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From:
Charles Lyell
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
24 June 1831
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8176: 213
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Contributor:
Henslow 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].