RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1870-1871]. Draft of Descent, folio 65. CUL-DAR59.1.15r. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2022. 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 volumes CUL-DAR 54-61 contain material for Darwin's book Insectivorous plants (1875).
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of muscles, which regularly occur in the limbs of various kinds of monkeys: he enumerates no less then seven such additional or modified muscles & tendons in a single subject human subject.)
(with respect to the direct action of the physical conditions of life; it was formerly thought believed that the colour of the skin & textures of the hair might be accounted for by climate; but Pallas, as I believe first showed that this view was untenable, & he has been followed by Rudolph & many others & Godron gives the [text obscured] conclusive summary which I have used against this
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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