To Louis Agassiz 1 March [1841]
12 Upper Gower St | London
Sir
I take the liberty of sending you a copy of my Journal, published some time since.— I have lately enjoyed the pleasure of reading your work on Glaciers,1 which has filled me with admiration. As I have briefly treated of the boulders of S. America in the accompanying volume I thought you possibly might like to posses a copy; and sending it you, is the only means I have of expressing the regret I feel at the manner in which I have alluded to (although probably the fact is unknown and quite indifferent to you) your most valuable labours on the action of Glaciers.2 I trust you will excuse the liberty I now take simply for my own satisfaction, and I beg to remain with feelings of much respect.
Sir | Your obedient servant | Charles Darwin
March 1st.—
Summary
Has enjoyed reading LA’s book [Études sur les glaciers (1840)].
Hopes LA will pardon manner in which CD has alluded to his work on glaciers in his Journal of researches, of which he sends a copy.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-593
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Jean Louis Rodolphe (Louis) Agassiz
- Sent from
- London, Upper Gower St, 12
- Source of text
- Houghton Library, Harvard University (MS Am 1419: 280)
- Physical description
- ALS 2pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 593,” accessed on 26 September 2022, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-593.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 2
