RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates and Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Histoire générale. CUL-DAR80.B51. 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 10.2021. RN2
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Curious similarities. Owen III. p. 619 direction of Hair on arms. External ears
Affinities
Isidore Geoffroy II. p 243 - arm-hair in American monkeys
Darwin cited these in Descent, vol. 1:
pp. 149-150; n77: "Owen, 'Anatomy of Vertebrates,' vol. iii. p. 619."
pp. 194-195. n8: "Also, Isid. Geoffroy on the American monkeys and other kinds, 'Hist. Nat. Gén.' vol. ii. 1859, p. 216, 243."
Owen, Richard. 1866-1868. On the anatomy of vertebrates. 3 vols. London: Longmans, Green & Co.
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Isidore. 1832-1837. Histoire générale et particulière des anomalies de l'organisation chez l'homme et les animaux. 3 vols. and atlas. Paris: J. B. Baillière.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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