Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay, 27 May 1861
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/49
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay with editorial comments about the inclusion of sensitive material concerning the School of Mines, the Museum of Economic Geology and the Geological Survey of Great Britain in his 'Memoirs of Edward Forbes'.
Dates
- 27 May 1861
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 letter
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
1 letter
Processing Information
The Government School of Mines and of Science as Applied to the Arts | 1851- became the Royal School of Mines later, see print-out from Internet
Processing Information
Sarah Higgins 20 December 2000
- Biography
- Clark, Sir James, 1788-1870 (court physician)
- Criticism, Textual
- Forbes, 1815-1854 (professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
- Geological Survey of Great Britain (1835-:)
- Government School of Mines and of Science as Applied to the Arts (1851-)
- Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 (man of science)
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)
- Museum of Economic Geology (1841-)
- Playfair, Sir Lyon, 1818-1898 (1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews)
- Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist)
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the Edinburgh University Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk