From W. E. Darwin 18 April 1864
Summary
CD is right about variability [of Pulmonaria]. Encloses observations and diagrams of additional plants.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 18 Apr 1864 |
| Classmark: | DAR 110: A77–81b |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4466 |
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- … out: ‘Roughness of stigma’. However, see also n. 12, below. William was assisting CD with …
From W. E. Darwin 22 March [1864]
Summary
Sends drawings of the pollen from Chinese Primula plants with styles and pistils of different lengths; observations on sizes and condition of their pollen.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 22 Mar [1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 108: 86–7, 175–7 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4434 |
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- … sent sketches of Primula sinensis pollen on 12 March 1864 and with his letter of [15 March …
From W. E. Darwin [5 and 8? April 1868]
Summary
Langstaff has seen no trace of blushing on the body.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 5 and 8 Apr 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 81; Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 34) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6149 |
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- … years of illness ( Hampshire Advertiser , 12 December 1868, supplement p. 4). Embley Park, …
To W. E. Darwin [2–3 September 1862]
Summary
Asks WED to send some specimens [of Lythrum?].
[Letter from Emma Darwin to WED on verso.]
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [2–3 Sept 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 103 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3673 |
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- … Darwin had been ill with scarlet fever since 12 June 1862 (see letter to W. E. Darwin, …
To W. E. Darwin [20 June 1858]
Summary
Relates domestic affairs.
Thinks his bees’ cell theory will hold good.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [20 June 1858] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 28 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2267 |
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- … writing up his discussion of bees’ cells on 12 June 1858. In DAR 48 (ser. 2): 66– 74, …
To W. E. Darwin 19 February [1881]
Summary
Uncle Erasmus is ill.
Thanks WED for his trouble about the cottages.
He has signed the note to Higgins.
CD has used WED’s Rhododendron case in Earthworms [p. 69].
Is using paper triangles in experiments on intelligence of worms.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 19 Feb [1881] |
| Classmark: | Houghton Library, Harvard University (Autograph File, D) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13058 |
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- … Cecil Marshall came to dinner on Saturday 12 February instead of Saturday 19 February. …
From W. E. Darwin [16 January 1881]
Summary
Thanks CD for writing for papers to enter Geological Society. Will return Leslie Stephen’s letter. Has had a severe frost. Emma’s puppy died.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [16 Jan 1881] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 100) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-13023F |
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- … 1881 , and letter from Leslie Stephen, 12 January [1881] ). Leonard Darwin had suggested …
From W. E. Darwin 6 January 1881
Summary
Passes on legal advice.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 6 Jan 1881 |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 85) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-12980F |
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- … Copley medal in 1864 (see Correspondence vol. 12). CD’s will mentions ‘silver candlesticks …
To W. E. Darwin 13 May [1857]
Summary
Discusses family health and affairs.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 13 May [1857] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 15 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2091 |
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- … and Henrietta Darwin returned to Down on 12 May. Emma Darwin took Henrietta to Moor Park, …
To W. E. Darwin [27 October 1861]
Summary
Discusses affairs at Down and Southampton.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [27 Oct 1861] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 82 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3302 |
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- … William (see letter to W. E. Darwin, 12 October [1861] ). Emma and Henrietta Emma Darwin …
From W. E. Darwin 11 October [1862]
Summary
Sends comments on Lythrum.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 11 Oct [1862] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 8) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3756F |
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- … May 1862 ( The Times , 2 May 1862, pp. 11–12). It was due to close in September; however, …
From W. E. Darwin [20 May 1864]
Summary
Clarifies his letter of 18 May [4500].
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [20 May 1864] |
| Classmark: | DAR 110: A82, A87–8 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4504 |
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- … flowers (see letter from W. E. Darwin, 12 May [1864] and n. 6). See also letter to W. …
From W. E. Darwin 21 October [1862]
Summary
Effect on seed production of differences in distance between Lythrum plants.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Oct [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162.1: 93 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3777 |
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- … May 1862 ( The Times , 2 May 1862, pp. 11–12). It was due to close in September; however, …
To W. E. Darwin 19 [June 1866]
Summary
Different forms of flowers of Rhamnus.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 19 [June 1866] |
| Classmark: | DAR 185: 14 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-5125 |
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- … gyno-dioecious’ (see Correspondence vols. 12 and 13, and Forms of flowers , pp. 298– …
To W. E. Darwin [5 May 1863]
Summary
Discusses dimorphic plants.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [5 May 1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 110 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4140 |
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- … vol. 10, letter to Daniel Oliver, 12 [ April 1862] , and Forms of flowers , pp. 298–9). …
To William Erasmus Darwin 14 February [1862]
Summary
Discusses WED’s growing interest in botany; would be grateful for certain observations.
