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SIR R. BALL'S last letter is a little embarrassing for those who have accepted his teaching. In it he claims that however faithless his other supporters may have proved, he can still rely on the countenance of Dr. Wallace. What does it all mean? Dr. Wallace is responsible for a theory of the Glacial period which has been before the world for many years, and which is entirely different both in essence and in its consequences from that proclaimed in “A Cause of the Ice Age.” Are we to understand that Sir R. Ball has adopted Dr. Wallace's theory, or is it Dr. Wallace who has adopted Dr. Ball's? The differences between us are so important in view of modern geological conclusions, that I may be perhaps permitted to condense a few simple issues in a few questions. I could add more if necessary.
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HOWORTH, H. Dr. Ball's Two Letters on the Ice Age. Nature 53, 460 (1896). https://doi.org/10.1038/053460d0
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