RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Brougham, Dissertations on subjects of science connected with natural theology. CUL-DAR48.B13. 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.
Brougham, Henry Peter. 1839. Dissertations on subjects of science connected with natural theology: being the concluding volumes of the new edition of Paley's work. 2 vols. London: C. Knight.[B13]
I may say such cases as Hornets & Icaria show that th Hexagon is not a tangent of circles.
p 278 Doubts about Bees making true cylinder
p 279 Ld B. says the Rhombus formed by [2 lines illeg]
It is curious as Ld B. shows that W. makes bottoms of cylinders intersect, whereas the cylinders do not intersect.
p. 241 good sentence summary on advantage of shape of Cell.
Put note on Ld. B excellent & clear discussion on advantage of shape of Bees cell.
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