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Nansen, Fridtjof, 1861-1930 (Norwegian zoologist and explorer)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Durcherung von Grönland, 1888

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Identifier: Coll-99/10/13
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Copy of Durcherung von Grönland, ( 1888) , personally inscribed to James Geikie by Dr Fridtjof Nansen, with accompanying letters and enclosures.

Dates: 1888
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor James Geikie / Miscellaneous

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from George Barrow, 08 July 1897

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/27
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from George Barrow asking if Geikie could send Jethro Justinian Teall, to the Braemar area for between a week and 10 days, in a fortnight's time, as he believes that this will help him to understand the complexities of the metamorphic and dynamometamorpic rocks in the area. He wishes Geikie well for a forthcoming trip with Fridtjof Nansen.

Dates: 08 July 1897
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

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