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Reprinted from 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh', session 1885-1886, No. 5, pp. 803-823. Includes plate. Printed.

The pursuit of knowledge. Criticism of 'Vestiges' - the progress of man, (with a thought diagram), mentioning the theories of Weismann, Darwin, Oliphant, Fiske and Miss Buckly and stressing his belief in the importance of the reproductive factor. Commentary on disestablishment of the church. The Duke of Argyll's attack on natural selection: he is 'tolerably far gone in muddleheadedness'. Reference to Fothergill, Erasmus, [Jean Baptiste] Lamarck, Robert Chambers and Thomas Huxley.

Attached, a manuscript poem by Thomson entitled 'Darwin in Doggerel'. Printed (1 p.) and manuscript (2 pp.).

.1 Letter from J. Arthur Thomson to James Oliphant (brother-in-law of Anna Geddes). Presents his views on Oliphant's article on Geddes's variation theory. 1 p.

.2 Letter from James Oliphant to J. Arthur Thomson. Oliphant is unconvinced by J. Arthur Thomson's arguments and expresses his own opinions on the matter. 4 pp., numbered.

Manuscript.

Printed, with manuscript additions and corrections, pp. 1-65, 69-72. Incomplete. With illustrations.

Printed.

From 'Proceedings of Royal Society of Edinburgh' and read on 21 January 1889. Printed. Pages numbered 91-116. Extensively annotated by hand in pencil.

Discusses progress of a joint forthcoming publication [probably The Evolution of Sex, 1889, in collaboration with J. Arthur Thomson]. Thomson highlights his recent articles in the Leader. Reference to [ ] McNab. Incomplete.

Discusses plans, costs and photographs for a publication project [probably the forthcoming publication of The Evolution of Sex, in collaboration with J. Arthur Thomson]. Reference to Mr. Ellis and Mr. Pairman. Incomplete.

Topics of lectures include: 'Making of seeds', 'Scattering of seeds', 'Life of seeds', 'Chemistry of seeds' and related questions [by J. A. Thomson]. Manuscript.

Notes on defining and describing evolution. Manuscript.

Thomson Lectures, Free Church College Aberdeen. Printed.

Reprinted from 'Natural Science', Vol. 2. No. 14. Printed

Read before the Scottish Microscopical Society. Pages numbered 130-144. Printed.

Returning 'Nature's Method in the Evolution of Life' by [Thomas] Barclay, with some notes. Manuscript and typescript.