Is much concerned about Horace’s illness.
Has sent Orchids MS to printers
and will work a little at dimorphism.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 14 Feb [1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 95 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3447 |
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- … 1861). See the letter from W. E. Darwin, 12 February [1862] . In 1861, William left the …
From W. E. Darwin 21 August [1863]
Summary
Has signed and forwarded some orders.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | 21 Aug [1863] |
| Classmark: | DAR 162: 95 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-4271 |
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- … local societies ( Patterson 1962 , pp. 12, 21–2). Edwin Lankester , surgeon, physician, …
To William Erasmus Darwin [4 March 1860]
Summary
Discusses the direction of WED’s studies.
Tells of the response to the Origin and the impact that it has made in England and abroad.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | [4 Mar 1860] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 55 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-2675 |
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- … view on sea-coast of S. Wales in Oil for £ 12. s 10. I think it looks well in the Dining …
From W. E. Darwin [5 October 1862]
Summary
Has found Lythrum, and sends some. Wants to know what CD thinks of frog discussion between Sandars and James. Asks CD to send objects for microscope demonstration. Means to go see the London Exhibition again. Has finished reading Orley Farm and returns it.
| Author: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date: | [5 Oct 1862] |
| Classmark: | Cornford Family Papers (DAR 275: 6) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3789F |
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- … much attention (‘Frogs in coal’, The Times , 12 September 1862, p. 7). Some men of science …
To W. E. Darwin 4 [July 1862]
Summary
Reports some observations on the fertilisation of wheat which WED might follow up.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | William Erasmus Darwin |
| Date: | 4 [July 1862] |
| Classmark: | DAR 210.6: 100 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3641 |
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- … Darwin became ill with scarlet fever on 12 June 1862 ( Emma Darwin’s diary (DAR 242)). …
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Lost in translation: From Auguste Forel, 12 November 1874
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You receive a gift from your scientific hero Charles Darwin. It is a book that contains sections on your favourite topic—ants. If only you had paid attention when your mother tried to teach you English you might be able to read it. But you didn’t, and you…
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- … barely understand a word. Writing in French on 12 November 1874 to thank Darwin for the …
Darwin’s hothouse and lists of hothouse plants
Summary
Darwin became increasingly involved in botanical experiments in the years after the publication of Origin. The building of a small hothouse - a heated greenhouse - early in 1863 greatly increased the range of plants that he could keep for scientific…
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- … Correspondence vol. 10, letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 [December 1862] and n. 13). Initially, …
- … Stove [that is, cool hothouse]’ ( Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, 26[–7] March …
- … of different temperatures’ (letter to W. C. Tait, 12 and 16 March [1869] , Calendar no. 6661) …
- … 100 yards’ to the greenhouses ( Correspondence vol. 12, letter to J. D. Hooker, [25 January …
- … in mid-February (see letter from L. C. Treviranus, 12 February 1863 ). The second list is …
- … Anoectochilus argenteus 12 5 s . …
- … punctatum. 11. Mormodes aurantiaca 12. ‘Anoectochilus argenteus 5 s .’ deleted in …
- … Bolbophyllum barbigerum 12 major …
- … Ampelidae. 11. Alloplectus chrysanthus. 12. Bulbophyllum barbigerum. 13. …
Darwin in letters, 1879: Tracing roots
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Darwin spent a considerable part of 1879 in the eighteenth century. His journey back in time started when he decided to publish a biographical account of his grandfather Erasmus Darwin to accompany a translation of an essay on Erasmus’s evolutionary ideas…
