RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1880]. Draft leaf of Earthworms, folio ? / p. 18. LINSOC-DWC.2.14. (Cite as: John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Catalogued, transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2026. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Linnean Society of London and William Huxley Darwin. LINSOC-DWC.2 consists of an album of draft leaves of Darwin's books, Earthworms, Insectivorous plants, Cross and self fertilisation, Expression, and Power of movement deposited by The Charles Darwin Trust.
This rough draft of Darwin's book on worms was transferred to the family scrap paper pile after creation of the fair copy, which is now in CUL-DAR24 & CUL-DAR25.
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Have I referred to Perriers article
is provided surrounded with strong transverse muscles, which have been seen [illeg] by Perrier in continued energetic action.
This must play, as he remarks, a considerable part in the the trituration of the food.* (* Archives de Zoolog. [remainder excised]
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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