RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1880. [Earthworm research notes]. CUL-DAR63.52. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Prepared and edited by John van Wyhe 7.2025. 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-DAR63, CUL-DAR64 and CUL-DAR65 contain a diverse array of materials for Darwin's research on earthworms. All of the textual items in these folders, including this one, have been transcribed in a single file: CUL-DAR63-65.


52

Dec 24th 1880

The Lawn slopes towards the walk about 0°-40°

This is the rough mean of 3 measurements taken at 3 points, none of which were quite near the walk. The 3 points were selected as each having the mean slope as far as the eye could judge.

H. Darwin [Horace]


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