From:
William Fullerton Lindsay-Carnegie
To:
Charles Lyell, 1st baronet
Date:
[14 Feb 1838]
Source of text:
DAR 170: 3
Summary:
Impressed by CD’s theory [of earthworm action].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Impressed by CD’s theory [of earthworm action].
Sends four samples of dust blown on board his ship from the coast of Africa, nearly 400 miles away, during four days in March 1838. Gives careful descriptions and relates the tests he made of it [see Collected papers 1: 200].