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am I satisfied of this, that on reading Professor TyndalTs section 

 on Kendu's Theory, my first impulse would have been to appeal 

 to the Bishop himself, had this been possible. I know that he 

 only desired credit for having put forth sagacious anticipations 

 of what was afterwards shown to be true in the face of many 

 palpable objections. Far from thinking that I had deprived him 

 of any share of his just glory, I am sure he felt that his claims 

 had been brought into notice (even in Switzerland), and had 

 acquired respect, chiefly through the influence of my writings. 

 The Bishop's death made the desired appeal impracticable, but 

 looking into the correspondence with which he occasionally 

 honoured me, I found sufficient evidence of what I now state. I 

 will therefore conclude this Keply with a short extract from a 

 very friendly letter, dated from Chambe'ry (where a scientific 

 meeting was then held), 17th August, 1844, which I am sure 

 that he would have permitted me to use, and which certainly 

 shows no trace of a thought that I had appropriated any of his 



Is : 



Votre the*orie de la marche des glaciers finira par etre la 

 seiile admise, parcequ'elle est, selon moi, la seule vraie. La 

 dt'iuiere note quevous avez publie*e dans ]& Bfldiotbkque Univer- 

 cst claire, et fait demonstration pour les lignes de stratifica- 

 ti"H. Combien je regrette que vous n'ayez pas e'te' ici dans ce 

 moment ; la question aurait fait un pas de plus. ' 



