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Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Robert Boog-Watson from Sir Archibald Geikie, 20 November 1862

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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
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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