Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Robert Boog-Watson from Sir Archibald Geikie, 20 November 1862
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/4/2
Scope and Contents
Letter to Robert Boog-Watson from Sir Archibald Geikie thanking him for his gift of figs and telling him that his diet is currently restricted due to ill health. He reports on a difficult visit from Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay. He discusses the geological unconformity of the south end of the Isle of Bute and includes a sketch cross-section.
Dates:
20 November 1862
Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from Sir John William Dawson, 5 March 1875
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Identifier: Coll-74/11/1/12
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from Sir John William Dawson asking him to propose his son George Mercer Dawson for membership of the Geological Society. He gives a brief summary of his son's geological career to date. He mentions that he is publishing a book and a paper on Eozon. He laments the death of Sir Charles Lyell and Sir William Logan's current illness.
Dates:
5 March 1875