From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Carl Gottfried Semper
Date:
2 Oct 1879
Source of text:
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf (slg 60/Dok/61)
Summary:
Discusses CGS’s account of Pellew Islands. Still believes atolls and barrier reefs in Pacific indicate subsidence. But cases like Pellew Islands, if frequent, would make his conclusions of little value.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project