Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Letter
  • Published:

Lakes with two Outfalls

Abstract

IN NATURE, Aug. 14, a paper under this heading concludes thus:—“Colonel George Greenwood, who is, I presume, the same as the former active correspondent about this subject, visited this lake (Lesjeskaugen) last summer, as appears from the entry of his name in the day books. I am not aware that he has since published any opinion, but the lake seems, so far as I can judge, to support his view of the matter.—W. Stanley Jevons.” I sent an account of my visit to Lesjeskaugen Lake to the Geological Magazine in July 1872, but it was not so fortunate as to meet with acceptance from the editor. The following extracts coincide singularly with the opinions of Prof. Stanley Jevons:—

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

GREENWOOD, G. Lakes with two Outfalls. Nature 8, 382–383 (1873). https://doi.org/10.1038/008382b0

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/008382b0

Comments

By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing