Ref NoLDGSL/838/G/2/12
TitleMurchison correspondence: letter from Archibald GEIKIE
Date23 Oct 1866
LevelItem
Extent1 letter
FormatDocument
DescriptionMurchison correspondence: letter from Archibald GEIKIE, Franklin Villa, Ayr*, 23 Oct 1866. Re: reassures Murchison that he is working on the revision of 'Siluria' but would like to meet with him in person when next in London; agrees with Murchison on goverment interference with the Survey; is distracted by his long wait for a Chair of Geology to be established at Edinburgh University and has heard from Lyell that there are plans to petition the government.
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam.
CreatorNameGEIKIE | Archibald | 1835-1924 | geologist and historian
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CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/13GEIKIE; Archibald (1835-1924); geologist and historian1835-1924
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