Homfray, David, 1822-1893 (Welsh geologist)
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Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letters from Hicks, Henry to Charles Lyell, 1 October 1868 - 20 March 1874
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/130
Scope and Contents
Lyell’s summarises the letters as:
- 'The Cambrian group reduced to nothing if all the Longmynd [sic Long Mynd] are Silurian'. Thanking for receiving Elements edition, "there is an unusual charm in your books which compels a careful reading from them". Briefly refutes Mr Davidson’s Primordial Silurian group. 1 October 1868.
- 'Cambrian of Elements'. Divisions of periods, where they start & end, where various Welsh formations fall into those. Small diagram included...
Dates:
1 October 1868 - 20 March 1874