RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of 8vo Pamphlets. CUL-DAR75.86. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 5.2021, 9.2025. RN4
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988 |
Bruggemann — ornithology of Celebes — close species Bruggemann, Friedrich. 1876. Beiträge zur Ornithologie von Celebes und Sangir. (from: Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins zu Bremen 5: 35-102.) [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 988] PDF |
987 |
Fritz Müller on curious case of distribution of a F. W. Crab. Müller, Fritz. 1876. Aeglea Odebrechtii n. sp. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft 10: 13-24, 1 pl. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 989] PDF [Darwin wrote '987' by mistake.] |
990 |
Asa Gray p. 449 on leaves of eryngium with parallel veins Gray, Asa. 1874. Eryngium, species with parallel-veined leaves. American Journal of Science and Arts 3d ser. 7: 443-444. (whole issue) [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 990] On front pp. 443-444 Darwin wrote: 'Those who believe like A. Gray & Herschel & Lyell that variation led by design, in fact make n. selection a superfluity —Each drop of rain is formed & falls by law, but does each single drop fall on each spot by design? —I do not believe it. — so I do not believe each form of life, as many almost as drops of rain, yet farmers act on lesser differences'. PDF |
997 |
Hertwig Teeth of Selacian homologous with scales. The latter must have extended originally into alimentary canal. Hertwig, Oscar. 1874. Ueber Bau und Entwickelung der Placoidschuppen und der Zähne der Selachier. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft 8: 331-404, pls. XII-XIII. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 997] PDF |
1051 |
G. Jaeger — p. 322 Sexual Selection. Jäger, Gustav. 1876. Ueber die Bedeutung der Geschmacks- und Geruchsstoffe. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 27: 319-331. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1051] PDF |
1052 |
Collot — young leaves different from old — endogenic character Collot, M. L. 1876. Études morphologiques sur les feuilles des très-jeunes végétaux. Revue des Sciences Naturelles 5: 49-56. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1052] PDF |
1053 |
Morse, curious case of nat. selection under certain circumstances in Buccinum Morse, Edward Sylvester. 1876. On a diminutive form of the male in Buccinum undatum :— Case of natural selection. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 18: 284-287. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1053] PDF |
1055 |
Wilder, Auria (fish) truly inspiring air. Wilder, Burt Green. 1876. Notes on the North American Ganoids, Auria, Lepidosteus, Acipenser and Polyodon. Salem, Mass.: Salem Press. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1055] PDF |
1059 |
Pozzi — reversion in muscles of Man — some cases not true reversion, men especially [3 words illeg] Pozzi, Samuel. 1874. De la valeur des anomalies musculaires au point de vue de l'anthropologie zoologique. (from: Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences.) [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 947, 1059] PDF |
1060 |
Fritz Müller, good showing how similarly in Leptalis c? Müller, Fritz. 1875. Einige Worte über Leptalis. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft 10: 1-12. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1060] PDF |
1064 |
Favre — old glaciers on the Caucasus Desor, Édouard. 1875. [Review of] Favre, Recherches géologiques dans la partie centrale de la chaîne du Caucase. Bulletin de la Société des sciences Naturelles de Neuchâtel 10: 168-170. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1064] PDF |
1074 |
Kidder — Insects of Kerguelen Land. Kidder, J. H. 1876. Contributions to the natural history of Kerguelen Island, made in connection with the United States Transit-of-Venus expedition 1874-75, vol. II, Molluscoida. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1074] PDF |
1075A |
Flower — good Lecture on extinct mammalia Flower, William Henry. 1876. The extinct animals of North America. Popular Science Review 15: 276-298, pl. CXXXVIII. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 957, 1075b] PDF |
1076 |
Mivart — on Bats — [Poor] article Mivart, St George Jackson. 1876. What are bats? Popular Science Review 7: 225-240. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1076] PDF |
1077 |
Dallinger — excellent on Spont generation Dallinger, William Henry. 1876. Professor Tyndall's experiments on spontaneous generation, and Dr. Bastian's position. Popular Science Review 15: 113-127, pl. CXXXIII. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1077] PDF |
1078 |