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- … Seventy years old Darwin’s seventieth birthday on 12 February was a cause for international …
- … and good as could be’ ( letter from Karl Beger, [ c. 12 February 1879] ). The masters of …
- … ). The botanist and schoolteacher Hermann Müller wrote on 12 February to wish Darwin a ‘long and …
- … well, and with little fatigue’ ( letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 , and letter from Leonard …
- … ever about life of D r . D’ ( letter to Francis Darwin, 12 July [1879] ). It was little …
- … Thiselton-Dyer, 5 June 1879 , and letter to G. H. Darwin, 12 July 1879 ). Darwin’s final task …
- … inn ‘ very comfortable’, but told Leonard Darwin on 12 August that there were ‘too many human …
- … not to have come up when the Darwins lunched with him on 12 August (Darwin’s ‘Journal’). Nor did …
- … the world. At the end of the year he was awarded a prize of 12,000 francs by the Turin Academy of …
- … which greatly pleased Darwin ( letter from Grant Allen, 12 February 1879 ). One of Allen’s targets …
- … engagement being made public ( letter from T. H. Farrer, 12 October 1879 ). Darwin’s response not …
- … accurate in its treatment’ ( letter from Francis Galton, 12 November 1879 ). The comment that …
Darwin in letters, 1874: A turbulent year
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The year 1874 was one of consolidation, reflection, and turmoil for Darwin. He spent the early months working on second editions of Coral reefs and Descent of man; the rest of the year was mostly devoted to further research on insectivorous plants. A…
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- … (letters from George Cupples, 21 February 1874 and 12 March 1874 ); the material was …
- … the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii; letters from T. N. Staley, 12 February 1874 and 20 February 1874 …
- … was published in November 1874 ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Though containing …
- … print runs would be very good ( letter from R. F. Cooke, 12 November 1874 ). Darwin's …
- … Review & in the same type’ ( letter from John Murray, 12 August 1874 ). George’s letter …
- … he finally wrote a polite, very formal letter to Mivart on 12 January 1875 , refusing to hold any …
- … & snugness’ ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ). More …
- … vicar of Deptford ( letter from Emma Darwin to J. B. Innes, 12 October [1874] ), but to her …
- … mechanism that Darwin agreed with ( letter to F. J. Cohn, 12 October 1874 ). Darwin’s American …
- … bank with enormous tips to his ears ( letter from Asa Gray, 12 May 1874 ). The Manchester …
- … excellent, & as clear as light’ ( letter to John Tyndall, 12 August [1874] ). Hooker …
1.2 George Richmond, marriage portrait
Summary
< Back to Introduction Few likenesses of Darwin in his youth survive, although more may once have existed. In a letter of 1873 an old Shrewsbury friend, Arthur Mostyn Owen, offered to send Darwin a watercolour sketch of him, painted many years…
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- … < Back to Introduction Few likenesses of Darwin in his youth survive, although more …
Darwin in letters, 1881: Old friends and new admirers
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In May 1881, Darwin, one of the best-known celebrities in England if not the world, began writing about all the eminent men he had met. He embarked on this task, which formed an addition to his autobiography, because he had nothing else to do. He had…
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- … made a small omission ’. Stephen’s reply on 12 January was flattering, reassuring, and …
- … books being ‘a game of chance’ ( letter to R. F. Cooke, 12 April 1881 ). On 18 May he described …
- … Darwin had difficulty in obtaining mature plants. On 12 April, he reported to Müller , ‘I have …
- … to make me happy & contented,’ he told Wallace on 12 July , ‘but life has become very …
- … fight’ (letters to J. D. Hooker, 6 August 1881 and 12 August 1881 ). Darwin may have …
- … else’s judgment on the subject ( letter to A. R. Wallace, 12 July 1881 ). However, some requests …
Darwin's in letters, 1873: Animal or vegetable?
