Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay, 27 May 1861
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay with editorial comments about the inclusion of sensitive material concerning the School of Mines, the Museum of Economic Geology and the Geological Survey of Great Britain in his 'Memoirs of Edward Forbes'.
Dates
- Creation: 27 May 1861
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 letter
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
1 letter
Processing Information
The Government School of Mines and of Science as Applied to the Arts | 1851- became the Royal School of Mines later, see print-out from Internet
Processing Information
Sarah Higgins 20 December 2000
Creator
Subject
- Clark, Sir James, 1788-1870 (court physician) (Person)
- Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854 (Manx naturalist | Professor of Natural History, University of Edinburgh 1854) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 (man of science) (Person)
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Person)
- Playfair, Sir Lyon, 1818-1898 (1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews) (Person)
- Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist) (Person)
- Geological Survey of Great Britain (1835-:) (Organization)
- Museum of Economic Geology (1841-) (Organization)
- Government School of Mines and of Science as Applied to the Arts (1851-) (Organization)
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