Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from John Jeremiah Bigsby, 20 April 1879
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from John Jeremiah Bigsby asking Geikie to include his Thesaurus Siluricas in the list of recent palaeontology works in his next edition of Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison, Bart, ( 1875) . He mentions that Sir Roderick Impey Murchison gave him advice for the book, and a listing would help the sales of his forthcoming Thesaurus Devonico-Carboniferous. A list of Scottish towns against days is written on the back in a different hand.
Dates
- Creation: 20 April 1879
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 letter
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
1 letter
Processing Information
possible bibliographic reference:
Bigsby, John Jeremiah, Thesaurus Siluricas
Bigsby, John Jeremiah, Thesaurus Devonico-Carboniferous
Processing Information
Sarah Higgins 21 June 2001
Creator
Subject
- Bigsby, John Jeremiah, 1792-1881 (English physician, geologist, writer and Mayor of Newark upon Trent) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey, 1792-1871 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Person)
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