| Description | Murchison correspondence: letter from Charles LYELL, London, 24 Jun 1864. Re: Agrees with Murchison's arguments against Andrew Crombie Ramsay's theories on glaciers [see: Ramsay, A C "On the Glacial Origin of certain Lakes in Switzerland, the Black Forest, Great Britain, Sweden, North America, and elsewhere", QJGS, vol 18 (1862), pp185-205]. Note: the handwriting changes between the first and last paragraph. |