To Charles Lyell 8 May [1855]
Summary
Mentions his paper ["Transportal of erratic boulders", Collected papers 1: 218–27]. Discusses ice-borne rock. Reference to unpublished paper on icebergs [?"Power of icebergs to make grooves", Collected papers 1: 252–5]. Remarks on scoring by icebergs. Comments on judgment of theories by Geological Society.
Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
Addressee: | Charles Lyell, 1st baronet |
Date: | 8 May [1855] |
Classmark: | American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.113) |
Letter no: | DCP-LETT-1679 |
Document type
letter | (1) |
Author
Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Addressee
Lyell, Charles | (1) |
Correspondent
Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Lyell, Charles | (1) |