RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstracts of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 1788-1859. CUL-DAR75.51a. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2021, 9.2025. RN3
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 72-75 contain Darwin's abstracts of scientific books and journals.
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Vol 1788 p 226 Jenner on young Cuckoos turning out eggs
Jenner, Edward. 1788. Observation on the natural history of the cuckoo. By Mr. Edward Jenner. In a letter to John Hunter, Esq. F.R.S. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 78: 219-237. [Darwin Library-CUL] PDF
1828 p 320 Believes number of males in Bees to facilitate a cross (Why?) Knight?
Knight, Thomas A. 1828. On some circumstances relating to the economy of bees. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 118: 319-323. PDF
1835 p 302 Lottia & Patella very like animals very unlike
306 On species of same genus inhabiting fresh & salt water.—
310 same species inhabiting fresh & salt water.
Gray, John Edward. 1835. Remarks on the difficulty of distinguishing certain genera of testaceous mollusca by their shells alone, and on the anomalies in regard to habitation observed in certain species. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 125 (December): 301-310.
1849 468 Structure of Ganoid & Placoid pikes graduate together
Williamson, William Crawfurd. 1849. On the microscopic structure of the scales and dermal teeth of some Ganoid and, Placoid fish. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 139: 435-475.
1850 p. 495 Owen on typical teeth — old Tertiary mammals (Placental) more typical Mastodon [illeg] typical teeth & older than Elephant.
Owen, Richard. 1850. On the development and homologies of the molar teeth of the wart-hogs (Phacochoerus), with illustrations of a system of notation for the teeth in the class Mammalia. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 5: 481-498. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection Quarto 31] PDF
754 Carpenter Paper on life — Expresses opinion that cave animals are blind from want of light — quote this & ass profound Paper in Ch. 7.
Carpenter, William Benjamin. 1850. On the mutual relations of the vital and physical forces. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 140: 727-757.
1854 p 259 Listera ovata contrivance for self-fertilisation important as bearing on [Ophrydeæ] (Ch 3) & as I refer to Listera — throws doubt on my observation
Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1854. On the functions and structure of the rostellum of Listera ovata. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 144: 59-263.
1858 p. 182 Owen certain Muschelkalk Bayreuth precursor & near allies of succeeding long-necked Plesiosauraus
Owen, Richard. 1858. Description of the skull and teeth of the Placodus laticeps, Owen, with indications of other new species of Placodus, and evidence of the Saurian nature of that genus. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 148: 169-184.
1859 p. 47 Owen. Law of succession in fossil Lizard in Australia
Owen, Richard. 1859. Description of some remains of a gigantic land-lizard (Megalania prisca, Owen) from Australia. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 149: 43-48.
311 Lion-like Dasyurus
Owen, Richard. 1859. On the fossil mammals of Australia.—Part I. Description of a mutilated skull of a large marsupial carnivore (Thylacoleo carnifex, Owen), from a calcareous conglomerate stratum, eighty miles S. W. of Melbourne, Victoria. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 149: 309-322
489 Henfry on Victoria connecting monocot & dicots (Water-plant)
Henfrey, Arthur. 1859. On the anatomy of Victoria regia.―Part II. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 149: 479-492.
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