RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Nilgiris / Weight of Castings [Earthworm research notes]. CUL-DAR64.2.90. 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 volume CUL-DAR64 contains research materials for Earthworms.

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Weight of Castings

Nilgiris

* Biggest = 123.14 = 4.3403 avoirdupois

5 Biggest including * = 447.5 grams

447.5 [รท] 5 [=] 89.5 average 89.5 gramms oz 3.1503]

Bengal 3 Biggest = 44.85, 59.20, 44.81 grams (03 2.09)

All ie 22 including 3 biggest = 771 grams

[calculations] average 35.05 grams / = 1.2403

37.5 gr to oz

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