Coomaraswamy, Ananda Kentish, 1877-1947 (director, mineralogical survey, Ceylon)
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Letter to James Cossar Ewart from A.K Coomaraswamy, 20 May 1904
Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/52
Scope and Contents
Coomaraswamy provides an Icelandic word relating to 'tail locks', suggesting that the manoeuvre of 'turning tail' to leave off grazing was known to Icelanders, or perhaps even to Scandinavia before the settlement of Iceland.
Dates:
20 May 1904
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