RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1880. [Earthworm research notes]. CUL-DAR64.1.72. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed 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 volume CUL-DAR64.1 contains material for Earthworms, experiments on worms; different locales & photographs and cuttings from journals. All of the textual items in these folders, including this one, have been transcribed in a single file: CUL-DAR63-65.
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Nov 18 1880 /
Last night I put bits of raw fat through pins & this morning in Pot III & IV. Every bit of fat removed, & in Pot V I saw last night worm fixed to fat — I had previously observed edge crenulated — It is certain that worms like fat better than almost anything — agree with power of pancreatic juice in making emulsions.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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