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Ref No	LDGSL/838/L/17/30
Title	Murchison correspondence: letter from Charles LYELL
Date	30 May 1859
Level	Item
Extent	1 letter
Format	Document
Description	Murchison correspondence: letter from Charles LYELL, London, 30 May 1859. Re: Is refereeing Charles Babbage's paper on bone caverns for the Royal Society and requests Murchison's opinion; Joseph Prestwich's paper will be fine for publication in the Philosophical Transactions.
Administrative History	Babbbage's paper was published as: "Observations on the discovery in various localities of the remains of human art mixed with the bones of extinct races of animals", Royal Society Proceedings, vol X (1859-1860) pp59-72.
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Language	English
ArchNote	Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	LYELL \| Sir \| Charles \| 1797-1875 \| 1st baronet \| geologist
Previous reference	LDGSL 838/M/L17

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/16	LYELL; Sir; Charles (1797-1875); 1st baronet; geologist	1797-1875
DS/UK/331	FALCONER; Hugh (1808-1865); palaeontologist and naturalist	1808-1865
DS/UK/144	BABBAGE; Charles (1791-1871); mathematician and computer pioneer	1791-1871
DS/UK/20	PRESTWICH; Sir; Joseph (1812-1896); geologist	1812-1896

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