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Owen, David Dale, 1807-1860 (American geologist)

 Person

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Dates

  • Existence: 24 June 1807 - 13 November 1860

Created for

Charles Lyell Project, April 2021

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Letters from Foster, John Wells to Charles Lyell, 2 February 1846 - 30 January 1853

 File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/81
Scope and Contents Written whilst in Zanesville, Ohio, and Brimfield, Massachusetts. Subjects include Casteroides, limestone, sandstone, Silurian, schist, a comparison of fossil elephants from Ohio and Oregon, and, the U.S. government. The summaries created by Lyell and his team are given below: Foster of Zanesville on Casteroides & Mountain Limestone of Ohio Feb[ruar]y 2nd 1846 [supplement is written in light pencil]...
Dates: 2 February 1846 - 30 January 1853
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche