To Charles Lyell 6 September [1861]
Summary
Sends an enclosure [a letter from T. F. Jamieson, see 3247].
"I am smashed to atoms about Glen Roy. My paper was one long gigantic blunder."
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 6 Sept [1861] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.262) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3246 |
To Charles Lyell 10 September [1861]
Summary
Absence of organic remains in many deposits.
Discusses presence of marine animals near icebergs.
Comments on former geological state of England.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 10 Sept [1861] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.263) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3249 |
To Charles Lyell [15 September 1861]
Summary
Discusses CL’s correspondence with T. F. Jamieson. Comments on Jamieson’s theory that the roads of Glen Roy were formed by a glacial lake. Discusses elevation of Scotland during the glacial period.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | [15 Sept 1861] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.264) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3254 |
To Charles Lyell 22 September [1861]
Summary
Additional discussion of Jamieson’s theory that the roads of Glen Roy were formed by a glacial lake. Suggests the possible marine origin of the Glen Spean terraces. Comments on the power of lakes to produce pebbles. Discusses elevation of Wales and Scotland during the glacial period.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
| Date: | 22 Sept [1861] |
| Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.265) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-3260 |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (4) |
| Lyell, Charles | (4) |
