Ref NoLDGSL/838/F/12/2
TitleMurchison correspondence: letter from James David FORBES
Date7 Dec 1831
LevelItem
Extent1 letter
FormatDocument
DescriptionMurchison correspondence: letter from James David FORBES, Edinburgh, 7 Dec 1831. Re: British Association and the Royal Society's opinion of it; honoured to have been elected a member of the Geological Society; has heard of William Whewell's resignation from his professorship.
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam.
CreatorNameFORBES | James David | 1809-1868 | physicist and geologist
Previous referenceLDGSL 838/M/F12
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CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/95FORBES; James David (1809-1868); physicist and geologist1809-1868
DS/UK/24British Science Association; 1831-1831-
DS/UK/389WHEWELL; William (1794-1866); college head and writer1794-1866
DS/UK/16LYELL; Sir; Charles (1797-1875); 1st baronet; geologist1797-1875
DS/UK/386HARCOURT; William Venables Vernon (1789-1871); founder of the British Association for the Advancement of Science1789-1871
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