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[Letter, Charles R. Darwin to John Burdon-Sanderson, August 15, 1873] Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
Description
Charles Darwin, "Bassette", Southampton to John Burdon-Sanderson. Suggests that Burdon-Sanderson test to see if there is any electrical charge in the leaves of Dionaea when they are excited and offers to provide the plants. A.L.S., 1 p.
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[Letter, Charles R. Darwin to John Burdon-Sanderson, August 15, 1873]
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| Creator | |
| Date Created |
1873-08-15
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| Description |
Charles Darwin, "Bassette", Southampton to John Burdon-Sanderson. Suggests that Burdon-Sanderson test to see if there is any electrical charge in the leaves of Dionaea when they are excited and offers to provide the plants. A.L.S., 1 p.
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| Extent |
4 unnumbered pages
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| File Format |
application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Identifier |
RBSC-ARC-1731-1-13; RBSC_ARC_1731_1_13
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Pearce/Darwin Fox collection. RBSC-ARC-1731-1-13
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| Date Available |
2006-12-18
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
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| Catalogue Record | |
| AIP UUID |
86310439-9b03-4b56-82a3-50de50868676
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0000098
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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