Peach, Charles William, 30 September 1800 – 28 February 1886 (British naturalist and geologist)
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence of Robert Dick
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-195
Scope and Contents
The correspondence in the collection consists entirely of letters to Charles William Peach about the plants and fossils of Caithness. Some comments too against Darwin's theory of evolution. There are also obituaries, press-cuttings and letters about Robert Dick.
Dates:
1800-1866
Letters from Carruthers, William to Charles Lyell, 29 August 1866 - 21 November 1873
File — Box Box 1.2: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/45
Scope and Contents
Notes by William Carruthers – a slip of paper referred to in Coll-203 Gen. 109 Lyell 1/527, giving detailed botanical editorial instructions concerning kelp and the growth of coal period trees, vegetation patterns and the resultant fossils. c 29 August 1866 Letter relating to fossils found in coal including Pothocites, Autholithes, [Carfioliltes] Helictoides. He mentions an ongoing scientific discussion between Brongniart, Ettingshausen and Morris as to the determination of the species...
Dates:
29 August 1866 - 21 November 1873
Letters from Peach, Charles William to Charles Lyell, 30 March 1863 - 3 December 1873
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/203
Scope and Contents
List of fossils found in caithness as article page.
Dates:
30 March 1863 - 3 December 1873