Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from unidentified correspondent, 22 February 1874
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/1/1
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from an unidentified correspondent thanking him for letters and articles that he has sent. He mentions the geological survey of Russia, and all the problems this entails. In many areas of Russia it is suspected the geological research will be in a similar vein as in Canada and the American prairies. He goes on to describe a further scientific project to examine the geology and geomorphology of the Aral Sea and Caspian Sea areas.
Dates:
22 February 1874
Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-74
Scope and Contents
The papers Sir Archibald Geikie consist of:
personal, organisational and scientific correspondence
geological notebooks with field sketches and water-colours
reprints of his work
miscellaneous lecture notes
student's lecture notes
lecture notes and printed maps relating to a visit to Boston
proofs for...
Dates:
1851-1921