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To James Croll 19 September 1868
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Discusses papers by JC dealing with erosion. Comments on papers on the subject by J. B. Jukes, A. C. Ramsay, and William Whitaker. Formerly believed in power of the sea. Never fully realised the truth until reading JC’s papers.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | James Croll |
| Date: | 19 Sept 1868 |
| Classmark: | DAR 143: 352 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-6380 |
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- … 1864, and Whitaker 1867 ( William Whitaker ). CD had corresponded with Andrew Crombie Ramsay and Joseph Beete Jukes about their theories (see Correspondence vol. 10). However, he had remained sceptical about the emphasis that they placed on the role of subaerial denudation (fluvial and glacial forces), as opposed to marine action. See Correspondence vol. 13, letter to J. D. Hooker, [ …
