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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Lyell, Principles of geology. CUL-DAR42.70. 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).

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Lyell 6th Edit. vol. II. p. 447. Reference to Leckie's view of connection between strike of mountains chains & curves of equal magnetic intensity. See Sabine for Map ->of Pacific & then put this Slip to Cleavage Slips

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I have examined Sabine's Map & skimmed this paper at Athenaeum - no coincidence in lines of Pacific with Volcanic chain, nor in S. America with Cordillera

Bibliothe. Univer. Tom. XLIII. p. 166

but a rather marked one with Cleavage planes & I presume coincidence holds with this.

Royal Soc.

Shuckard: See Sabine's Books: Coquille's View

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