RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1860.03.21 [Note on the beauty of Diatomaceæ.] CUL-DAR48.A42. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. 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-DAR48 contains notes for Natural selection chap. 8 'Transitions of Organs'. Notes on bees' cells for origin of species theory.
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March 21/60 Thwaites objects about the beauty of Diatomaceæ - was it created for man after millions of generations to admire through microscope.
N B. mere symmetrical repetition is to us one main element of beauty & that no difficulty mere vegetative repetition
Ch 8
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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