philosophical Zoology. Selected from the Works of K. E. von Baer', in Scientific Memoirs, selected from the Transactions of Foreign Academies of science and from Foreign Journals—Natural History—ed. Arthur Henfrey and T. H. Huxley, London, 1853. pp. 176‐238. x, 10.

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196. Von Baer believes Bear in its own type higher than Fish. (Q)

210 He has 2 embryos in his possession that he cannot tell whether they are Mammals or Fish or young Birds — (good to quote)

211. The more different 2 animals, the further back we must go to find similarity. (I believe date 1828 see last number. Must have preceded M. Edwards.

214 The embryo of higher animal resembles only embryo of lower (219)

217. Dog & Pig resemble each other — still longer Pig & Cow

220. But embryo of mammal more like mature fish, than Embryo of Fish is like mature mammal

221. Arrests of Development well established for monstrosities

228 The higher the Histological & morphological differentiation, so is perfection of type

229 Retrogression of types

231 Ruminants stomach more perfect than mans

267 Twisting of leaves in relation to great size: correlation??

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