RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [Notes on bee cells]. CUL-DAR48.B2. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/).
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker, 12.2010. Corrections Christine Chua 9.2021. RN3
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Written in brown ink on cream-coloured paper, verso blank. Reproduced with the 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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Truncate Comb & see how Bees will work — whether they do gnaw away — give them [illeg] of edge to tree near walk
See to inclination of axis of grey cells — if they cut away any little — give them thick comb —
Put new pin-heads of vermilion on grey comb to see whether one cell not coloured.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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