Reprints
- Reference:GB 237 Coll-99/3/1
- Dates of Creation:1872-1914
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- Language of Material:English.
- Physical Description:4 files None which affect the use of this material
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- reprints of scholarly articles by James Geikie
- reprint of scholarly article by John Somerville Geikie
- reprints of testimonials for James Geikie
Administrative / Biographical History
James Geikie received a number of testimonials from distinguished scientists when he was applying for the chair of geology at the University of Edinburgh. He also published numerous scholarly articles in journals of organisations such as the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and the British Association for the Advancement of Science, covering such topics as glaciation, geological research, and specific aspects of the geology of specific locations within Scotland, Britain, Europe and the wider world. His son, John Somerville Geikie also published on the subject of gold at Sarawak.
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