From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Charles Lyell, 1st baronet
Date:
20 Oct [1861]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.268)
Summary:
Continued discussion of Jamieson’s Glen Roy theory. Mentions river erosion of glaciers. Quotes from old letter to CL [1116].
Is working hard on orchids; fears subject is too complex for the public.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project