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Having laboured for nearly five years on human evolution, sexual selection, and the expression of emotions, Darwin was able to devote 1873 almost exclusively to his beloved plants. He resumed work on the digestive powers of sundews and Venus fly traps, and…
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Darwin in letters, 1862: A multiplicity of experiments
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1862 was a particularly productive year for Darwin. This was not only the case in his published output (two botanical papers and a book on the pollination mechanisms of orchids), but more particularly in the extent and breadth of the botanical experiments…
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- … Hooker: ‘he is no common man’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 [December 1862] ). Two sexual …
- … of the year, he wrote to Hooker ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 12 [December 1862] ): ‘my notions on …
- … least 3 classes of dimorphism’ ( letter to Daniel Oliver, 12 [April 1862] ), and experimenting to …
- … passed so miserable a nine months’ ( letter to W. D. Fox, 12 September [1862] ). A family …
- … ‘Botany is a new subject to me’ ( letter to John Scott, 12 November [1862] ), but, impressed by …
- … into Tyndall’s ears’ ( letter to J. D. Hooker, 10–12 November [1862] ). Another of Darwin’s …
German and Dutch photograph albums
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Darwin Day 2018: To celebrate Darwin's 209th birthday, we present two lavishly produced albums of portrait photographs which Darwin received from continental admirers 141 years ago. These unusual gifts from Germany and the Netherlands are made…
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- … their generous sympathy. ( Letter to A. A. van Bemmelen, 12 February 1877 ) View the …
Darwin in letters, 1875: Pulling strings
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‘I am getting sick of insectivorous plants’, Darwin confessed in January 1875. He had worked on the subject intermittently since 1859, and had been steadily engaged on a book manuscript for nine months; January also saw the conclusion of a bitter dispute…
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- … than insectivorous plants. As he confessed to Hooker on 12 December , ‘I have not felt so angry …
- … from his family, he sent a curt note to Mivart on 12 January , breaking off all future …
- … of a bill that was presented to the House of Commons on 12 May, one week after a rival bill based on …
- … The author, Fritz Schultze, contacted Darwin himself on 12 June , describing the aims of his book …
- … scientific Socy. has done in my time,’ he told Hooker on 12 December . ‘I wish that I knew what …
Darwin in letters, 1878: Movement and sleep
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In 1878, Darwin devoted most of his attention to the movements of plants. He investigated the growth pattern of roots and shoots, studying the function of specific organs in this process. Working closely with his son Francis, Darwin devised a series of…
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Diagrams and drawings in letters
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Over 850 illustrations from the printed volumes of The Correspondence of Charles Darwin have been added to the online transcripts of the letters. The contents include maps, diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs, covering geological, botanical,…
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- … Rubiaceae with enclosures containing bud samples, 12 May 1878 G. H. Darwin's …
Darwin in letters, 1869: Forward on all fronts
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At the start of 1869, Darwin was hard at work making changes and additions for a fifth edition of Origin. He may have resented the interruption to his work on sexual selection and human evolution, but he spent forty-six days on the task. Much of the…
The Lyell–Lubbock dispute
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In May 1865 a dispute arose between John Lubbock and Charles Lyell when Lubbock, in his book Prehistoric times, accused Lyell of plagiarism. The dispute caused great dismay among many of their mutual scientific friends, some of whom took immediate action…
Darwin’s queries on expression
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When Darwin resumed systematic research on emotions around 1866, he began to collect observations more widely and composed a list of queries on human expression. A number of handwritten copies were sent out in 1867 (see, for example, letter to Fritz Muller…
Darwin in letters, 1847-1850: Microscopes and barnacles
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Darwin's study of barnacles, begun in 1844, took him eight years to complete. The correspondence reveals how his interest in a species found during the Beagle voyage developed into an investigation of the comparative anatomy of other cirripedes and…
Cross and self fertilisation
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The effects of cross and self fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom, published on 10 November 1876, was the result of a decade-long project to provide evidence for Darwin’s belief that ‘‘Nature thus tells us, in the most emphatic manner, that she abhors…
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Henrietta Darwin's diary
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Darwin's daughter Henrietta kept a diary for a few momentous weeks in 1871. This was the year in which Descent of Man, the most controversial of her father's books after Origin itself, appeared, a book which she had helped him write. The small…
Darwin in letters, 1856-1857: the 'Big Book'
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In May 1856, Darwin began writing up his 'species sketch’ in earnest. During this period, his working life was completely dominated by the preparation of his 'Big Book', which was to be called Natural selection. Using letters are the main…
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Darwin & Glen Roy
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Although Darwin was best known for his geological work in South America and other remote Beagle destinations, he made one noteworthy attempt to explain a puzzling feature of British geology. In 1838, two years after returning from the voyage, he travelled…
