WCP2402

Letter (WCP2402.2292)

[1]

Geological Society

Edinburgh

August 6th 1879

My Dear Sir,

I need hardly say that I read with intense pleasure the article on Glacial Epochs in the [1 word illeg.] Review, which has been very much heightened by hearing this morning from Mr. Fisher who the author is. The article will do more for the theory of C & J than anything which has yet appeared on the subject. From your special knowledge [2] of climate in relation to Geographical Destinations[?] as well as from your extensive acquaintance with all branches of Natural History[?] I had long felt somewhat curious to learn your real opinion on t the bearing of the theory and I certainly am not a little flattered as well as delighted to find it so favourable. I am glad to have this opportunity of expressing to you my best thanks.

I had a letter from [3] Mr James Geikie a few days ago better, me how delighted he was with the article.

I am glad to hear your article has set Mr. Froher to the study of this importance and much overlooked subject, the Temperature of Space. I hope he will make something out of it.

I am | Your most truly, | James Croll [signature]

Alfred R. Wallace, Esquire

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Published letter (WCP2402.6820)

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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, EDINBURGH,

6th August 1879.

Alfred R. Wallace, Esq.

MY DEAR SIR, — I need hardly say that I read with intense pleasure the article on "Glacial Epochs" in the Quarterly Review, which has been very much heightened by learning this morning from Mr. Fisher1who the author is. The article will do more for the theory of C. and T2. than anything which has yet appeared on the subject. From your special knowledge of climate in relation to geographical distribution, as well as from your extensive acquaintance with all branches of natural science, I had long felt somewhat curious to learn your real opinion as to the bearing of the theory, and I certainly am not a little flattered as well as delighted to find it so favourable. I am glad to have this opportunity of expressing to you my best thanks.

I had a letter from Mr. James Geikie3 a few days ago, telling me how delighted he was with the article.

I am glad your article has set Mr. Fisher to the study of that important and much overlooked subject, the temperature of space. I hope he will make something out of it. —

I am, yours most truly, | JAMES CROLL.

1
Fisher, Osmond (1817-1914). British geologist and geophysicist.
2
Very likely "theory of Climate and Time". Based on the title of James Croll's book "Climate and Time in their Geological Relations; a theory of Secular Changes of the Earth's Climate." <https://www.nature.com/articles/012141a0> [accessed 27 October 2019]
3
Geikie, James Murdoch (1839-1915). British geologist; brother of Archibald Geikie.

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Transcribed by Lo, Yen-Nyuk [2019-12-18]

Please cite as “WCP2402,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 28 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2402