To David Milne 20 [September 1847]
Summary
Comments on paper by DM ["On the parallel roads of Lochaber", (1847) Trans. R. Soc. Edinburgh 16 (1849): 395–418]. "I am not in the least convinced about the Barriers … [but] I am very much staggered in favour of the ice-lake theory of Agassiz & [William] Buckland." Will "send a letter to the Scotsman, in which I give briefly my present impression".
Cites facts mentioned in South America possibly of use to DM.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | David Milne Home |
| Date: | 20 [Sept 1847] |
| Classmark: | National Library of Scotland (MS.3813) |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1120 |
To the Scotsman [after 20 September 1847]
Summary
Comments on article by David Milne ["On the parallel roads of Lochaber" (1847), Trans. R. Soc. Edinburgh 16 (1849): 395–418]. Refers to his paper on Glen Roy [Collected papers 1: 87–137]. Comments on Louis Agassiz’s article ["The glacial theory and its recent progress", Edinburgh New Philos. J. 33 (1842): 217–83]. Cites his own observations on glaciers in N. Wales. Discusses possibility of ice barrier creating lake. Notes objections to theory of an ice barrier. Defends his own theory that the roads are sea-beaches. Suggests questions for further investigation.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | The Scotsman |
| Date: | [after 20 Sept 1847] |
| Classmark: | DAR 50: B1–9 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1121 |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (2) |
| Milne Home, David | (1) |
| The Scotsman | (1) |
| Darwin, C. R. | |
| Milne Home, David | (1) |
| The Scotsman | (1) |
