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WCP2287

Letter (WCP2287.2177)

[1]

Edinburgh

July 28th 1872

Dear Sir

I have sent you a copy of a paper1 which I trust may be of some interest to you.

The aim of the paper is to show that the great problem of nature lies beyond the region of Natural History.

Could you kindly favour me with the addresses of Herbert Spencer2 and [2] Mr. Mivart.3 I have a good many copies for distribution[.]

I am | Yours most truly | James Croll4 [signture]

Alfred R. Wallace Esq. FR–

[3]5

1
WCP4978.5415. ARW's reply, 4 Aug 1872. Croll's letter had been redirected and the paper did not accompany it. The subject was probably on Croll's particular interest, climate change related to geological periods.
2
Spencer, Herbert (1820-1903). British philosopher, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist.
3
Mivart, St. George Jackson (1827-1900). British physician, zoologist and Roman Catholic polemicist.
4
Croll, James (1821-1890). British geologist and climatologist. Developed a theory of climate change based on the earth’s orbit around the sun.
5
In pencil in unknown handwriting, "J Croll".

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Transcribed by Hamburger, Esther [2015-01-22] Transcription checked by Lucas, Paula [2019-12-20] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

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