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Ref No	LDGSL/790/SCROPE/25
Title	Letter from George Poulett SCROPE to Archibald Geikie
Date	17 Jan 1874
Level	Item
Extent	1 letter
Format	Document
Description	Letter from George Poulett SCROPE, Cobham, to Archibald Geikie, 17 Jan 1874. Re: Scrope's recent paper in the 'Geological Magazine' which criticises Robert Mallet's theory of 'volcanic energy'.
Administrative History	The paper referred to in the letter is: Scrope, G P, "Observations on Mr Robert Mallet's Paper on Volcanic Energy in the Philosophical Transactions for 1873 page 147", 'Geological Magazine', Decade 2, vol 1 (1874), pp28-34.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	English
ArchNote	Description by John Thackray, revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	SCROPE \| George Julius Poulett \| 1797-1876 \| geologist and political economist
Previous reference	LDGSL 790

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/13	GEIKIE; Archibald (1835-1924); geologist and historian	1835-1924
DS/UK/367	SCROPE; George Julius Poulett (1797-1876); geologist and political economist	1797-1876
DS/UK/99	MALLET; Robert (1810-1881); civil engineer and scientist	1810-1881

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