RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. CUL-DAR75.62. 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. RN2
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. 8 p 33 Dr Davy on Ova of Salmon
Davy, John. 1855. Some observations on the ova of the salmon, in relation to the distribution of species. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 7: 362-363. [CUL-DAR.LIB.PER-U1073] Text Image
Vol 9. p. 157 Owen Muschelchalk [Muschelkalk] Reptiles, hitherto described as Fishes
Owen, Richard. 1858. Description of the skull and teeth of the Placodus laticeps, Ow., with indications of other new species of Placodus, and evidence of the Saurian nature of that genus. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 9: 157-159. [CUL-DAR.LIB.PER-U1091]
233 Egerton Intermediate Fish
Egerton, Philip Grey. 1858. On Chondrosteus, an extinct genus of fish allied to Sturionidæ. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 9: 233.
381-433 Huxley on Embryology of skull
Huxley, Thomas Henry. 1858. On the theory of the vertebrate skull. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 9: 381-433.
Vol XI (no 43) p. 82 Hicks on structure of Eyes in Insects; each facet is a Lens - cases of similarity of Eye in most remote classes
Hicks, J. Braxton. 1861. On the homologies of the eye and of its parts in the Invertebrata. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 11: 81-84.
Vol XIII. (65) p. 299 Variation in Muscles of Man.
Wood, John. 1864. On some varieties in human myology. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 13: 299-303.
Vol XIV (73) p. 113 Parker Ostrich lower than other Birds, yet with Mammalian affect like Cartilaginous Fishes.
Parker, William Kitchen. 1865. On the structure and development of the skull of the ostrich tribe. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 14: 112-114.
XVI (103) p. 433 Newton on the Solitaire — ornithology of Rodriguez
Newton Alfred and Newton, Edward. 1868. On the osteology of the Solitaire or Didine bird of the island of Rodrigues, Pezophaps soliaria (Gmel.). [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 16: 428-433.
XVII (109) p. 267 Owen on several fossil sp. of Horses in America
Owen, Richard. 1869. On fossil teeth of equines from central and South America, referable to equus conversidens, equus tau, and equus arcidens. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 17: 267-268.
XVII (111) p 358 Vertebrata can be divided into 2 great divisions according to vessels in the retina, but Hedgehog intermediate
Hulke, J. W. 1869. Note on the blood-vessel-system of the retina of the hedgehog. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 17: 439.
p. 405 Owen on larger Camelidæ ruminants genus allied to Auchenia
Owen, Richard. 1869. On remains of a large extinct lama (Palauchenia magna, Owen) from quaternary deposits in the Valley of Mexico. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 17: 405-406.
XVIII (119) p. 322 Lee very good on rudimentary eyes of mole
Lee, Robert James. 1870. On the organs of vision in the common mole. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 18: 322-327.
XIX (123 p. 24 Matteuchi supposed that discharge of Torpedo is nothing more than malfunction of discharger which occurs in a marked form in every case of nervous & muscular actions
Radcliffe, Charles Bland. 1870. Researches in animal electricity. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 19: 22-28.
XX (131) p. 94 Macalister on rudiments of muscles in limbs of Bats wh seem I suppose seen for locomotion in quadrupeds.
Macalister, Alexander. 1871. The myology of the cheiroptera. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 20: 94-95.
XX (135 p. 362 J. K. Parker on Salmon / as above Sharks & Rays
Parker, William Kitchen. 1872. On the structure and development of the skull of the salmon (Salmo salar, L.). [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 20: 360-362.
XX (136) Galton on Blood Relationships
Galton, Francis. 1872. On blood-relationship. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 20: 394-402.
XXI (142) Kowalewsky p 148 on Osteology of Hyopotimidæ & affinities & Descent
Kovalevsky, Alexander Onufrievich. 1872. On the osteology of the Hyopotamidæ. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 20: 147-165.
Airy on Phyllotaxy p. 176.
Airy, Hubert. 1873. On leaf-arrangement. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 21: 176-179.
XXII (152) p. 298 Airy on Phyllotaxy.
Airy, Hubert. 1874. On leaf-arrangement. Communicated by Charles Darwin, F.R.S. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 22: 298-307.
XXIII (160) p. 354 Eaton on wingless insects / Kerguelan Land
Eaton, A. E. 1874. First report of the naturalist attached to the transit-of-Venus expedition to Kerguelen's Island, December 1874. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 23: 351-356.
XXV. (172) p 107. Deer returns embryological character in bones of ear in Bos.
Doran, Alban H. G. 1876. On the comparative anatomy of the auditory ossicles of the mammalia. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 25: 101-109.
p. 158 H. Airy on Phyllotaxy.
Airy, Hubert. 1876. On the leaf-arrangement of the Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum). Communicated by Charles Darwin. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 25: 158-160. PDF
173 G. Jeffreys. Geograph. Distrib. of sloths & animals of Greenland
Jeffreys, John Gwyn. 1876. Preliminary report of the biological results of a cruise in H. M. S. 'Valorous' to Davis Strait in 1875. [Abstract.] Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 25: 177-230.
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