RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. After divergence from common source. CUL-DAR85.A63. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2022. 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 volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).


[A63]

p. 5 after divergence from common source.

The singular fact (*Hackel) that women have 2 less vertebra in the os coccyx, & in so far retain in some slight degree more partial tail then man posits in the same direction. As does the fact given by W Turner that direction in the muscular system, which resembles lower animals are more perfect in the female than ♂ sex. Some might perhaps suggest that the higher perception & instinctive powers, generally attributed to woman, may be the retention of [illeg]

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[A63v]

qualities, commonly highly developed in the lower races.

It thus added p 12 A. Back must be altered do at back of p. 48 C. may be left; but if not added to passage may be omitted, which wd be best.


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