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To C. A. Lindvall   25 February 1879

Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.

Feb. 25th. 1879

Dear Sir

I honour your zeal for Science & admire the excellent English which you can write.

I am so much overworked & have so many letters to answer, that I cannot discuss the various points in your long letter.1 I am, however, sorry to say that I differ widely from you on many points. It seems to me that you confine your attention too exclusively to Scandinavia. It would be of no use to present your letter to the Geological Society, as it would be rejected as being too speculative with no new & detailed observations given.—2

I remain | Dear Sir | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin

2
In his letter of 16 February 1879, Lindvall had argued against glacial theory based on his observations on Scandinavian geology; he had asked whether CD would communicate the letter to the Geological Society of London.

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Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11904,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11904