RECORD: Freshfield, Douglas W. 1885. [Recollection of Darwin and Lyell in 1869]. English climbers and Caucasian critics. The Alpine Journal 12: 326.
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2022. RN1
NOTE: See the record for this item in the Freeman Bibliographical Database by entering its Identifier here. Douglas William Freshfield (1845-1934) was a lawyer, mountaineer, author and editor of the Alpine Journal 1872-1880.
[page] 326
I do not think Professor Heim anywhere notes the fact mentioned by Abich, that the Caucasian glaciers sympathised with the Swiss not only in their recent retreat and present hesitation, but also in their previous advance (circa 1850). Nor has he taken note of that very remarkable feature which Mr. Darwin told me filled with joy Sir Charles Lyell when he read my bookâthe absence of lakes or tarns.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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