Hock — Limits of vision under microscope Slack, Henry J. 1876. Studies of matter and life. Popular Science Review 15: 149-160. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1078] PDF |
1079 |
Romanes — conscience in animals Romanes, George John. 1876. Conscience in animals. Quarterly Journal of Science (April): 145-157. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1079] PDF |
1082 |
Chauvin — on adult Amblystoma breeding! Chauvin, Marie von. 1876. Ueber die Verwandlung der Mexicanische Axolotl in Amblystoma. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 27: 522-535. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1082] PDF |
1083 |
Siebold — on same subject 1084 do & 1081 Siebold, Carl Theodor Ernst von. 1876. Zusatz zu den Mittheilungen über die Verwandlung des Axolotl in Amblystoma. München. (from: Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 27: 536-540.) [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1083] PDF |
1085 |
Reede — Lapse of time, judged chiefly by disfoliation of Rooks Reade, Thomas Mellard. 1878. President's address. [Read 10 October.] Proceedings of the Liverpool Geological Society 3: 211-235. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1085] PDF |
1088 |
Fritz Müller on Termites -2 kinds of Kings & Queens Müller, Fritz. 1872. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Termiten. III. Die 'Nypmphen mit kurzen Flügelscheiden' (Hagen)...Ein Sultan in seinem Harem. Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 7: 451-463. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1088] PDF |
1090 |
C De Candolle — excellent on Tendrils Candolle, Casimir de. 1877. Observations sur l'enroulement des vrilles. Bibliothèque universelle et revue Suisse. Archives des sciences physiques et Naturelles 58: 5-17. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1090] PDF |
1094 |
Vries on Climbing Plants Gegenbaur, Carl. 1876. Zur genaueren Kenntniss der Zitzen der Säugethiere. Morphologisches Jahrbuch 1: 266-281, pl. VIII. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1094] PDF |
1095 |
Jeitteles on Parentage of Dogs Jeitteles, Ludwig Heinrich. 1877. Die Stammväter unserer Hunde-Rassen. Vienna: Klemm. 10 figs. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1095] PDF |
1097 |
Malm on Hermaphrodite Tribes Malm, August Wilhelm. 1876. Om monoecism hos Fiskar. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 33 (no. 5): 67-78, pls. IV-VI. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1097] PDF |
1101 |
Decandolle on terms for direction of spire of Twiners. Candolle, Alphonse de. 1876. Sur la désignation de la direction des spires dans les plantes. Bulletin de la Société botanique de France 23: 192-195. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1101] PDF |
1105 |
Hughes — gap between Huronian & Cambrian Fir. Hughes, Thomas McKenny. 1875. Notes on the classification of the sedimentary rocks. (From: Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1875). [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1105] PDF |
1106 |
Davidson — good on breath in Brachiopods — do not appreciate theory of Descent Davidson, Thomas. 1875. Qu'est-ce qu'un brachiopode. 4 pls. Translated by T. Lefevre. Brussels: Nys Vve. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1106] PDF Persistence of certain Forms — Their rate of decrease — Ignorance of record sole answer |
1107 |
Moseley — Peripatus not an Hermaphrodite & partly not water Isopods Moseley, Henry Nottidge. 1877. Remarks on observations by Captain Hutton, Director of the Otago Museum, on Peripatus novae-zealandiae, with notes on the structure of the species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 19: 85-91. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1107] PDF |
1108 |
Rimpau — inheritance in individual var to flower during 1st year, in Beet Rimpau, Wilhelm. 1876. Das Aufschiessen der Runkelrüben. Landwirthschaftliche Jahrbücher 5: 31-45. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1108] PDF |
1109 |
Bentham — philogeny of Plants — separation of sexes p. 15 [illeg] like trees Bentham, George. 1873. Anniversary address. [Read 6 November 1873.] Study of vegetable anatomy and physiology. London: Taylor & Francis. (from: Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. viii-xxix.) [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1109] PDF p 16 on Nägeli & other sub-species.— |
1110 |
Comber, good — on variability of plants — large — genera Geographical Distribution in [illeg] to seeds — Alpine Plants Comber, Thomas. 1875. Geographical statistics of the extra-British European flora. Transactions of the Horticultural Society of Lancashire 3d ser. 3: 13-32. [Darwin Pamphlet Collection 1110] PDF |
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