From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Charles Lyell, 1st baronet
Date:
24 Mar [1853]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.105)
Summary:
Volcanic activity of Mt Kilauea as described by Dana [Am. J. Sci. 2d ser. 9 (1850): 347–64]. Discusses the mechanics of volcanic eruption. Disputes view of William Hopkins that simultaneous action by volcanoes of different heights must come from separate lava sources. Notes relationship of continental elevation to volcanic action.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project