RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Earth from the Common [measurements] [Earthworm research notes]. CUL-DAR64.2.14. 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 contains research materials for Earthworms.

These measurements are cited in Earthworms, p. 169.

14

Earth from the Common

1296

1.7329625

114

69318500

17329625

17329625

Cubic inches 197.5577250 = 114 fluid ounces

1296) 197.5577250 (.1524

1296

6795

6480

315

2592

5657

(.1524 inches spread over sq. yard)

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