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Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 (science administrator)

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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Spencer Fullerton Baird, 31 May 1878

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/5
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Spencer Fullerton Baird telling him that a letter and package addressed to Professor Jules Marcau has been sent to his address in error. Baird requests that Geikie either return the items to their sender William Wesley or send them on to Professor Marcau.

Dates: 31 May 1878
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: A Bachellery to Thomas Forster Brown

Notebook No.183, 30 April 1853 - 3 July 1853

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 7: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/183
Scope and Contents Notebook 183 contains notes from 30 April to 3 July 1853. Many pages throughout the notebook are headed "Manual," referencing the fourth edition of Lyell's "A Manual of Elementary Geology." These notes were used in preparation for the fifth edition, which was published in 1855. In May 1853, Lyell embarks on his fourth trip to the United States, serving as Britain's representative at the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations. He traveled via the steamship Canada, landing in Nova Scotia on...
Dates: 30 April 1853 - 3 July 1853
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

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