RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1838-1839]. Notebook A excised pages 117e-118e. CUL-DAR42.142. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. RN1
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Notebook A: Geology. Text & image CUL-DAR127
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Letter from M Angelis. B. Ayres. 3d. May. states remains found in many part. — great Dasypus near Canelones — large quadruped bigger than ox. — at Buenos Ayres 20½ quadras from river; 20 varas from surface in tosca. — remnant of Megetherium in interior. —
The theory of
Geographical Journal Vol. VIII, (1838) p 212. Facts from Erman about great depths of frozen soil. p. 211 Consider proved that Siberia must have been in same condition for long period
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Subsidence in Demarara p. 131 (B.) Wrong Entrance.
Book C. p. 101. On Frozen Soil of Siberia (with refer to Metamor) wrong entrance
Athenæum. 1838. p. 652. Dr Daubeny on mountain Chains in N. America
Erasmus suggested to me that Herschel's theory offers no explanation of intermittent action of elevatory force —
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