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To W. E. Darwin   26 January [1872]

First vol. of new Edit. of Principles has just appeared— No Edit. of Elements since 1865. But “Lyells Students’ Elements of Geology” appeared in 1871, & will I think replace the old Elements1

C. Darwin

Jan. 26th.—

ApcS

Postmark: JA 26 72

1
The eleventh edition of Charles Lyell’s Principles of geology appeared in 1872 (C. Lyell 1872). The sixth edition of Lyell’s Elements of geology appeared in 1865 (C. Lyell 1865), and the Student’s elements of geology in 1871 (C. Lyell 1871).

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