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To the Geological Society of London   20 October 1837

The communication from Dr. Forchhammer on the changes of level in Denmark appears to me worthy of place in the Transactions from the following reasons.—1

1st . That the movements of the ground in that quarter of Europe have long been a subject of high interest, and therefore all additional information is valuable.

2nd . That a kind of evidence is adduced in support of some of the statements, which could only be acquired by those intimately acquainted with the ancient history of those countries.

3d . That several distinct facts are given (although, perhaps, unfortunately mingled with various hypotheses of deluges and bursting of channels) which relate to the nature of the superficial deposits,—the form of some ancient sea-beaches,—the localities where elevated shells have been found,—and to submarine forests.—

I would suggest, if the Paper is ordered to be printed, that it should be accompanied by a diagram, illustrating Dr. Forchhammer’s description of the shingle beaches.—2

Charles Darwin October 20th. 1837

Footnotes

Forchhammer 1837 (read 31 May 1837).
The paper was published in the Transactions of the Geological Society 6 (1841): 157–60. A woodcut showing a section of the island of Bornholm was added.

Bibliography

Forchhammer, Johan Georg. 1837. On some changes of level which have taken place during the historical period in Denmark. [Read 31 May 1837.] Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 2 (1833–8): 554–6.

Summary

Report on J. G. Forchhammer’s communications on changes of levels of land in Denmark [Proc. Geol. Soc. Lond. 2 (1838): 554–6].

Letter details

Letter no.
DCP-LETT-383
From
Charles Robert Darwin
To
Geological Society of London
Sent from
Maer
Source of text
Geological Society of London (GSL/COM/P/4/2/65)
Physical description
ALS 1p

Please cite as

Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 383,” accessed on 28 March 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-383.xml

Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 2

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