RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. When I refer to Elie de B. CUL-DAR63.89. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2021. RN1
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When I refer to Elie de B. [Beaumont] under tumuli - add
Much information is given on the subject by him but apparently no reaction made - & then in * add, after reference
"I have reason to believe that much of the discussion on the high antiquity & permanence of mould, adduced as an evidence against denudation, has been inserted owing to my paper in the Geological Transaction [1], which was read by before the publication of the Leçons [2].
[1. Darwin, C. R. 1838. On the formation of mould. [Read 1 November 1837] Proceedings of the Geological Society of London 2: 574-576.]
[2. 'Leçons de Géologie Pratique,' tom. i. 1845, p. 140.]
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