Herbert Spencer an Ernst Haeckel, London, 6. November 1867

37 Queen’s Gardens

Bayswater,

London. W.

6th Nov. 1867

My dear Sir,

Though I have heard both from Huxley and Darwin of your „Generelle Morphologie der Organismen” I have not seen it. Being totally ignorant of German, I have of course had no motive to obtain a sight of it. Had your kind offer had been made a short time ago, I should have stated || this fact as a reason why a copy of your work would be thrown away upon me. But within these few weeks, a gentleman who understands German has joined me in the capacity of literary assistant; and by his aid I hope to make myself acquainted with the contents of the chapters you point out.

I therefore accept with pleasure your obliging offer, and thank you in advance for the expected copy of your work. || I presume that the channel of transmission which you name, will be the proper one through which to send the copy of First Principles.

I am

very truly yours

Herbert Spencer

Brief Metadaten

ID
13465
Gattung
Brief ohne Umschlag
Entstehungsort
Entstehungsland aktuell
Vereinigtes Königreich
Entstehungsland zeitgenössisch
Großbritannien
Datierung
06.11.1867
Sprache
Englisch
Umfang Seiten
3
Umfang Blätter
2
Format
17,7 x 10,9 mm
Besitzende Institution
EHA Jena
Signatur
EHA Jena, A 13465
Zitiervorlage
Spencer, Herbert an Haeckel, Ernst; London; 06.11.1867; https://haeckel-briefwechsel-projekt.uni-jena.de/de/document/b_13465