Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from James Croll
- Reference:GB 237 Coll-203/1 folio(s) 593-594
- Dates of Creation:6 January 1866
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- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:1 letter1 letter None which affect the use of this material
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from James Croll regarding modifications he has made to his Submergence Theory which held that the level of the ocean would not be lowered by the accumulation of ice due to Lyell passing on some calculations as to the amount of water needed from the oceans to form an ice-sheet of sufficient mass to alter the earth's centre of gravity. He encloses a letter to the Reader to put the matter straight and asks for Lyell's approval. 6 January 1866.
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