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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Palmer, Observations of the motion of shingle beaches. CUL-DAR42.165. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. 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-DAR42 contains notes for Darwin's book South America (1846).

Palmer, Henry. 1834. Observations of the motion of shingle beaches. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 124: 567-576. Darwin cited Palmer 1834 in South America, p. 24.

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Part II year XXXIV - Palmer on Shingle Beaches (1834) p 576. (1) Progressive motion swell.—

Destruction owing to rapidity of waves (3) accumulating; Does not give depth at which destruction can take place most likely to take place at open coasts & those not very flat.

NB. pebbles in channel in front of St of Magellan proof of motion of pebbles from currents. Action of currents not believe in by Mr Palmer or very little —

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(567 Pebbles on beaches S. England travelling Easterly

~~Observation on Planaria CXII & CX by J. R. Johnson~~

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