To Ferdinand von Hochstetter 31 March [1868]1
Down Bromley Kent [4 Chester Place]
March 31st
Dear & Respected Sir
I thank you sincerely for your kind note & truly magnificent present of your great work on the Geology of the Novara expedition.2 No doubt I shall in due time receive it safely & shall valueit highly.— I have always watched your progress, as shown by extracts in various scientific Journals, with great interest, & I most fully appreciate how much valuable work you have performed in the good cause of natural Science.—
With sincere respect & cordial thanks, I remain | Dear Sir,
Yours very faithfully | Charles Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Hochstetter, Ferdinand von. 1864–6. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Geologischer Theil. Vol. 1 (part 1) Geologie von Neu-Seeland. Vol. 2 (part 1) Geologische Beobachtungen. Vienna: Kaiserlich-Königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckerei.
Summary
Thanks for gift of work on the geology of the Novara expedition
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-6075F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Ferdinand von Hochstetter
- Source of text
- A. von Hochstetter (private collection)
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 6075F,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-6075F.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 16
