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[on reverse of proofs of 'Variation' pp 52-[??]]

Note; by Charles Robert Darwin; on reverse of proofs of 'Variation' pp 52-[??] [published vol. 2 pp 166-[?]] on reverse of proofs of 'Fertilisation' pp 52-[??] dated 19 July / incorrect identification

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Sketchbooks of sketches made by Martens during his voyage with HMS Beagle around South America and in French Polynesia.

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Copies of outgoing correspondence from Astronomer Royal, John Pond, and his assistant, Thomas Taylor, at the Royal Observatory. Some of the letters are addressed to chronometer makers. Note that correspondence to more than one person often appears on the same page.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with various overseas observatories, S-Z, including the following items:Saudi Arabia: correspondence regarding the setting up of a large telescope in Riyadh, and minutes and correspondence concerning a special committee to advice Riyadh University.South America: correspondence with the National Observatory of Argentina.Spain: correspondence regarding the Seville Observatory and its lease by the Royal Greenwich Observatory from the Jesuit...

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Insects / In these genera two of the islands have each their own species

Note; by Charles Robert Darwin Insects / In these genera two of the islands have each their own species

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Includes: "Some Aspects of Clandestinity"; "Techniques of Personal Survival" ; "Four Sad South American Stories"; "Violence and its Practitioner"; "Out of the Red?".

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Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

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Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

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Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

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Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

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Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

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Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

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Concerning the route of the voyage, and his prospects and plans in South America.

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Note; by Charles Robert Darwin

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Suppose world shortly before Glacial to have had present temperature

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Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers concerning proposals and operations to determine, with the assistance of the Royal Observatory, the longitude of Lisbon, Leiden, the Cape Observatory, Gibraltar, places in Australia, New Zealand and Egypt, and Mauritius; and the difference in longitude between Malta and Bombay. The papers include errors of the Greenwich clock; observations of telegraph signals; J.W. Green's abstract of the Greenwich - Lisbon - South American longitudes; the exchange and summary of...

Scope and Contents Reports and charts on the stations for the transit of Venus, 1874. The reports include miscellaneous information on Egypt; the topography of New Zealand around Christchurch; the meteorology of New Zealand; the advantages of the province of Otago; the differences of longitudes in New Zealand; the longitude of Wellington; the advantage of Hobart Town; the topography and meteorology of Kerguelen Island; and the topography of Prince Edward and Crozet Islands and of the Sandwich Islands. The...

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Includes cuttings relating to Sandys' visits to South America, January-February 1960, and Sweden, June 1960

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Note; by Charles Robert Darwin

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The papers cover every aspect of Lord Noel-Baker's very full and varied career and include constituency papers, Labour Party material, extensive sections on domestic and international affairs, peace and disarmament, sport, books and articles, speeches and correspondence.

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The collection contains press cuttings and correspondence relating to Sir Geoffrey's kidnap, and 8-month captivity, by the Tupamaros while he was Ambassador to Uruguay in 1971. This experience is reflected in his subsequent writings, lectures, broadcasts and interests covered in the rest of the collection. There is relatively little material on Sir Geoffrey's earlier diplomatic career.

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Note; by Charles Robert Darwin

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