From J. D. Hooker 7 October 1872
Royal Gardens Kew
October 7/72
Dear Darwin
Your groom informed me that Parslow often knew of a horse to be bought—1 Would you let me ask him or will you if he is with you, whether he knows of any thing that would meet the enclosed conditions
The Droseras arrived, but I am sorry to say knocked to pieces, the soil not having been secured— It is a matter of no moment— we shall bring them round or kill them—which latter we should probably have done ere this had they not gone to you.2
I am distressed to hear of your bad health & move to Seven Oaks—3
I hope that you will see the lovely place that Spottiswoode has taken.4
What do you think of Mallette’s Earthquaque theory— Will it not account for the strata dipping inwards at the base of ranges of mountains?5
All quiet here at present | Ever yours affec | J D Hooker
[Enclosure]
Wanted a Nag (not a Filly) for Cart & throwing machine—say 6 years old—15-2 to 16 hands high—clean legs—good action—Sound & quiet in harness & chains.
Blindness no objection.
Price £40. 0. 0.
Two may be wanted. If Mr Parslow should hear of any to let Dr Hooker know when & where it may be seen.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Dean, Dennis R. 1991. Robert Mallet and the founding of seismology. Annals of Science 48: 39–67.
Mallet, Robert. 1872. Volcanic energy: an attempt to develop its true origin and cosmical relations. [Read 20 June 1872.] Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 163 (1873): 147–227.
‘Volcanic phenomena and the formation of mountain chains’: On the connexion of certain volcanic phenomena in South America; and on the formation of mountain chains and volcanos, as the effect of the same power by which continents are elevated. By Charles Darwin. [Read 7 March 1838.] Transactions of the Geological Society of London 2d ser. 5 (1840): 601–31. [Shorter publications, pp. 97–124.]
Summary
Miscellaneous personal matters.
What does CD think of Robert Mallet’s earthquake theory? Would it not account for strata dipping at base of range of mountains?
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8547
- From
- Joseph Dalton Hooker
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Kew
- Source of text
- DAR 103: 121–3
- Physical description
- ALS 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8547,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8547.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 20
