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.—
Footnotes
Bibliography
Lyell, Charles. 1865. Elements of geology, or the ancient changes of the earth and its inhabitants as illustrated by geological monuments. 6th edition, revised. London: John Murray.
Lyell, Charles. 1871. The student’s elements of geology. London: J. Murray.
Lyell, Charles. 1872. Principles of geology or the modern changes of the earth and its inhabitants considered as illustrative of geology. 11th edition. 2 vols. London: John Murray.
Summary
Gives information on recent editions of Lyell’s works.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8183
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- William Erasmus Darwin
- Sent from
- Down
- Postmark
- JA 26 72
- Source of text
- DAR 210.6: 138
- Physical description
- ApcS
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Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8183,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8183.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 20
