Ref NoLDGSL/838/M/10
TitleMurchison correspondence: letter from Peter John MARTIN
Date2 Apr 1828
LevelItem
Extent1 letter
FormatDocument
DescriptionMurchison correspondence: letter from Peter John MARTIN, Pulborough, 2 Apr 1828. Re: His memoir ['A geological memoir on a part of western Sussex; with some observations upon chalk-basins, the weald-denudation, and outliers-by-protrusion' (1828).] should be ready for delivery this week; already thinks it could be improved; plans to send a copy to Cuvier, his father will present a copy to Brongniart; excited by the results of the Murchisons' intended tour with Charles Lyell; asks for recommendations for introductory works on conchology.
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LanguageEnglish
ArchNoteDescription by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameMARTIN | Peter John | 1786-1860 | doctor and geologist
Previous referenceLDGSL 838/M/M10
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/526MARTIN; Peter John (1786-1860); doctor and geologist1786-1860
DS/UK/33CUVIER; Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert (1769-1832); naturalist and zoologist1769-1832
DS/UK/546BRONGNIART; Alexandre (1770-1847); chemist, mineralogist and zoologist1770-1847
DS/UK/16LYELL; Sir; Charles (1797-1875); 1st baronet; geologist1797-1875
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