From George Maw 6 November 1880
Summary
He has observed several instances of animals’ tails lying to the left in rigor mortis. Is this a general rule?
Author: | George Maw |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 6 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 106 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12801 |
To George Maw 8 November 1880
Summary
Believes the flexure in GM’s dead animals must result from the greater strength of the muscles on the left side. Thinks his son George once tested the strength of each leg of a group of boys, and CD could get his notes if wanted.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Maw |
Date: | 8 Nov 1880 |
Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/18) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12805 |
From George Maw 15 March 1861
Summary
Asks for a testimonial for Edward Newman.
Discusses the Origin, considers natural selection works well when applied to the evolution of nations and groups of men; on the other hand feels the classification of mineral elements is a damaging analogy as it parallels organic classification but could not be derived by any evolutionary means.
Author: | George Maw |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 15 Mar 1861 |
Classmark: | DAR 171.1(3): 95 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3089 |
To George Maw 17 March [1861]
Summary
Thanks GM for his excellent criticisms. His observations on the classification of minerals force him to "own that classification may be closely like that due to descent yet have no relation to it".
Asks whether GM has observed any cases of "bud-variations".
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Maw |
Date: | 17 Mar [1861] |
Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/4) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3090 |
To George Maw 13 July [1861]
Summary
Thanks GM for his fair review [of Origin, Zoologist 19 (1861): 7577–611].
Feels it is a pity to mingle science and religion;
explains why he did not deal with the case of man.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Maw |
Date: | 13 July [1861] |
Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/5) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3208 |
To George Maw 19 July [1861]
Summary
Has read GM’s review and thanks him for its fair and liberal spirit. Discusses briefly several specific difficulties raised by it.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Maw |
Date: | 19 July [1861] |
Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/6) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3214 |
From George Maw 27 August [1861]
Summary
Thanks CD for his letter about GM’s review of the Origin.
Sends instances of correlative organisation and functions which he finds difficult to believe could have accumulated by gradual modifications.
[Letter erroneously dated 1862 by GM.]
Author: | George Maw |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 27 Aug [1861] |
Classmark: | DAR 99: 11–12 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3236 |
To George Maw 31 August [1861]
Summary
Would welcome any facts on correlation, or GM’s criticisms. Explains how natural selection could produce apparent correlation of characters, but feels GM’s Pelargonium example must arise from the leaves and petals being similarly affected at an early stage by an unknown cause.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Maw |
Date: | 31 Aug [1861] |
Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/7) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3239 |
From George Maw 30 June 1862
Summary
Discusses cases of assumed correlation, e.g., facial hair and generative organs, sexual characters in castrated oxen. Finds it difficult to see how correlation of functions which would be useless separately can be accumulated gradually through natural selection.
Author: | George Maw |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 30 June 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 99: 5–9 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3629 |
To George Maw 3 July [1862]
Summary
Thinks GM’s Pelargonium is a case of true correlated characters. Feels secondary sexual characters are only accidental correlations; does not see the same necessity for close simultaneous development of certain characters as GM does.
Will forward a copy of his Orchids.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Maw |
Date: | 3 July [1862] |
Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/8) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3640 |
From George Maw 7 July 1862
Summary
Thanks CD for sending Orchids.
Reports observations by his uncle relating to the successful breeding of a male mule with a horse.
Author: | George Maw |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 7 July 1862 |
Classmark: | DAR 171.1: 96 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3644 |
From George Maw 19 February 1863
Summary
Discusses the structure and particular uniformities of the Shropshire coal-seams and surrounding strata; speculates on their origins.
Author: | George Maw |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 19 Feb 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 97 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3999 |
From George Maw 25 February 1863
Summary
Discusses the deposition of coal and considers the possibility of coal aggregating into seams after deposition.
Author: | George Maw |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 Feb 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 98 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4012 |
To George Maw 28 February [1863]
Summary
Thanks GM for a curious lily.
Recommends some papers on coal.
Gives his opinion on the importance of forming theories if one is to be a good and original observer.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Maw |
Date: | 28 Feb [1863] |
Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/9) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4018 |
From George Maw 25 April 1863
Summary
Has obtained fossils from Gibraltar that he believes are human. Requests Lyell’s address so that he can send the bones.
Author: | George Maw |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 25 Apr 1863 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 99 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4128 |
To George Maw 12 May [1863]
Summary
Believes GM’s human bones from Gibraltar must be of very doubtful age. Lyell agrees, but feels any skull found should be forwarded to George Busk or Hugh Falconer.
Suggests GM look carefully for shells in the drift.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Maw |
Date: | 12 May [1863] |
Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/10) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4157 |
From George Maw 1 June 1865
Summary
Reports a monstrous pig that looks like an elephant. It was born of a pregnant sow which had been frightened by a circus elephant. He offers the monster, which died at birth, to any London museum.
Author: | George Maw |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 1 June 1865 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 100 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4847 |
To George Maw 4 June [1865]
Summary
Believes GM’s reported monstrosity is not rare. Does not believe it resulted from the effect of the imagination of the mother on her offspring.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Maw |
Date: | 4 June [1865] |
Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/12) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4853 |
From George Maw 18 June 1866
Summary
In response to CD’s request for bud-sports, he sends a piece of a fern-leaved beech.
Author: | George Maw |
Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Date: | 18 June 1866 |
Classmark: | DAR 171: 101 |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5124 |
To George Maw 21 June [1866]
Summary
Thanks GM for a specimen; it is a sport with which he is already familiar.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | George Maw |
Date: | 21 June [1866] |
Classmark: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lindley Library (MAW/1/13) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5130 |
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