To T. M. Reade 20 February [1878]1
Down, | Beckenham, Kent. | Railway Station | Orpington. S.E.R.
Feb. 20th
My dear Sir
I am glad that your paper will be soon published, & will endeavour to see the article in the Geolog Mag.,—which I do not take in.2
I am sorry that I can express no opinion worth anything on your question. At first it appears probable that greater heat might favour the greater development of lower organisms, but when one thinks of the Arctic seas, this seems very doubtful.—3
I remain | Yours faithfully | Ch. Darwin
Footnotes
Bibliography
Reade, Thomas Mellard. 1878. The age of the world as viewed by the geologist and the mathematician. Geological Magazine n.s. decade 2 vol. 5: 145–54.
Summary
Doubtful that great heat would favour development of lower organisms.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11369
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Thomas Mellard Reade
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- University of Liverpool Library (TMR1.D.7.4)
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11369,” accessed on 18 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11369.xml
