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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1874.05.03-04. 4 sticks with paper-heads bits of old albumen 4 or 5 days. CUL-DAR57.17. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. RN1

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May 3d 1874. 8° 35'

4 sticks with paper-heads bits of old albumen 4 or 5 days do old.

4 sticks with pin fresh boiled egg.

4° 40' Paper Head

(1) all discals & sub-marginals inflected

(2) lamina much inflected, but marginals not so

(3) lamina a little inflected

(4) lam. consider inflected

4° 40' Pin-head

(1) ← do, not in less degree

(2) Hardly any effect

(3) discals & marginal inflected

(4) do lam. consid. inflected.

May 4th 7° 45' Am I think certainly the old albumen has produced the greatest amt of inflection

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)