RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Forchhammer, 1841. On the downs of Denmark, pp. 61-77. CUL-DAR39.196. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR39 contains Geological notes on South America.
See Forchhammer, Johan Georg. 1837. On some changes of level which have taken place during the historical period in Denmark. [Read 31 May.] Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 2 (1833-1838): 554-556. Forchhammer's paper was published in the Transactions as: Forchhammer, George. 1841. A letter to Charles Lyell, Esq., on some changes of level which have taken place in Denmark during the present period. Transactions of the Geological Society 6: 157-160. A woodcut was added to p. 158 giving a section of the island of Bornholm. See Darwin's referee report in GeolSoc-COM-P4.2.65
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Ed. New Phil. mag / 41 / p. 68 on ancient sea downs like those on Colorado (& head of Rio he Santa Cruz)
Forchhammer, George. 1841. On the downs of Denmark. Edinburgh New Philosophical Magazine 31: 61-77.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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