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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Robert Broom, 12 June 1921

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/71
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Robert Broom telling Geikie that he has named a fossil after a colleague John Young. The fossil, Youngina, is possibly the common ancestor of lizards, crocodiles, dinosaurs, pterodactyls and birds. He describes his work progress in South Africa including a drawing of a gorgonopsid reptile skeleton.

Dates: 12 June 1921
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

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, 05 August 1873

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/12
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour telling Geikie he will be pleased to co-operate in the scheme which he has sent a prospectus for.

Dates: 05 August 1873
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

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball, mid-late 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/15
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball telling him that he could contribute chapters on geodesy, surveying and cartography to Geikie's proposed textbooks on geography. Ball asks to hear from the publishers on the business aspect of this arrangement.

Dates: mid-late 19th century
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

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball, 25 June 1885

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/16
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball thanking him for his letter promising co-operation, and enclosing some pages (not attached).

Dates: 25 June 1885
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

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball, 09 February 1886

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/17
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball thanking him for thanking him for the "Revised Geology".

Dates: 09 February 1886
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

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball, 09 June 1886

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/18
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball asking Geikie when he thinks he will be able to submit his article for the "Admiralty Manual", as it is now required by the publishers.

Dates: 09 June 1886
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

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball, 21 December 1886

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/19
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball enclosing a cheque for £10-10s in payment for Geikie's article for the "Admiralty Manual".

Dates: 21 December 1886
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

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball, 31 December 1900

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/21
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Robert Stawell Ball asking Geikie if he could furnish him with a specimen of rock which shows the signs of glaciation for his forthcoming lecture.

Dates: 31 December 1900
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

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir William Fletcher Barrett, 04 November 1899

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/24
Scope and Contents Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir William Fletcher Barrett concerning an article in the journal Nature. Barrett reports that Nature has devoted space to ridiculing a trade dowser, and is concerned that, due to a former disagreement, the editor will try to link the dowser story to his book, and thus discredit his work. He asks Geikie to write to Nature protesting that they had wasted space on the dowser...
Dates: 04 November 1899
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

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir William Fletcher Barrett, 08 November 1899

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/25
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir William Fletcher Barrett thanking him for his letter and agreeing that he wrote to him too hastily. He remarks that Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge has written to Nature. He reports that he has found a silicon iron alloy which is more magnetic than pure commercial iron.

Dates: 08 November 1899
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

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