Edouard COLLOMB (Vevey 1801-1875), Swiss... - Lot 22 - Conan Belleville Hôtel d'Ainay

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Edouard COLLOMB (Vevey 1801-1875), Swiss... - Lot 22 - Conan Belleville Hôtel d'Ainay
Edouard COLLOMB (Vevey 1801-1875), Swiss geologist, specialist of glaciers. Autograph letter signed to the geologist Charles-Frédéric Martins (1806-1889). 3 pp. in-4. Wesserling, May 6, 1847. Embossed letterhead. Beautiful letter dedicated to glaciers. He thanks him for his various shipments. "I put in the first line your old glacier of Mont Blanc which seemed to me touched by a master hand. We have all read it here with the greatest interest []. 2° your Durocher refutation on the color of glacier water is a real service you have rendered to science, I was about to write to you on this subject when I received the n° of the reviews which contains your article. How can such a distinguished geologist as Mr. D. observe so badly, this is how false ideas are introduced into science []". He also received a set of documents from Constant Prévost that he found interesting. He is preparing a geological race in the Black Forest and will not be able to participate in the great 3-month race in Scandinavia organized by Dollfus and Schimper. "Jaun returned a few weeks ago from the glacier, he brought back notes, but they do not agree so exactly with the uniform movement; however the alter Schwarz persists, he claims that there was a mistake, that the poles changed place []. My friend Silbermann in Strasbourg, an illustrious typographer, is going to have me engrave, illuminate and print an indefinite number of copies of the representation of my old Wesserling glacier []. He ends by asking for news from the Americans, in particular from Agassiz.
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