The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Humboldt, Alexander von. 1839. [Review of Journal –in a letter to the Geological Society] On the longitude of Valparaiso and Callao. Journal of the geological society of London, vol. 9: 502-506.

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe. 7.2021. RN1

NOTE: See the record for this item in the Freeman Bibliographical Database by entering its Identifier here. John Washington (1800-1863), secretary of the society, had sent the notice to Darwin. Darwin's reply to Washington is published in Correspondence vol. 2, p. 230. Translation of Humboldt's letter to Darwin praising Journal of researches is in Correspondence vol. 2, pp. 425-429. Darwin's letter on Humboldt on an anniversary celebration is here: Darwin, C. R. 1874. [Letter to D. T. Gardner on Humboldt]. In New York Times (15 September): 6. F2283

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The volume of Mr. Charles Darwin, is an admirable supplement to the voyage of the Beagle; it is one of the most remarkable works that, in the course of a long life, I have had the pleasure to see published. Mr. Darwin unites to sagacity for detailed observations enlarged views in general physics, I should rather say in natural philosophy, —views which embrace at once geology, the geographical distribution of plants, and the influence of temperature on the organic types of the primitive world.

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