RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1836-1837]. [excised pages] Red notebook, pp. 5-6. CUL-DAR42.67. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: First transcribed by Sandra Herbert (1980), additions by van Wyhe 2.2011. Text prepared by Christine Chua. 1.2022. Corrections by John van Wyhe 6.2025. RN8
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of Sandra Herbert, The Natural History Museum, English Heritage (Down House Collection) and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR42 contains notes for Darwin's book South America (1846).
Herbert, Sandra ed. 1980. The red notebook of Charles Darwin. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Historical Series 7 (24 April): 1-164. Image / Text Image PDF
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La billadrere mentions the Floating marine conferva is very common within E. Indian Archipelago, no minute description calls it a Fucus P
vol I 287
P 379 Henslow Anglesea nodules in Clay Slate, major axis 201/2 ft. – singular structure of nodule, constitution same as if slate same – longer axis in line of Cleavage laminæ fold round them; Quote this in Valparaiso
Granitic nodules in Gneiss
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Epidote seems commonly to occur where rocks have undergone action of heat, it is so found in Anglesea, amongst the varying & dubious granites.
Wide limits of this mineral in Australia. Fitton's appendix
Would Slate & unstratified rocks show any difference in facility of conducting Electricity? Would minute particles have a tendency to change their position?
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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