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Etheridge, Robert, 1819-1903 (geologist and palaeontologist)

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: FW Egan to John Evans, 1866-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/16
Scope and Contents The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: FW Egan to John Evans sub-series consists of: 2 letters from FW Egan (1897-1900) 5 letters from Sir Philip De Malpas Grey Egerton (1871-1875) 4 letters from the Earl of Enniskillen (1884-1896) 9 letters from Robert Etheridge snr. (1869-1879) 2 letters from Robert Etheridge jnr....
Dates: 1866-1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H)

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from William Hellier Baily, 07 February 1871

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/3
Scope and Contents Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from William Hellier Baily telling Geikie that he believes that, in the new edition of an unnamed book, the lists of genera in the section "Life of the Period" should not be included as to make these up to date would require too much editorial work. He reports that he will correct some other portions, at the expense of his own book, but wonders whether Robert Etheridge would have been more suitable for the job. He congratulates Geikie on his forthcoming...
Dates: 07 February 1871
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

Letters from Etheridge R, to Charles Lyell, November 1863-19 October 1874

 File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/74
Scope and Contents Lyell summarises these letters as: 1) Caelohynchus & Williamson's criticism November 1863 - includes sketch 2) Etheridge Pleurotomaria December 1863 - includes sketch 3) No summary, envelope stamped with Museum of Practical Geology and letter replies to Lyell's questions on the museum's collections 4) Crag section at Walton with 2 coloured annotated stratigraphic illustrations 5) Etheridge on Mr. Torrell's Swedish Cambrian plants being sponges 6)...
Dates: November 1863-19 October 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Notebook No.257, September 1869 - April 1870

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/257
Transcription note: This dark green notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from 10 September 1869 to 23 April 1870, and continues from the previous volume (256) starting in Scotland. Lyell travels from the Scottish Highlands, to Glasgow and Dumfries, then onto Devonshire, Suffolk, Somerset, and finishes back in Devon. Lyell attends meetings of various Societies, and writes about his correspondence with and the work of other notable researchers of the time. ...
Dates: September 1869 - April 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

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